8.9% —
Higher than 62% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 8.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Rest of NT · Capital City
Jobs & Industry in Rest of NT
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more people work full-time in Rest of NT than across Australia, where the figure is 11 percentage points lower. While 69.5% of the local workforce holds full-time roles, the area struggles with a much lower rate of adults working or looking for work compared to the rest of the Territory.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 50.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Territory and national figures. This is alongside an unemployment rate of 8.9%, which is well above both the state and national levels, though it has fallen since 2016.
50.7% —
Lower than 60% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 51.5%
- 2021: 50.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
69.5% —
Higher than 86% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 70.8%
- 2021: 69.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 18.0%, followed closely by public administration and safety at 17.2%. Education and training also make up a significant slice of the local workforce at 11.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 22.8%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 18.2% and managers at 12.9%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Rest of NT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/gccsa/7RNTE/rest-of-nt/topic/employment