6.6% ▼ -5.8%
Higher than 84% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 6.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Liverpool · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Liverpool
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much lower share of residents are in full-time work than in most other areas, with only 55.3% of the workforce in full-time roles. Liverpool faces significant employment challenges, as the percentage of adults working or looking for work has dropped to 53.0% since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 6.6%, which is a little above the national figure of 5.1% and much higher than most similar areas. Full-time employment has fallen sharply since 2011, dropping 13 points to reach 55.3%.
53.0% ▼ -8.9%
Lower than 72% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 58.2%
- 2016: 57.4%
- 2021: 53.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.3% ▼ -18.9%
Lower than 79% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 68.1%
- 2016: 66.5%
- 2021: 55.3%
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 13.8%, followed by retail trade at 9.9% and construction at 8.5%. Manufacturing and transport and warehousing each employ 8.2% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 20.6%, while 15.7% work in clerical and administrative roles. Technicians and tradespeople account for 12.1% of the local workforce.
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 Liverpool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA14900/liverpool/topic/employment