5.0% ▼ -5.5%
Higher than 64% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 5.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Brisbane · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Brisbane
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high rate of employment defines daily life in Brisbane, where 67.9% of adults are working or looking for work. This is well above the national figure of 61.1%. While most people are in work, the proportion of those in full-time roles has fallen since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
More adults here are working or looking for work than in most similar areas, reaching 67.9%. Full-time employment sits at 60.3%, slightly above the national figure, while the unemployment rate is 5.0%, which is about the same as the rest of Australia.
67.9% ▲ +1.9%
Higher than 93% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 66.6%
- 2016: 65.7%
- 2021: 67.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.3% ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 56% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 65.2%
- 2016: 63.6%
- 2021: 60.3%
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 15.7%, followed by professional and technical services at 11.5%. Education and training also makes up a large slice of the workforce at 9.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common, accounting for 32% of jobs. Managers make up 14%, while clerical and administrative staff represent 13.1% 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 Brisbane [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA31000/brisbane/topic/employment