7.4% ▲ +64.2%
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 7.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Gladstone · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Gladstone
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people are working or looking for work in Gladstone than in most similar areas. While full-time employment is high at 62.8%, the area has seen a decline in this figure since 2011. This shift comes alongside a rising unemployment rate that has climbed to 7.4%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well above the national figure at 62.8%, though this fell 6.6 points since 2011. At the same time, the unemployment rate rose to 7.4%, which is a little above the Queensland and Australian figures.
61.8% ▼ -6.7%
Higher than 69% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 66.3%
- 2016: 63.8%
- 2021: 61.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.8% ▼ -9.6%
Higher than 68% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 69.4%
- 2016: 65.5%
- 2021: 62.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Manufacturing is the most common industry for local workers at 13.7%, followed by construction at 10.9% and health care and social assistance at 9.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and tradespeople make up the largest group of workers at 20.6%. Other common roles include professionals at 14.4%, labourers at 12.4%, and machinery operators and drivers at 12.2%.
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 Gladstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA33360/gladstone/topic/employment