5.3% ▼ -18.5%
Higher than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 5.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Somerset · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Somerset
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Just 52.9% of adults in Somerset are working or looking for work, a figure well below the national average. This represents a decline from 2011, as the region's workforce shrinks. While full-time work remains common, the area faces a higher unemployment rate than most similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is well below the Queensland and Australian figures. Full-time employment has fallen by 3.0 percentage points since 2011, though the unemployment rate has dropped to 5.3%.
52.9% ▼ -3.6%
Lower than 72% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 54.9%
- 2016: 51.6%
- 2021: 52.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.2% ▼ -4.9%
Lower than 59% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 61.3%
- 2016: 61.2%
- 2021: 58.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Manufacturing is the most common industry here, employing 12.1% of the workforce. This is followed closely by health care and social assistance at 11.9%, and construction at 9.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 16.7%, followed by technicians and tradespeople at 15.5%. Managers and community and personal service workers also hold significant shares of the local job market.
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 Somerset [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA36580/somerset/topic/employment