1.5% ▲ +39.4%
Lower than 97% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 1.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cleve · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Cleve
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Very few people are out of work in Cleve, where the unemployment rate of 1.5% is among the lowest for similar areas. Most of the workforce is employed in agriculture, forestry, and fishing. While a high proportion of adults are working or looking for work, the number of full-time roles has dropped since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A high 60.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is about the same as the national figure. Full-time employment fell 5.1 points since 2011 to 57.3%, but the unemployment rate remains well below the South Australian figure of 5.4%.
60.1% ▼ -8.9%
Higher than 61% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 66.0%
- 2016: 61.8%
- 2021: 60.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.3% ▼ -8.2%
Lower than 66% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 62.4%
- 2016: 60.6%
- 2021: 57.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 36.8% of the workforce. Other main employers include health care and social assistance at 11.3% and retail trade at 8.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 31.8%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 12.6% and labourers at 11.9%.
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 Cleve [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA41190/cleve/topic/employment