6.0% ▼ -0.2%
Higher than 78% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 6.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mid Murray · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Mid Murray
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Mid Murray compared to most similar areas. Only 45.6% of adults are in the labour force, a figure that has fallen since 2011. This is well below both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The share of people employed full-time is 53.1%, which is well below the South Australian figure of 57.2%. While unemployment is 6.0%, this is about the same as the national rate of 5.1%.
45.6% ▼ -9.4%
Lower than 88% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 50.4%
- 2016: 46.8%
- 2021: 45.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.1% ▼ -9.7%
Lower than 88% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 58.8%
- 2016: 56.3%
- 2021: 53.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer in the region at 17.8%. Other common industries include health care and social assistance at 11.1%, and construction at 9.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 19.8%. This is followed by labourers at 18.4% and technicians and trades workers at 15.0%.
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 Mid Murray [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA44210/mid-murray/topic/employment