4.1% ▼ -9.8%
Lower than 59% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Prospect · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Prospect
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly 70% of adults in Prospect are working or looking for work, a figure well above the national and state levels. This high level of employment is matched by a low unemployment rate of 4.1%. The area's workforce is largely driven by professional roles and the health sector.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 69.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the South Australian figure of 60%. While the unemployment rate is a little below the national average, the share of full-time workers fell slightly since 2011 to 59.4%.
69.6% ▲ +4.5%
Higher than 97% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 66.6%
- 2016: 66.4%
- 2021: 69.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.4% ▼ -3.1%
Lower than 51% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 61.3%
- 2016: 60.5%
- 2021: 59.4%
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 17.6%, followed by education and training at 10.6%. Professional and technical services employ 9.1% of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is led by professionals, who make up 32.6% of jobs. Managers and clerical or administrative workers follow at 14.6% and 12.9% respectively.
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 Prospect [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA46510/prospect/topic/employment