3.9% ▼ -20.4%
Lower than 63% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 3.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Albany · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Albany
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people are working or looking for work in Albany compared to most similar areas. While the typical full-time employment rate is well below the national figure, the local unemployment rate is lower than most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 57.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the 61.1% national figure. Full-time work is also less common here than elsewhere, falling to 54.4% since 2011, though the unemployment rate has improved to 3.9%.
57.3% ▼ -2.4%
Lower than 54% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 58.7%
- 2016: 56.5%
- 2021: 57.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.4% ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 84% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 56.9%
- 2016: 55.5%
- 2021: 54.4%
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 16.5%, followed by retail trade at 11.3%. Other common industries include education and training at 9.3%, construction at 9.2%, and accommodation and food services at 7.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 17.2%, with technicians and trades following at 15.5%. Community and personal service workers account for 14.1%, while labourers and managers each make up 12.6% of the workforce.
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 Albany [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA50080/albany/topic/employment