5.9% ▲ +6.4%
Higher than 77% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 5.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Canning · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Canning
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high proportion of adults in Canning are active in the workforce, though many struggle to find steady work. About 65.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. However, the unemployment rate is 5.9%, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment has fallen 4.5 percentage points since 2011 to 57.0%, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 60.2%. This trend exists even though the share of adults working or looking for work has remained steady at 65.1%.
65.1% ▲ +1.1%
Higher than 85% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 64.3%
- 2016: 63.1%
- 2021: 65.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.0% ▼ -7.4%
Lower than 68% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 61.6%
- 2016: 58.1%
- 2021: 57.0%
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 14.6%. Other common industries include retail trade at 9.0% and education and training at 8.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 25.9%. This is followed by technicians and trades at 13.3% and community and personal service workers at 12.7%.
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 Canning [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA51330/canning/topic/employment