4.5% ▲ +28.2%
Higher than 53% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 4.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Claremont · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Claremont
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Almost 43% of workers in Claremont are professionals, making it a highly qualified hub. This professional focus is reflected in the local industry mix, where health and technical services are the biggest employers. While the workforce is skilled, fewer people here work full-time compared to the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 59.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 63.9%. Full-time employment is also lower than most areas at 56.9%, and the unemployment rate has risen slightly since 2011 to 4.5%.
59.3% ▲ +4.2%
Higher than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 56.9%
- 2016: 55.3%
- 2021: 59.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.9% ▲ +0.2%
Lower than 69% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 56.8%
- 2016: 58.1%
- 2021: 56.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 17.3%, followed closely by professional and technical services at 15.8%. Education and training also employ a significant 10.8% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are very common, accounting for 43.2% of jobs, while managers make up another 19.1%. Clerical, administrative, and community service roles each account for 9.9% of occupations.
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 Claremont [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA51750/claremont/topic/employment