2.4% ▼ -29.6%
Lower than 90% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 2.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Exmouth · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Exmouth
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults in Exmouth are working or looking for work now than in 2011. This is a high-employment area where 70.6% of adults are active in the labour force, and the unemployment rate is very low at just 2.4%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is well above the national figure, rising to 70.6% since 2011. Full-time employment is also a little above the Australian average at 61.8%, though this is 1.9 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.
70.6% ▲ +3.3%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 68.4%
- 2016: 67.9%
- 2021: 70.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.8% ▼ -3.0%
Higher than 63% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 63.7%
- 2016: 60.6%
- 2021: 61.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Accommodation and food services is the most common industry for local workers at 13.9%. Other significant employers include construction at 9.3% and transport and warehousing at 9.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group of employees at 18.6%. Professionals follow at 14.8%, while labourers account for 13.6% 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 Exmouth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA53360/exmouth/topic/employment