3.6% ▼ -18.9%
Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Manjimup · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Manjimup
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults have been working or looking for work in Manjimup since 2011, with the rate falling by 3.3 percentage points. While full-time employment has stayed steady, the area now has a very low unemployment rate of 3.6%, which is lower than most similar regions.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 59.1% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that is well below the Western Australian average. Full-time employment at 57.2% is also lower than most areas and has barely changed over the last decade.
59.1% ▼ -5.2%
Higher than 56% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 62.4%
- 2016: 58.6%
- 2021: 59.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.2% ▲ +1.0%
Lower than 67% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 56.6%
- 2016: 57.7%
- 2021: 57.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry for 22.5% of workers. Other main employers include health care and social assistance at 9.4% and retail trade at 8.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 20.4%, followed closely by labourers at 18.7%. Technicians and tradespeople account for another 13.1% of the local 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 Manjimup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA55180/manjimup/topic/employment