5.2% —
Higher than 69% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 5.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Narrogin · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Narrogin
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Narrogin, with 16.2% of the workforce in this field. While 56.5% of adults are working or looking for work, this is well below the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work rose 2.3 percentage points since 2016. Full-time employment stands at 60.9%, which is about the same as the state figure, while the unemployment rate is 5.2%.
56.5% —
Lower than 58% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 54.2%
- 2021: 56.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.9% —
Higher than 59% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 61.6%
- 2021: 60.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Aside from health care, agriculture, forestry and fishing is a major employer at 13.1%. Other significant industries include education and training at 11.6% and retail trade at 9.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers and professionals are the most common occupations, each making up around 16% of the workforce. Technicians and trades follow closely at 15.2%, with labourers accounting for 13.3%.
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 Narrogin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA56460/narrogin/topic/employment