3.9% ▼ -30.0%
Lower than 63% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 3.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Plantagenet · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Plantagenet
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
One in four workers in Plantagenet is employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing, making it the area's largest industry. This strong link to the land is mirrored in the workforce, where a high 22.7% of people work as managers. However, the local workforce has shrunk since 2011, with fewer people now working or looking for work.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 53.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 63.9%. Full-time employment is also much lower than most areas at 55.7%, while the unemployment rate is a little below the national figure at 3.9%.
53.4% ▼ -8.9%
Lower than 70% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 58.6%
- 2016: 54.3%
- 2021: 53.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.7% ▼ -3.4%
Lower than 77% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 57.7%
- 2016: 55.3%
- 2021: 55.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry at 25.8%. Other common workplaces include health care and social assistance at 10.1%, followed by education and training at 7.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common occupation at 22.7%, followed by labourers at 17.4%. Technicians and trades workers make up 12.4% of the workforce, while professionals account for 11.1%.
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 Plantagenet [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA57210/plantagenet/topic/employment