7.0% ▲ +27.2%
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 7.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Hobart · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Hobart
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 Hobart, where 18.1% of the workforce is employed in this sector. The city has a very active job market, with far more adults working or looking for work than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 64.9% of adults are working or looking for work—well above the national figure—the unemployment rate is a little above the Australian rate at 7.0%. Full-time employment has fallen since 2011 and is now well below the national average at 52.4%.
64.9% ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 84% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 62.3%
- 2016: 60.2%
- 2021: 64.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.4% ▼ -9.0%
Lower than 89% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 57.6%
- 2016: 55.7%
- 2021: 52.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Aside from health care, the main industries are education and training at 13.1%, followed by food and accommodation and public administration, which both sit at 10.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation for 36.7% of workers, followed by managers at 14.3% and community and personal service workers at 12.8%.
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 Hobart [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA62810/hobart/topic/employment