5.4% ▼ -25.9%
Higher than 72% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 5.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kentish · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Kentish
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Just over half of adults, 53.2%, are working or looking for work in Kentish. This is well below both the Tasmanian and national figures. The local job market has seen a slight decline in participation since 2011, though the unemployment rate has improved.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The share of adults working or looking for work is lower than most areas and fell 1.6 points since 2011. Full-time employment stands at 55.6%, which is about the same as the state figure but well below the national average.
53.2% ▼ -2.9%
Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 54.7%
- 2016: 51.3%
- 2021: 53.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.6% ▼ -2.2%
Lower than 77% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 56.8%
- 2016: 52.5%
- 2021: 55.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 12.5%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 10.9%. Accommodation and food services also employ a significant 10.1% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 18.1%. Other common roles include labourers at 14.8% and managers at 14.3%.
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 Kentish [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA63210/kentish/topic/employment