6.5% ▼ -10.3%
Higher than 83% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 6.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Launceston · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Launceston
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 Launceston, with nearly one in five workers in these fields. The city has an unemployment rate of 6.5%, which is much higher than most similar areas. While more adults are working or looking for work than in 2011, full-time employment has fallen.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 59.7% of adults are working or looking for work, slightly above the Tasmanian figure. However, the 6.5% unemployment rate is a little above the national figure, and full-time employment has fallen 3.1 percentage points since 2011.
59.7% ▲ +2.3%
Higher than 59% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 58.3%
- 2016: 55.9%
- 2021: 59.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.1% ▼ -5.4%
Lower than 80% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 58.2%
- 2016: 55.9%
- 2021: 55.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the dominant industry at 19.6%, followed by retail trade at 10.8% and education and training at 9.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 20.6%, with community and personal service workers following at 14.4%.
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 Launceston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA64010/launceston/topic/employment