4.2% ▼ -23.1%
Lower than 56% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Northern Midlands · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Northern Midlands
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the top employer in Northern Midlands, where 15.1% of the workforce is employed in this sector. The area has a stable job market with a typical unemployment rate of 4.2%, which is a little lower than the Tasmanian figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 57.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure. Full-time employment sits at 58.7%, a result that is well above the Tasmanian average and has barely changed since 2011.
57.5% ▼ -0.3%
Lower than 53% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 57.7%
- 2016: 55.2%
- 2021: 57.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.7% ▼ -1.0%
Lower than 56% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 59.3%
- 2016: 58.3%
- 2021: 58.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance leads the way at 15.1%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 13.6%. Construction and retail trade both employ 9.7% of the workforce, while manufacturing accounts for 8.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is led by technicians and trades and managers, who each make up 15.6% of occupations. Labourers account for 14.0%, followed by professionals at 12.6% and community and personal service roles at 11.4%.
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 Northern Midlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA64610/northern-midlands/topic/employment