12.0% ▲ +12.8%
Higher than 90% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 12.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Barkly · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Barkly
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment has risen 6.4 percentage points since 2011 in Barkly, reaching 73.4% of the workforce. While more people are working full-time, the region faces a significant challenge with an unemployment rate of 12.0%, which is well above both the territory and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 45.6% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below the national average. This low participation sits alongside an unemployment rate that has climbed to 12.0%, which is well above the 5.1% seen across Australia.
45.6% ▲ +2.1%
Lower than 88% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 44.7%
- 2016: 51.3%
- 2021: 45.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
73.4% ▲ +9.5%
Higher than 93% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 67.1%
- 2016: 71.8%
- 2021: 73.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the biggest employer at 19.0%, followed closely by health care and social assistance at 17.6%. Agriculture, forestry and fishing also play a major role, employing 16.6% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service workers make up the largest group at 19.4%. Professionals account for 18.8% of roles, while labourers represent 16.9% of the local workforce.
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 Barkly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA70420/barkly/topic/employment