4.7% ▼ -8.1%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 4.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cleveland · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Cleveland
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much lower share of adults are working or looking for work in Cleveland compared to the rest of the state. Only 53.2% of adults are in the labour force, which is well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. This trend has grown over the last decade as the proportion of people working or seeking jobs fell by 5.2 percentage points since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 4.7%, which is about the same as the national figure of 5.1%. While 57.7% of the workforce is employed full-time, this is a little below the state average and represents a 5.1 percentage point drop since 2011.
53.2% ▼ -8.9%
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 58.4%
- 2016: 55.2%
- 2021: 53.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.7% ▼ -8.1%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 62.8%
- 2016: 61.5%
- 2021: 57.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 15.3%. Other major employers include construction at 11.6% and retail trade at 9.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 19.6%. Clerical and administrative roles follow at 15.8%, with managers and technicians or trades also making up a significant part of the workforce at 15.1% and 14.2% respectively.
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 Cleveland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/301021007/cleveland/topic/employment