# Jobs & Industry — Macgregor

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Area: Macgregor (Statistical Area 2 (SA2))

Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Macgregor, where 14.2% of the workforce is employed in this field. The area faces a tough job market, with an unemployment rate of 8.4% which is well above the national figure.

Full-time work is less common here than in most areas, falling to 51.2% since 2011. While more adults are working or looking for work than a decade ago, the unemployment rate remains high at 8.4%, well above the Queensland figure of 5.4%.

Aside from health care, many residents work in accommodation and food services (12.6%) or retail trade (9.6%). Professional and technical roles and education make up another 15.9% of the local workforce.

One quarter of workers are professionals, making it the most common occupation. This is followed by labourers at 13.8%, technicians and trades at 13.1%, and community and personal service workers at 12.8%.

## Statistics

| Statistic | Value | Change since |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Unemployment rate | 8.4% | +0.6% since 2011 |
| Labour-force participation | 59.8% | +8.1% since 2011 |
| Employed full-time | 51.2% | -10.3% since 2011 |

**Industries people work in** — Health care & social assistance 14.2%, Accommodation & food 12.6%, Retail trade 9.6%, Professional & technical 8.6%, Education & training 7.3%, Construction 7.0%, Manufacturing 6.5%, Transport & warehousing 4.6%, Public administration & safety 4.3%, Administrative & support 3.8%, Other services 3.5%, Rental & real estate 2.5%, Finance & insurance 2.3%, Wholesale trade 2.0%, Arts & recreation 1.6%, Media & telecommunications 1.2%, Electricity, gas & water 0.8%, Agriculture, forestry & fishing 0.7%, Mining 0.3%

**Occupations people work in** — Professionals 24.0%, Labourers 13.8%, Technicians & trades 13.1%, Community & personal service 12.8%, Clerical & administrative 11.0%, Sales workers 8.8%, Managers 8.2%, Machinery operators & drivers 5.5%

Interactive: https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/303031061/macgregor/topic/employment