3.3% ▲ +35.9%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 3.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Emerald · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Emerald
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Emerald than in most similar areas. The town shows a strong employment profile, with 73.7% of adults in the labour force and a very low unemployment rate of 3.3%. This is a high-performing job market compared to both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well above the national figure at 66.2%, though this is 5.8 percentage points lower than it was in 2011. This strong participation helps keep the unemployment rate at 3.3%, which is much lower than most other areas.
73.7% ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 76.4%
- 2016: 70.4%
- 2021: 73.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
66.2% ▼ -8.1%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 72.0%
- 2016: 66.8%
- 2021: 66.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the biggest employer in the area, accounting for 18.7% of jobs. Other major industries include retail trade at 10.8% and education and training at 9.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technical and trade roles are the most common occupation at 18.5%, followed by machinery operators and drivers at 14.9%. Professionals make up 14% 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 Emerald [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/308011192/emerald/topic/employment