3.3% ▼ -9.3%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 3.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Jamestown · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Jamestown
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Over a quarter of the local workforce is employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing, making it a major industry for Jamestown. While the proportion of adults working or looking for work is well below the national figure, those who are employed enjoy a very low unemployment rate of 3.3%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 56.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the South Australian and national figures. Full-time employment has fallen by 4.1 percentage points since 2011 to 58.3%, though the unemployment rate has remained steady at 3.3%.
56.9% ▼ -3.9%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 59.2%
- 2016: 56.3%
- 2021: 56.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.3% ▼ -6.5%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 62.4%
- 2016: 59.0%
- 2021: 58.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry at 26.6%. Other common employers include health care and social assistance at 13.3%, followed by education and training at 8.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 27.5%. Professionals account for 13.8%, while technicians and trades workers represent 13.2% 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 Jamestown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/405031120/jamestown/topic/employment