2.7% ▼ -45.9%
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 2.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Loxton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Loxton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults in Loxton are working or looking for work than in most other areas, with only 55.7% participating. This is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Despite this, the local jobless rate is very low at just 2.7%, which is a little below both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While the percentage of adults working or looking for work has fallen 3.4 points since 2011, the unemployment rate has also dropped 2.3 points to a low of 2.7%. Full-time employment sits at 57.8%, which is about the same as the South Australian figure.
55.7% ▼ -5.7%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 59.1%
- 2016: 56.0%
- 2021: 55.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.8% ▼ -2.2%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 59.1%
- 2016: 59.4%
- 2021: 57.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry here at 16.3%, followed closely by health care and social assistance at 15.6%. Other notable sectors include education and training at 9.2% and retail trade at 9.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common type of worker at 15.9%, followed by managers at 15.6% and professionals at 14.6%. Technicians and trades make up 13.9% of the workforce, while community and personal service workers account for 13.1%.
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 Loxton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/407031162/loxton/topic/employment