7.0% ▲ +7.6%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 7.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Claremont · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Claremont
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in Claremont, where 18% of people are employed in these fields. This local workforce is smaller than the national average, with only 57.3% of adults working or looking for work. The area also faces a higher unemployment rate of 7%, which is more than the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While the unemployment rate is a little above the national figure at 7%, full-time employment is 58.5%, which is well above the Tasmanian average. However, this full-time rate has fallen 3.3 percentage points since 2011.
57.3% ▲ +2.6%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 55.8%
- 2016: 55.2%
- 2021: 57.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.5% ▼ -5.4%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 61.9%
- 2016: 57.5%
- 2021: 58.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy relies heavily on health care and social assistance, which employ 18% of the workforce. Other major industries include retail trade at 10.8% and construction at 10.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technical and trade roles are the most common occupations at 16.7%, followed closely by community and personal service workers at 16%. Labourers and clerical staff also make up a large part of the workforce, both at around 14%.
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 Claremont [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/601031015/claremont/topic/employment