6.3% ▲ +8.1%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 6.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Launceston · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Launceston
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Launceston, where 22.6% of the workforce is employed in these fields. The city has a high rate of adults working or looking for work compared to the state and nation, though unemployment is much higher than in most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 65.0% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the Tasmanian figure of 58.2%. However, the unemployment rate is 6.3%, a little above the national figure and much higher than most similar areas.
65.0% ▼ -1.8%
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 66.1%
- 2016: 59.8%
- 2021: 65.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.0% ▼ -6.4%
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 61.0%
- 2016: 60.9%
- 2021: 57.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond the large health sector, local employment is most common in accommodation and food (11.3%), education and training (9.6%), and retail trade (9.2%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation for 31.7% of workers, followed by managers at 15.0% and community and personal service workers at 13.3%.
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 Launceston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/602011038/launceston/topic/employment