5.0% ▼ -27.2%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 5.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Longford · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Longford
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A low proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Longford, with only 55% of the adult population in the labour force. Despite this, full-time employment remains steady, and the unemployment rate has fallen by 1.9 percentage points since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While the typical adult is less likely to be working or looking for work than in most other areas, those who are employed are often in full-time roles. At 59.3%, full-time employment is well above the Tasmanian figure of 54.9%.
55.0% ▼ -1.3%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 55.8%
- 2016: 52.3%
- 2021: 55.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.3% ▲ +0.1%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 59.2%
- 2016: 59.4%
- 2021: 59.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 16.0%, followed by retail trade at 10.4% and manufacturing at 10.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group of local employees at 16.1%, with labourers and community service workers both accounting for around 13% of the 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 Longford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/602031060/longford/topic/employment