4.8% ▼ -19.8%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 4.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Southern Midlands · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Southern Midlands
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Daily life in Southern Midlands revolves around a workforce that is more likely to be in full-time work than the Tasmanian average. While fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to most other areas, the unemployment rate has fallen to 4.8% since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 56.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Despite this, full-time employment is quite strong at 58.3%, sitting well above the Tasmanian average of 54.9%.
56.9% ▲ +1.1%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 56.3%
- 2016: 55.8%
- 2021: 56.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.3% ▼ -1.5%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 59.2%
- 2016: 58.7%
- 2021: 58.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is led by agriculture, forestry and fishing, which employs 14.5% of the workforce. Other major employers include health care and social assistance at 12.7% and construction at 11.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 16.5%, followed closely by managers at 15.1% and labourers at 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 Southern Midlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/603011067/southern-midlands/topic/employment