5.4% ▼ -27.2%
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 5.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cygnet · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Cygnet
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer people are working or looking for work in Cygnet than in most similar areas. This is a small workforce, with only 49% of adults active in the labour market, which is well below the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far below the national figure at 47%, a rate that has fallen since 2011. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate is 5.4%, which is about the same as for Tasmania and Australia.
49.0% ▼ -3.9%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 51.0%
- 2016: 48.1%
- 2021: 49.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
47.0% ▼ -2.9%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 48.4%
- 2016: 48.1%
- 2021: 47.0%
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 at 13.8%, followed by education and training at 10.9% and construction at 10.6%. Agriculture, forestry and fishing also employ 10.2% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 22.3%, with managers accounting for another 17%. Technicians and trades workers follow at 14.4%.
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 Cygnet [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/603021070/cygnet/topic/employment