6.2% ▼ -13.3%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 6.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Somerset · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Somerset
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly one in five people in Somerset work in health care and social assistance, making it the most common industry in the area. While full-time work is common for over half the population, the area has a much lower percentage of adults working or looking for work than most similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 52.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 58.2%. The unemployment rate is 6.2%, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the national rate of 5.1%.
52.6% ▼ -2.9%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 54.1%
- 2016: 52.1%
- 2021: 52.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.1% ▼ -9.0%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 61.6%
- 2016: 57.2%
- 2021: 56.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the leading industry at 19.3%, followed by retail trade at 12.0%. Other notable employers include education and training at 8.7%, manufacturing at 7.7%, and construction at 6.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 16.1%, with technicians and trades close behind at 15.3%. Labourers (13.8%), community and personal service workers (13.3%), and sales workers (11.6%) also represent significant portions of the local 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 Somerset [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/604011081/somerset/topic/employment