5.1% ▼ -21.5%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 5.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Latrobe · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Latrobe
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A small proportion of the local workforce is found in health care and social assistance, which is the biggest employer in Latrobe at 16.2%. This area has a higher unemployment rate than most similar places, though the figure has fallen to 5.1% since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is 55.7%, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. However, full-time employment is relatively strong at 58.1%, sitting well above the Tasmanian average.
55.7% ▼ -0.3%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 55.9%
- 2016: 54.2%
- 2021: 55.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.1% ▼ -2.1%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 59.4%
- 2016: 59.1%
- 2021: 58.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the main industry for the area at 16.2%, followed by retail trade at 11.1% and construction at 9.8%. Agriculture, forestry and fishing also employ a significant 9.4% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common jobs are technicians and trades at 16.5%, followed by labourers at 14.5%. Community and personal service workers make up 14.1% 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 Latrobe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/604021087/latrobe/topic/employment