4.4% ▲ +10.1%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cook · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Cook
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A significant gap exists between Cook and the rest of the territory, with far fewer adults working or looking for work than the ACT average. While 65.3% of adults are in the workforce, the area's full-time employment rate has fallen since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 65.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure but well below the ACT average. Full-time employment stands at 60.9%, a drop of 3.3 percentage points since 2011.
65.3% ▼ -2.7%
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 67.1%
- 2016: 63.0%
- 2021: 65.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.9% ▼ -5.2%
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 64.2%
- 2016: 62.2%
- 2021: 60.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the dominant employer here, making up 30.8% of jobs, followed by education and training at 14.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 39.5%, with managers accounting for another 21.0% 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 Cook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801011005/cook/topic/employment