6.7% ▼ -2.3%
Higher than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 6.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Liverpool · Sub-region (SA3)
Jobs & Industry in Liverpool
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Liverpool, where 14.8% of the workforce is employed in this sector. The area faces some challenges with employment, as the unemployment rate is a little above the national figure at 6.7%. Overall, fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 53.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment has fallen by 12 percentage points since 2011 and now sits at 56.8%, while the unemployment rate has barely changed since 2011.
53.9% ▼ -7.1%
Lower than 80% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 58.0%
- 2016: 57.0%
- 2021: 53.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.8% ▼ -17.7%
Lower than 66% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 69.1%
- 2016: 67.0%
- 2021: 56.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 14.8%, followed by retail trade at 9.3% and transport and warehousing at 8.1%. Education and training and public administration also make up nearly 8% each.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 22.3%, with clerical and administrative positions following at 15.6%. Other significant groups include technicians and trades at 11.8%, and community and personal service workers at 11.2%.
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 Liverpool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/12703/liverpool/topic/employment