3.6% ▼ -31.3%
Lower than 84% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Limestone Coast · Sub-region (SA3)
Jobs & Industry in Limestone Coast
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much lower unemployment than most similar areas defines the job market in the Limestone Coast. While 59.3% of adults are working or looking for work, the region maintains a very strong employment rate with only 3.6% of the workforce out of a job.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The local unemployment rate of 3.6% is a little below the South Australian figure of 5.4%. This is a positive trend, as the rate has fallen 1.7 points since 2011, even though the overall share of adults working or looking for work dropped to 59.3% in that time.
59.3% ▼ -6.4%
Lower than 57% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 63.4%
- 2016: 60.1%
- 2021: 59.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.8% ▼ -2.6%
Lower than 57% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 59.4%
- 2016: 58.8%
- 2021: 57.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer at 17.5%, followed by health care and social assistance at 12.5%. Manufacturing also plays a major role, employing 11.1% of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 17.4%, followed closely by labourers at 16.1%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 14% and professionals at 12.3%.
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 Limestone Coast [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/40702/limestone-coast/topic/employment