4.3% ▲ +4.5%
Lower than 66% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Perth City · Sub-region (SA3)
Jobs & Industry in Perth City
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More than seven out of ten adults in Perth City are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure. This creates a busy professional hub where 63.1% of the workforce is employed full-time. While full-time work has fallen slightly since 2011, the overall employment rate remains among the highest for areas of this size.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 4.3%, which is lower than most areas and about the same as the state and national figures. This stability comes as the proportion of adults in the workforce rose to 70.3% over the last decade.
70.3% ▲ +4.7%
Higher than 92% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 67.2%
- 2016: 66.3%
- 2021: 70.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.1% ▼ -6.1%
Higher than 82% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 67.2%
- 2016: 64.6%
- 2021: 63.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 15.3%, closely followed by professional and technical services at 14.8%. Other major employers include education, accommodation and food, and mining.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is dominated by professionals, who make up 39.6% of all roles, and managers at 15.0%. Clerical and administrative staff, community and personal service workers, and technicians and trades make up the next most common jobs.
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 Perth City [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/50302/perth-city/topic/employment