4.9% —
Higher than 57% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 4.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mid West · Sub-region (SA3)
Jobs & Industry in Mid West
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Unemployment has dropped by 3.2 percentage points since 2016 in the Mid West, bringing the rate down to 4.9%. While more people are now finding work, the overall proportion of adults working or looking for work has fallen over the last five years.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 57.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is slightly higher than the Australian average at 60.1%, though this figure fell 1.8 points since 2016.
57.2% —
Lower than 67% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 58.6%
- 2021: 57.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.1% —
Higher than 63% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 61.9%
- 2021: 60.1%
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 13.2%, followed by education and training at 10.0% and retail trade at 9.5%. Agriculture, forestry and fishing, as well as construction, each make up 8.6% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers are the most common group at 16.2%. Professionals make up 15.2% of jobs, while managers account for 13.7% 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 Mid West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/51104/mid-west/topic/employment