5.6% ▼ -24.7%
Higher than 72% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 5.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
North East · Sub-region (SA3)
Jobs & Industry in North East
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in North East than in most similar areas. While the unemployment rate has fallen to 5.6% since 2011, only 52.6% of adults are in the workforce, which is well below both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment fell to 55.0% since 2011, a figure that sits well below the Australian average. This is consistent with the broader trend of adults working or looking for work falling to 52.6%, which is much lower than most other areas.
52.6% ▼ -2.7%
Lower than 85% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 54.0%
- 2016: 50.9%
- 2021: 52.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.0% ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 78% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 57.6%
- 2016: 56.0%
- 2021: 55.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 13.7%, followed closely by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 13.4%. Construction, manufacturing, and retail trade each employ between 8.8% and 9.3% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 15.7%. Technicians and trades follow at 15.2%, with labourers at 14.6%, professionals at 13.0%, and community and personal service workers at 11.8%.
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 North East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/60203/north-east/topic/employment