6.2% ▲ +7.7%
Higher than 77% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 6.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Hobart · Region (SA4)
Jobs & Industry in Hobart
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 Hobart, where 16.8% of workers are in this field. The city has a strong workforce, but a shrinking number of people hold full-time roles compared to a decade ago.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the Tasmanian figure. However, the 6.2% unemployment rate is much higher than most areas, and full-time employment has fallen 3.6 percentage points since 2011.
61.6% ▲ +3.0%
Higher than 64% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 59.8%
- 2016: 58.0%
- 2021: 61.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.9% ▼ -6.1%
Lower than 78% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 58.4%
- 2016: 56.8%
- 2021: 54.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond health care, the largest employers in Hobart are education and training at 10.5%, followed by public administration and safety at 10.0%. Retail trade and construction also make up a large part of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 24.0%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 14.0% and technicians and tradespeople at 13.2%.
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 Hobart [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/601/hobart/topic/employment