3.2% ▼ -4.4%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 3.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Como · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Como
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Professional and technical roles lead the local workforce in Como, where nearly 13% of people work in this field. The area is marked by a very high level of employment, with 68.8% of adults working or looking for work.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A much higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work here than in most areas, sitting at 68.8%. Full-time employment is also a little above the national figure, while the 3.2% unemployment rate is a little below both the state and national figures.
68.8% ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.2%
- 2016: 70.2%
- 2021: 68.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.6% ▼ -1.9%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.8%
- 2016: 61.8%
- 2021: 60.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are professional and technical services at 12.9%, followed by education and training at 10.8% and health care and social assistance at 10.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 32.9%, followed by managers at 20.2% and clerical and administrative staff at 14.6%.
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 Como [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10996/como/topic/employment