8.7% ▲ +259.4%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 8.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Jerangle · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Jerangle
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Employment patterns have shifted over the last decade in Jerangle, where 67.6% of adults are now working or looking for work. This level of activity is well above both the state and national figures. However, the area also faces a much higher unemployment rate than most similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A high proportion of the workforce is employed full-time at 60.0%, which is slightly above the national figure. Despite this, the unemployment rate is 8.7%, which is well above the 5.1% seen across Australia.
67.6% ▲ +2.0%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.3%
- 2016: 69.9%
- 2021: 67.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.0% ▲ +3.7%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.9%
- 2016: 70.6%
- 2021: 60.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 35.6% of workers. Other common workplaces include public administration and safety at 15.6%, and education and training at 11.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly half of the local workforce are managers at 46.7%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 15.6%, and professionals at 13.3%.
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 Jerangle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12020/jerangle/topic/employment