5.4% ▲ +4.9%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 5.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kitchener · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kitchener
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group of employees in Kitchener, accounting for 24.4% of the local workforce. The area has a diverse mix of industries, though it faces an unemployment rate of 5.4%, which is higher than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 60.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is roughly the same as the national figure. However, full-time employment at 55.6% is well below the Australian average of 58.9%.
60.7% ▲ +8.6%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.8%
- 2016: 50.8%
- 2021: 60.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.6% ▼ -11.8%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.1%
- 2016: 57.3%
- 2021: 55.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Employment is spread across several sectors, with health care and social assistance leading at 12.5%. Mining and retail trade follow closely at 10.5% each, while construction accounts for 10.2% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Beyond the high number of tradespeople, clerical and administrative roles are the next most common at 13.2%. Community and personal service workers make up 12.9% of the 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 Kitchener [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12183/kitchener/topic/employment