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Jobs & Industry in Tacoma

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Construction and health care are the biggest employers in Tacoma, with each employing 14.1% of the workforce. The local job market is fairly steady, though a smaller share of residents hold full-time roles compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Tacoma, Suburb / Locality

Where Tacoma sits — Unemployment rate

3.2% ▼ -39.9%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Tacoma — lower than 56% of areas.

Tacoma3.2%
2259, NSW 5.0%
New South Wales 4.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

About 59.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure. However, full-time employment is well below the national average at 52.0%, while the unemployment rate is a little lower than the national figure at 3.2%.

Unemployment rate

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3.2% ▼ -39.9%

Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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59.6% ▼ -10.9%

Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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52.0% ▼ -11.9%

Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

The workforce is spread across several sectors, led by construction and health care and social assistance at 14.1% each. Manufacturing follows at 11.5%, with retail trade and education making up 8.9% and 8.6% respectively.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Labourers are the most common workers at 17.8%, followed by community and personal service staff at 15.6%. Clerical and administrative roles make up 14.5% of the local workforce, while professionals and technicians and trades each account for 12.6%.

Occupations people work in

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Tacoma splits fairly evenly between Labourers (17%) and Community & personal service (15%), with Clerical & administrative at 14%.

Labourers 17.8% Community & personal service 15.6% Clerical & administrative 14.5% Professionals 12.6% Technicians & trades 12.6% Managers 11.5% Machinery operators & drivers 9.7% Sales workers 9.3%

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 Tacoma [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13739/tacoma/topic/employment