0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Warri · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Warri
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly 30% of workers in Warri are employed in public administration and safety, making it the area's dominant industry. This is a highly active workforce where the typical resident is more likely to be employed than those in the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A huge 69.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure. This strength is seen in full-time employment, which is far above the New South Wales average at 73.3%, while the unemployment rate is well below the state and nation at 0.0%.
69.2% ▼ -0.9%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.8%
- 2016: 72.3%
- 2021: 69.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
73.3% ▲ +22.2%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.0%
- 2016: 57.4%
- 2021: 73.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the primary employer at 29.3%. Other notable sectors include health care and social assistance at 8.0%, followed by professional, technical, and administrative support roles, each at 6.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is largely comprised of professionals (32.0%) and managers (28.0%). Other common roles include clerical and administrative work at 10.7%, while labourers and machinery operators each make up 9.3% of jobs.
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 Warri [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14190/warri/topic/employment