3.0% ▼ -31.6%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 3.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Emerald · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Emerald
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people are working or looking for work in Emerald than in most similar areas, with 65.7% of adults active in the labour force. This creates a busy local workforce where the unemployment rate is a little below the national figure at 3.0%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 65.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the figures for Victoria and Australia. Full-time employment sits at 57.4%, a little below the state and national averages.
65.7% ▼ -0.8%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.3%
- 2016: 64.3%
- 2021: 65.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.4% ▼ -3.6%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.6%
- 2016: 58.9%
- 2021: 57.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the biggest employer in Emerald, accounting for 15.6% of the workforce. Other common industries include health care and social assistance at 12.5% and education and training at 10.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 20.7%, followed by technicians and trades at 18.9%. Managers and clerical or administrative staff also represent significant portions of the local 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 Emerald [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20868/emerald/topic/employment