0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Jack River · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Jack River
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A well below average full-time employment rate of 54.1% marks the local job market in Jack River. While more adults here are working or looking for work than in most similar areas, the community is heavily reliant on the primary production sector.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 0.0%, which is well below the national figure of 5.1%. However, full-time work is less common here than in most areas, sitting at 54.1%.
65.2% ▼ -5.9%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.2%
- 2016: 71.1%
- 2021: 65.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.1% ▼ -17.1%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.3%
- 2016: 52.7%
- 2021: 54.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry, employing 50.6% of the local workforce. Other common sectors include manufacturing at 8.2% and retail trade at 7.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 37.6%. Clerical and administrative roles follow at 15.3%, while technicians, trades, and labourers each account for 14.1% 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 Jack River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21249/jack-river/topic/employment