3.0% ▼ -61.8%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 3.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Jeeralang Junction · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Jeeralang Junction
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults in Jeeralang Junction are working or looking for work compared to most other areas. Only 54.6% of the adult population is in the workforce, which is well below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. Despite this, those who are looking for work find it relatively easy, with an unemployment rate of 3.0%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is low here at 55.2%, which is well below the national figure of 58.9%. This mirrors the broader trend of fewer adults participating in the workforce compared to the rest of the state.
54.6% ▼ -9.6%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.4%
- 2016: 59.6%
- 2021: 54.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.2% ▼ -13.6%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.8%
- 2016: 56.4%
- 2021: 55.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with health care and social assistance being the most common at 14.2%, followed by construction at 12.3% and education at 10.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 18.4%. Professionals and clerical staff are also common, each accounting for 17.2% of occupations.
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 Jeeralang Junction [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21261/jeeralang-junction/topic/employment