11.1% ▲ +147.8%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 11.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Jeparit · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Jeparit
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high unemployment rate of 11.1% shapes the local job market in Jeparit, which is well above the national figure. Only 41.2% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that is far below both the state and national averages.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment sits at 55.8%, which is well below the 59.2% seen across Victoria. This lower level of employment is consistent with the town's very low rate of adults working or looking for work.
41.2% ▼ -4.8%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.3%
- 2016: 40.8%
- 2021: 41.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.8% ▼ -13.8%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.8%
- 2016: 55.9%
- 2021: 55.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 25.3%, followed closely by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 24.0%. Other notable sectors include public administration and safety at 6.5% and retail trade at 5.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 26.6%, with professionals accounting for 14.3%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 13.0% and technicians and trades at 12.3%.
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 Jeparit [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21265/jeparit/topic/employment