3.4% ▼ -14.8%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Launching Place · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Launching Place
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Launching Place than in most similar areas. While the typical resident's employment status is strong, full-time work is a little less common here than across Victoria and Australia.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 65.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. The unemployment rate is 3.4%, a little below both the state and national figures.
65.2% ▼ -0.9%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.8%
- 2016: 66.1%
- 2021: 65.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.4% ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.7%
- 2016: 56.3%
- 2021: 56.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 18.5%, followed by health care and social assistance at 13.8%. Other notable sectors include manufacturing at 9.8% and education and training at 8.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 24.8%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 13.8% and professionals at 13.4%.
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 Launching Place [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21473/launching-place/topic/employment