3.4% ▼ -15.2%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lethbridge · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Lethbridge
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high number of working adults defines the local workforce in Lethbridge, where 68.1% are employed or seeking a job. This level is well above the national figure, though a smaller proportion of the community works full-time compared to most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Far more adults are working or looking for work here than in most similar areas, sitting 7.0 percentage points above the Australian average. However, full-time employment is well below the state figure at 55.7%, while the unemployment rate of 3.4% is a little below the national average.
68.1% ▼ -4.1%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.0%
- 2016: 65.8%
- 2021: 68.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.7% ▼ -6.6%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.6%
- 2016: 59.7%
- 2021: 55.7%
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 15.5%, followed by health care and social assistance at 13.2%. Other notable sectors include retail trade at 8.3% and public administration and safety at 8.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades people make up the largest group of workers at 21.8%. Community and personal service workers (12.8%) and managers (12.7%) are also common roles in the area.
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 Lethbridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21496/lethbridge/topic/employment