1.5% ▼ -66.2%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 1.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Somers · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Somers
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Just 53.9% of adults in Somers are working or looking for work, a figure well below the national average. This indicates a smaller workforce than usual for the area, though those who are employed face very little competition for jobs.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is very low at 1.5%, which is well below the 5.1% national figure. However, full-time employment is far below the state and national averages, with only 44.7% of the population working full-time.
53.9% ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.3%
- 2016: 54.6%
- 2021: 53.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
44.7% ▼ -15.6%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.0%
- 2016: 49.7%
- 2021: 44.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 13.5%, and education and training at 13.0%. Construction follows at 10.8%, while professional services and retail trade also make up a significant part of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 30.2%. Managers and technicians or tradespeople are also common, each representing around 14% of the local workforce.
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 Somers [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22303/somers/topic/employment