4.4% ▼ -44.4%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Thomson · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Thomson
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Thomson than in most similar areas. While 56.2% of adults are in the labour force, this is well below the national figure of 61.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is lower than most areas, and full-time employment at 56.4% is a little below the state average. The unemployment rate is 4.4%, which is higher than most similar areas but about the same as the national figure.
56.2% ▲ +8.7%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.7%
- 2016: 51.6%
- 2021: 56.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.4% ▼ -10.4%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.9%
- 2016: 54.4%
- 2021: 56.4%
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 here, employing 19.3% of the workforce. Construction (14.1%) and retail trade (10.4%) also employ a significant share of residents.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 20.7%, followed by professionals at 18.3%. Community and personal service workers represent 15.1% 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 Thomson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22506/thomson/topic/employment