0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wemen · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wemen
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A zero per cent unemployment rate marks the current job market in Wemen, where nearly everyone who can work does. The area is heavily tied to the land, with over three quarters of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is more common here than in most similar areas, with 65.3% of adults in the labour force. Full-time employment is well above the national figure at 66.7%.
65.3% ▼ -16.2%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 77.9%
- 2016: 75.3%
- 2021: 65.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
66.7% ▼ -10.4%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 74.4%
- 2016: 74.6%
- 2021: 66.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry for 77.3% of workers. Administrative and support services make up another 6.1% of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common workers at 33.3%, followed by managers at 27.3%. Technicians and trades people account for 13.6% of jobs, while machinery operators and drivers make up 10.6%.
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 Wemen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22744/wemen/topic/employment