8.3% ▲ +52.8%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 8.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Carmoo · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Carmoo
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
An unemployment rate of 8.3% is a striking feature of the Carmoo workforce, which is well above the national figure. This sparsely populated area sees far fewer adults working or looking for work than is typical for other regions. Only 54.9% of adults are in the labour force, a figure well below both the state and national averages.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is low at 53.8%, which is well below the Queensland figure of 59.0%. This contributes to a local unemployment rate that is much higher than most other areas.
54.9% ▼ -18.6%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.5%
- 2016: 47.5%
- 2021: 54.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.8% ▲ +3.5%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.9%
- 2016: 55.6%
- 2021: 53.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry here at 16.3%. Other notable sectors include education and training at 12.5%, and retail trade and administrative support both at 11.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 20.0%. Professionals follow at 16.3%, while managers and sales workers both account for 13.8% of the 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 Carmoo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30542/carmoo/topic/employment