3.2% ▲ +28.3%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 3.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Emerald · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Emerald
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher share of adults, 73.8%, are working or looking for work in Emerald compared to the national figure. This high level of activity is driven by a strong full-time workforce, making the town a major employment hub for the region.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well above the national figure at 66.3%. This strong activity is reflected in an unemployment rate of 3.2%, which is a little below the Australian average of 5.1%.
73.8% ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 76.3%
- 2016: 70.6%
- 2021: 73.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
66.3% ▼ -7.6%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.8%
- 2016: 66.9%
- 2021: 66.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the largest employer in Emerald, with 18.4% of the workforce in this sector. Retail trade follows at 10.5%, while education and training employ 8.8% of workers.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades make up the largest group of workers at 18.3%. Machinery operators and drivers are also common at 14.7%, followed by professionals at 13.7%.
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 Emerald [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30973/emerald/topic/employment