3.5% ▼ -32.8%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 3.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Forest Glen · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Forest Glen
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are in the workforce in Forest Glen compared to most areas, with only 53.5% working or looking for work. This is well below the national figure of 61.1%. While a smaller share of the population is employed, those who are looking for work find it relatively easy, as the unemployment rate is a little below the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the Queensland average, with only 50.7% of residents in these roles. This reflects a wider trend in the area, where the proportion of adults working or looking for work is much lower than in most other similar places.
53.5% ▼ -7.2%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.6%
- 2016: 59.6%
- 2021: 53.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.7% ▼ -11.5%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.3%
- 2016: 59.4%
- 2021: 50.7%
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 for local workers at 17.6%. Other significant sectors include retail trade at 11.7% and construction at 9.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 19.0%, followed by managers at 14.3%. Technicians and trades people account for 13.1% 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 Forest Glen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31062/forest-glen/topic/employment