3.9% ▼ -28.2%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 3.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Jacobs Well · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Jacobs Well
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Jacobs Well compared to the rest of the country. Around 68.2% of adults are in the labour force, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. This strong workforce participation helps drive the local economy.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Employment is strong here, with 61.5% of people working full-time, slightly above the Queensland figure of 59.0%. The unemployment rate is 3.9%, which is a little below the national average of 5.1%.
68.2% ▲ +3.7%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.8%
- 2016: 63.0%
- 2021: 68.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.5% ▼ -7.5%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.5%
- 2016: 67.9%
- 2021: 61.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the biggest employer in the area, accounting for 19.1% of jobs. Other common industries include health care and social assistance at 9.4% and manufacturing at 9.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades people make up the largest group of workers at 18.0%. Managers follow at 16.7%, while clerical and administrative roles account for 15.0% of occupations.
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 Jacobs Well [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31424/jacobs-well/topic/employment