3.9% —
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 3.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Jaggan · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Jaggan
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A low rate of full-time work defines the local job market in Jaggan, where only 50% of adults are in full-time roles. This is well below the national figure of 58.9%. While fewer people work full-time, the unemployment rate of 3.9% is actually a little below both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 58.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. This is consistent with the low 3.9% unemployment rate, which sits slightly below the national average.
58.6% —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 52.2%
- 2021: 58.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.0% —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 51.3%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Employment is spread across several sectors, with agriculture, forestry and fishing being the most common industry at 16.7%. Other main employers include health care and social assistance at 13.7% and education and training at 11.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 18.6%. Managers and labourers follow closely, with both accounting for 16.7% 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 Jaggan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31426/jaggan/topic/employment