0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Jericho · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Jericho
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Over 60% of workers in Jericho are employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. This makes the town a major farming hub where the vast majority of the workforce is in full-time roles. The local job market is exceptionally tight, with a reported unemployment rate of 0.0%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far above the national figure, reaching 73.1% in Jericho. While 60.0% of adults are working or looking for work—a little below the Queensland figure—the unemployment rate is well below the state and national averages.
60.0% ▼ -11.0%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.4%
- 2016: 40.0%
- 2021: 60.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
73.1% ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 78.6%
- 2016: 62.9%
- 2021: 73.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry, employing 61.3% of the workforce. Other notable roles are in public administration and safety at 11.8%, and education and training at 9.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly half of all workers here are managers, accounting for 47.3% of occupations. This is followed by labourers at 16.1% and machinery operators and drivers at 11.8%.
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 Jericho [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31438/jericho/topic/employment