5.2% ▼ -10.3%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 5.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Jimboomba · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Jimboomba
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Jimboomba than in most other similar areas. About 66% of adults are in the labour force, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. This active workforce is backed by a strong full-time employment rate.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is a little above the national figure at 61.1%. However, the unemployment rate is 5.2%, which is higher than in most similar areas.
66.0% ▼ -6.3%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.4%
- 2016: 68.6%
- 2021: 66.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.1% ▼ -7.6%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.1%
- 2016: 65.5%
- 2021: 61.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the biggest employer in the area, with 16.2% of people working in the sector. Other common industries include health care and social assistance at 11% and manufacturing at 8.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and tradespeople make up the largest group of workers at 20.5%. Clerical and administrative roles follow at 14.8%, while managers and machinery operators both account for 11.6% 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 Jimboomba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31440/jimboomba/topic/employment