11.2% ▲ +94.8%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 11.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Moore · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Moore
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly a quarter of workers in Moore are employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing, making it the dominant industry for the area. While full-time work is common, the number of adults working or looking for work is much lower than the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 11.2%, which is well above the Queensland figure of 5.4%. This contributes to a low proportion of adults working or looking for work at 36.8%, far below the national average of 61.1%.
36.8% ▼ -9.5%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.6%
- 2016: 37.6%
- 2021: 36.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.2% ▼ -1.6%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.2%
- 2016: 59.8%
- 2021: 58.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer at 24.1%, followed by construction at 16.5%. Health care and social assistance (8.9%) and education and training (6.3%) also provide significant local employment.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common role here at 22.8%. Other major roles include labourers at 17.7% and community and personal service workers at 16.5%, while professionals make up 6.3% of the 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 Moore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31904/moore/topic/employment