4.2% ▼ -0.5%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Moresby · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Moresby
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment has grown significantly in Moresby, with 64.3% of the workforce now in permanent roles. This is well above the national figure of 58.9%. The area provides a stable job market where most working residents have secure, full-time hours.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 62.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is about the same as the Queensland figure. The unemployment rate is 4.2%, a little below the state average of 5.4%.
62.6% ▲ +1.0%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.0%
- 2016: 64.9%
- 2021: 62.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.3% ▼ -1.1%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.0%
- 2016: 62.1%
- 2021: 64.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer at 18.6%. Other common industries include retail trade at 14.3% and health care and social assistance at 11.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 28.6%. Technicians, trades, community and personal service workers and labourers each account for 12.9% 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 Moresby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31915/moresby/topic/employment