2.1% ▼ -29.4%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 2.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mount Samson · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mount Samson
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very low unemployment rate of 2.1% defines the local job market in Mount Samson. While more adults here are working or looking for work than in most similar areas, a smaller proportion are in full-time roles compared to the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common here, with 65.9% of adults active in the labour force, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. However, full-time employment is lower than most areas at 53.4%, and the unemployment rate is very low at 2.1%.
65.9% ▼ -11.9%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 74.9%
- 2016: 66.8%
- 2021: 65.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.4% ▼ -9.5%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.0%
- 2016: 54.6%
- 2021: 53.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer for the area at 18.2%, followed by construction at 11.7% and professional and technical services at 8.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 28.1%, with managers accounting for another 17% 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 Mount Samson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32019/mount-samson/topic/employment