7.7% ▲ +17.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 7.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Rosewood · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Rosewood
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher unemployment rate of 7.7% marks the current job market in Rosewood. While health and community services are key employers, fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to the state and national averages. This reflects a local workforce facing more challenges than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 49.6% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below the Queensland average of 61.6%. This is consistent with the area's unemployment rate of 7.7%, which is a little above the national figure of 5.1%.
49.6% ▼ -10.4%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.4%
- 2016: 51.4%
- 2021: 49.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.8% ▼ -13.0%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.4%
- 2016: 62.7%
- 2021: 57.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 14.0%. Other common industries include manufacturing at 9.7% and public administration and safety at 9.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service workers make up 17.2% of the local workforce. Technicians and trades follow at 16.1%, while labourers account for 14.4% of roles.
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 Rosewood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32475/rosewood/topic/employment