4.6% ▲ +7.2%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 4.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Samsonvale · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Samsonvale
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Samsonvale compared to most other areas. About 70% of the adult population is active in the labour force, which is well above both the state and national figures. This creates a workforce where full-time employment is particularly common.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is high here at 62.5%, which is well above the Queensland figure of 59%. While the unemployment rate of 4.6% is higher than in most similar areas, it remains about the same as the national figure.
70.0% ▼ -2.7%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.9%
- 2016: 70.2%
- 2021: 70.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.5% ▼ -2.0%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.8%
- 2016: 68.8%
- 2021: 62.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is most active in construction, which accounts for 16.2% of jobs. Health care and social assistance (14.5%) and education and training (9.9%) are also major employers.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 26.4%. Technicians and trades people follow at 19.9%, with managers accounting for a further 17.6% 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 Samsonvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32507/samsonvale/topic/employment