3.2% ▲ +10.4%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 3.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Clare · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Clare
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A lower proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Clare compared to most similar areas. While the unemployment rate is a little below the national figure at 3.2%, far fewer people here are in full-time roles than the Australian average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 57.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also lower than most areas, with only 54.4% of the workforce in full-time roles.
57.3% ▼ -6.2%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.1%
- 2016: 58.3%
- 2021: 57.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.4% ▼ -7.6%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.8%
- 2016: 56.0%
- 2021: 54.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 14.3%, followed by retail trade at 10.7% and accommodation and food services at 10.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 17.3%, closely followed by technicians and trades at 16.7% and labourers at 14.4%.
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 Clare [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40259/clare/topic/employment