4.1% ▼ -8.0%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Exeter · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Exeter
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people are working or looking for work in Exeter than in most similar areas, with 64.9% of adults in the labour force. This is well above both the South Australian and national figures. The local workforce is largely engaged in professional and community-focused roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 64.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the South Australian figure of 60%. While full-time employment at 58.4% is about the same as the national average, the unemployment rate is a little below the state level at 4.1%.
64.9% ▲ +2.5%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.3%
- 2016: 65.3%
- 2021: 64.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.4% ▼ -1.9%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.5%
- 2016: 54.8%
- 2021: 58.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 17.4%. Other key sectors include public administration, safety, education and training, which both sit at 10.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 24.7%, followed by community and personal service workers at 16.2%. Clerical and administrative staff make up 15.4% 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 Exeter [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40427/exeter/topic/employment