3.7% ▼ -54.0%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Glossop · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Glossop
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More than 60% of working residents in Glossop have full-time jobs, making it more likely for people to hold stable, permanent work than in most similar areas. This reflects a strong local employment market where 61.3% of adults are either working or looking for work.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is high at 60.4%, which is well above the South Australian figure of 57.2%. This strength is mirrored in the unemployment rate, which is a little below both the state (5.4%) and national (5.1%) figures at 3.7%.
61.3% ▼ -1.6%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.3%
- 2016: 60.9%
- 2021: 61.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.4% ▲ +3.7%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.3%
- 2016: 55.8%
- 2021: 60.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy relies heavily on primary production and industry, with agriculture, forestry and fishing (13.9%) and manufacturing (13.1%) being the top employers. Other key sectors include health care and social assistance at 9.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common workers at 18.8%, followed by managers at 15.4%. Technicians and tradespeople make up 13.3% of the workforce, while clerical and administrative roles account for 12.8%.
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 Glossop [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40514/glossop/topic/employment