5.3% ▲ +12.6%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 5.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Jerusalem · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Jerusalem
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Jerusalem than in most similar areas. While 64.9% of adults are active in the labour force, this is well above the national figure of 61.1%. The local job market is diverse, with a strong presence of healthcare workers and tradespeople.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The labour force is notably active, though the unemployment rate of 5.3% is higher than most areas. Full-time employment sits at 56.5%, which is about the same as the South Australian figure of 57.2%.
64.9% ▼ -0.4%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.2%
- 2016: 66.6%
- 2021: 64.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.5% ▲ +6.7%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.0%
- 2016: 53.4%
- 2021: 56.5%
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 at 14.0%, followed by education and training at 10.3% and manufacturing at 9.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 14.5%, followed closely by labourers at 14.0% and community and personal service workers at 13.6%.
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 Jerusalem [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40638/jerusalem/topic/employment