0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Merriton · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Merriton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Zero per cent unemployment marks the current job market in Merriton, where a huge proportion of adults are active in the workforce. While most residents are working or looking for work, very few hold full-time positions compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 77.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the South Australian figure of 60%. However, full-time employment is far below the national average at 44.1%.
77.3% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 80.0%
- 2021: 77.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
44.1% —
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 62.5%
- 2021: 44.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry for over half the workforce at 52.9%, followed by education and training at 11.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common role at 35.3%, while clerical and administrative workers make up 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 Merriton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40866/merriton/topic/employment