5.6% ▼ -29.8%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 5.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Millicent · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Millicent
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer people are working or looking for work in Millicent compared to most similar areas. Only 49% of adults are in the labour force, a figure far below the national average of 61.1%. This low workforce activity is paired with an unemployment rate of 5.6%, which is much higher than in most similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the state and national figures, with only 52.5% of the workforce in full-time roles. This reflects a wider trend in Millicent, where the overall proportion of adults working or looking for work is much lower than most areas.
49.0% ▼ -10.3%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.6%
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 49.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.5% ▼ -4.8%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.1%
- 2016: 54.2%
- 2021: 52.5%
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 15.2%, followed closely by manufacturing at 14.6%. Retail trade, construction, and agriculture also make up a significant part of the local economy.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers and technicians or trades workers are the most common roles, making up 16.8% and 16.3% of jobs respectively. Community and personal service workers also represent a large slice of the workforce at 15.2%.
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 Millicent [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40878/millicent/topic/employment