8.7% ▲ +30.6%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 8.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Morgan · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Morgan
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A gap of 22 percentage points separates the proportion of adults working or looking for work in Morgan from the national figure. Only 39.4% of adults are in the workforce, a figure far below both the state and national averages. This creates a challenging local job market where unemployment is also much higher than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 39.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is among the lowest rates for areas of this size. This is mirrored by a high unemployment rate of 8.7%, well above the South Australian figure of 5.4%.
39.4% ▼ -6.5%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.2%
- 2016: 40.4%
- 2021: 39.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
48.8% ▼ -17.0%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.8%
- 2016: 54.4%
- 2021: 48.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The largest employer in Morgan is agriculture, forestry and fishing at 14.8%. Other significant industries include accommodation and food (13.0%) and public administration and safety (12.3%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
About one quarter of the workforce are labourers, the most common occupation at 24.7%. Technicians and trades workers make up 14.8%, followed by 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 Morgan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40923/morgan/topic/employment