0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mount Jagged · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mount Jagged
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Over a third of workers in Mount Jagged are employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. The area has a very strong employment rate, with 72.3% of adults working or looking for work, which is far above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A far higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work here than in most other areas. This is reflected in the local unemployment rate, which is well below both the state and national figures at 0.0%.
72.3% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 63.8%
- 2021: 72.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.0% —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 57.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the largest industry at 34.9%. Other common industries include manufacturing at 10.5% and education and training at 9.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 38.4%. Professionals account for 17.4% of the workforce, followed by technicians and trades at 11.6%.
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 Mount Jagged [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40951/mount-jagged/topic/employment