8.8% ▼ -44.4%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 8.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Palmer · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Palmer
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
An unemployment rate of 8.8% is well above the national figure in Palmer. While more adults here are working or looking for work than in the state average, a significant gap remains in job security compared to the rest of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 62.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the South Australian figure of 60%. Full-time employment sits at 58.7%, roughly the same as the national average.
62.3% ▼ -6.6%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.7%
- 2016: 56.7%
- 2021: 62.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.7% ▲ +56.6%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.5%
- 2016: 55.3%
- 2021: 58.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry for local workers at 16.5%. This is followed by construction at 15.6% and transport and warehousing at 14.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers and labourers are the most common roles, each making up 20.2% of the workforce. Technicians and trades workers account for another 13.8% of the local jobs.
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 Palmer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41092/palmer/topic/employment