3.4% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Reid · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Reid
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Construction is the most common industry for workers in Reid, where 17.7% of the workforce is employed in the sector. The area is marked by a very high level of employment, with 73.2% of adults working or looking for work. This is far above the national figure of 61.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Far more adults in Reid are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state and country. The unemployment rate is 3.4%, which is a little below both the South Australian and national figures.
73.2% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 74.2%
- 2021: 73.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.8% —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 62.3%
- 2021: 57.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction leads the local workforce at 17.7%, followed by health care and social assistance at 15.9%. Other significant employers include retail trade at 12.5% and manufacturing at 9.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and tradespeople make up the largest group of workers at 17.2%. This is followed closely by community and personal service workers at 16.8% and clerical and administrative staff at 15.5%.
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 Reid [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41246/reid/topic/employment