3.4% ▼ -4.1%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Whyalla Jenkins · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Whyalla Jenkins
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more people are working or looking for work in Whyalla Jenkins than in most similar areas. This workforce is particularly stable, with 67% of the population employed full-time, which is well above the national figure of 58.9%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 72.1% of adults are working or looking for work, a rate far above South Australia's 60%. This strong participation is matched by a low unemployment rate of 3.4%, which is a little below the national figure.
72.1% ▼ -0.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.3%
- 2016: 67.5%
- 2021: 72.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
67.0% ▼ -0.3%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.2%
- 2016: 64.5%
- 2021: 67.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is led by manufacturing at 14.8%, followed closely by health care and social assistance (14.1%) and education and training (14%). Other common industries include retail trade and mining.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common, making up 21.3% of jobs. Technicians and tradespeople follow at 16.3%, with community and personal service workers accounting for 14.3% of the workforce.
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 Whyalla Jenkins [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41587/whyalla-jenkins/topic/employment