6.5% ▲ +5.0%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 6.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Clarkson · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Clarkson
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much higher numbers of working adults than most similar areas live in Clarkson. While 69.9% of adults are working or looking for work, this high activity is paired with an unemployment rate of 6.5%, which is a little above the national figure of 5.1%. These figures suggest a highly active but struggling local job market.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common here, with 69.9% of adults in the labour force, well above the Australian figure of 61.1%. About 60.1% are employed full-time, which is about the same as the Western Australian average.
69.9% ▲ +1.8%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.6%
- 2016: 70.3%
- 2021: 69.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.1% ▼ -9.4%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.3%
- 2016: 62.0%
- 2021: 60.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 14.8%, followed by construction at 10.8% and retail trade at 10.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is led by technicians and trades people at 16.8%, while professionals make up 16.2% of occupations.
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 Clarkson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50297/clarkson/topic/employment