0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Harrismith · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Harrismith
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A massive 10 point gap separates the workforce rate in Harrismith from the national figure. This sparsely populated area sees a very high number of its adults working or looking for work, with a full-time employment rate that is well above the state average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 71.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the Australian average. Full-time employment is also much higher than most areas at 66.7%, while the unemployment rate is well below the state and national figures at 0.0%.
71.4% —
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 88.4%
- 2021: 71.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
66.7% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 69.4%
- 2021: 66.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is heavily reliant on the land, with 70% of people working in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Over half of the workforce are managers, making up 53.3% of roles, while labourers account for a further 33.3%.
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 Harrismith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50614/harrismith/topic/employment