0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Jerdacuttup · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Jerdacuttup
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Mining is the biggest employer in Jerdacuttup, where 36.1% of workers are employed in this sector. This is a highly active workforce where 77.2% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far above the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The area has an exceptionally strong employment rate, with 79.5% of people working full-time. This is far above the Western Australian figure of 60.2%, and the unemployment rate is well below the national figure at 0.0%.
77.2% ▼ -13.0%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 88.7%
- 2016: 76.0%
- 2021: 77.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
79.5% ▲ +5.5%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 75.4%
- 2016: 77.1%
- 2021: 79.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining and Agriculture, forestry & fishing are the dominant industries, employing 36.1% and 31.1% of the workforce respectively. Construction is the next largest sector at 7.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Machinery operators and drivers make up the largest group of workers at 27.9%. Managers, technicians, trades, and labourers also hold significant shares, accounting for 18.0%, 17.2%, and 15.6% of 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 Jerdacuttup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50691/jerdacuttup/topic/employment