8.3% ▲ +12.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 8.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Leeman · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Leeman
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Leeman compared to most areas, at just 43.5%. This small workforce is facing a tough market, with an unemployment rate of 8.3% that is well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 43.5% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 63.9%. Full-time employment sits at 56.9%, slightly lower than the Australian average of 58.9%.
43.5% ▼ -22.7%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.2%
- 2016: 44.9%
- 2021: 43.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.9% ▼ -21.9%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.8%
- 2016: 55.5%
- 2021: 56.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer here at 18.1%, followed by mining at 11.2% and transport and warehousing at 10.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 19.8%, with machinery operators and drivers also common at 17.2%.
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 Leeman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50841/leeman/topic/employment