4.7% ▼ -0.6%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 4.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Manjimup · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Manjimup
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Work patterns in Manjimup have stayed relatively steady over the last decade, though the town currently faces a lower activity rate than most similar areas. Roughly 57.7% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well below the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 4.7%, which is higher than most similar areas but about the same as the Western Australian figure. About 59.3% of the workforce is employed full-time, which is around the middle for its level.
57.7% ▼ -4.4%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.3%
- 2016: 57.9%
- 2021: 57.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.3% ▼ -0.3%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.5%
- 2016: 58.8%
- 2021: 59.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry for locals at 13.3%. Other major employers include health care and social assistance at 11.9% and retail trade at 11.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 19.6%, followed by technicians and trades at 15.4%. Community and personal service workers account for 12.1% of the local 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 Manjimup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50891/manjimup/topic/employment