6.2% ▼ -8.4%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 6.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Narrogin · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Narrogin
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much lower share of adults are working or looking for work in Narrogin compared to the rest of the state. While the typical worker is employed full-time, the local unemployment rate of 6.2% is much higher than in most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 55.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 63.9%. For those employed, 61.1% are in full-time roles, though the unemployment rate is a little above the national figure of 5.1%.
55.4% ▼ -4.8%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.2%
- 2016: 53.1%
- 2021: 55.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.1% ▲ +0.1%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.1%
- 2016: 61.0%
- 2021: 61.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the main employer at 17.5%, followed by education and training at 11.9% and retail trade at 10.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is led by technicians and trades at 16.4% and professionals at 16.3%, with labourers making up another 14.6% 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 Narrogin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51093/narrogin/topic/employment