4.1% ▲ +31.5%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
East Cam · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in East Cam
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time work has become much more common in East Cam, where 69.6% of the workforce now holds a full-time role. This is far above the Tasmanian figure of 54.9%. The local job market is steady, with a typical balance of professional and trade roles across the area.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 59.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the state average. The unemployment rate is 4.1%, slightly lower than the 5.9% seen across Tasmania.
59.3% ▼ -3.6%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.5%
- 2016: 60.7%
- 2021: 59.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
69.6% ▲ +7.8%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.5%
- 2016: 49.4%
- 2021: 69.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Work in East Cam is spread across several sectors, led by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 13.0%. Manufacturing and public administration and safety both follow at 11.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 21.7%, followed closely by technicians and trades at 20.3%. Managers account for 15.9% 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 East Cam [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60175/east-cam/topic/employment