4.3% ▼ -41.9%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Exeter · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Exeter
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in Exeter, where 16.6% of the local workforce is employed in this sector. The area sees a high proportion of full-time work, though overall employment levels are lower than in many other parts of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 56.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is lower than most areas and well below the national figure. However, for those who are employed, 58.8% are in full-time roles, a rate well above the Tasmanian average.
56.7% ▼ -1.6%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.6%
- 2016: 53.1%
- 2021: 56.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.8% ▼ -0.1%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.8%
- 2016: 54.1%
- 2021: 58.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is led by health care and social assistance (16.6%), followed by construction (9.5%) and education and training (9.2%). Other notable employers include manufacturing at 8.9% and accommodation and food services at 8.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades people make up the largest group of workers at 20.9%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers (13.8%) and professionals (13.2%), while managers and clerical staff each account for 12.3% of the 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 Exeter [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60195/exeter/topic/employment