5.2% ▲ +33.2%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 5.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Forest · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Forest
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More than 63% of adults in Forest are working or looking for work, which is well above the Tasmanian figure. This suggests a highly active local workforce, though it faces an unemployment rate of 5.2% that is higher than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 63.7% of adults are in the labour force, a figure that sits well above the state average of 58.2%. Full-time employment for 56.7% of residents is slightly higher than the state figure but a little below the national average.
63.7% ▼ -11.7%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.2%
- 2016: 67.2%
- 2021: 63.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.7% ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.2%
- 2016: 58.3%
- 2021: 56.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Employment is spread across several key sectors, with agriculture, forestry and fishing being the most common at 21.7%. Manufacturing and retail trade also play large roles, accounting for 16.6% and 14.7% of jobs respectively.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is led by managers and labourers, who make up 23% and 22.6% of roles. Sales workers follow at 13.4%, while machinery operators and drivers account for 11.5% of occupations.
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 Forest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60208/forest/topic/employment