8.6% ▲ +176.9%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 8.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Glen Huon · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Glen Huon
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people are out of work in Glen Huon than in most similar areas. While 62% of adults are working or looking for work, the unemployment rate is 8.6%, which is well above the national figure of 5.1%. This creates a local job market where finding steady work is more challenging than in other parts of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is a little above the Tasmanian figure, and only 50% of the workforce is employed full-time. This is well below the 58.9% seen across Australia.
62.0% ▲ +8.9%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.0%
- 2016: 57.1%
- 2021: 62.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.0% ▼ -5.7%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.0%
- 2016: 52.7%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 13.4%, followed closely by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 10.9% and construction at 10.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 17.2%, with technicians and trades workers following at 16.6% and managers at 15%.
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 Glen Huon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60229/glen-huon/topic/employment