13.1% ▲ +108.7%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 13.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Hobart · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Hobart
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly one in five workers in Hobart are employed in health care and social assistance. This is the city's largest industry, though the area faces a significant challenge with an unemployment rate of 13.1%, which is well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is among the highest for areas of this size, sitting well above the Tasmanian figure by 7.1 points. Only 57.2% of adults are working or looking for work, and full-time employment is well below the Australian average.
57.2% ▲ +0.6%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.8%
- 2016: 53.8%
- 2021: 57.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.5% ▼ -22.8%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.5%
- 2016: 60.2%
- 2021: 50.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance lead the way at 19.4%, followed by accommodation and food services at 17.6%. Retail trade accounts for 11.4% of the workforce, while education and training make up 9.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 31.3%. Community and personal service workers represent 16.7% of the workforce, while managers account for 12.4%.
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 Hobart [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60276/hobart/topic/employment