0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Nugent · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Nugent
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A zero per cent unemployment rate marks the current job market in Nugent, where full-time work is far more common than in other areas. This stable employment landscape sees 66.1% of the workforce in full-time roles, which is well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 60.6% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure similar to the national average. Full-time employment is far above the Tasmania average at 66.1%, while the unemployment rate is well below both state and national levels at 0.0%.
60.6% —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 63.2%
- 2021: 60.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
66.1% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 72.9%
- 2021: 66.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 19.6%. Other notable sectors include retail trade and administrative support, both at 8.9%, followed by agriculture, forestry, fishing, education and training at 7.1% each.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 19.6%, followed by labourers at 16.1%. Managers, professionals, and sales workers each account for 10.7% 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 Nugent [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60469/nugent/topic/employment