55.0% —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
East Arm · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Only 55% of adults in East Arm are working or looking for work, which is well below the figures for the Northern Territory and Australia. This means a much larger share of the local adult population is not in the workforce compared to most other areas.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Just 55% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that is well below the Northern Territory's 61.7% and Australia's 61.1%.
55.0% —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries people work in is Retail trade at 109%, ahead of Education & training (27%).
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common occupations people work in is Managers at 82%, ahead of Professionals (27%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in East Arm [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70085/east-arm/topic/employment