12.8% ▼ -27.9%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 12.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lajamanu · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Lajamanu
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Few adults are working or looking for work in Lajamanu, where only 28% of the adult population is in the labour force. This is far below the national figure of 61.1%. The local job market is small, with a high unemployment rate of 12.8% compared to the national rate of 5.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 28% of adults are working or looking for work, which is among the lowest levels for similar areas. Full-time employment is also low at 56.4%, sitting well below the Northern Territory figure of 68.7%.
28.0% ▼ -31.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.5%
- 2016: 38.2%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.4% ▲ +4.9%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.7%
- 2016: 42.7%
- 2021: 56.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is concentrated in a few sectors, with 30.9% of people working in education and training. Health care and social assistance make up 23.6% of jobs, while public administration and safety account for 20.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service workers are the most common, making up 35.5% of occupations. Professionals follow at 22.7%, while managers and labourers account for 10.9% and 9.1% respectively.
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 Lajamanu [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70152/lajamanu/topic/employment