9.1% ▲ +58.6%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 9.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
McArthur · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in McArthur
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time work is the norm for most employed people in McArthur, where 76.6% of the workforce holds a full-time role. However, the area faces a significant challenge with a very low proportion of adults working or looking for work compared to the rest of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 31.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. For those who are employed, full-time rates are well above the Territory's 68.7%, but the unemployment rate of 9.1% is much higher than most areas.
31.7% ▼ -32.2%
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.7%
- 2016: 50.6%
- 2021: 31.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
76.6% ▲ +51.2%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.7%
- 2016: 68.1%
- 2021: 76.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is dominated by two main sectors, with 27.1% of people working in mining and 25.2% in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Manual roles are common here, with labourers making up 24.3% of the workforce and machinery operators and drivers accounting for 20.6%.
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 McArthur [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70180/mcarthur/topic/employment