4.4% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Palmerston City · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Palmerston City
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A huge proportion of adults in Palmerston City are working or looking for work, with 72.6% active in the labour force. This is far above the figures for both the Northern Territory and Australia. It is a busy working area where full-time employment is more common than in most similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 4.4%, which is a little below the Northern Territory figure and about the same as the national rate. While full-time work is more common than in most similar areas, it is well below the Territory average at 61.5%.
72.6% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.5% —
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 17.4%, followed closely by accommodation and food services at 15.6%. Other main industries include professional and technical services at 11%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service roles are the most common occupation at 28.4%. Technicians and trades make up 21.1% of the workforce, while clerical and administrative workers account for 16.5%.
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 Palmerston City [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70216/palmerston-city/topic/employment