2.8% ▲ +14.8%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 2.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Chapman · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Chapman
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A low unemployment rate of 2.8% defines the local workforce in Chapman, where most people are in secure roles. While fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to the ACT average, those who are employed tend to be in high-skill professional or government roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61% of adults are working or looking for work, which is about the same as the national figure. Full-time employment is high at 62.1% compared to the national average, though this is well below the ACT's 65.8%.
61.0% ▼ -10.8%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.4%
- 2016: 62.0%
- 2021: 61.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.1% ▲ +1.5%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.2%
- 2016: 62.0%
- 2021: 62.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the biggest employer here, accounting for 30.4% of jobs. Professional and technical services follow at 14.1%, while health care and social assistance make up 11.6% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The area is dominated by high-level roles, with professionals making up 36.5% of workers and managers accounting for 22.6%. Clerical and administrative staff represent another 13% 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 Chapman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80034/chapman/topic/employment