3.8% ▲ +2.0%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Hackett · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Hackett
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Public administration and safety is the primary employer in Hackett, where 34.2% of the workforce is employed in this sector. The area has a strong professional profile and a working rate of 66.1%, which is well above the national figure. This makes Hackett a highly employed hub compared to most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 66.1% of adults are working or looking for work, a rate well above the Australian average. While 61.0% of the workforce is employed full-time, this is well below the ACT figure. Unemployment is 3.8%, which is about the same as the territory average.
66.1% ▼ -0.2%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.2%
- 2016: 64.5%
- 2021: 66.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.0% ▼ -4.5%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.9%
- 2016: 62.1%
- 2021: 61.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Government and safety roles dominate the local workforce at 34.2%. Other common industries include education and training at 13.0% and professional and technical services at 12.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 38.8%, followed by managers at 25.9%. Clerical and administrative roles account for 10.6% 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 Hackett [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80069/hackett/topic/employment