4.5% ▲ +14.6%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 4.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Isaacs · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Isaacs
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment has grown significantly in Isaacs since 2011, with 66.9% of the workforce now in these roles. This high level of full-time work is well above the national figure, though a smaller proportion of adults overall are working or looking for work compared to other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 66.9% of workers are employed full-time—which is much higher than most areas—only 57.5% of adults are working or looking for work. This is far below the ACT figure of 69.6%. The unemployment rate is 4.5%, which is about the same as the national figure.
57.5% ▼ -5.6%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.9%
- 2016: 57.5%
- 2021: 57.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
66.9% ▲ +1.4%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.0%
- 2016: 65.0%
- 2021: 66.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the dominant employer in Isaacs, accounting for 32.1% of jobs. Other common industries include health care and social assistance at 16%, and professional and technical services at 11.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are very common here, making up 38% of occupations. Managers account for another 20.2%, while 14.9% of the workforce do clerical or administrative work.
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 Isaacs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80078/isaacs/topic/employment