3.7% ▲ +7.1%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Latham · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Latham
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A workforce that is well above the national average defines Latham, where 66.1% of adults are working or looking for work. While this is higher than most similar areas, it sits well below the Territory's figure. Most of these residents hold stable, full-time positions.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 63.3% of residents work full-time, which is well above the national figure but a little below the Territory's. The unemployment rate is 3.7%, which is about the same as the ACT and a little below the national rate.
66.1% ▼ -5.1%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.6%
- 2016: 66.1%
- 2021: 66.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.3% ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.6%
- 2016: 65.0%
- 2021: 63.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the most common industry here, employing 27.5% of the workforce. Construction and education and training also feature prominently, each employing about 11% of residents.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common, accounting for 25.9% of jobs. Managers and clerical or administrative staff follow, making up 15.9% and 15.4% of the local workforce respectively.
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 Latham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80084/latham/topic/employment