3.2% ▲ +44.3%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 3.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Pearce · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Pearce
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much higher full-time employment rates than the national average define the workforce in Pearce. While 62.9% of residents work full-time, this is well above the Australian figure of 58.9%. The local job market is stable, with an unemployment rate of 3.2% that is slightly lower than the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 64.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is higher than most areas and well above the national figure. However, this is well below the ACT average of 69.6%.
64.2% ▲ +0.2%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.1%
- 2016: 61.0%
- 2021: 64.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.9% ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.3%
- 2016: 65.9%
- 2021: 62.9%
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 29.7% of the workforce. Health care and social assistance follows at 15%, while professional and technical services account for 11.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is led by professionals at 31.6% and managers at 23.5%. Clerical and administrative roles make up 13.2% of jobs, while community and personal service workers represent 9.8%.
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 Pearce [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80109/pearce/topic/employment