4.5% ▼ -43.7%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 4.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Reid · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Reid
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Reid than in most similar areas. The suburb is a professional hub where 63% of the workforce is employed full-time, a figure well above the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 64.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is higher than most similar areas, though well below the ACT figure of 69.6%. The unemployment rate is 4.5%, which is about the same as the national figure.
64.6% ▲ +10.2%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.6%
- 2016: 58.8%
- 2021: 64.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.0% ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.1%
- 2016: 65.6%
- 2021: 63.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the main employer for 33.8% of residents. Other common industries include professional and technical services at 15.3% and education and training at 11%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is dominated by professional roles, which account for 39.9% of jobs. Managers make up another 20.2%, while clerical and administrative roles represent 13.6%.
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 Reid [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80113/reid/topic/employment