6.7% ▲ +54.2%
Higher than 84% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 6.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ipswich · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Ipswich
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much higher unemployment than most similar areas marks the local job market in Ipswich. While 60.9% of residents work full-time, the unemployment rate has risen to 6.7% since 2011. This is higher than both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 60.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is roughly the same as the national figure. However, full-time employment has fallen by 4.6 percentage points since 2011 to reach 60.9%.
60.6% ▼ -3.3%
Lower than 55% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 62.7%
- 2016: 61.4%
- 2021: 60.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.9% ▼ -7.0%
Higher than 72% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 65.5%
- 2016: 64.3%
- 2021: 60.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 16.4%, followed by public administration and safety at 10.7%. Retail trade (10.1%), education and training (9.2%), and manufacturing (8.0%) also employ significant numbers of people.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 16.7%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 14.9%, community and personal service workers at 14.3%, and clerical and administrative staff at 13.8%.
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 Ipswich [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30037/ipswich/topic/employment