5.1% ▼ -29.4%
Higher than 57% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 5.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Jordan · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Jordan
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the main employer in Jordan, where 14.4% of the workforce is employed in this sector. This is a highly active job market where 73.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A huge 73.1% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that has risen 10 points since 2011. This activity is reflected in full-time employment, which is well above the Australian average at 64.3%.
73.1% ▲ +16.1%
Higher than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 63.0%
- 2016: 61.1%
- 2021: 73.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.3% ▲ +8.3%
Higher than 87% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 59.4%
- 2016: 57.4%
- 2021: 64.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 14.4%, followed by retail trade and construction, both at 9.3%. Manufacturing and public administration also employ a notable share of the population.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 19.5%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff at 15.1%, and technicians and tradespeople at 14.3%.
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 Jordan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30039/jordan/topic/employment