6.1% ▲ +5.7%
Higher than 76% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 6.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Pumicestone · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Pumicestone
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A small number of residents are in the workforce in Pumicestone, where only 45.2% of adults are working or looking for work. This is far below the national figure of 61.1%, and the proportion of people working full-time has fallen by 8.1 percentage points since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is among the lowest for similar areas, sitting 16 points below Queensland's 61.6%. While the unemployment rate is 6.1%, which is a little above the Australian figure of 5.1%, it has barely changed since 2011.
45.2% ▼ -26.1%
Lower than 94% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 61.1%
- 2016: 59.3%
- 2021: 45.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.0% ▼ -13.1%
Lower than 86% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 62.1%
- 2016: 61.8%
- 2021: 54.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 15.3%, followed by construction at 12.9% and retail trade at 10.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 16.3%, while community and personal service workers account for 13.9% of the workforce.
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 Pumicestone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30070/pumicestone/topic/employment