6.4% ▼ -0.9%
Higher than 80% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 6.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Rockhampton · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Rockhampton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Rockhampton than they were in 2011, when the rate was 66.6% compared to 59.6% today. While full-time employment remains much higher here than in most similar areas, the local unemployment rate of 6.4% is also much higher than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work is common, with 61.6% of the workforce in full-time roles, which is a little above the national figure of 58.9%. However, this is down from 65.8% in 2011. The unemployment rate has stayed steady at 6.4% over the last decade.
59.6% ▼ -10.5%
Lower than 61% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 66.6%
- 2016: 67.6%
- 2021: 59.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.6% ▼ -6.3%
Higher than 76% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 65.8%
- 2016: 63.9%
- 2021: 61.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Rockhampton, taking up 18.7% of jobs. Retail trade follows at 10.0%, with education and training employing 9.3% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 16.1%, followed closely by technicians and trades at 15.8%. Community and personal service workers account for 14.8% of the local 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 Rockhampton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30073/rockhampton/topic/employment