4.4% ▼ -36.7%
Lower than 64% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
King · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in King
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high proportion of adults in King are working or looking for work, with 65.1% in the labour force. This is well above the national figure of 61.1%. The local job market has strengthened over the last decade, with the unemployment rate falling from 7.0% in 2011 to 4.4% in 2021.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
More people here are employed or seeking work than in most similar areas, and the unemployment rate is lower than most. Full-time employment stands at 59.7%, which is a little above the South Australian figure but has fallen by 2.4 percentage points since 2011.
65.1% ▲ +8.9%
Higher than 71% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 59.8%
- 2016: 62.1%
- 2021: 65.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.7% ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 58% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 62.1%
- 2016: 59.8%
- 2021: 59.7%
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, employing 14.9% of the workforce. Retail trade follows at 11.1%, while construction accounts for 10.1% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 17.7%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff at 15.9% and technicians and trades at 15.1%.
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 King [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40026/king/topic/employment