9.0% ▲ +27.5%
Higher than 89% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 9.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Taylor · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Taylor
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A 9% unemployment rate puts Taylor well above the South Australian and national figures. While full-time work is common, the share of adults working or looking for work has fallen since 2011. This reflects a challenging local job market where many residents struggle to find steady employment.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Unemployment is well above the state rate of 5.4%, and the proportion of adults working or looking for work has dropped to 58.6% since 2011. Full-time employment sits at 58.9%, which is about the same as the national figure.
58.6% ▼ -5.8%
Lower than 66% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 62.2%
- 2016: 61.9%
- 2021: 58.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.9% ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 51% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 63.6%
- 2016: 61.6%
- 2021: 58.9%
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 residents at 14.2%, followed by retail trade at 11.7% and manufacturing at 9.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 15.9%, closely followed by community and personal service workers at 15.6% and technicians and trades people 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 Taylor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40042/taylor/topic/employment