4.0% ▼ -3.5%
Lower than 77% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 4.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Moore (Agricultural) · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Moore (Agricultural)
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Moore (Agricultural) compared to the rest of the state, with a rate of 56.1%. While this is well below the Western Australian figure, full-time work remains common for those who are employed.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is 56.1%, which is much lower than most areas and fell 4.1 points since 2011. However, unemployment is low at 4.0%, slightly below the national figure.
56.1% ▼ -6.9%
Lower than 77% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 60.2%
- 2016: 56.8%
- 2021: 56.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.8% ▼ -3.5%
Higher than 71% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 63.0%
- 2016: 61.6%
- 2021: 60.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 22.5% of the workforce. Other common sectors include construction and mining, each at 8.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 22.4%. This is followed by technicians and trades at 15.3%, and labourers at 13.5%.
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 Moore (Agricultural) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED53701/moore/topic/employment