12.3% ▼ -49.8%
Higher than 95% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 12.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Arnhem · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Arnhem
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A small fraction of adults in Arnhem are working or looking for work, at just 38.8%. While the number of people in the workforce has fallen since 2011, those who do have jobs are much more likely to be employed full-time than the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 38.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the figures for the Northern Territory and Australia. While the unemployment rate is well above the national level at 12.3%, this is a big drop from the 24.5% seen in 2011.
38.8% ▼ -16.7%
Lower than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 46.5%
- 2016: 41.3%
- 2021: 38.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
68.4% ▲ +9.6%
Higher than 94% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 62.4%
- 2016: 62.6%
- 2021: 68.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the biggest employer here at 28.5%. Other common industries include education and training at 15.1%, and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 9.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 22.0%. This is followed by community and personal service workers at 19.7% and technicians and trades at 13.1%.
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 Arnhem [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED70003/arnhem/topic/employment