4.4% ▼ -14.0%
Lower than 65% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Blain · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Blain
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly 70% of working-age adults in Blain are employed full-time, a figure far above the national average. This is a highly active workforce where a large proportion of people are working or looking for work compared to most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 69.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the Northern Territory and national figures. Unemployment is lower than most areas at 4.4%, a rate that has barely changed since 2011.
69.6% ▲ +6.8%
Higher than 91% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 65.2%
- 2016: 72.0%
- 2021: 69.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
69.5% ▼ -3.1%
Higher than 96% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 71.7%
- 2016: 74.5%
- 2021: 69.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the most common industry here, employing 20.1% of the workforce. Other common sectors include health care and social assistance at 11.3% and construction at 10.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 17.2%. They are followed closely by community and personal service workers at 16.4% and clerical and administrative staff at 16.2%.
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 Blain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED70005/blain/topic/employment