7.1% ▲ +57.3%
Higher than 86% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 7.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Karama · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Karama
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher than typical share of people in Karama have full-time jobs, though the unemployment rate has risen since 2011. While 65.2% of the workforce is employed full-time, the local unemployment rate of 7.1% is now a little above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61.7% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that is about the same as both the Territory and the rest of Australia. Full-time employment is much higher here than in most similar areas, though this has fallen 4.9 points over the last decade.
61.7% ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 51% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 66.3%
- 2016: 56.9%
- 2021: 61.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.2% ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 89% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 70.1%
- 2016: 75.4%
- 2021: 65.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Work across the area is spread across several sectors, with health care and social assistance (13.7%) and public administration and safety (13.6%) being the most common industries.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common roles for locals are professionals at 17.3% and clerical and administrative workers at 15.7%, followed by technicians and trades at 15.2%.
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 Karama [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED70016/karama/topic/employment