4.3% ▼ -28.4%
Lower than 70% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Katherine · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Katherine
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A drop of 6.4 percentage points in the number of adults working or looking for work since 2011 marks a shift in the Katherine workforce. However, those who are employed are more likely to have full-time roles than people in most other parts of the country. This stability is reflected in a low unemployment rate of 4.3%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far above the national figure at 73.6%, and this has risen slightly since 2011. While 60% of adults are working or looking for work, the unemployment rate is lower than most areas at 4.3%.
60.0% ▼ -9.7%
Lower than 59% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 66.4%
- 2016: 47.2%
- 2021: 60.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
73.6% ▲ +2.2%
Higher than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 72.0%
- 2016: 72.3%
- 2021: 73.6%
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 here, employing 19.3% of the workforce. Public administration and safety follow at 15.9%, with education and training at 10.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 18.9%. Community and personal service workers account for 17.4%, while technicians and tradespeople make up 15.3% of the local workforce.
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 Katherine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED70017/katherine/topic/employment