5.3% ▼ -4.4%
Higher than 52% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 5.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Major Urban · Section of State
Jobs & Industry in Major Urban
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Major Urban, where 14.0% of the workforce is employed in these fields. This area has a strong workforce, with more adults working or looking for work than most similar areas. Around 59.9% of the population holds a full-time job.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The share of adults working or looking for work is 63.9%, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the national figure. While full-time employment fell 3.7 percentage points since 2011, the unemployment rate of 5.3% has barely changed.
63.9% ▲ +2.7%
Higher than 84% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 62.2%
- 2016: 61.7%
- 2021: 63.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.9% ▼ -5.8%
Higher than 68% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 63.5%
- 2016: 62.1%
- 2021: 59.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for workers in Major Urban are health care and social assistance at 14.0%, followed by professional and technical services at 9.6% and retail trade at 9.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 27.2%, while managers account for 13.6% and clerical and administrative roles represent 12.7% of the 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 Major Urban [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sos/SOS20/major-urban/topic/employment