5.4% ▼ -6.1%
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 5.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
South Australia · State / Territory
Jobs & Industry in South Australia
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A slightly lower share of people are working full-time in South Australia compared to the national figure. While the proportion of adults working or looking for work is around 60%, the state's full-time employment rate has fallen 3 points since 2011. This has left the area with a slightly lower employment profile than the rest of Australia.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work is much less common here than in most other states, with only 57.2% of people in this category. Meanwhile, 60% of adults are working or looking for work, and the unemployment rate is 5.4%, which is about the same as the national figure.
60.0% ▲ +0.2%
- 2011: 59.9%
- 2016: 58.3%
- 2021: 60.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.2% ▼ -5.0%
- 2011: 60.2%
- 2016: 58.3%
- 2021: 57.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 16.4%, followed by retail trade at 9.7% and education and training at 8.8%. Construction and manufacturing also employ significant shares of the workforce at 8.3% and 7.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 21.5%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 13.2%, while managers and community and personal service workers both sit at 13.0%.
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 South Australia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ste/4/south-australia/topic/employment