6.2% ▼ -45.0%
Higher than 84% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 6.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Gympie · Urban Area
Jobs & Industry in Gympie
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Gympie than in most similar areas. Only 50.1% of the adult population is in the workforce, and the typical person is less likely to have a full-time job compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work rose 4.4 percentage points since 2011 to 50.1%, though this remains far below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also well below the state average at 54.2%, while the unemployment rate is 6.2%, which is much higher than most similar areas.
50.1% ▲ +9.6%
Lower than 86% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 45.7%
- 2016: 43.7%
- 2021: 50.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.2% ▼ -4.1%
Lower than 79% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 56.5%
- 2016: 54.8%
- 2021: 54.2%
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 15.4%, followed by retail trade at 12.0%. Construction, manufacturing, and education also make up significant parts of the local economy.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up 15.4% of the workforce, just slightly ahead of labourers at 15.1%. Community and personal service roles account for 14.4% of jobs, while professionals and clerical staff make up 13.3% and 11.6% respectively.
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 Gympie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/3008/gympie/topic/employment