5.3% ▲ +10.4%
Higher than 65% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 5.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Perth · Urban Area
Jobs & Industry in Perth
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Perth than in most other areas, with 65.2% of the adult population active in the labour market. This high level of activity supports a diverse economy where health care and professional roles are the most common. Full-time employment remains steady, though it has dipped slightly over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 65.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is a little above the Australian average at 60.0%, though this is 3.2 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.
65.2% ▲ +1.3%
Higher than 88% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 64.4%
- 2016: 63.8%
- 2021: 65.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.0% ▼ -5.1%
Higher than 68% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 63.2%
- 2016: 61.4%
- 2021: 60.0%
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 14.1%, followed by retail trade and construction, which both employ 8.9% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation for 23.8% of workers. Technicians and trades people make up the next largest group at 14.7%.
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 Perth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/5009/perth/topic/employment