5.1% ▼ -24.8%
Higher than 57% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 5.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ulverstone · Urban Area
Jobs & Industry in Ulverstone
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Ulverstone than they were in 2011, with the share of full-time employment falling by 5.4 points over the decade. This shift has left the area with a much lower proportion of full-time workers than most similar places. Despite this, the unemployment rate has improved since 2011 and now sits at 5.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Just 52.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also much lower than in most areas, sitting at 52.5%.
52.2% ▼ -2.2%
Lower than 78% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 53.3%
- 2016: 52.1%
- 2021: 52.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.5% ▼ -9.4%
Lower than 87% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 58.0%
- 2016: 55.3%
- 2021: 52.5%
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 10.6% and education and training at 9.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 16.5%, while technicians and trades people account for 14.9% 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 Ulverstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/6005/ulverstone/topic/employment