3.5% ▲ +14.0%
Lower than 86% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 3.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Alice Springs · Urban Area
Jobs & Industry in Alice Springs
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people are working or looking for work in Alice Springs than in most other areas, with 69.3% of adults active in the labour market. This high level of activity is matched by a very low unemployment rate of 3.5%, which is lower than both the territory and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far above the national figure at 71.3%, though this is a little lower than it was in 2011. The number of adults working or looking for work has remained steady since 2011 at around 69%.
69.3% ▼ -0.1%
Higher than 99% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 69.4%
- 2016: 66.6%
- 2021: 69.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
71.3% ▼ -2.4%
Higher than 99% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 73.1%
- 2016: 73.8%
- 2021: 71.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer here at 22.5%, followed by public administration and safety at 17.4%. Education and training also makes up a significant share of the local workforce at 9.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 25.4%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 17.6% and clerical and administrative staff at 12.7%.
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 Alice Springs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/7001/alice-springs/topic/employment