7.2% ▼ -29.8%
Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 7.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Maclean · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Maclean
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 Maclean than in most other areas, with only 39.5% in the workforce. This gap is huge compared to the national figure of 61.1%. While more people have found full-time work since 2011, the area still faces a higher unemployment rate than the state average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the national figure at 50.6%, and the unemployment rate of 7.2% is a little above the state average. The number of adults working or looking for work is far below both the state and national figures.
39.5% ▼ -3.1%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 40.8%
- 2016: 43.0%
- 2021: 39.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.6% ▲ +8.0%
Lower than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 46.8%
- 2016: 48.4%
- 2021: 50.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer for 21.3% of the workforce. Other common industries include retail trade at 11.9% and accommodation and food services at 8.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 17.5%. Labourers follow closely at 16%, while community and personal service workers account for 15% of the local 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 Maclean [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115100/maclean/topic/employment