6.6% ▲ +341.6%
Higher than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 6.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kitchener · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Kitchener
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment has fallen 11 percentage points since 2011 in Kitchener (L). While 61.7% of adults are now working or looking for work, the unemployment rate has risen to 6.6%, which is a little above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is much higher than in most similar areas. However, full-time work is less common here than across the state, with the typical rate sitting at 54.3%.
61.7% ▼ -9.4%
Higher than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 68.1%
- 2016: 65.1%
- 2021: 61.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.3% ▼ -16.5%
Lower than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 65.1%
- 2016: 63.2%
- 2021: 54.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 14.8%, followed by retail trade at 11.9% and mining at 10.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 22.6%, while 14.8% of the workforce are machinery operators and drivers.
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 Kitchener [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121061/kitchener/topic/employment