18.0% ▲ +356.0%
Higher than 93% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 18.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Jeparit · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Jeparit
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower proportion of people are working or looking for work in Jeparit compared to the rest of the state. Only 34.8% of adults are in the labour force, while the unemployment rate has climbed sharply to 18.0%. This creates a significant gap between the town and national employment trends.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is among the lowest for similar areas, falling to 34.8% since 2011. Full-time employment is also far below the Victorian figure of 59.2%, sitting at 47.7%.
34.8% ▼ -13.4%
Lower than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 40.2%
- 2016: 51.1%
- 2021: 34.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
47.7% ▼ -19.1%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 58.9%
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 47.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the main industry for local workers at 30.2%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 10.5%. Other common sectors include retail and education, each employing 8.1% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service roles are the most common occupation at 18.6%. Managers and labourers both make up 14.0% of the workforce, while clerical and administrative staff account for 11.6%.
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 Jeparit [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222035/jeparit/topic/employment