3.3% ▲ +35.4%
Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 3.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Emerald · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Emerald
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly one in five people in Emerald work in mining, making it the town's biggest industry. This focus on heavy industry helps drive a strong local job market, where 73.7% of adults are working or looking for work.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well above the national figure at 66.2%, although this is 5.7 percentage points lower than in 2011. The unemployment rate is 3.3%, which is a little below the national figure and most other areas.
73.7% ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 98% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 76.3%
- 2016: 70.4%
- 2021: 73.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
66.2% ▼ -7.9%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 71.9%
- 2016: 66.8%
- 2021: 66.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the dominant employer at 18.7%, followed by retail trade at 10.8% and education and training at 9.1%. Health care, social assistance, accommodation, and food services also make up significant portions of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 18.5%. They are followed by machinery operators and drivers at 14.9% and professionals at 14.0%.
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 Emerald [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL313004/emerald/topic/employment