4.7% ▲ +112.1%
Higher than 50% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 4.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Esk · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Esk
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A sharp drop in employment has reshaped Esk since 2011, with the proportion of adults working or looking for work falling by 37 percentage points. This decline is most visible in full-time roles, which now make up only 46.5% of the population. While the job market has shrunk, the unemployment rate remains around the middle for similar areas at 4.7%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 36.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Full-time employment has also fallen significantly since 2011, leaving Esk far below the national figure of 58.9%.
36.8% ▼ -50.2%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 73.8%
- 2016: 59.8%
- 2021: 36.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
46.5% ▼ -33.9%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 70.3%
- 2016: 57.8%
- 2021: 46.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 16.4%, followed by accommodation and food services at 12.0% and retail trade at 11.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service workers are the most common occupation at 20.4%, with labourers making up another 17.8% 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 Esk [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315033/esk/topic/employment