12.2% ▼ -21.6%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 12.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Howard · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Howard
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high unemployment rate of 12.2% marks the current job market in Howard. This is well above the national figure, and far fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to most other areas. The local workforce has seen a significant shift, with full-time employment dropping 10 percentage points since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 32.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Full-time employment is also much lower than most areas at 47.3%, while the unemployment rate remains high at 12.2%.
32.5% ▲ +3.8%
Lower than 94% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 67.7%
- 2021: 32.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
47.3% ▼ -18.1%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 57.8%
- 2016: 65.1%
- 2021: 47.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 19.8%, followed by retail trade at 14.1% and construction at 10.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service workers and labourers are the most common roles, each making up 16.8% of the workforce, with sales workers following closely at 15.6%.
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 Howard [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315043/howard/topic/employment