3.9% ▼ -29.3%
Lower than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 3.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Jacobs Well · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Jacobs Well
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Jacobs Well than in most similar areas. The local workforce is strong, with a typical person more likely to hold a full-time role compared to the national figure. This translates to a stable job market where the unemployment rate is now just 3.9%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common here, with 68.0% of adults active in the labour force, which is well above the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Full-time employment is also a little above the national average at 61.7%, though this has fallen 4.9 points since 2011.
68.0% ▲ +3.5%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 65.8%
- 2016: 53.8%
- 2021: 68.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.7% ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 66.7%
- 2016: 61.7%
- 2021: 61.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the biggest employer in Jacobs Well, accounting for 18.8% of jobs. Other common industries include manufacturing at 9.3% and health care and social assistance at 9.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common roles for locals are technicians and trades at 18.0%, followed closely by managers at 16.8% and clerical and administrative workers at 15.2%.
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 Jacobs Well [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315045/jacobs-well/topic/employment