8.3% ▲ +380.0%
Higher than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 8.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Monto · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Monto
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More than eight per cent of the workforce is unemployed in Monto, meaning job security is a pressing issue for the town. This unemployment rate is well above the national figure and has risen sharply over the last decade. While health and education are the main employers, fewer adults are working or looking for work than in most other similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 44.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment has fallen 16 points since 2011, and the unemployment rate has climbed to 8.3%, which is much higher than most similar areas.
44.6% ▼ -24.5%
Lower than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 59.0%
- 2016: 42.4%
- 2021: 44.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.0% ▼ -22.0%
Higher than 50% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 71.8%
- 2016: 60.4%
- 2021: 56.0%
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 15.3%, followed by education and training at 14.2%. Retail trade accounts for 12% of jobs, while agriculture, forestry and fishing employ 9% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common workers at 15.6%, followed by professionals at 13.4%. Community and personal service workers make up 13.1% of the local workforce, with technicians, trades, and managers each accounting for around 12%.
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 Monto [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315065/monto/topic/employment