6.4% ▼ -44.9%
Higher than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 6.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mossman · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Mossman
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults in Mossman are working or looking for work than in 2011, though full-time roles have fallen. While the unemployment rate has dropped to 6.4% over the last decade, the area still sees more people out of work than the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 52.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment has also fallen since 2011 to 53.4%, a level well below the Queensland average.
52.1% ▲ +14.4%
Lower than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 45.5%
- 2016: 63.0%
- 2021: 52.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.4% ▼ -11.7%
Lower than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 60.4%
- 2016: 66.3%
- 2021: 53.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Retail trade is the most common industry for workers here at 14.8%, followed by accommodation and food services and health care, which both sit at 11.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 19.3%, while labourers and community and personal service workers follow at 15.7% and 15.4%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Mossman
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Mossman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315068/mossman/topic/employment