5.9% ▲ +126.1%
Higher than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 5.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mitchell · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Mitchell
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people work full-time in Mitchell than in most similar areas. While 60.8% of the workforce has a full-time role, the number of adults working or looking for work has fallen sharply since 2011. This shift is mirrored by an unemployment rate that has also risen over the decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 50.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This is a significant drop from 2011, and the unemployment rate has risen to 5.9% in the same period.
50.3% ▼ -25.6%
Lower than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 67.6%
- 2016: 67.1%
- 2021: 50.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.8% ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 65.3%
- 2016: 55.1%
- 2021: 60.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry here, employing 15.7% of the workforce. Other main employers include retail trade at 13.6% and public administration and safety at 9.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 20.7%. Community and personal service workers follow at 17.3%, with technicians and tradespeople accounting for 12.3% 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 Mitchell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321074/mitchell/topic/employment