4.6% ▼ -25.4%
Lower than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 4.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Nome · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Nome
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults have been working or looking for work in Nome since 2011, though full-time employment remains strong. About 62.2% of the population is employed full-time, a figure that is well above both the state and national averages.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 63.6% of adults are working or looking for work, this is down 7.3 percentage points from 2011. The unemployment rate is 4.6%, which is about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures.
63.6% ▼ -10.3%
Higher than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 70.9%
- 2016: 63.4%
- 2021: 63.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.2% ▲ +0.8%
Higher than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 61.7%
- 2016: 63.8%
- 2021: 62.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The biggest employer in the area is health care and social assistance at 14.9%, followed by construction at 10.9%. Other common industries include retail trade and transport and warehousing, both at 9.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 18.9%. Clerical and administrative roles follow at 15.3%, while professionals and machinery operators both account for 13.1% of the 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 Nome [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321078/nome/topic/employment