10.2% ▲ +206.2%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 10.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Normanton · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Normanton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A gap of over 5 percentage points separates the unemployment rate in Normanton from both the state and national figures. While full-time work is very common here, the overall proportion of adults working or looking for work has fallen since 2011. This creates a mixed employment landscape for the town.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 10.2%, which is much higher than most areas and well above the national figure of 5.1%. At the same time, full-time employment is far above the national rate at 69.4%.
54.9% ▼ -12.3%
Higher than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 62.6%
- 2016: 55.5%
- 2021: 54.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
69.4% ▲ +4.9%
Higher than 95% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 66.2%
- 2016: 62.0%
- 2021: 69.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the most common industry at 16.8%, followed closely by education and training at 16.3% and health care at 15.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 18.5%, with community and personal service workers following at 17.6%.
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 Normanton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321079/normanton/topic/employment