7.7% ▲ +73.1%
Higher than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 7.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Texas · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Texas
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Texas compared to the rest of the country. Only 43.5% of adults are in the labour force, which is 18 percentage points below the national figure. This shift is part of a long-term trend, as the number of people working or seeking work has dropped significantly since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The local unemployment rate is 7.7%, which is a little above the Queensland figure of 5.4% and much higher than most similar areas. Full-time employment has also fallen 14 points since 2011 and now sits at 54.4%, well below the national average.
43.5% ▼ -30.4%
Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 62.6%
- 2016: 54.4%
- 2021: 43.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.4% ▼ -20.8%
Lower than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 68.7%
- 2016: 65.9%
- 2021: 54.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry here, employing 17.6% of the workforce. Other significant sectors include health care and social assistance at 12.6% and retail trade at 12.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 21.8%. This is followed by machinery operators and drivers at 12.6%, and community and personal service workers at 12.1%.
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 Texas [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321101/texas/topic/employment