2.9% ▼ -46.1%
Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 2.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Erakala · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Erakala
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in Erakala, where 16.5% of the workforce is employed in the sector. This is a highly active workforce with a very low unemployment rate of 2.9%, which is a little below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common here, with 75.1% of adults in the labour force, a figure far above the national average. Full-time employment is also well above the state at 65.3%, though this has fallen 3.5 percentage points since 2011.
75.1% ▲ +19.5%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 62.8%
- 2016: 42.1%
- 2021: 75.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.3% ▼ -5.1%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 68.8%
- 2016: 54.9%
- 2021: 65.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond health care, mining is a major employer at 16.1%. Other services (8.5%), education and training (7.6%), and construction (6.8%) also make up significant parts of the local economy.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers are the largest occupational group at 22.5%. This is followed by clerical and administrative staff at 18.6%, professionals at 15.7%, and managers at 12.7%.
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 Erakala [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322040/erakala/topic/employment