6.8% ▼ -51.5%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 6.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Harrisville · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Harrisville
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest professional group in Harrisville (L), representing 23.8% of the workforce. While more adults are working or looking for work than in 2011, the unemployment rate of 6.8% remains much higher than in most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61% of adults are working or looking for work, which is about the same as the national figure. However, the typical full-time employment rate has fallen by 7.4 percentage points since 2011 to 56.5%.
61.0% ▲ +23.1%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 49.6%
- 2016: 50.3%
- 2021: 61.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.5% ▼ -11.6%
Higher than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 63.9%
- 2016: 63.6%
- 2021: 56.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 13.9%, followed by retail trade at 10.3% and manufacturing at 9.9%. Health care and social assistance also account for 9.9% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Beyond the high number of tradespeople, 15.2% of residents work in community and personal services. Other common roles include sales workers at 14.3% and clerical or administrative staff at 11.7%.
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 Harrisville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322057/harrisville/topic/employment