0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Laura · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Laura
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Administrative and support roles make up the biggest part of the local workforce in Laura. While the typical person here is more likely to be in a management or professional role, the number of adults working or looking for work has fallen sharply to 32.6% since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Unemployment has fallen to 0.0%, which is well below the national figure of 5.1%. However, the proportion of adults working or looking for work is far below the Queensland average, sitting at just 32.6%.
32.6% ▼ -25.8%
Lower than 94% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 43.9%
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 32.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.5% ▲ +4.1%
Higher than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 54.3%
- 2016: 76.7%
- 2021: 56.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Most of the local workforce is employed in administrative and support services (39.1%) and health care and social assistance (34.8%). Other common industries include accommodation and food services at 26.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly half of the workers in Laura are managers (43.5%), followed by professionals at 39.1%. Labourers make up 17.4% of the workforce, while technicians, trades, and community service roles each account for 13.0%.
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 Laura [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322071/laura/topic/employment