7.6% ▼ -14.5%
Higher than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 7.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Berri · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Berri
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A gap of over 8 percentage points separates Berri from the national average in the proportion of adults working or looking for work. While 58.5% of the local workforce is employed full-time, the area faces a higher unemployment rate than most similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 53% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the South Australian figure of 60%. Unemployment is a little above the national figure at 7.6%, though this has fallen 1.3 percentage points since 2011.
53.0% ▲ +1.6%
Higher than 50% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 52.1%
- 2016: 49.4%
- 2021: 53.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.5% ▼ -2.4%
Higher than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 60.0%
- 2016: 62.9%
- 2021: 58.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The biggest employers in Berri are in health care and social assistance at 16.7%, followed by manufacturing at 12.1% and retail trade at 11.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 20%, while professionals account for 17.2% and community and personal service workers make up 15.7% of the local workforce.
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 Berri [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL415006/berri/topic/employment