3.4% ▲ +18.3%
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Clare · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Clare
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Clare than in most similar areas. While the unemployment rate is quite low at 3.4%, the proportion of people in full-time roles has fallen since 2011. This shift reflects a changing local workforce that now relies heavily on health and retail services.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is a little below the national figure at 3.4%. However, the share of adults working or looking for work is well below the Australian average, falling 3.5 points since 2011 to 57.5%.
57.5% ▼ -5.8%
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 61.1%
- 2016: 58.2%
- 2021: 57.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.5% ▼ -7.4%
Lower than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 58.8%
- 2016: 55.7%
- 2021: 54.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 14.3%, followed by retail trade at 10.9% and accommodation and food services at 10.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common at 17%, while technicians and trades make up 16.6% of the local workforce. Labourers, managers, and community service workers also form significant parts of the 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 Clare [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL415009/clare/topic/employment