1.8% ▲ +31.9%
Lower than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 1.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Jamestown · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Jamestown
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people are working or looking for work in Jamestown than in most similar areas. The local job market is very strong, with an unemployment rate of just 1.8%, which is well below both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is higher than in most areas at 59.4%. While 57.7% of adults are working or looking for work, this is well below the Australian figure of 61.1%.
57.7% ▲ +2.0%
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 56.6%
- 2016: 56.9%
- 2021: 57.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.4% ▼ -2.0%
Higher than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 60.6%
- 2016: 59.5%
- 2021: 59.4%
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 15.9%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 12.7%. Other main industries include education and training at 10.0% and retail trade at 9.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers and professionals are the most common roles, each making up 17.3% of the workforce. Technicians and tradespeople follow at 15.9%, while labourers account for 11.0%.
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 Jamestown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL415014/jamestown/topic/employment