5.6% ▼ -26.4%
Higher than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 5.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Millicent · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Millicent
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in Millicent, where 15.7% of the workforce is employed in these roles. The town faces a significant employment challenge, as the proportion of adults working or looking for work is far below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 48% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that has fallen by 19 points since 2011 and is far below the national rate. Full-time employment is also well below the Australian figure at 52.5%, while the unemployment rate sits at 5.6%.
48.0% ▼ -27.9%
Lower than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 66.5%
- 2016: 62.5%
- 2021: 48.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.5% ▼ -6.4%
Lower than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 56.1%
- 2016: 52.6%
- 2021: 52.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is led by health care and social assistance at 15.7%, followed closely by manufacturing at 14.8%. Other common industries include retail trade at 11.5% and construction at 10.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common occupation at 17.2%, closely followed by technicians and trades at 16.8%. Community and personal service roles make up 16% of jobs, while managers and clerical staff account for 10.2% and 9.8% respectively.
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 Millicent [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL415029/millicent/topic/employment