3.5% ▼ -35.4%
Lower than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 3.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cowell · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Cowell
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people are working or looking for work in Cowell than in most similar areas. Only 48.7% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This reflects a smaller workforce compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work has fallen by 7.4 percentage points since 2011. Full-time employment is also well below the state average at 50.9%, though the unemployment rate is a little below the national figure at 3.5%.
48.7% ▼ -13.1%
Lower than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 56.1%
- 2016: 52.1%
- 2021: 48.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.9% ▼ -5.4%
Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 53.8%
- 2016: 54.9%
- 2021: 50.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry here, employing 19.3% of the workforce. Construction follows at 14.7%, with health care and social assistance making up 12.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common occupation at 19.1%. This is followed by machinery operators and drivers at 15.2% and technicians and trades at 14.4%.
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 Cowell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL421008/cowell/topic/employment