7.1% ▼ -26.4%
Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 7.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Gladstone · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Gladstone
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Gladstone (L) (SA) than in most other areas. Only 40.2% of adults are in the labour force, a figure that has fallen since 2011. This means a larger portion of the local population is retired or not seeking employment compared to the state average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the national figure at 50.7%, and the unemployment rate is a little above the state average at 7.1%. The number of people working or looking for work is far below both South Australia and Australia.
40.2% ▼ -13.9%
Lower than 84% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 46.7%
- 2016: 45.8%
- 2021: 40.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.7% ▼ -10.3%
Lower than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 56.5%
- 2016: 50.7%
- 2021: 50.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 14.8%, followed by retail trade at 11.8% and transport and warehousing at 11.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service roles are the most frequent occupation at 18.2%, while machinery operators and drivers make up 15.8% 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 Gladstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL421012/gladstone/topic/employment