2.8% ▲ +25.6%
Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 2.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Keith · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Keith
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very low unemployment rate of 2.8% means most working-age people in Keith have found a job. This stability is underpinned by a strong full-time workforce, though the proportion of people working or looking for work has dipped slightly since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
With 60.7% of adults working or looking for work, the area is more active than most similar places. Full-time employment is also higher than most areas at 59.3%, though this is a little lower than it was in 2011.
60.7% ▼ -2.6%
Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 62.4%
- 2016: 57.6%
- 2021: 60.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.3% ▼ -2.8%
Higher than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 61.0%
- 2016: 57.8%
- 2021: 59.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main employer for 19.1% of the workforce, followed by retail trade at 14.2% and construction at 13.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 19.1%, while managers and labourers also feature strongly at 17.3% and 14.8% 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 Keith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL421018/keith/topic/employment