3.9% ▲ +3.0%
Lower than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 3.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lameroo · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Lameroo
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment in Lameroo is among the highest for similar areas, with 68.5% of the working population in full-time roles. While the typical resident is more likely to have a full-time job than those in the rest of the country, fewer adults overall are working or looking for work.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 49.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. However, unemployment is low at 3.9%, slightly lower than both the state and national rates.
49.9% ▼ -9.0%
Lower than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 54.8%
- 2016: 65.4%
- 2021: 49.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
68.5% ▲ +10.1%
Higher than 93% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 62.2%
- 2016: 52.9%
- 2021: 68.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main employer for 31.1% of the workforce. Other common industries include retail trade and health care and social assistance, each employing 9.9% of workers.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly one quarter of workers are managers, making up 23.0% of the local workforce. Technicians and trades follow at 17.6%, with labourers accounting for 15.3% of roles.
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 Lameroo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL421020/lameroo/topic/employment