6.9% ▲ +138.7%
Higher than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 6.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Milang · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Milang
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer than half of adults in Milang are working or looking for work, which is much lower than in most other areas. This small town faces a challenging job market, where the unemployment rate has risen to 6.9% since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Just 43.1% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below the national mark of 61.1%. Full-time employment has also fallen to 53.0%, which is well below the South Australian average.
43.1% ▼ -2.3%
Lower than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 44.2%
- 2016: 45.6%
- 2021: 43.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.0% ▼ -4.9%
Lower than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 55.7%
- 2016: 52.3%
- 2021: 53.0%
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 here at 17.2%, followed by manufacturing at 10.3% and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 8.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 20.2%, with community and personal service workers also common at 17.2%.
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 Milang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL421025/milang/topic/employment