8.3% ▲ +34.6%
Higher than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 8.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Clarendon · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Clarendon
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Working or looking for work has jumped by 28 percentage points since 2011 in Clarendon (L), where 72.5% of adults are now in the labour force. This is far above the national figure, though the area faces a higher than usual unemployment rate of 8.3%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 72.5% of adults are active in the workforce, full-time employment at 53.6% is well below the South Australian average. This is despite a 9.6 point rise in full-time work since 2011, and the unemployment rate has climbed to 8.3%.
72.5% ▲ +64.0%
Higher than 96% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 44.2%
- 2016: 74.1%
- 2021: 72.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.6% ▲ +22.0%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 43.9%
- 2016: 62.4%
- 2021: 53.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 20.5%, followed by construction at 13.4%. Other common industries include education and training, retail trade, and manufacturing.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 18.8%. Clerical and administrative roles follow at 17.0%, with technicians and trades accounting for 14.3% of the local 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 Clarendon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422014/clarendon/topic/employment