5.3% ▲ +10.2%
Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 5.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Perth · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Perth
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the largest employer in Perth (WA), with 14.2% of the workforce in this sector. The area has a very active workforce, with 65.3% of adults working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 65.3% of adults are working or looking for work, a rate much higher than most areas and well above the Australian figure of 61.1%. While full-time employment is a little above the national average at 60.0%, this figure has fallen 3.2 points since 2011.
65.3% ▲ +1.5%
Higher than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 64.4%
- 2016: 63.8%
- 2021: 65.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.0% ▼ -5.1%
Higher than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 63.2%
- 2016: 61.5%
- 2021: 60.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is led by health care and social assistance at 14.2%. Other major industries include retail trade at 8.9%, followed by education and training and construction, which both stand at 8.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 24.0%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 14.5% and clerical and administrative staff at 12.5%.
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 Perth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL501001/perth/topic/employment