3.5% ▼ -37.9%
Lower than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 3.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Capel · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Capel
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Finding a job in Capel is relatively easy given that the unemployment rate has dropped to just 3.5%. While more people are working or looking for work than in most similar areas, the share of full-time roles has fallen 10 points since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 57.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment stands at 57.4%, a little below the typical Western Australian rate.
57.7% ▲ +0.6%
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 57.3%
- 2016: 56.9%
- 2021: 57.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.4% ▼ -15.2%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 67.7%
- 2016: 56.8%
- 2021: 57.4%
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 for local workers at 14.1%, followed by construction at 12.2% and retail trade at 10.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common roles are technicians and trades at 18.9%, with labourers making up 15.9% of the workforce. Community and personal service workers account for another 13.3% of jobs.
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 Capel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL515005/capel/topic/employment