8.0% ▲ +37.4%
Higher than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 8.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Pinjarra · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Pinjarra
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults in Pinjarra are working or looking for work compared to most areas, with only 49.6% in the labour force. The local job market is currently struggling, as the unemployment rate has risen to 8% since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Less than half of the adult population is working or looking for work, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 63.9%. Full-time employment has also fallen to 54.5% since 2011, leaving the area with an unemployment rate that is a little above the national average.
49.6% ▼ -3.5%
Lower than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 51.4%
- 2016: 47.5%
- 2021: 49.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.5% ▼ -7.2%
Lower than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 58.8%
- 2016: 52.9%
- 2021: 54.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Manufacturing is the biggest employer in the area at 12.5%, followed closely by health care and social assistance at 11.6% and mining at 11.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is heavily skewed towards blue-collar roles, with technicians and trades making up 20.3% of jobs and machinery operators and drivers at 15.2%.
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 Pinjarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL515030/pinjarra/topic/employment