3.8% ▲ +21.9%
Lower than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Corrigin · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Corrigin
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high proportion of full-time workers defines the local economy in Corrigin (L). While 65% of the population works full-time—well above the national figure—fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 3.8%, which is a little below the state and national figures. However, the share of adults working or looking for work fell 6.2 percentage points since 2011 to reach 58.9%.
58.9% ▼ -9.5%
Higher than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 65.1%
- 2016: 63.9%
- 2021: 58.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.0% ▲ +1.1%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 64.2%
- 2016: 59.7%
- 2021: 65.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry at 17.5%, followed by wholesale trade at 10.4% and retail trade at 10.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common occupation at 20.5%, with technicians and trades making up 15.2% and labourers accounting for 14.5% of the 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 Corrigin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL521015/corrigin/topic/employment