10.6% ▲ +76.1%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 10.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Meekatharra · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Meekatharra
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment is among the highest for similar areas in Meekatharra, though overall workforce participation is very low. While 66.8% of the workforce holds a full-time role, the number of adults working or looking for work is far below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Adults working or looking for work fell 14 points since 2011 to just 42.4%, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 63.9%. At the same time, the unemployment rate rose to 10.6%, well above the national average of 5.1%.
42.4% ▼ -25.1%
Lower than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 56.6%
- 2016: 57.7%
- 2021: 42.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
66.8% ▲ +13.7%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 58.8%
- 2016: 59.2%
- 2021: 66.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several key sectors, with the most common being education and training at 15.8%, followed by public administration and safety at 14.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 16.8%, while managers account for 14.8% 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 Meekatharra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL521032/meekatharra/topic/employment