5.0% ▼ -31.7%
Higher than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 5.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mount Magnet · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Mount Magnet
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A huge 78.2% of the workforce in Mount Magnet is employed full-time, a figure far above the national level. While the proportion of adults working or looking for work has dropped significantly since 2011, those who are employed are overwhelmingly in full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment rose 23 points since 2011, though only 30.3% of adults are now working or looking for work, which is far below the Western Australian figure. The unemployment rate is 5.0%, about the same as the state and national levels.
30.3% ▼ -43.8%
Lower than 96% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 53.9%
- 2016: 64.6%
- 2021: 30.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
78.2% ▲ +42.6%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 54.9%
- 2016: 66.5%
- 2021: 78.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Work in the area is spread across several sectors, with the largest shares in public administration and safety at 18.8%, followed by mining and education and training, both at 15.0%. Construction and health care each account for 11.3% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 19.5%, while managers account for 17.3%. Professionals and clerical staff each represent 15.0% of the workforce, with machinery operators and drivers following at 12.8%.
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 Mount Magnet [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL521033/mount-magnet/topic/employment