5.8% ▼ -67.2%
Higher than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 5.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Laverton · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Laverton
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 Laverton (L), with 66.9% of the workforce in full-time roles. While many people here work full-time, the overall number of adults working or looking for work is much lower than the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is far below the national figure of 61.1%, having fallen 15 points since 2011. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate is 5.8%, which is about the same as the Australian average.
49.9% ▼ -23.7%
Lower than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 65.3%
- 2016: 65.6%
- 2021: 49.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
66.9% ▲ +7.8%
Higher than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 62.0%
- 2016: 64.9%
- 2021: 66.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining and public administration and safety are the dominant industries here, each employing 21.3% of the workforce. Other common employers include health care and social assistance at 12.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common roles are in community and personal service at 18.8% and professional positions at 16.9%. Managers, machinery operators and drivers, and technicians and trades also make up a large part 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 Laverton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522039/laverton/topic/employment