8.3% ▼ -44.1%
Higher than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 8.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Leeman · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Leeman
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer than half of adults in Leeman are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure. This shift is part of a larger trend, as the number of active workers fell 20 points since 2011. While the unemployment rate of 8.3% is well above the state and national figures, it has actually dropped since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment sits at 56.9%, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 60.2%. This proportion of full-time workers has fallen 11 points over the last decade.
43.5% ▼ -31.1%
Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 63.1%
- 2016: 56.4%
- 2021: 43.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.9% ▼ -16.0%
Higher than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 67.8%
- 2016: 58.3%
- 2021: 56.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is split across several sectors, with agriculture, forestry and fishing being the most common at 18.1%. Mining (11.2%) and transport and warehousing (10.3%) also make up a significant share of local jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technical and trade roles are the most common occupation at 19.8%. This is followed by machinery operators and drivers at 17.2% and labourers at 13.8%.
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 Leeman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522041/leeman/topic/employment