6.7% ▲ +26.2%
Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 6.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cygnet · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Cygnet
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people are in the workforce in Cygnet than in most similar towns, with only 45.1% of adults working or looking for work. This is far below the Tasmanian figure of 58.2%. While health and construction provide many local jobs, the unemployment rate has risen to 6.7%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is far below the national figure. Full-time employment has also fallen by 4.9 points since 2011 to 52.2%, while the unemployment rate rose slightly to 6.7% over the same period.
45.1% ▼ -1.8%
Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 45.9%
- 2016: 43.0%
- 2021: 45.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.2% ▼ -8.6%
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 57.1%
- 2016: 51.8%
- 2021: 52.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 15.2%, followed by construction at 12.2% and education and training at 11%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 18.2%, with technicians and trades following closely at 17.4%.
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 Cygnet [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL615004/cygnet/topic/employment