5.9% ▲ +50.0%
Higher than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 5.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Longford · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Longford
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Longford than in the rest of Tasmania. While 59.5% of the workforce is employed full-time, the overall number of people active in the labour market has fallen significantly over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is now only 52.6% of adults, which is well below the Tasmanian figure and fell 13 points since 2011. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate has risen to 5.9%, which is about the same as the state and national rates.
52.6% ▼ -20.0%
Lower than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 65.8%
- 2016: 63.9%
- 2021: 52.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.5% ▼ -1.1%
Higher than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 60.1%
- 2016: 60.2%
- 2021: 59.5%
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 17.1%, followed by manufacturing at 11.2% and retail trade at 10.9%. Construction and education also make up a notable part of the local economy.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common roles are technicians and trades at 16.2%, with community and personal service workers and labourers both making up 14.6% of the workforce. Professionals and clerical staff follow at 13.1% and 11.2%.
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 Longford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL615013/longford/topic/employment