4.1% ▼ -57.2%
Lower than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Port Sorell · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Port Sorell
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A sharp drop in full-time work has shaped the workforce in Port Sorell since 2011. The number of adults working or looking for work has fallen by 8.2 percentage points over the last decade, though the unemployment rate has also improved significantly to 4.1%. This makes the area's jobless rate a little below the figures for both Tasmania and Australia.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 48.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment now sits at 55.4%, a figure that has fallen 11 percentage points since 2011.
48.3% ▼ -14.6%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 56.6%
- 2016: 43.0%
- 2021: 48.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.4% ▼ -16.5%
Lower than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 66.3%
- 2016: 50.1%
- 2021: 55.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the main employer for 18.1% of the workforce. Construction and retail trade follow closely, each accounting for 10.8% of local jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 17.9%. Community and personal service workers represent 15.2%, while technicians and tradespeople account for 15.0% of occupations.
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 Port Sorell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL615018/port-sorell/topic/employment