10.1% ▼ -10.7%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 10.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Primrose Sands · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Primrose Sands
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high unemployment rate of 10.1% marks the local job market in Primrose Sands. This is well above the Tasmanian and national figures. Fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to most other areas, and full-time employment has fallen since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 44.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment has dropped 12 points since 2011 to 49.2%, while the unemployment rate remains well above the state average at 10.1%.
44.2% ▼ -14.3%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 51.6%
- 2016: 49.4%
- 2021: 44.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.2% ▼ -19.3%
Lower than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 61.0%
- 2016: 56.8%
- 2021: 49.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The biggest employers in the area are health care and social assistance at 14.9%, followed closely by retail trade at 13.8% and construction at 12.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 17.7%. Professionals, community and personal service workers, labourers, and sales workers each account for between 12% and 15.2% of the 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 Primrose Sands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL615019/primrose-sands/topic/employment