7.3% ▲ +20.2%
Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 7.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Sheffield · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Sheffield
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 Sheffield than in the rest of the country. Only 39.2% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This employment gap is paired with a higher than average unemployment rate of 7.3%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work fell 10 points since 2011. Full-time employment also dropped 11 points over that decade to 51.3%, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 54.9%.
39.2% ▼ -20.8%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 49.5%
- 2016: 56.3%
- 2021: 39.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.3% ▼ -17.4%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 62.1%
- 2016: 59.1%
- 2021: 51.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry here at 12.5%, followed closely by retail trade at 12.0% and accommodation and food services at 11.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 16.1%. Labourers are also common at 14.1%, while community and personal service workers and clerical staff both sit at 12.8%.
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 Sheffield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL615022/sheffield/topic/employment