8.0% ▲ +25.9%
Higher than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 8.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Geeveston · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Geeveston
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults have been working or looking for work in Geeveston since 2011, with this figure falling 16 percentage points. While full-time employment has risen to 57.7%, the area faces a challenge with an unemployment rate of 8.0%, which is much higher than most similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 49.3% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well below the state and national levels. This trend is matched by a rising unemployment rate of 8.0%, which is a little above the figures for Tasmania and Australia.
49.3% ▼ -24.9%
Lower than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 65.7%
- 2016: 69.6%
- 2021: 49.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.7% ▲ +11.6%
Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 51.7%
- 2016: 57.8%
- 2021: 57.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Nearly one in five people work in agriculture, forestry and fishing, the most common industry in the area. Other main employers include retail trade at 13.3% and health care and social assistance at 12.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 16.9%, followed closely by technicians and trades at 16.1%. Clerical and administrative roles account for 12.5% of the local 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 Geeveston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL621013/geeveston/topic/employment