3.5% ▼ -72.7%
Lower than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 3.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Howden · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Howden
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A huge jump in employment has transformed daily life in Howden, where 70.2% of adults are now working or looking for work. This is far above the state figure, and the area has seen unemployment drop sharply to just 3.5% since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work rose by 24 points since 2011 to reach 70.2%, which is well above the national figure. While full-time employment fell slightly to 55.3%, unemployment is now lower than most areas at 3.5%.
70.2% ▲ +52.6%
Higher than 93% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 46.0%
- 2016: 43.2%
- 2021: 70.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.3% ▼ -1.6%
Lower than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 56.2%
- 2016: 52.1%
- 2021: 55.3%
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 14%, followed by education and training at 13% and construction at 12.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 30.4%, while managers account for 15.8% and technicians and trades for 14.3% 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 Howden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL621016/howden/topic/employment