6.3% ▼ -25.1%
Higher than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 6.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Franklin · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Franklin
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 Franklin (L) than in most similar areas, with only 31.8% in the labour force. This is a sharp drop from 2011, when the figure was 64.6%. While full-time work is common for those employed, the local unemployment rate of 6.3% is higher than most areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is far below the Tasmanian figure of 58.2%. Full-time employment fell by 8.2 percentage points since 2011, and the unemployment rate is now 6.3%, which is a little above the national figure.
31.8% ▼ -50.7%
Lower than 95% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 64.6%
- 2016: 41.5%
- 2021: 31.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.4% ▼ -12.9%
Lower than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 63.6%
- 2016: 50.9%
- 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 most common industry for local workers at 13.4%, followed by public administration and safety at 12.5%. Accommodation and food services also employ a significant 11.6% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and tradespeople make up the largest group of workers at 19.6%. Managers account for 17% of roles, while professionals, community and personal service workers, and labourers each make up between 12.5% and 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 Franklin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL622010/franklin/topic/employment