4.4% —
Lower than 55% of urban centre areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Remainder of State/Territory · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Remainder of State/Territory
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A steady workforce defines the Remainder of State/Territory (Tas.), where 59.3% of adults are working or looking for work. This is slightly more than the Tasmanian average. While full-time employment is lower than the national figure, the area maintains a stable job market with a relatively low unemployment rate.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 59.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the state average. The unemployment rate is 4.4%, slightly lower than the 5.9% seen across Tasmania.
59.3% —
Higher than 69% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.8% —
Lower than 58% of urban centre areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry for local workers at 14.4%, followed by health care and social assistance at 12.9% and construction at 10.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common occupation at 18.1%, while professionals make up 16.2% of the workforce. Technicians and trades follow closely at 15.7%.
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 Remainder of State/Territory [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL631001/remainder-of-state-territory/topic/employment