3.6% ▲ +17.7%
Lower than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Alice Springs · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Alice Springs
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Alice Springs, where nearly 23% of workers are in this field. The town has a very strong workforce, with 69.5% of adults working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Employment is high here, with 71.6% of the workforce in full-time roles—far above the Australian average. This strong engagement is reflected in an unemployment rate of 3.6%, which is a little below both the territory and national figures.
69.5% ▲ +0.2%
Higher than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 69.3%
- 2016: 66.6%
- 2021: 69.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
71.6% ▼ -2.0%
Higher than 98% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 73.0%
- 2016: 73.8%
- 2021: 71.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Aside from health, public administration and safety is a major employer for 17.5% of the workforce. Education and training follows at 9.5%, with retail trade and construction each making up around 7% of local jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 25.6%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 17.9%, followed by clerical and administrative staff at 12.5%.
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 Alice Springs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL712001/alice-springs/topic/employment