4.6% ▼ -21.4%
Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 4.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Katherine · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Katherine
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in Katherine, where 22.3% of the workforce is employed in the sector. This is a place with a high proportion of full-time workers, far exceeding the national figure. While the number of people working or looking for work is about the same as the rest of the country, more of those jobs are full-time positions.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is very high here at 73.6%, which is far above the Australian figure of 58.9%. This trend has risen slightly since 2011, while the unemployment rate has fallen to 4.6%, a figure about the same as the national average.
61.3% ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 63.6%
- 2016: 55.8%
- 2021: 61.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
73.6% ▲ +2.0%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 72.2%
- 2016: 74.9%
- 2021: 73.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond health care, the local economy relies heavily on public administration and safety (18.1%) and education and training (11.1%). Construction and retail trade also employ a notable share of the workforce at 8.3% and 6.6% respectively.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals and community and personal service workers are the most common roles, each making up around 20% of the workforce. Other typical jobs include technicians and trades (13.8%), clerical and administrative staff (12.2%), and managers (11.4%).
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 Katherine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL714001/katherine/topic/employment