13.0% ▲ +384.8%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 13.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lajamanu · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Lajamanu
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A steep decline in workforce activity has hit Lajamanu since 2011, with the share of adults working or looking for work falling by 49 points. Today, only 27.4% of adults are in the labour force, and the unemployment rate has climbed to 13.0%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment has dropped 25 points since 2011 to reach 53.3%, a figure far below the Northern Territory's 68.7%. This comes as the unemployment rate rose to 13.0%, which is well above both the state and national figures.
27.4% ▼ -63.9%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 76.1%
- 2016: 38.5%
- 2021: 27.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.3% ▼ -31.9%
Lower than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 78.2%
- 2016: 42.7%
- 2021: 53.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Local jobs are heavily concentrated in the public sector, with 29.0% of people working in education and training, 24.3% in health care and social assistance, and 21.5% in public administration and safety.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service workers make up the largest group at 37.4%, followed by professionals at 23.4% and managers at 10.3%.
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 Lajamanu [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL721010/lajamanu/topic/employment