9.3% ▼ -49.0%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 9.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Jilkminggan · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Jilkminggan
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A sharp drop in the number of people working or seeking work has seen Jilkminggan experience a changing job market since 2011. Only 22.1% of adults are now in the labour force, which is far below the national figure. This is a sparsely populated area where a small number of residents are employed, primarily in education and community services.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the country, a figure that fell 33 points since 2011. While full-time employment is far below the Northern Territory average at 35.9%, the unemployment rate is well above the national figure at 9.3%.
22.1% ▼ -59.8%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 54.8%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
35.9% ▼ -34.3%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 54.7%
- 2016: 42.3%
- 2021: 35.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Nearly half of the local workforce is employed in education and training, at 46.2%. Other common industries include retail trade at 10.3%, while agriculture, forestry and fishing, public administration, and health care each account for 7.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service roles are the most common occupation at 46.2%. Clerical and administrative staff and sales workers each make up 12.8% of the workforce, followed by professionals and machinery operators 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 Jilkminggan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL722017/jilkminggan/topic/employment