Jobs in Tasmania
22 August 2020 by News DeskJobs in Tasmania: Around 124,000 people in the Greater Hobart region were employed at some point during the year, who worked across 173,800 jobs.
The number of employed people increased by 2.8% over the past 12 months, and increased by 4.1% over the previous six years. The number of jobs reflected similar results (up 4.1% and 6.1%, respectively) in the Greater Hobart region.
Of the people employed, 103,100 people (83.2%) were single job holders, while 20,800 people (16.8%) worked multiple jobs at the same time during 2016-17. This trend has been consistent over the past six years, with single job holders averaging 84.0% and multiple job holders averaging 16.0% in the Greater Hobart region.
In comparison, there were 151,200 employed people in the Rest of Tasmania during 2016-17, which represents an increase of 1.5% from the previous year, and 0.3% from 2011-12. These people worked across 213,200 jobs during the year, which reflects a 2.9% increase from 2015-16 and a 0.9% increase from 2011-12 in the number of jobs.
The number of jobs was higher in the Rest of Tasmania compared to the Greater Hobart region (55.1% and 44.9% respectively). This proportion has been relatively stable over the past six years.
In the Rest of Tasmania, 125,500 people (83.1%) were single job holders, while 25,600 people (16.9%) worked multiple jobs at the same time during 2016-17. As in the Greater Hobart region, the majority of people worked one job at a time during a year over the past six years. Over this period, single job holders averaged 84.1% whilst multiple job holders averaged 15.9% in the Rest of Tasmania.
Jobs in Tasmania: Jobs by gender
In the Greater Hobart region, the number of jobs held by males increased by 4.0%, and the number of jobs held by females increased by 4.2% over the past 12 months. Similarly in the Rest of the Tasmania, the number of jobs held by both males and females also grew (up by 2.0% and 3.8% respectively) over the same period.
Compared to 2011-12, the number of jobs held by both males and females increased (up 4.9% and 7.2% respectively) in the Greater Hobart region. In the Rest of Tasmania, the number of jobs held by females increased (up by 3.6%), however decreased for males (down by 1.5%).
Nationally, the increase in the number of jobs was a result of growth in jobs by both males and females over the previous 12 months and six years. The growth rate in the number of jobs held by females was greater than males over the time series (7.9% compared to 5.1% respectively).
In the Greater Hobart region, the number of jobs held in 2016-17 was greater for females (50.4%) compared to males (49.6%). However, this was reversed for the Rest of Tasmania, where the number of jobs held by males (51.5%) was greater than those held by females (48.5%). This was consistent at the national level, with males working across 52.0% of all jobs, compared to females, who worked across 48.0% of total jobs during 2016-17.
Jobs in Tasmania: Jobs by age
In 2016-17, across the Greater Hobart region, the highest number of jobs were held by people in the 25-29 year age group (21,800 jobs), with males in this age group holding a slightly higher proportion of the jobs than females (50.5% and 49.5% respectively).
For the Rest of Tasmania, the total highest number of jobs were also held by people in the 25-29 year age group, however with males holding a significantly higher share of jobs than females during 2016-17 (53.5% compared to 46.5% respectively).
This was also consistent at the national level, with 2.6 million jobs held by people in this age group and males holding a slightly higher proportion of the jobs than females (52.2% and 47.8% respectively) during 2016-17. Similarly, this age group also held the highest number of jobs over the past six years across Australia.
Jobs in Tasmania: Type of employment
Of the 173,800 jobs in the Greater Hobart region in 2016-17, 89.7% of them were employee jobs (footnote 3) and 10.3% were jobs worked by owner managers of unincorporated enterprises. In the Rest of Tasmania, the majority of jobs worked were also employee jobs (87.9%) compared to jobs worked by owner managers of unincorporated enterprises (12.1%) over the same period.
This development was also consistent at the national level, with 89.5% of all jobs being employee jobs, and only 10.5% being worked by owner managers of unincorporated enterprises. These proportions have been relatively stable over the six years at both the Tasmanian state and national level.
Jobs in Tasmania: Median Income
The median income per job (footnote 4) in Greater Hobart region was higher than in the Rest of the Tasmania ($39,500 and $35,500 respectively) in 2016-17. This has been constant over the previous six years. Since 2011-12, the median income per job grew by 10.0% in Greater Hobart and 10.1% in the Rest of Tasmania.
Since 2011-12, the male median income per job grew by 8.4% in Greater Hobart and by 7.9% in the Rest of Tasmania. Over the same period, the female median income per job increased by 12.8% in the Greater Hobart region and by 15.6% in the Rest of Tasmania. Despite the higher growth rate, the male median income per job was higher than the female median in both regions consecutively throughout all six years of data.
Nationally, the median income per job was $43,200 in 2016-17, higher than the Tasmania median of $37,200. Similarly, the median income per job for males was also higher than for females ($52,700 and $34,900 respectively) during 2016-17, as well as over the previous six years.
Jobs in Tasmania: Industry
In the Greater Hobart region, the five key industries that supplied the most jobs during 2016-17 were Health care and social assistance, Education and training, Retail trade, Accommodation and food services and Public Administration and safety. Over the past 12 months, the number of jobs in all of these industries increased.
Over the same period, four out of five highest employing industries were found to be similar in the Rest of Tasmania, with the highest number of jobs in Health care and social assistance, Agriculture, forestry and fishing, Retail trade, Education and training and Accommodation and food services. The number of jobs increased in the majority of these industries over the period, however declined in Education and training and Accommodation and food services.
In comparison, the highest employing industries in Australia during 2016-17 were Health care and social assistance, Retail trade, Administration and support services, Education and training, and Accommodation and food services. Over the past 12 months, there was jobs growth in all of these industries.
Jobs in Tasmania: Occupation
In 2016-17, the most common occupations nationally were Professionals (18.2% of all occupations), Clerical and administrative workers (11.5%), and Managers (10.7%). In Tasmania, the most common were Professionals (15.8%), Labourers (11.3%), and Community and personal service workers (10.9%).
In the Greater Hobart region, the most common occupations were Professionals (18.9% of all occupations), Clerical and administrative workers (12.4%), and Community and personal service workers (11.5%). In comparison, the most common occupations in the Rest of Tasmania were Labourers (13.5%), Professionals (13.3%), and Technicians and trades workers (11.1%).
Differences in male and female employment in occupations continued to be pronounced in Tasmania. Jobs worked by Managers, Technicians and trades workers, Machinery operators and drivers, and Labourers were most likely to be held by males, while those worked by Professionals, Community and personal service workers, Clerical and administrative workers, and Sales workers were most likely to be held by females.
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