Southern Downs Regional Council

Jobs to workers ratio

The jobs to residents ratio for the Southern Downs Regional Council in 2021/22 was 1.00, meaning that there were less jobs than resident workers. Information Media and Telecommunications had the highest ratio (1.18), while the lowest ratio was found in Mining (0.46).

A goal of economic development is often to maximise the employment opportunities locally, leading to a more socially and environmentally sustainable community.

Employment capacity is a simple way of looking at whether the Southern Downs Regional Council could theoretically provide jobs for all its residents if they were to choose to work locally.

Employment capacity is simply the number of local jobs in an industry, divided by the number of local residents employed (anywhere) in that industry. A figure over 1.0 means there are more jobs available than residents employed in that industry. Under 1.0 means there are more residents employed than jobs available in that sector.

This is a theoretical exercise as, even if there are enough jobs provided locally, there will always be some people who choose to commute out of the area.

Employment capacity data should be viewed in conjunction with Employment self-containment and Residents place of work data, which provides detail about the actual proportion of residents working locally, and Gross Regional Product and Worker productivity data which shows the economic contribution of residents and workers.

Data source

National Economics (NIEIR) - Modelled series

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Employment capacity by industry
Southern Downs Regional Council2021/222016/17
IndustryLocal jobsEmployed residentsRatio of jobs to residentsLocal jobsEmployed residentsRatio of jobs to residents
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing2,0122,0620.981,9831,9341.03
Mining1523330.46792270.35
Manufacturing2,0972,1061.001,7051,7121.00
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services1531630.941331500.89
Construction1,2981,3590.951,0981,1440.96
Wholesale Trade3253620.902943040.97
Retail Trade2,1712,1641.001,6441,6311.01
Accommodation and Food Services1,1461,0441.101,2151,2021.01
Transport, Postal and Warehousing8537981.071,1281,1520.98
Information Media and Telecommunications94801.1892950.98
Financial and Insurance Services1701780.961591521.04
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services1171061.101611700.95
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services4764611.034314470.96
Administrative and Support Services2812761.023173300.96
Public Administration and Safety7017960.888499160.93
Education and Training1,3671,3071.051,4551,4471.01
Health Care and Social Assistance2,0931,9391.081,6411,5881.03
Arts and Recreation Services1331490.891631920.85
Other Services6836870.997087150.99
Total industries16,32316,3711.0015,25515,5080.98

Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2023. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id (informed decisions). NIEIR-ID data are adjusted each year, using updated employment estimates. Each release may change previous years’ figures.Learn more.

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