Douglas Shire Council

Jobs to workers ratio

The jobs to residents ratio for Douglas Shire Council in 2021/22 was 1.03, meaning that there were more jobs than resident workers. Transport, Postal and Warehousing had the highest ratio (1.26), while the lowest ratio was found in Mining (0.03).

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 Douglas Shire 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
Douglas Shire Council2021/222016/17
IndustryLocal jobsEmployed residentsRatio of jobs to residentsLocal jobsEmployed residentsRatio of jobs to residents
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing2452131.152972821.05
Mining52060.037870.08
Manufacturing2452311.062852910.98
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services42640.6660591.01
Construction5725051.134233871.09
Wholesale Trade75641.1866591.13
Retail Trade7276981.045775471.05
Accommodation and Food Services1,5121,4171.071,5021,4311.05
Transport, Postal and Warehousing4273391.264804211.14
Information Media and Telecommunications77880.8741560.73
Financial and Insurance Services34410.8344700.62
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services1541521.011311340.98
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services2872811.021871900.98
Administrative and Support Services4053901.044804771.01
Public Administration and Safety3693681.002852801.02
Education and Training4194081.034073921.04
Health Care and Social Assistance5665690.994624411.05
Arts and Recreation Services1851521.222782061.35
Other Services2222131.042152051.05
Total industries6,5676,3981.036,2246,0161.03

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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