RDA Townsville North West Region

Local employment

There were 140,813 jobs located in the RDA Townsville North West Region in the year ending June 2022.

This indicator shows the estimated number of jobs in the local area, on an annual basis back to 2001. The dataset is derived from the National Economics microsimulation model, based on the ABS labour force survey, and is generally higher than the figure provided by Census, because it is updated every year, and is not subject to Census undercount.

A count of jobs is one of the most fundamental economic indicators of the size of the local economy, and increasing numbers of jobs generally represent a growing economy. However, jobs are not necessarily full-time and the value of a job varies across areas. For this reason, jobs numbers should be viewed in conjunction with Employment by industry (FTE) and Worker Productivity datasets.

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Local jobs
RDA Townsville North West RegionQueensland
Year (ending June 30)Number% changeNumber% changeRDA Townsville North West Region as a % of Queensland
2022140,813+3.902,692,098+4.655.23
2021135,533+1.112,572,366+2.025.27
2020134,042+1.222,521,357+0.935.32
2019132,431-0.372,498,078+1.535.30
2018132,929+2.602,460,340+4.025.40
2017129,557-1.652,365,170+0.365.48
2016131,734-1.002,356,763+1.755.59
2015133,071-0.432,316,212+0.115.75
2014133,648+0.472,313,644+1.255.78
2013133,026-1.452,285,061+0.245.82
2012134,984+0.912,279,662+1.285.92
2011133,772+2.032,250,949+1.755.94
2010131,116+0.652,212,221+0.395.93
2009130,268+4.142,203,642+2.975.91
2008125,089+0.732,140,102+2.995.85
2007124,178+3.062,078,050+4.815.98
2006120,492+2.391,982,763+3.886.08
2005117,678+3.781,908,780+5.256.17
2004113,393+1.971,813,623+3.246.25
2003111,202+1.931,756,658+3.936.33
2002109,095+0.541,690,221+2.236.45
2001108,511--1,653,383--6.56

RDA Townsville North West Region

economic profile