City of Perth

Jobs to workers ratio

The jobs to residents ratio for the City of Perth in 2022/23 was 11.70, meaning that there were more jobs than resident workers. Public Administration and Safety had the highest ratio (30.49), while the lowest ratio was found in Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (2.99).

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 City of Perth 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
City of Perth2022/232017/18
IndustryLocal jobsEmployed residentsRatio of jobs to residentsLocal jobsEmployed residentsRatio of jobs to residents
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing230772.99300654.62
Mining33,9022,46813.7424,0361,55815.43
Manufacturing3,4306045.673,3454956.76
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services3,42130511.203,50217819.63
Construction7,1208248.6410,1901,1638.76
Wholesale Trade1,5843194.961,6842716.22
Retail Trade6,0051,3844.345,5401,0215.43
Accommodation and Food Services9,6692,3624.099,1142,1384.26
Transport, Postal and Warehousing4,5046037.473,8514378.81
Information Media and Telecommunications5,88830319.454,31921220.41
Financial and Insurance Services19,36067628.6614,79551928.52
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services3,2803928.362,79526010.74
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services52,6782,72619.3233,8662,20215.38
Administrative and Support Services8,07657614.016,86361911.09
Public Administration and Safety29,00695130.4924,51588827.61
Education and Training7,3671,4425.117,9371,2686.26
Health Care and Social Assistance27,5382,62610.4918,9031,64811.47
Arts and Recreation Services2,3294645.022,3973417.02
Other Services3,5874597.813,4394387.85
Total industries228,97519,56311.70181,39215,72111.54

Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2024. 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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