Tassie workforce shrinking
Posted on by jen.newman@rdatasmania.org.au
New 2016 census data analysis on our unique employment trends
Men are ‘disappearing’ from the workforce, and fewer Tasmanians are employed in or seeking full-time jobs, the University of Tasmania’s Institute for the Study of Social Change has found. This is the first of a new series of Institute Insight reports focusing on social and economic change.
Key findings from the Institute Insight include:
- The Tasmanian workforce is ageing at a faster pace than population growth
- There has been a marked shift away from full-time employment to part-time work.
- There were 936 fewer Tasmanians in full-time employment and 14,221 more Tasmanians in part-time work in 2016 than in 2006
- Younger Tasmanians are experiencing delayed and protracted entry into the workforce
- Older Tasmanians are prolonging their working lives
- Men are ‘disappearing’ from the workforce; fewer men were participating in the labour force for all age groups (except those older than 55) in 2016 than in 2006.
- While the Tasmanian population grew 7 per cent between 2006 and 2016, the proportion of Tasmanians of traditional working age (15 to 64 years) decreased by 6.0 per cent. Over the same period the proportion of the workforce aged 45 and over grew by 12.9 per cent.
For more findings and details view the full Institute Insight by clicking here.