2015-08-18 Planning and Organisation Committee Attachment 1 to Item 8 AEC Noosa Economic Profile Final Report

Noosa Economic Profile
Final


          Figure 6.1: Noosa LGA Unemployment and Labour Force

                                               30,000                                                                            8.0%


                                                                                                                                 7.0%
                                               25,000

                                                                                                                                 6.0%




                                                                                                                                        Unemployment Rate (%)
                                               20,000
                          Labour Force (No.)




                                                                                                                                 5.0%


                                               15,000                                                                            4.0%


                                                                                                                                 3.0%
                                               10,000

                                                                                                                                 2.0%

                                                5,000
                                                                                                                                 1.0%


                                                   0                                                                             0.0%



                                          Noosa LGA Labour Force   Noosa LGA Unemployment %   SEQ Unemployment %   Queensland Unemployment %


          Source: QGSO (2015)


6.2       Youth Unemployment
           Youth unemployment (ages 15-24) in the broader Sunshine Coast SA4 averaged 14.4%
            over 2014, around average for Queensland SA4’s.

          Figure 6.2: Youth Unemployment Benchmarks

                                               25.0%




                                               20.0%
           % Youth Unemployment




                                               15.0%




                                               10.0%




                                                5.0%




                                                0.0%




          Source: ABS (2015d)




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