The region derives most of its wealth from healthy mining and manufacturing sectors. 
Labour Market
Quarterly unemployment rate
Labour force by Local Government
| Sub-region /
LGA |
Quarterly unemployment rate (%) | Total labour force | ||||||||||||||||
| Dec 2015 |
Mar 2016 |
June 2016 |
Sept 2016 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2016 |
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| Preston region | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bunbury | 6.4 |
6.5 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 6.4 | 18,009 |
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| Capel | 3.4 |
3.5 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 8,931 |
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| Collie | 7.0 |
7.0 |
6.9 | 6.0 | 6.6 | 4,927 |
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| Dardanup | 2.9 |
2.9 |
.9 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 7,710 |
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| Donnybrook-Balingup | 4.2 |
4.3 |
4.2 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 2,892 |
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| Harvey | 3.8 |
3.8 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 14,122 |
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| Vasse region | ||||||||||||||||||
| Augusta-Margaret River | 3.8 |
3.7 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 7,478 |
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| Busselton | 4.3 |
4.3 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 18,007 | ||||||||||||
| Blackwood region | ||||||||||||||||||
| Boyup Brook | 4.5 |
4.7 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 820 |
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| Bridgetown-Greenbushes | 4.6 |
4.7 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 2,230 |
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| Manjimup | 5.1 |
5.0 |
4.8 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4,762 |
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| Nannup | 4.7 |
4.6 |
4.2 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 660 |
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| TOTAL SOUTH WEST | 4.6 |
4.6 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 90,548 |
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Source Department of Employment, Small Area Labour Markets Dec Qtr 2016 (smoothed data series). |
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