Labour force activity
EmployedTotal: 3,260This city: | 71.9% |
Nunavut: | 55.2% |
Male: 1,715This city: | 73.8% |
Nunavut: | 55.8% |
Female: 1,545This city: | 69.9% |
Nunavut: | 54.5% |
Unemployed
Female: 120This city: | 5.4% |
Nunavut: | 8.1% |
Not in the labour force
Male: 450Here: | 19.4% |
Territory: | 32.1% |
Female: 540This city: | 24.4% |
Territory: | 37.4% |
Participation rate
FemaleHere: | 75.3% |
Territory: | 62.6% |
Unemployment rateAll personsThis city: | 7.8% |
Territory: | 15.6% |
MaleThis city: | 8.3% |
Nunavut: | 17.8% |
Labour force activity in this city
Occupation
Sales and service occupationsTotal: 700This city: | 20.2% |
Territory: | 26.3% |
Male: 400This city: | 21.8% |
Territory: | 23.7% |
Female: 300Here: | 18.3% |
Territory: | 29.2% |
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Business; finance and administration occupationsTotal: 720Here: | 20.7% |
Territory: | 15.6% |
Male: 215This city: | 11.7% |
Territory: | 8.7% |
Female: 505Here: | 30.9% |
Territory: | 23.4% |
Management occupationsTotal: 540This city: | 15.6% |
Nunavut: | 10.6% |
Male: 335This city: | 18.3% |
Territory: | 12.6% |
Female: 205This city: | 12.5% |
Territory: | 8.3% |
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupationsTotal: 455This city: | 13.1% |
Nunavut: | 16.9% |
Natural and applied sciences and related occupationsTotal: 170This city: | 4.9% |
Nunavut: | 3.4% |
Male: 125This city: | 6.8% |
Territory: | 5.1% |
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religionTotal: 525Here: | 15.1% |
Territory: | 16.4% |
Female: 350This city: | 21.4% |
Territory: | 25.2% |
Health occupations
Male: 35This city: | 1.9% |
Territory: | 0.9% |
Female: 105This city: | 6.4% |
Nunavut: | 4.4% |
Occupations unique to primary industryTotal: 10This city: | 0.3% |
Nunavut: | 1.8% |
Industry
Business servicesTotal: 565Here: | 16.3% |
Territory: | 12.4% |
Male: 365Here: | 19.9% |
Territory: | 15.9% |
Female: 195This city: | 11.9% |
Nunavut: | 8.4% |
Educational servicesTotal: 260This city: | 7.5% |
Territory: | 12.7% |
Male: 85This city: | 4.6% |
Nunavut: | 7.4% |
Female: 180This city: | 11.0% |
Nunavut: | 18.7% |
Other servicesTotal: 1,630This city: | 47.0% |
Territory: | 37.3% |
Male: 825This city: | 45.0% |
Territory: | 37.9% |
Female: 805Here: | 49.2% |
Territory: | 36.8% |
Health care and social services
ManufacturingTotal: 25This city: | 0.7% |
Nunavut: | 1.3% |
Female: 10This city: | 0.6% |
Nunavut: | 1.1% |
Retail tradeTotal: 245This city: | 7.1% |
Territory: | 11.6% |
Finance and real estate
Male: 75This city: | 4.1% |
Nunavut: | 4.8% |
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Male: 60This city: | 3.3% |
Territory: | 7.9% |
Place of work status
Worked in same census subdivision of residenceTotal: 2,930This city: | 89.9% |
Territory: | 85.9% |
Male: 1,475This city: | 86.0% |
Territory: | 81.3% |
Worked at homeTotal: 125This city: | 3.8% |
Nunavut: | 3.4% |
No fixed workplace addressTotal: 190This city: | 5.8% |
Territory: | 7.4% |
Female: 35This city: | 2.3% |
Nunavut: | 3.7% |
Worked outside CanadaTotal: 10This city: | 0.3% |
Territory: | 0.1% |
Worked in same census division of residence
Worked in different province
Mode of transportation to work
Car as driverTotal: 1,325This city: | 42.3% |
Nunavut: | 25.1% |
Male: 820This city: | 50.2% |
Nunavut: | 32.3% |
Female: 500Here: | 33.3% |
Territory: | 17.4% |
All other modesTotal: 250This city: | 8.0% |
Territory: | 13.2% |
Car as passengerTotal: 535Here: | 17.1% |
Territory: | 11.9% |
Male: 230This city: | 14.1% |
Territory: | 10.4% |
Walked or bicycled
Male: 485This city: | 29.7% |
Territory: | 44.4% |
Female: 525This city: | 35.0% |
Nunavut: | 55.3% |
Mode of transportation to work
Unpaid work
Population reporting hours of unpaid workTotal: 4,155This city: | 91.6% |
Territory: | 92.9% |
Female: 2,085This city: | 94.3% |
Nunavut: | 95.6% |
Population reporting hours of unpaid houseworkTotal: 4,035This city: | 89.0% |
Nunavut: | 88.9% |
Population reporting hours looking after children without payTotal: 2,055This city: | 45.3% |
Nunavut: | 62.9% |
Male: 940This city: | 40.4% |
Territory: | 56.8% |
Female: 1,115This city: | 50.5% |
Territory: | 69.3% |
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Male: 225This city: | 9.7% |
Nunavut: | 24.0% |
Female: 255This city: | 11.5% |
Nunavut: | 27.6% |
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Source:
Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 92-591-XWE. Ottawa. Released March 13 2007 and
Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012.
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