Labour force activity
Employed
Male: 33,300This city: | 70.6% |
Province: | 66.7% |
Female: 28,730This city: | 57.5% |
Province: | 56.9% |
UnemployedTotal: 3,620This city: | 3.7% |
British Columbia: | 3.9% |
Male: 1,590This city: | 3.4% |
Province: | 4.1% |
Not in the labour forceTotal: 31,535This city: | 32.5% |
British Columbia: | 34.4% |
Male: 12,305This city: | 26.1% |
Province: | 29.3% |
Participation rateAll personsThis city: | 67.5% |
Province: | 65.6% |
MaleThis city: | 73.9% |
British Columbia: | 70.7% |
FemaleThis city: | 61.5% |
Province: | 60.7% |
Unemployment rateAll personsThis city: | 5.5% |
Province: | 6.0% |
MaleHere: | 4.6% |
British Columbia: | 5.8% |
Labour force activity in Abbotsford
Occupation
Sales and service occupationsTotal: 14,695This city: | 22.7% |
British Columbia: | 25.3% |
Male: 5,500This city: | 15.9% |
British Columbia: | 19.7% |
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Male: 455This city: | 1.3% |
British Columbia: | 3.1% |
Business; finance and administration occupationsTotal: 9,665Here: | 14.9% |
British Columbia: | 17.1% |
Male: 2,420Here: | 7.0% |
British Columbia: | 9.0% |
Management occupationsTotal: 5,790This city: | 8.9% |
British Columbia: | 10.5% |
Male: 3,840This city: | 11.1% |
British Columbia: | 12.6% |
Female: 1,945This city: | 6.4% |
British Columbia: | 8.2% |
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilitiesTotal: 4,140This city: | 6.4% |
Province: | 4.2% |
Male: 2,890This city: | 8.4% |
British Columbia: | 5.6% |
Female: 1,250This city: | 4.1% |
Province: | 2.6% |
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupationsTotal: 12,750This city: | 19.7% |
British Columbia: | 15.5% |
Male: 12,030This city: | 34.9% |
British Columbia: | 27.5% |
Female: 720This city: | 2.4% |
Province: | 2.2% |
Natural and applied sciences and related occupationsTotal: 2,255This city: | 3.5% |
British Columbia: | 6.3% |
Male: 1,880This city: | 5.4% |
British Columbia: | 9.6% |
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religionTotal: 4,845This city: | 7.5% |
Province: | 8.1% |
Male: 1,630This city: | 4.7% |
British Columbia: | 5.2% |
Female: 3,215This city: | 10.6% |
British Columbia: | 11.3% |
Health occupationsTotal: 3,090This city: | 4.8% |
British Columbia: | 5.5% |
Female: 2,470This city: | 8.2% |
Province: | 9.0% |
Occupations unique to primary industry
Male: 3,240This city: | 9.4% |
Province: | 5.4% |
Female: 3,265This city: | 10.8% |
Province: | 2.3% |
Industry
Business services
Male: 6,560Here: | 19.0% |
British Columbia: | 23.0% |
Educational services
Male: 1,440Here: | 4.2% |
British Columbia: | 4.5% |
Other servicesTotal: 11,145This city: | 17.2% |
British Columbia: | 20.6% |
Female: 6,345This city: | 21.0% |
Province: | 23.7% |
Health care and social servicesTotal: 5,720This city: | 8.8% |
Province: | 9.7% |
Male: 895Here: | 2.6% |
British Columbia: | 3.4% |
Female: 4,825This city: | 15.9% |
British Columbia: | 16.7% |
ManufacturingTotal: 7,960Here: | 12.3% |
British Columbia: | 8.6% |
Female: 1,950Here: | 6.4% |
British Columbia: | 4.8% |
Retail tradeTotal: 6,800Here: | 10.5% |
British Columbia: | 11.4% |
Male: 2,850Here: | 8.3% |
British Columbia: | 9.5% |
Female: 3,950This city: | 13.0% |
British Columbia: | 13.4% |
Finance and real estate
Male: 1,240This city: | 3.6% |
British Columbia: | 5.0% |
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Male: 3,450Here: | 10.0% |
British Columbia: | 6.7% |
Female: 3,515This city: | 11.6% |
British Columbia: | 3.0% |
Construction
Male: 5,175Here: | 15.0% |
British Columbia: | 12.6% |
Wholesale trade
Male: 2,095This city: | 6.1% |
British Columbia: | 5.3% |
Female: 880Here: | 2.9% |
British Columbia: | 2.9% |
Place of work status
Worked in same census subdivision of residenceTotal: 28,920This city: | 46.6% |
Province: | 37.6% |
Male: 13,000This city: | 39.0% |
Province: | 32.6% |
Female: 15,915This city: | 55.4% |
Province: | 43.2% |
Worked in same province of residenceTotal: 13,840This city: | 22.3% |
British Columbia: | 3.4% |
Male: 8,440This city: | 25.3% |
British Columbia: | 4.0% |
Female: 5,400This city: | 18.8% |
British Columbia: | 2.9% |
Worked at home
Female: 3,210This city: | 11.2% |
Province: | 10.0% |
No fixed workplace addressTotal: 9,670Here: | 15.6% |
British Columbia: | 13.1% |
Worked outside Canada
Male: 250This city: | 0.8% |
Province: | 0.9% |
Worked in same census division of residenceTotal: 3,380This city: | 5.4% |
British Columbia: | 35.7% |
Female: 1,725Here: | 6.0% |
British Columbia: | 36.6% |
Worked in different provinceTotal: 160This city: | 0.3% |
British Columbia: | 0.5% |
Male: 120Here: | 0.4% |
British Columbia: | 0.6% |
Mode of transportation to work
Car as driverTotal: 46,265This city: | 82.7% |
British Columbia: | 71.6% |
Male: 25,870Here: | 84.6% |
British Columbia: | 75.5% |
Female: 20,395This city: | 80.3% |
British Columbia: | 67.3% |
All other modes
Female: 275This city: | 1.1% |
British Columbia: | 1.2% |
Public transitTotal: 780This city: | 1.4% |
Province: | 10.3% |
Male: 355This city: | 1.2% |
British Columbia: | 8.2% |
Walked or bicycledTotal: 2,340This city: | 4.2% |
Province: | 8.9% |
Male: 1,205This city: | 3.9% |
British Columbia: | 8.2% |
Female: 1,135Here: | 4.5% |
British Columbia: | 9.6% |
Mode of transportation to work
Unpaid work
Population reporting hours of unpaid workTotal: 89,020This city: | 91.6% |
British Columbia: | 91.3% |
Male: 42,215This city: | 89.4% |
Province: | 89.5% |
Female: 46,805This city: | 93.6% |
Province: | 93.1% |
Population reporting hours of unpaid houseworkTotal: 87,300Here: | 89.8% |
British Columbia: | 90.1% |
Male: 41,165This city: | 87.2% |
Province: | 88.0% |
Population reporting hours looking after children without payTotal: 40,695This city: | 41.9% |
British Columbia: | 35.2% |
Female: 22,895This city: | 45.8% |
Province: | 38.3% |
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniorsTotal: 18,130This city: | 18.7% |
Province: | 17.5% |
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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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