Labour force activity
EmployedTotal: 7,895This city: | 67.3% |
Province: | 61.6% |
Male: 4,015This city: | 70.4% |
Province: | 66.7% |
Female: 3,885Here: | 64.5% |
British Columbia: | 56.9% |
UnemployedTotal: 335Here: | 2.9% |
British Columbia: | 3.9% |
Male: 170Here: | 3.0% |
British Columbia: | 4.1% |
Female: 165Here: | 2.7% |
British Columbia: | 3.8% |
Not in the labour forceTotal: 3,485This city: | 29.7% |
Province: | 34.4% |
Male: 1,510Here: | 26.5% |
British Columbia: | 29.3% |
Female: 1,970Here: | 32.7% |
British Columbia: | 39.3% |
Participation rateAll personsThis city: | 70.2% |
British Columbia: | 65.6% |
Unemployment rateAll personsThis city: | 4.1% |
Province: | 6.0% |
Labour force activity in this city
Occupation
Sales and service occupationsTotal: 2,370This city: | 29.0% |
Province: | 25.3% |
Male: 1,205Here: | 29.0% |
British Columbia: | 19.7% |
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sportTotal: 220This city: | 2.7% |
Province: | 3.5% |
Male: 80This city: | 1.9% |
Province: | 3.1% |
Business; finance and administration occupationsTotal: 1,790This city: | 21.9% |
Province: | 17.1% |
Male: 320This city: | 7.7% |
Province: | 9.0% |
Female: 1,465This city: | 36.4% |
British Columbia: | 26.2% |
Management occupations
Male: 495Here: | 11.9% |
British Columbia: | 12.6% |
Female: 325Here: | 8.1% |
British Columbia: | 8.2% |
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilitiesTotal: 165This city: | 2.0% |
British Columbia: | 4.2% |
Male: 135This city: | 3.3% |
British Columbia: | 5.6% |
Female: 30This city: | 0.7% |
British Columbia: | 2.6% |
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupationsTotal: 1,150Here: | 14.1% |
British Columbia: | 15.5% |
Male: 1,110This city: | 26.7% |
British Columbia: | 27.5% |
Natural and applied sciences and related occupationsTotal: 575Here: | 7.0% |
British Columbia: | 6.3% |
Male: 435This city: | 10.5% |
Province: | 9.6% |
Female: 145Here: | 3.6% |
British Columbia: | 2.7% |
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Male: 135This city: | 3.3% |
British Columbia: | 5.2% |
Female: 290This city: | 7.2% |
Province: | 11.3% |
Health occupationsTotal: 505Here: | 6.2% |
British Columbia: | 5.5% |
Male: 110This city: | 2.7% |
Province: | 2.3% |
Female: 390Here: | 9.7% |
British Columbia: | 9.0% |
Occupations unique to primary industryTotal: 160Here: | 2.0% |
British Columbia: | 3.9% |
Industry
Business servicesTotal: 1,420This city: | 17.4% |
Province: | 19.9% |
Female: 655This city: | 16.3% |
British Columbia: | 16.5% |
Educational servicesTotal: 420This city: | 5.1% |
Province: | 7.0% |
Male: 115This city: | 2.8% |
British Columbia: | 4.5% |
Female: 305This city: | 7.6% |
Province: | 9.6% |
Other services
Male: 1,570Here: | 37.8% |
British Columbia: | 17.8% |
Female: 1,185This city: | 29.4% |
Province: | 23.7% |
Health care and social servicesTotal: 875This city: | 10.7% |
Province: | 9.7% |
Male: 130This city: | 3.1% |
British Columbia: | 3.4% |
Female: 745This city: | 18.5% |
British Columbia: | 16.7% |
ManufacturingTotal: 295This city: | 3.6% |
Province: | 8.6% |
Female: 65Here: | 1.6% |
British Columbia: | 4.8% |
Retail tradeTotal: 970This city: | 11.9% |
British Columbia: | 11.4% |
Female: 545This city: | 13.5% |
Province: | 13.4% |
Finance and real estateTotal: 425Here: | 5.2% |
British Columbia: | 6.2% |
Female: 310This city: | 7.7% |
Province: | 7.4% |
Agriculture and other resource-based industriesTotal: 120This city: | 1.5% |
Province: | 4.9% |
Female: 20This city: | 0.5% |
Province: | 3.0% |
ConstructionTotal: 710This city: | 8.7% |
Province: | 7.6% |
Male: 575This city: | 13.9% |
Province: | 12.6% |
Wholesale tradeTotal: 190This city: | 2.3% |
Province: | 4.2% |
Male: 140This city: | 3.4% |
British Columbia: | 5.3% |
Female: 50This city: | 1.2% |
British Columbia: | 2.9% |
Place of work status
Worked in same census subdivision of residenceTotal: 620This city: | 7.9% |
British Columbia: | 37.6% |
Male: 290Here: | 7.2% |
British Columbia: | 32.6% |
Female: 325Here: | 8.4% |
British Columbia: | 43.2% |
Worked in same province of residenceTotal: 85This city: | 1.1% |
Province: | 3.4% |
Male: 55Here: | 1.4% |
British Columbia: | 4.0% |
Female: 25Here: | 0.6% |
British Columbia: | 2.9% |
Worked at homeTotal: 435This city: | 5.5% |
British Columbia: | 9.0% |
Male: 120This city: | 3.0% |
Province: | 8.1% |
Female: 310This city: | 8.0% |
British Columbia: | 10.0% |
No fixed workplace addressTotal: 950Here: | 12.0% |
British Columbia: | 13.1% |
Male: 770This city: | 19.2% |
Province: | 18.9% |
Female: 185This city: | 4.8% |
Province: | 6.6% |
Worked outside CanadaTotal: 55This city: | 0.7% |
British Columbia: | 0.7% |
Male: 45Here: | 1.1% |
British Columbia: | 0.9% |
Female: 10Here: | 0.3% |
British Columbia: | 0.4% |
Worked in same census division of residenceTotal: 5,715This city: | 72.4% |
British Columbia: | 35.7% |
Male: 2,685Here: | 67.0% |
British Columbia: | 34.9% |
Female: 3,030This city: | 78.0% |
British Columbia: | 36.6% |
Worked in different province
Mode of transportation to work
Car as driver
Male: 2,915Here: | 75.7% |
British Columbia: | 75.5% |
Female: 2,640This city: | 74.1% |
British Columbia: | 67.3% |
All other modesTotal: 140This city: | 1.9% |
Province: | 1.5% |
Male: 125Here: | 3.2% |
British Columbia: | 1.7% |
Female: 10This city: | 0.3% |
British Columbia: | 1.2% |
Public transitTotal: 605Here: | 8.2% |
British Columbia: | 10.3% |
Male: 255This city: | 6.6% |
British Columbia: | 8.2% |
Female: 340This city: | 9.5% |
British Columbia: | 12.8% |
Car as passengerTotal: 570Here: | 7.7% |
British Columbia: | 7.7% |
Male: 245This city: | 6.4% |
British Columbia: | 6.4% |
Female: 330This city: | 9.3% |
British Columbia: | 9.2% |
Walked or bicycled
Male: 305This city: | 7.9% |
Province: | 8.2% |
Female: 240This city: | 6.7% |
Province: | 9.6% |
Mode of transportation to work
Unpaid work
Population reporting hours of unpaid workTotal: 10,825This city: | 92.3% |
Province: | 91.3% |
Male: 5,190Here: | 91.1% |
British Columbia: | 89.5% |
Female: 5,635Here: | 93.6% |
British Columbia: | 93.1% |
Population reporting hours of unpaid houseworkTotal: 10,735Here: | 91.6% |
British Columbia: | 90.1% |
Male: 5,125This city: | 89.9% |
Province: | 88.0% |
Female: 5,610This city: | 93.2% |
British Columbia: | 92.2% |
Population reporting hours looking after children without payTotal: 4,985This city: | 42.5% |
British Columbia: | 35.2% |
Female: 2,740This city: | 45.5% |
Province: | 38.3% |
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniorsTotal: 1,725This city: | 14.7% |
Province: | 17.5% |
Male: 740Here: | 13.0% |
British Columbia: | 14.8% |
Female: 985Here: | 16.4% |
British Columbia: | 20.0% |
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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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