Iqaluit - City, Nunavut, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 3,260
This city:

71.9%
Nunavut:

55.2%
Male: 1,715
This city:

73.8%
Nunavut:

55.8%
Female: 1,545
This city:

69.9%
Nunavut:

54.5%
Unemployed
Total: 275
Here:

6.1%
Nunavut:

10.2%
Male: 155
Here:

6.7%
Nunavut:

12.1%
Female: 120
This city:

5.4%
Nunavut:

8.1%
Not in the labour force
Total: 995
Here:

21.9%
Nunavut:

34.7%
Male: 450
Here:

19.4%
Territory:

32.1%
Female: 540
This city:

24.4%
Territory:

37.4%
Participation rate
All persons
Here:

78.1%
Nunavut:

65.3%
Male
Here:

80.4%
Nunavut:

67.9%
Female
Here:

75.3%
Territory:

62.6%
Unemployment rate
All persons
This city:

7.8%
Territory:

15.6%
Male
This city:

8.3%
Nunavut:

17.8%
Female
Here:

7.2%
Territory:

13.0%

Labour force activity in this city

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 700
This city:

20.2%
Territory:

26.3%
Male: 400
This city:

21.8%
Territory:

23.7%
Female: 300
Here:

18.3%
Territory:

29.2%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 200
Here:

5.8%
Nunavut:

5.3%
Male: 90
Here:

4.9%
Nunavut:

5.0%
Female: 105
Here:

6.4%
Nunavut:

5.7%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 720
Here:

20.7%
Territory:

15.6%
Male: 215
This city:

11.7%
Territory:

8.7%
Female: 505
Here:

30.9%
Territory:

23.4%
Management occupations
Total: 540
This city:

15.6%
Nunavut:

10.6%
Male: 335
This city:

18.3%
Territory:

12.6%
Female: 205
This city:

12.5%
Territory:

8.3%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 15
Here:

0.4%
Nunavut:

1.2%
Male: 15
Here:

0.8%
Nunavut:

1.6%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 455
This city:

13.1%
Nunavut:

16.9%
Male: 430
Here:

23.4%
Nunavut:

30.5%
Female: 20
Here:

1.2%
Nunavut:

1.4%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 170
This city:

4.9%
Nunavut:

3.4%
Male: 125
This city:

6.8%
Territory:

5.1%
Female: 40
Here:

2.4%
Nunavut:

1.5%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 525
Here:

15.1%
Territory:

16.4%
Male: 170
Here:

9.3%
Territory:

8.8%
Female: 350
This city:

21.4%
Territory:

25.2%
Health occupations
Total: 135
Here:

3.9%
Nunavut:

2.6%
Male: 35
This city:

1.9%
Territory:

0.9%
Female: 105
This city:

6.4%
Nunavut:

4.4%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 10
This city:

0.3%
Nunavut:

1.8%
Male: 10
Here:

0.5%
Territory:

3.2%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 565
Here:

16.3%
Territory:

12.4%
Male: 365
Here:

19.9%
Territory:

15.9%
Female: 195
This city:

11.9%
Nunavut:

8.4%
Educational services
Total: 260
This city:

7.5%
Territory:

12.7%
Male: 85
This city:

4.6%
Nunavut:

7.4%
Female: 180
This city:

11.0%
Nunavut:

18.7%
Other services
Total: 1,630
This city:

47.0%
Territory:

37.3%
Male: 825
This city:

45.0%
Territory:

37.9%
Female: 805
Here:

49.2%
Territory:

36.8%
Health care and social services
Total: 310
Here:

8.9%
Territory:

9.1%
Male: 70
Here:

3.8%
Territory:

2.9%
Female: 240
Here:

14.7%
Nunavut:

16.2%
Manufacturing
Total: 25
This city:

0.7%
Nunavut:

1.3%
Male: 20
Here:

1.1%
Territory:

1.5%
Female: 10
This city:

0.6%
Nunavut:

1.1%
Retail trade
Total: 245
This city:

7.1%
Territory:

11.6%
Male: 130
Here:

7.1%
Territory:

10.4%
Female: 115
Here:

7.0%
Territory:

13.1%
Finance and real estate
Total: 120
Here:

3.5%
Territory:

3.8%
Male: 75
This city:

4.1%
Nunavut:

4.8%
Female: 55
Here:

3.4%
Territory:

2.8%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 75
Here:

2.2%
Nunavut:

4.8%
Male: 60
This city:

3.3%
Territory:

7.9%
Female: 10
Here:

0.6%
Territory:

1.4%
Construction
Total: 200
Here:

5.8%
Territory:

6.0%
Male: 180
Here:

9.8%
Nunavut:

10.2%
Female: 25
Here:

1.5%
Territory:

1.2%
Wholesale trade
Total: 35
Here:

1.0%
Territory:

0.8%
Male: 35
Here:

1.9%
Nunavut:

1.2%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 2,930
This city:

89.9%
Territory:

85.9%
Male: 1,475
This city:

86.0%
Territory:

81.3%
Female: 1,455
Here:

94.2%
Nunavut:

90.9%
Worked at home
Total: 125
This city:

3.8%
Nunavut:

3.4%
Male: 75
Here:

4.4%
Territory:

4.2%
Female: 45
Here:

2.9%
Territory:

2.4%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 190
This city:

5.8%
Territory:

7.4%
Male: 155
Here:

9.0%
Nunavut:

10.7%
Female: 35
This city:

2.3%
Nunavut:

3.7%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 10
This city:

0.3%
Territory:

0.1%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 10
Here:

0.3%
Territory:

2.3%
Female: 10
Here:

0.6%
Territory:

2.2%
Worked in different province
Total: 10
Here:

0.3%
Nunavut:

0.7%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 1,325
This city:

42.3%
Nunavut:

25.1%
Male: 820
This city:

50.2%
Nunavut:

32.3%
Female: 500
Here:

33.3%
Territory:

17.4%
All other modes
Total: 250
This city:

8.0%
Territory:

13.2%
Male: 100
Here:

6.1%
Nunavut:

12.8%
Female: 155
Here:

10.3%
Nunavut:

13.5%
Car as passenger
Total: 535
Here:

17.1%
Territory:

11.9%
Male: 230
This city:

14.1%
Territory:

10.4%
Female: 315
Here:

21.0%
Nunavut:

13.4%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 1,010
Here:

32.2%
Nunavut:

49.6%
Male: 485
This city:

29.7%
Territory:

44.4%
Female: 525
This city:

35.0%
Nunavut:

55.3%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 4,155
This city:

91.6%
Territory:

92.9%
Male: 2,070
Here:

89.0%
Nunavut:

90.4%
Female: 2,085
This city:

94.3%
Nunavut:

95.6%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 4,035
This city:

89.0%
Nunavut:

88.9%
Male: 1,985
Here:

85.4%
Nunavut:

84.7%
Female: 2,045
Here:

92.5%
Nunavut:

93.3%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 2,055
This city:

45.3%
Nunavut:

62.9%
Male: 940
This city:

40.4%
Territory:

56.8%
Female: 1,115
This city:

50.5%
Territory:

69.3%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 480
Here:

10.6%
Nunavut:

25.7%
Male: 225
This city:

9.7%
Nunavut:

24.0%
Female: 255
This 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. This data is an unofficial version of the materials, made without affiliation or endorsement of Statistics Canada.
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