Smithers - Town, British Columbia, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 2,590
Here:

65.2%
Province:

61.6%
Male: 1,380
This town:

73.0%
British Columbia:

66.7%
Female: 1,210
Here:

58.2%
British Columbia:

56.9%
Unemployed
Total: 240
Here:

6.0%
Province:

3.9%
Male: 110
Here:

5.8%
British Columbia:

4.1%
Female: 125
This town:

6.0%
Province:

3.8%
Not in the labour force
Total: 1,145
Here:

28.8%
Province:

34.4%
Male: 395
This town:

20.9%
British Columbia:

29.3%
Female: 750
Here:

36.1%
Province:

39.3%
Participation rate
All persons
Here:

71.2%
British Columbia:

65.6%
Male
This town:

79.1%
British Columbia:

70.7%
Female
This town:

64.4%
British Columbia:

60.7%
Unemployment rate
All persons
Here:

8.5%
British Columbia:

6.0%
Male
This town:

7.4%
Province:

5.8%
Female
This town:

9.3%
Province:

6.3%

Labour force activity in this town

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 750
Here:

27.2%
Province:

25.3%
Male: 265
This town:

18.0%
Province:

19.7%
Female: 485
Here:

37.9%
Province:

31.6%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 80
Here:

2.9%
Province:

3.5%
Male: 45
This town:

3.1%
British Columbia:

3.1%
Female: 35
Here:

2.7%
British Columbia:

3.9%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 345
This town:

12.5%
Province:

17.1%
Male: 85
This town:

5.8%
Province:

9.0%
Female: 255
This town:

19.9%
British Columbia:

26.2%
Management occupations
Total: 245
This town:

8.9%
Province:

10.5%
Male: 195
Here:

13.2%
British Columbia:

12.6%
Female: 55
This town:

4.3%
Province:

8.2%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 135
Here:

4.9%
Province:

4.2%
Male: 115
Here:

7.8%
Province:

5.6%
Female: 20
Here:

1.6%
Province:

2.6%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 425
This town:

15.4%
Province:

15.5%
Male: 390
Here:

26.4%
Province:

27.5%
Female: 40
Here:

3.1%
British Columbia:

2.2%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 195
Here:

7.1%
Province:

6.3%
Male: 145
Here:

9.8%
British Columbia:

9.6%
Female: 45
This town:

3.5%
British Columbia:

2.7%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 270
Here:

9.8%
British Columbia:

8.1%
Male: 65
Here:

4.4%
British Columbia:

5.2%
Female: 205
This town:

16.0%
British Columbia:

11.3%
Health occupations
Total: 145
This town:

5.3%
British Columbia:

5.5%
Male: 30
This town:

2.0%
British Columbia:

2.3%
Female: 120
Here:

9.4%
Province:

9.0%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 155
Here:

5.6%
British Columbia:

3.9%
Male: 135
Here:

9.2%
British Columbia:

5.4%
Female: 15
This town:

1.2%
British Columbia:

2.3%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 470
This town:

17.1%
Province:

19.9%
Male: 270
Here:

18.3%
British Columbia:

23.0%
Female: 200
Here:

15.6%
Province:

16.5%
Educational services
Total: 280
Here:

10.2%
Province:

7.0%
Male: 90
This town:

6.1%
Province:

4.5%
Female: 195
This town:

15.2%
British Columbia:

9.6%
Other services
Total: 625
Here:

22.7%
Province:

20.6%
Male: 295
This town:

20.0%
British Columbia:

17.8%
Female: 330
This town:

25.8%
British Columbia:

23.7%
Health care and social services
Total: 235
Here:

8.5%
Province:

9.7%
Male: 25
Here:

1.7%
British Columbia:

3.4%
Female: 215
This town:

16.8%
Province:

16.7%
Manufacturing
Total: 170
Here:

6.2%
Province:

8.6%
Male: 155
Here:

10.5%
British Columbia:

12.1%
Female: 15
Here:

1.2%
British Columbia:

4.8%
Retail trade
Total: 320
Here:

11.6%
Province:

11.4%
Male: 150
This town:

10.2%
Province:

9.5%
Female: 165
Here:

12.9%
British Columbia:

13.4%
Finance and real estate
Total: 145
Here:

5.3%
Province:

6.2%
Male: 75
Here:

5.1%
British Columbia:

5.0%
Female: 70
This town:

5.5%
Province:

7.4%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 315
Here:

11.4%
Province:

4.9%
Male: 245
This town:

16.6%
Province:

6.7%
Female: 70
This town:

5.5%
Province:

3.0%
Construction
Total: 120
This town:

4.4%
Province:

7.6%
Male: 115
This town:

7.8%
British Columbia:

12.6%
Female: 10
Here:

0.8%
Province:

2.0%
Wholesale trade
Total: 65
This town:

2.4%
British Columbia:

4.2%
Male: 55
This town:

3.7%
British Columbia:

5.3%
Female: 15
This town:

1.2%
British Columbia:

2.9%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 1,940
Here:

74.9%
Province:

37.6%
Male: 970
This town:

70.3%
Province:

32.6%
Female: 975
This town:

80.6%
Province:

43.2%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 55
This town:

2.1%
British Columbia:

3.4%
Male: 30
This town:

2.2%
Province:

4.0%
Female: 20
This town:

1.7%
Province:

2.9%
Worked at home
Total: 145
This town:

5.6%
British Columbia:

9.0%
Male: 60
Here:

4.3%
British Columbia:

8.1%
Female: 85
Here:

7.0%
Province:

10.0%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 270
Here:

10.4%
British Columbia:

13.1%
Male: 180
Here:

13.0%
British Columbia:

18.9%
Female: 85
This town:

7.0%
Province:

6.6%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 145
Here:

5.6%
Province:

35.7%
Male: 110
Here:

8.0%
Province:

34.9%
Female: 40
This town:

3.3%
Province:

36.6%
Worked in different province
Total: 30
This town:

1.2%
British Columbia:

0.5%
Male: 20
Here:

1.4%
British Columbia:

0.6%
Female: 10
Here:

0.8%
Province:

0.4%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 1,500
This town:

61.5%
Province:

71.6%
Male: 835
Here:

63.3%
British Columbia:

75.5%
Female: 660
Here:

58.9%
Province:

67.3%
All other modes
Total: 65
This town:

2.7%
British Columbia:

1.5%
Male: 60
This town:

4.5%
Province:

1.7%
Female: 10
This town:

0.9%
British Columbia:

1.2%
Public transit
Total: 10
Here:

0.4%
British Columbia:

10.3%
Car as passenger
Total: 185
Here:

7.6%
British Columbia:

7.7%
Male: 95
This town:

7.2%
Province:

6.4%
Female: 90
This town:

8.0%
Province:

9.2%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 685
Here:

28.1%
British Columbia:

8.9%
Male: 325
Here:

24.6%
Province:

8.2%
Female: 360
Here:

32.1%
British Columbia:

9.6%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 3,670
Here:

92.3%
Province:

91.3%
Male: 1,700
Here:

89.9%
British Columbia:

89.5%
Female: 1,965
Here:

94.5%
British Columbia:

93.1%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 3,620
This town:

91.1%
Province:

90.1%
Male: 1,675
This town:

88.6%
British Columbia:

88.0%
Female: 1,940
This town:

93.3%
Province:

92.2%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 1,620
Here:

40.8%
Province:

35.2%
Male: 660
Here:

34.9%
Province:

31.9%
Female: 960
This town:

46.2%
Province:

38.3%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 525
Here:

13.2%
Province:

17.5%
Male: 170
This town:

9.0%
British Columbia:

14.8%
Female: 355
Here:

17.1%
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. This data is an unofficial version of the materials, made without affiliation or endorsement of Statistics Canada.
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