Colwood - City, British Columbia, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 7,895
This city:

67.3%
Province:

61.6%
Male: 4,015
This city:

70.4%
Province:

66.7%
Female: 3,885
Here:

64.5%
British Columbia:

56.9%
Unemployed
Total: 335
Here:

2.9%
British Columbia:

3.9%
Male: 170
Here:

3.0%
British Columbia:

4.1%
Female: 165
Here:

2.7%
British Columbia:

3.8%
Not in the labour force
Total: 3,485
This city:

29.7%
Province:

34.4%
Male: 1,510
Here:

26.5%
British Columbia:

29.3%
Female: 1,970
Here:

32.7%
British Columbia:

39.3%
Participation rate
All persons
This city:

70.2%
British Columbia:

65.6%
Male
Here:

73.4%
Province:

70.7%
Female
Here:

67.4%
Province:

60.7%
Unemployment rate
All persons
This city:

4.1%
Province:

6.0%
Male
Here:

4.1%
Province:

5.8%
Female
Here:

4.1%
Province:

6.3%

Labour force activity in this city

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 2,370
This city:

29.0%
Province:

25.3%
Male: 1,205
Here:

29.0%
British Columbia:

19.7%
Female: 1,165
Here:

28.9%
Province:

31.6%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 220
This city:

2.7%
Province:

3.5%
Male: 80
This city:

1.9%
Province:

3.1%
Female: 135
Here:

3.3%
Province:

3.9%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 1,790
This city:

21.9%
Province:

17.1%
Male: 320
This city:

7.7%
Province:

9.0%
Female: 1,465
This city:

36.4%
British Columbia:

26.2%
Management occupations
Total: 820
Here:

10.0%
Province:

10.5%
Male: 495
Here:

11.9%
British Columbia:

12.6%
Female: 325
Here:

8.1%
British Columbia:

8.2%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 165
This city:

2.0%
British Columbia:

4.2%
Male: 135
This city:

3.3%
British Columbia:

5.6%
Female: 30
This city:

0.7%
British Columbia:

2.6%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 1,150
Here:

14.1%
British Columbia:

15.5%
Male: 1,110
This city:

26.7%
British Columbia:

27.5%
Female: 40
Here:

1.0%
Province:

2.2%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 575
Here:

7.0%
British Columbia:

6.3%
Male: 435
This city:

10.5%
Province:

9.6%
Female: 145
Here:

3.6%
British Columbia:

2.7%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 425
Here:

5.2%
Province:

8.1%
Male: 135
This city:

3.3%
British Columbia:

5.2%
Female: 290
This city:

7.2%
Province:

11.3%
Health occupations
Total: 505
Here:

6.2%
British Columbia:

5.5%
Male: 110
This city:

2.7%
Province:

2.3%
Female: 390
Here:

9.7%
British Columbia:

9.0%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 160
Here:

2.0%
British Columbia:

3.9%
Male: 120
Here:

2.9%
Province:

5.4%
Female: 40
Here:

1.0%
Province:

2.3%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 1,420
This city:

17.4%
Province:

19.9%
Male: 760
Here:

18.3%
Province:

23.0%
Female: 655
This city:

16.3%
British Columbia:

16.5%
Educational services
Total: 420
This city:

5.1%
Province:

7.0%
Male: 115
This city:

2.8%
British Columbia:

4.5%
Female: 305
This city:

7.6%
Province:

9.6%
Other services
Total: 2,755
Here:

33.7%
Province:

20.6%
Male: 1,570
Here:

37.8%
British Columbia:

17.8%
Female: 1,185
This city:

29.4%
Province:

23.7%
Health care and social services
Total: 875
This city:

10.7%
Province:

9.7%
Male: 130
This city:

3.1%
British Columbia:

3.4%
Female: 745
This city:

18.5%
British Columbia:

16.7%
Manufacturing
Total: 295
This city:

3.6%
Province:

8.6%
Male: 225
Here:

5.4%
Province:

12.1%
Female: 65
Here:

1.6%
British Columbia:

4.8%
Retail trade
Total: 970
This city:

11.9%
British Columbia:

11.4%
Male: 420
Here:

10.1%
Province:

9.5%
Female: 545
This city:

13.5%
Province:

13.4%
Finance and real estate
Total: 425
Here:

5.2%
British Columbia:

6.2%
Male: 115
Here:

2.8%
Province:

5.0%
Female: 310
This city:

7.7%
Province:

7.4%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 120
This city:

1.5%
Province:

4.9%
Male: 95
Here:

2.3%
Province:

6.7%
Female: 20
This city:

0.5%
Province:

3.0%
Construction
Total: 710
This city:

8.7%
Province:

7.6%
Male: 575
This city:

13.9%
Province:

12.6%
Female: 135
Here:

3.3%
Province:

2.0%
Wholesale trade
Total: 190
This city:

2.3%
Province:

4.2%
Male: 140
This city:

3.4%
British Columbia:

5.3%
Female: 50
This city:

1.2%
British Columbia:

2.9%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 620
This city:

7.9%
British Columbia:

37.6%
Male: 290
Here:

7.2%
British Columbia:

32.6%
Female: 325
Here:

8.4%
British Columbia:

43.2%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 85
This city:

1.1%
Province:

3.4%
Male: 55
Here:

1.4%
British Columbia:

4.0%
Female: 25
Here:

0.6%
British Columbia:

2.9%
Worked at home
Total: 435
This city:

5.5%
British Columbia:

9.0%
Male: 120
This city:

3.0%
Province:

8.1%
Female: 310
This city:

8.0%
British Columbia:

10.0%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 950
Here:

12.0%
British Columbia:

13.1%
Male: 770
This city:

19.2%
Province:

18.9%
Female: 185
This city:

4.8%
Province:

6.6%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 55
This city:

0.7%
British Columbia:

0.7%
Male: 45
Here:

1.1%
British Columbia:

0.9%
Female: 10
Here:

0.3%
British Columbia:

0.4%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 5,715
This city:

72.4%
British Columbia:

35.7%
Male: 2,685
Here:

67.0%
British Columbia:

34.9%
Female: 3,030
This city:

78.0%
British Columbia:

36.6%
Worked in different province
Total: 45
Here:

0.6%
Province:

0.5%
Male: 45
Here:

1.1%
Province:

0.6%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 5,555
Here:

75.0%
Province:

71.6%
Male: 2,915
Here:

75.7%
British Columbia:

75.5%
Female: 2,640
This city:

74.1%
British Columbia:

67.3%
All other modes
Total: 140
This city:

1.9%
Province:

1.5%
Male: 125
Here:

3.2%
British Columbia:

1.7%
Female: 10
This city:

0.3%
British Columbia:

1.2%
Public transit
Total: 605
Here:

8.2%
British Columbia:

10.3%
Male: 255
This city:

6.6%
British Columbia:

8.2%
Female: 340
This city:

9.5%
British Columbia:

12.8%
Car as passenger
Total: 570
Here:

7.7%
British Columbia:

7.7%
Male: 245
This city:

6.4%
British Columbia:

6.4%
Female: 330
This city:

9.3%
British Columbia:

9.2%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 540
Here:

7.3%
Province:

8.9%
Male: 305
This city:

7.9%
Province:

8.2%
Female: 240
This city:

6.7%
Province:

9.6%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 10,825
This city:

92.3%
Province:

91.3%
Male: 5,190
Here:

91.1%
British Columbia:

89.5%
Female: 5,635
Here:

93.6%
British Columbia:

93.1%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 10,735
Here:

91.6%
British Columbia:

90.1%
Male: 5,125
This city:

89.9%
Province:

88.0%
Female: 5,610
This city:

93.2%
British Columbia:

92.2%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 4,985
This city:

42.5%
British Columbia:

35.2%
Male: 2,245
Here:

39.4%
Province:

31.9%
Female: 2,740
This city:

45.5%
Province:

38.3%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 1,725
This city:

14.7%
Province:

17.5%
Male: 740
Here:

13.0%
British Columbia:

14.8%
Female: 985
Here:

16.4%
British Columbia:

20.0%

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