Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 10,890
This city:

49.2%
Province:

47.9%
Male: 5,315
This city:

50.5%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

50.4%
Female: 5,580
This city:

48.0%
Province:

45.7%
Unemployed
Total: 1,950
Here:

8.8%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

10.9%
Male: 1,240
Here:

11.8%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

13.1%
Female: 710
Here:

6.1%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

8.9%
Not in the labour force
Total: 9,295
Here:

42.0%
Province:

41.1%
Male: 3,965
This city:

37.7%
Province:

36.5%
Female: 5,330
Here:

45.9%
Province:

45.4%
Participation rate
All persons
Here:

58.0%
Province:

58.9%
Male
This city:

62.3%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

63.5%
Female
Here:

54.1%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

54.6%
Unemployment rate
All persons
Here:

15.2%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

18.6%
Male
This city:

18.9%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

20.7%
Female
Here:

11.3%
Province:

16.3%

Labour force activity in Corner Brook

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 3,645
Here:

29.1%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

25.3%
Male: 1,360
This city:

21.3%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

16.6%
Female: 2,285
Here:

37.2%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

34.7%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 310
Here:

2.5%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

1.9%
Male: 115
This city:

1.8%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

1.5%
Female: 185
Here:

3.0%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

2.3%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 1,905
This city:

15.2%
Province:

14.8%
Male: 535
This city:

8.4%
Province:

7.2%
Female: 1,370
This city:

22.3%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

23.1%
Management occupations
Total: 1,085
This city:

8.7%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

7.7%
Male: 680
Here:

10.6%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

8.6%
Female: 405
Here:

6.6%
Province:

6.6%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 675
Here:

5.4%
Province:

5.7%
Male: 520
Here:

8.1%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

6.1%
Female: 155
Here:

2.5%
Province:

5.2%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 2,020
Here:

16.1%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

17.4%
Male: 1,900
This city:

29.7%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

31.7%
Female: 120
This city:

2.0%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

1.8%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 530
This city:

4.2%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

5.7%
Male: 450
This city:

7.0%
Province:

9.1%
Female: 80
This city:

1.3%
Province:

2.1%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 1,110
Here:

8.9%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

8.2%
Male: 360
Here:

5.6%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

5.6%
Female: 745
This city:

12.1%
Province:

11.0%
Health occupations
Total: 1,005
Here:

8.0%
Province:

6.2%
Male: 245
This city:

3.8%
Province:

2.4%
Female: 755
Here:

12.3%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

10.4%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 255
Here:

2.0%
Province:

7.2%
Male: 215
Here:

3.4%
Province:

11.3%
Female: 35
This city:

0.6%
Province:

2.6%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 1,580
Here:

12.6%
Province:

14.6%
Male: 980
Here:

15.3%
Province:

17.5%
Female: 595
This city:

9.7%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

11.5%
Educational services
Total: 935
This city:

7.5%
Province:

7.0%
Male: 370
Here:

5.8%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

5.2%
Female: 565
This city:

9.2%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

9.0%
Other services
Total: 2,230
Here:

17.8%
Province:

20.7%
Male: 1,070
This city:

16.7%
Province:

17.6%
Female: 1,160
Here:

18.9%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

24.1%
Health care and social services
Total: 2,100
This city:

16.7%
Province:

12.6%
Male: 395
Here:

6.2%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

4.1%
Female: 1,710
Here:

27.8%
Province:

21.8%
Manufacturing
Total: 1,300
Here:

10.4%
Province:

9.3%
Male: 1,035
This city:

16.2%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

11.6%
Female: 270
Here:

4.4%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

6.8%
Retail trade
Total: 2,360
This city:

18.8%
Province:

12.6%
Male: 1,030
This city:

16.1%
Province:

9.7%
Female: 1,330
This city:

21.6%
Province:

15.9%
Finance and real estate
Total: 590
Here:

4.7%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

3.3%
Male: 260
This city:

4.1%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

2.5%
Female: 325
This city:

5.3%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

4.1%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 390
Here:

3.1%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

10.1%
Male: 325
This city:

5.1%
Province:

15.7%
Female: 60
Here:

1.0%
Province:

4.0%
Construction
Total: 730
Here:

5.8%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

7.0%
Male: 675
Here:

10.6%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

12.3%
Female: 55
Here:

0.9%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

1.2%
Wholesale trade
Total: 315
This city:

2.5%
Province:

2.7%
Male: 245
This city:

3.8%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

3.8%
Female: 70
This city:

1.1%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

1.5%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 7,240
Here:

66.5%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

46.3%
Male: 3,335
Here:

62.8%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

40.2%
Female: 3,910
This city:

70.1%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

52.7%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 160
This city:

1.5%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

3.0%
Male: 105
This city:

2.0%
Province:

3.8%
Female: 50
This city:

0.9%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

2.2%
Worked at home
Total: 425
This city:

3.9%
Province:

5.6%
Male: 135
This city:

2.5%
Province:

5.2%
Female: 290
This city:

5.2%
Province:

5.9%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 700
This city:

6.4%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

11.1%
Male: 525
This city:

9.9%
Province:

17.5%
Female: 180
This city:

3.2%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

4.5%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 10
This city:

0.1%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

0.4%
Male: 10
This city:

0.2%
Province:

0.6%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 2,210
This city:

20.3%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

31.3%
Male: 1,090
Here:

20.5%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

29.2%
Female: 1,115
Here:

20.0%
Province:

33.4%
Worked in different province
Total: 145
This city:

1.3%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

2.3%
Male: 115
Here:

2.2%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

3.4%
Female: 35
Here:

0.6%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

1.1%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 8,125
This city:

77.7%
Province:

73.7%
Male: 4,160
Here:

80.5%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

75.5%
Female: 3,965
This city:

75.0%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

71.9%
All other modes
Total: 235
This city:

2.2%
Province:

3.8%
Male: 135
Here:

2.6%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

5.6%
Female: 100
Here:

1.9%
Province:

2.0%
Public transit
Total: 90
Here:

0.9%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

1.9%
Male: 20
Here:

0.4%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

1.8%
Female: 70
Here:

1.3%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

2.0%
Car as passenger
Total: 1,150
Here:

11.0%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

12.6%
Male: 405
This city:

7.8%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

10.3%
Female: 750
Here:

14.2%
Province:

14.9%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 855
Here:

8.2%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

8.0%
Male: 440
This city:

8.5%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

6.8%
Female: 415
This city:

7.8%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

9.2%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 19,805
This city:

89.5%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

88.9%
Male: 9,090
This city:

86.4%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

85.5%
Female: 10,715
Here:

92.2%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

92.0%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 19,595
This city:

88.5%
Province:

87.7%
Male: 8,950
Here:

85.1%
Province:

84.1%
Female: 10,645
This city:

91.6%
Province:

91.1%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 7,335
This city:

33.1%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

35.2%
Male: 3,070
This city:

29.2%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

30.9%
Female: 4,265
Here:

36.7%
Province:

39.2%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 3,525
This city:

15.9%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

17.8%
Male: 1,375
This city:

13.1%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

14.7%
Female: 2,150
Here:

18.5%
Province:

20.7%

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