Harbour Breton - Town, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 575
This town:

37.7%
Province:

47.9%
Male: 355
Here:

48.3%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

50.4%
Female: 220
This town:

27.8%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

45.7%
Unemployed
Total: 245
This town:

16.1%
Province:

10.9%
Male: 120
Here:

16.3%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

13.1%
Female: 125
This town:

15.8%
Province:

8.9%
Not in the labour force
Total: 705
This town:

46.2%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

41.1%
Male: 265
This town:

36.1%
Province:

36.5%
Female: 440
This town:

55.7%
Province:

45.4%
Participation rate
All persons
This town:

53.8%
Province:

58.9%
Male
This town:

63.9%
Province:

63.5%
Female
This town:

44.3%
Province:

54.6%
Unemployment rate
All persons
Here:

29.9%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

18.6%
Male
Here:

25.5%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

20.7%
Female
Here:

35.7%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

16.3%

Labour force activity in this town

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 165
Here:

20.5%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

25.3%
Male: 65
Here:

14.0%
Province:

16.6%
Female: 100
Here:

29.4%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

34.7%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 35
Here:

4.3%
Province:

14.8%
Male: 25
This town:

5.4%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

7.2%
Female: 15
Here:

4.4%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

23.1%
Management occupations
Total: 20
Here:

2.5%
Province:

7.7%
Male: 10
Here:

2.2%
Province:

8.6%
Female: 10
Here:

2.9%
Province:

6.6%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 60
This town:

7.5%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

5.7%
Male: 30
This town:

6.5%
Province:

6.1%
Female: 25
This town:

7.4%
Province:

5.2%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 200
This town:

24.8%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

17.4%
Male: 150
Here:

32.3%
Province:

31.7%
Female: 45
Here:

13.2%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

1.8%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 30
Here:

3.7%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

5.7%
Male: 25
Here:

5.4%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

9.1%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 90
Here:

11.2%
Province:

8.2%
Male: 45
Here:

9.7%
Province:

5.6%
Female: 50
This town:

14.7%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

11.0%
Health occupations
Total: 60
This town:

7.5%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

6.2%
Male: 10
This town:

2.2%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

2.4%
Female: 55
Here:

16.2%
Province:

10.4%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 145
Here:

18.0%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

7.2%
Male: 115
This town:

24.7%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

11.3%
Female: 25
This town:

7.4%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

2.6%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 75
This town:

9.3%
Province:

14.6%
Male: 50
Here:

10.8%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

17.5%
Female: 30
This town:

8.8%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

11.5%
Educational services
Total: 85
This town:

10.6%
Province:

7.0%
Male: 50
This town:

10.8%
Province:

5.2%
Female: 40
Here:

11.8%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

9.0%
Other services
Total: 125
Here:

15.5%
Province:

20.7%
Male: 65
This town:

14.0%
Province:

17.6%
Female: 60
Here:

17.6%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

24.1%
Health care and social services
Total: 115
This town:

14.3%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

12.6%
Female: 110
This town:

32.4%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

21.8%
Manufacturing
Total: 100
Here:

12.4%
Province:

9.3%
Male: 75
This town:

16.1%
Province:

11.6%
Female: 25
Here:

7.4%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

6.8%
Retail trade
Total: 50
Here:

6.2%
Province:

12.6%
Male: 25
Here:

5.4%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

9.7%
Female: 25
This town:

7.4%
Province:

15.9%
Finance and real estate
Total: 35
This town:

4.3%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

3.3%
Male: 15
This town:

3.2%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

2.5%
Female: 15
Here:

4.4%
Province:

4.1%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 155
Here:

19.3%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

10.1%
Male: 130
This town:

28.0%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

15.7%
Female: 20
Here:

5.9%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

4.0%
Construction
Total: 55
Here:

6.8%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

7.0%
Male: 40
This town:

8.6%
Province:

12.3%
Female: 10
Here:

2.9%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

1.2%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 270
Here:

47.0%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

46.3%
Male: 130
This town:

37.1%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

40.2%
Female: 140
Here:

62.2%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

52.7%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 30
This town:

5.2%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

3.0%
Male: 25
This town:

7.1%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

3.8%
Worked at home
Total: 80
This town:

13.9%
Province:

5.6%
Male: 50
This town:

14.3%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

5.2%
Female: 30
This town:

13.3%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

5.9%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 100
This town:

17.4%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

11.1%
Male: 85
This town:

24.3%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

17.5%
Female: 15
This town:

6.7%
Province:

4.5%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 65
This town:

11.3%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

31.3%
Male: 40
Here:

11.4%
Province:

29.2%
Female: 25
This town:

11.1%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

33.4%
Worked in different province
Total: 30
This town:

5.2%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

2.3%
Male: 20
This town:

5.7%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

3.4%
Female: 10
This town:

4.4%
Province:

1.1%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 370
This town:

74.7%
Province:

73.7%
Male: 215
Here:

71.7%
Province:

75.5%
Female: 155
This town:

81.6%
Province:

71.9%
All other modes
Total: 25
Here:

5.1%
Province:

3.8%
Male: 30
This town:

10.0%
Province:

5.6%
Car as passenger
Total: 50
This town:

10.1%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

12.6%
Male: 30
This town:

10.0%
Province:

10.3%
Female: 15
This town:

7.9%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

14.9%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 45
Here:

9.1%
Province:

8.0%
Male: 25
This town:

8.3%
Province:

6.8%
Female: 20
Here:

10.5%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

9.2%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 1,215
This town:

79.7%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

88.9%
Male: 545
This town:

74.1%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

85.5%
Female: 675
This town:

85.4%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

92.0%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 1,220
This town:

80.0%
Province:

87.7%
Male: 540
This town:

73.5%
Province:

84.1%
Female: 675
Here:

85.4%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

91.1%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 525
Here:

34.4%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

35.2%
Male: 220
Here:

29.9%
Province:

30.9%
Female: 305
Here:

38.6%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

39.2%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 220
Here:

14.4%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

17.8%
Male: 75
Here:

10.2%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

14.7%
Female: 145
This town:

18.4%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

20.7%

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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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