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



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 41,930
Here:

63.5%
Province:

61.6%
Male: 21,490
Here:

67.6%
Province:

66.7%
Female: 20,440
Here:

59.6%
Province:

56.9%
Unemployed
Total: 2,675
Here:

4.0%
Province:

3.9%
Male: 1,380
Here:

4.3%
British Columbia:

4.1%
Female: 1,295
This city:

3.8%
British Columbia:

3.8%
Not in the labour force
Total: 21,460
This city:

32.5%
British Columbia:

34.4%
Male: 8,900
This city:

28.0%
Province:

29.3%
Female: 12,565
Here:

36.6%
British Columbia:

39.3%
Participation rate
All persons
This city:

67.5%
Province:

65.6%
Male
This city:

72.0%
British Columbia:

70.7%
Female
Here:

63.4%
Province:

60.7%
Unemployment rate
All persons
Here:

6.0%
British Columbia:

6.0%
Male
Here:

6.0%
Province:

5.8%
Female
This city:

6.0%
British Columbia:

6.3%

Labour force activity in this city

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 11,625
Here:

26.3%
British Columbia:

25.3%
Male: 4,320
This city:

19.1%
British Columbia:

19.7%
Female: 7,300
This city:

33.9%
British Columbia:

31.6%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 1,010
Here:

2.3%
British Columbia:

3.5%
Male: 420
This city:

1.9%
Province:

3.1%
Female: 595
Here:

2.8%
Province:

3.9%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 7,405
Here:

16.8%
British Columbia:

17.1%
Male: 1,815
This city:

8.0%
Province:

9.0%
Female: 5,595
This city:

26.0%
British Columbia:

26.2%
Management occupations
Total: 3,860
Here:

8.7%
Province:

10.5%
Male: 2,405
This city:

10.6%
British Columbia:

12.6%
Female: 1,455
This city:

6.8%
Province:

8.2%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 1,460
This city:

3.3%
Province:

4.2%
Male: 1,085
This city:

4.8%
Province:

5.6%
Female: 370
This city:

1.7%
Province:

2.6%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 8,245
Here:

18.7%
British Columbia:

15.5%
Male: 7,725
This city:

34.2%
Province:

27.5%
Female: 525
This city:

2.4%
British Columbia:

2.2%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 2,590
Here:

5.9%
British Columbia:

6.3%
Male: 2,125
This city:

9.4%
Province:

9.6%
Female: 465
Here:

2.2%
Province:

2.7%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 3,760
Here:

8.5%
Province:

8.1%
Male: 1,190
Here:

5.3%
Province:

5.2%
Female: 2,570
Here:

11.9%
Province:

11.3%
Health occupations
Total: 2,735
Here:

6.2%
British Columbia:

5.5%
Male: 445
Here:

2.0%
Province:

2.3%
Female: 2,295
Here:

10.7%
British Columbia:

9.0%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 1,440
This city:

3.3%
Province:

3.9%
Male: 1,080
Here:

4.8%
Province:

5.4%
Female: 360
Here:

1.7%
Province:

2.3%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 8,125
This city:

18.4%
Province:

19.9%
Male: 4,845
This city:

21.4%
Province:

23.0%
Female: 3,280
Here:

15.2%
Province:

16.5%
Educational services
Total: 2,885
This city:

6.5%
Province:

7.0%
Male: 1,035
Here:

4.6%
Province:

4.5%
Female: 1,850
Here:

8.6%
British Columbia:

9.6%
Other services
Total: 9,860
Here:

22.3%
Province:

20.6%
Male: 4,295
Here:

19.0%
Province:

17.8%
Female: 5,565
Here:

25.9%
Province:

23.7%
Health care and social services
Total: 5,080
This city:

11.5%
Province:

9.7%
Male: 825
This city:

3.6%
Province:

3.4%
Female: 4,255
Here:

19.8%
Province:

16.7%
Manufacturing
Total: 3,160
This city:

7.2%
British Columbia:

8.6%
Male: 2,375
Here:

10.5%
British Columbia:

12.1%
Female: 780
Here:

3.6%
British Columbia:

4.8%
Retail trade
Total: 5,740
This city:

13.0%
British Columbia:

11.4%
Male: 2,430
Here:

10.7%
British Columbia:

9.5%
Female: 3,310
Here:

15.4%
Province:

13.4%
Finance and real estate
Total: 2,020
Here:

4.6%
British Columbia:

6.2%
Male: 815
Here:

3.6%
British Columbia:

5.0%
Female: 1,205
Here:

5.6%
British Columbia:

7.4%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 2,010
This city:

4.6%
Province:

4.9%
Male: 1,610
This city:

7.1%
Province:

6.7%
Female: 405
Here:

1.9%
Province:

3.0%
Construction
Total: 3,415
Here:

7.7%
British Columbia:

7.6%
Male: 3,000
Here:

13.3%
Province:

12.6%
Female: 415
This city:

1.9%
British Columbia:

2.0%
Wholesale trade
Total: 1,845
Here:

4.2%
Province:

4.2%
Male: 1,375
Here:

6.1%
Province:

5.3%
Female: 470
Here:

2.2%
Province:

2.9%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 29,700
Here:

70.8%
Province:

37.6%
Male: 13,030
Here:

60.6%
British Columbia:

32.6%
Female: 16,670
This city:

81.6%
Province:

43.2%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 735
Here:

1.8%
British Columbia:

3.4%
Male: 455
Here:

2.1%
British Columbia:

4.0%
Female: 280
This city:

1.4%
Province:

2.9%
Worked at home
Total: 2,295
This city:

5.5%
Province:

9.0%
Male: 945
Here:

4.4%
British Columbia:

8.1%
Female: 1,350
This city:

6.6%
Province:

10.0%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 5,540
This city:

13.2%
Province:

13.1%
Male: 4,380
This city:

20.4%
Province:

18.9%
Female: 1,160
This city:

5.7%
British Columbia:

6.6%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 190
This city:

0.5%
Province:

0.7%
Male: 105
Here:

0.5%
British Columbia:

0.9%
Female: 85
This city:

0.4%
Province:

0.4%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 3,305
This city:

7.9%
British Columbia:

35.7%
Male: 2,455
This city:

11.4%
British Columbia:

34.9%
Female: 850
This city:

4.2%
Province:

36.6%
Worked in different province
Total: 160
This city:

0.4%
Province:

0.5%
Male: 120
Here:

0.6%
Province:

0.6%
Female: 40
Here:

0.2%
British Columbia:

0.4%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 31,345
This city:

79.5%
Province:

71.6%
Male: 16,745
Here:

81.9%
British Columbia:

75.5%
Female: 14,595
Here:

76.8%
Province:

67.3%
All other modes
Total: 530
Here:

1.3%
British Columbia:

1.5%
Male: 330
Here:

1.6%
British Columbia:

1.7%
Female: 195
This city:

1.0%
Province:

1.2%
Public transit
Total: 1,675
This city:

4.2%
Province:

10.3%
Male: 525
This city:

2.6%
British Columbia:

8.2%
Female: 1,150
This city:

6.1%
British Columbia:

12.8%
Car as passenger
Total: 3,275
Here:

8.3%
Province:

7.7%
Male: 1,590
This city:

7.8%
Province:

6.4%
Female: 1,685
Here:

8.9%
British Columbia:

9.2%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 2,620
This city:

6.6%
Province:

8.9%
Male: 1,245
Here:

6.1%
British Columbia:

8.2%
Female: 1,375
This city:

7.2%
British Columbia:

9.6%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 61,155
Here:

92.6%
Province:

91.3%
Male: 28,740
Here:

90.5%
Province:

89.5%
Female: 32,410
This city:

94.5%
Province:

93.1%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 60,705
This city:

91.9%
Province:

90.1%
Male: 28,490
Here:

89.7%
Province:

88.0%
Female: 32,215
This city:

93.9%
British Columbia:

92.2%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 22,795
Here:

34.5%
British Columbia:

35.2%
Male: 9,955
This city:

31.3%
British Columbia:

31.9%
Female: 12,840
This city:

37.4%
Province:

38.3%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 10,445
This city:

15.8%
Province:

17.5%
Male: 3,925
Here:

12.4%
Province:

14.8%
Female: 6,515
Here:

19.0%
British Columbia:

20.0%

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