Labrador City - Town, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 3,940
Here:

66.4%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

47.9%
Male: 2,330
This town:

76.6%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

50.4%
Female: 1,610
Here:

55.7%
Province:

45.7%
Unemployed
Total: 385
Here:

6.5%
Province:

10.9%
Male: 150
This town:

4.9%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

13.1%
Female: 235
Here:

8.1%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

8.9%
Not in the labour force
Total: 1,610
Here:

27.1%
Province:

41.1%
Male: 560
This town:

18.4%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

36.5%
Female: 1,050
This town:

36.3%
Province:

45.4%
Participation rate
All persons
This town:

72.9%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

58.9%
Male
This town:

81.6%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

63.5%
Female
Here:

63.8%
Province:

54.6%
Unemployment rate
All persons
This town:

8.9%
Province:

18.6%
Male
Here:

6.0%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

20.7%
Female
This town:

12.7%
Province:

16.3%

Labour force activity in Labrador City

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 1,000
This town:

23.3%
Province:

25.3%
Male: 240
Here:

9.8%
Province:

16.6%
Female: 760
Here:

41.6%
Province:

34.7%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 45
This town:

1.1%
Province:

1.9%
Male: 10
This town:

0.4%
Province:

1.5%
Female: 40
Here:

2.2%
Province:

2.3%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 435
Here:

10.2%
Province:

14.8%
Male: 95
Here:

3.9%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

7.2%
Female: 335
This town:

18.4%
Province:

23.1%
Management occupations
Total: 335
Here:

7.8%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

7.7%
Male: 175
Here:

7.1%
Province:

8.6%
Female: 160
This town:

8.8%
Province:

6.6%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 165
Here:

3.9%
Province:

5.7%
Male: 120
Here:

4.9%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

6.1%
Female: 40
This town:

2.2%
Province:

5.2%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 1,400
This town:

32.7%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

17.4%
Male: 1,295
This town:

52.6%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

31.7%
Female: 105
Here:

5.8%
Province:

1.8%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 260
Here:

6.1%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

5.7%
Male: 200
Here:

8.1%
Province:

9.1%
Female: 60
This town:

3.3%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

2.1%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 195
Here:

4.6%
Province:

8.2%
Male: 40
This town:

1.6%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

5.6%
Female: 155
This town:

8.5%
Province:

11.0%
Health occupations
Total: 125
This town:

2.9%
Province:

6.2%
Male: 15
Here:

0.6%
Province:

2.4%
Female: 110
Here:

6.0%
Province:

10.4%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 330
This town:

7.7%
Province:

7.2%
Male: 265
This town:

10.8%
Province:

11.3%
Female: 60
Here:

3.3%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

2.6%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 340
This town:

7.9%
Province:

14.6%
Male: 140
Here:

5.7%
Province:

17.5%
Female: 200
This town:

11.0%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

11.5%
Educational services
Total: 150
Here:

3.5%
Province:

7.0%
Male: 10
This town:

0.4%
Province:

5.2%
Female: 145
This town:

7.9%
Province:

9.0%
Other services
Total: 635
This town:

14.8%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

20.7%
Male: 195
This town:

7.9%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

17.6%
Female: 435
This town:

23.8%
Province:

24.1%
Health care and social services
Total: 280
Here:

6.5%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

12.6%
Male: 35
This town:

1.4%
Province:

4.1%
Female: 245
Here:

13.4%
Province:

21.8%
Manufacturing
Total: 110
Here:

2.6%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

9.3%
Male: 80
This town:

3.3%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

11.6%
Female: 30
Here:

1.6%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

6.8%
Retail trade
Total: 570
Here:

13.3%
Province:

12.6%
Male: 200
This town:

8.1%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

9.7%
Female: 370
Here:

20.3%
Province:

15.9%
Finance and real estate
Total: 100
Here:

2.3%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

3.3%
Male: 25
Here:

1.0%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

2.5%
Female: 70
This town:

3.8%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

4.1%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 1,720
Here:

40.1%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

10.1%
Male: 1,470
This town:

59.8%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

15.7%
Female: 250
This town:

13.7%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

4.0%
Construction
Total: 255
Here:

6.0%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

7.0%
Male: 205
Here:

8.3%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

12.3%
Female: 45
This town:

2.5%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

1.2%
Wholesale trade
Total: 130
This town:

3.0%
Province:

2.7%
Male: 90
Here:

3.7%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

3.8%
Female: 40
Here:

2.2%
Province:

1.5%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 1,615
Here:

41.0%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

46.3%
Male: 555
This town:

23.8%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

40.2%
Female: 1,060
Here:

65.6%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

52.7%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 60
This town:

1.5%
Province:

3.0%
Male: 35
Here:

1.5%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

3.8%
Female: 25
This town:

1.5%
Province:

2.2%
Worked at home
Total: 115
This town:

2.9%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

5.6%
Male: 35
This town:

1.5%
Province:

5.2%
Female: 85
Here:

5.3%
Province:

5.9%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 140
This town:

3.6%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

11.1%
Male: 110
This town:

4.7%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

17.5%
Female: 25
Here:

1.5%
Province:

4.5%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 1,960
Here:

49.7%
Province:

31.3%
Male: 1,575
Here:

67.6%
Province:

29.2%
Female: 390
Here:

24.1%
Province:

33.4%
Worked in different province
Total: 40
This town:

1.0%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

2.3%
Male: 15
This town:

0.6%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

3.4%
Female: 20
Here:

1.2%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

1.1%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 2,885
This town:

75.6%
Province:

73.7%
Male: 1,715
This town:

74.9%
Province:

75.5%
Female: 1,170
This town:

76.5%
Province:

71.9%
All other modes
Total: 125
This town:

3.3%
Province:

3.8%
Male: 70
This town:

3.1%
Province:

5.6%
Female: 50
This town:

3.3%
Province:

2.0%
Public transit
Total: 145
This town:

3.8%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

1.9%
Male: 115
Here:

5.0%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

1.8%
Female: 30
This town:

2.0%
Province:

2.0%
Car as passenger
Total: 510
This town:

13.4%
Province:

12.6%
Male: 310
This town:

13.5%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

10.3%
Female: 195
This town:

12.7%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

14.9%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 155
This town:

4.1%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

8.0%
Male: 75
Here:

3.3%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

6.8%
Female: 80
Here:

5.2%
Province:

9.2%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 5,450
This town:

91.8%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

88.9%
Male: 2,710
This town:

89.1%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

85.5%
Female: 2,735
This town:

94.6%
Province:

92.0%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 5,380
This town:

90.6%
Province:

87.7%
Male: 2,665
This town:

87.7%
Province:

84.1%
Female: 2,715
This town:

93.9%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

91.1%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 2,365
Here:

39.8%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

35.2%
Male: 1,080
This town:

35.5%
Province:

30.9%
Female: 1,285
This town:

44.5%
Province:

39.2%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 590
Here:

9.9%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

17.8%
Male: 230
This town:

7.6%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

14.7%
Female: 360
Here:

12.5%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

20.7%

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