Lake Cowichan - Town, British Columbia, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 1,255
This town:

51.4%
British Columbia:

61.6%
Male: 685
This town:

56.1%
Province:

66.7%
Female: 570
Here:

46.7%
Province:

56.9%
Unemployed
Total: 185
This town:

7.6%
British Columbia:

3.9%
Male: 90
This town:

7.4%
British Columbia:

4.1%
Female: 95
Here:

7.8%
Province:

3.8%
Not in the labour force
Total: 1,000
Here:

41.0%
Province:

34.4%
Male: 445
Here:

36.5%
British Columbia:

29.3%
Female: 560
Here:

45.9%
British Columbia:

39.3%
Participation rate
All persons
This town:

59.0%
British Columbia:

65.6%
Male
This town:

63.1%
British Columbia:

70.7%
Female
This town:

54.5%
Province:

60.7%
Unemployment rate
All persons
Here:

12.8%
British Columbia:

6.0%
Male
This town:

11.7%
Province:

5.8%
Female
This town:

14.3%
British Columbia:

6.3%

Labour force activity in Lake Cowichan

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 435
This town:

30.5%
Province:

25.3%
Male: 160
Here:

20.6%
Province:

19.7%
Female: 275
Here:

42.3%
British Columbia:

31.6%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 25
This town:

1.8%
British Columbia:

3.5%
Female: 15
This town:

2.3%
Province:

3.9%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 145
Here:

10.2%
Province:

17.1%
Male: 30
This town:

3.9%
British Columbia:

9.0%
Female: 110
Here:

16.9%
Province:

26.2%
Management occupations
Total: 140
Here:

9.8%
Province:

10.5%
Male: 45
Here:

5.8%
Province:

12.6%
Female: 95
This town:

14.6%
British Columbia:

8.2%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 65
This town:

4.6%
British Columbia:

4.2%
Male: 55
Here:

7.1%
Province:

5.6%
Female: 10
Here:

1.5%
Province:

2.6%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 295
This town:

20.7%
Province:

15.5%
Male: 285
This town:

36.8%
Province:

27.5%
Female: 15
Here:

2.3%
British Columbia:

2.2%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 50
Here:

3.5%
British Columbia:

6.3%
Male: 45
This town:

5.8%
Province:

9.6%
Female: 10
This town:

1.5%
Province:

2.7%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 85
This town:

6.0%
British Columbia:

8.1%
Male: 15
Here:

1.9%
Province:

5.2%
Female: 70
Here:

10.8%
British Columbia:

11.3%
Health occupations
Total: 55
This town:

3.9%
Province:

5.5%
Male: 10
This town:

1.3%
Province:

2.3%
Female: 45
Here:

6.9%
British Columbia:

9.0%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 125
Here:

8.8%
Province:

3.9%
Male: 120
Here:

15.5%
British Columbia:

5.4%
Female: 10
This town:

1.5%
British Columbia:

2.3%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 180
Here:

12.6%
British Columbia:

19.9%
Male: 75
This town:

9.7%
Province:

23.0%
Female: 105
Here:

16.0%
Province:

16.5%
Educational services
Total: 70
Here:

4.9%
Province:

7.0%
Male: 10
This town:

1.3%
British Columbia:

4.5%
Female: 65
This town:

9.9%
British Columbia:

9.6%
Other services
Total: 365
This town:

25.6%
British Columbia:

20.6%
Male: 150
Here:

19.5%
Province:

17.8%
Female: 215
Here:

32.8%
Province:

23.7%
Health care and social services
Total: 100
This town:

7.0%
British Columbia:

9.7%
Male: 15
Here:

1.9%
Province:

3.4%
Female: 90
This town:

13.7%
British Columbia:

16.7%
Manufacturing
Total: 95
This town:

6.7%
Province:

8.6%
Male: 90
This town:

11.7%
British Columbia:

12.1%
Female: 10
This town:

1.5%
Province:

4.8%
Retail trade
Total: 215
This town:

15.1%
Province:

11.4%
Male: 110
This town:

14.3%
British Columbia:

9.5%
Female: 105
This town:

16.0%
Province:

13.4%
Finance and real estate
Total: 60
Here:

4.2%
Province:

6.2%
Male: 20
This town:

2.6%
British Columbia:

5.0%
Female: 35
This town:

5.3%
British Columbia:

7.4%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 170
This town:

11.9%
Province:

4.9%
Male: 165
Here:

21.4%
British Columbia:

6.7%
Female: 10
This town:

1.5%
Province:

3.0%
Construction
Total: 145
This town:

10.2%
British Columbia:

7.6%
Male: 130
This town:

16.9%
British Columbia:

12.6%
Female: 15
Here:

2.3%
British Columbia:

2.0%
Wholesale trade
Total: 20
This town:

1.4%
British Columbia:

4.2%
Male: 20
Here:

2.6%
Province:

5.3%
Female: 10
This town:

1.5%
British Columbia:

2.9%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 315
This town:

25.1%
Province:

37.6%
Male: 150
This town:

21.9%
British Columbia:

32.6%
Female: 160
This town:

28.1%
British Columbia:

43.2%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 135
Here:

10.8%
Province:

3.4%
Male: 100
This town:

14.6%
Province:

4.0%
Female: 40
Here:

7.0%
Province:

2.9%
Worked at home
Total: 60
Here:

4.8%
Province:

9.0%
Male: 20
This town:

2.9%
Province:

8.1%
Female: 40
Here:

7.0%
Province:

10.0%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 170
Here:

13.5%
Province:

13.1%
Male: 140
Here:

20.4%
British Columbia:

18.9%
Female: 30
This town:

5.3%
Province:

6.6%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 10
Here:

0.8%
British Columbia:

0.7%
Female: 10
This town:

1.8%
British Columbia:

0.4%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 565
Here:

45.0%
British Columbia:

35.7%
Male: 260
This town:

38.0%
British Columbia:

34.9%
Female: 305
Here:

53.5%
Province:

36.6%
Worked in different province
Total: 15
Here:

1.2%
British Columbia:

0.5%
Male: 15
Here:

2.2%
Province:

0.6%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 850
Here:

71.1%
Province:

71.6%
Male: 470
Here:

71.2%
British Columbia:

75.5%
Female: 380
Here:

71.7%
Province:

67.3%
All other modes
Total: 85
This town:

7.1%
Province:

1.5%
Male: 70
Here:

10.6%
British Columbia:

1.7%
Female: 20
Here:

3.8%
Province:

1.2%
Public transit
Total: 25
Here:

2.1%
Province:

10.3%
Female: 25
Here:

4.7%
Province:

12.8%
Car as passenger
Total: 115
This town:

9.6%
British Columbia:

7.7%
Male: 75
This town:

11.4%
British Columbia:

6.4%
Female: 35
Here:

6.6%
British Columbia:

9.2%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 120
This town:

10.0%
British Columbia:

8.9%
Male: 45
Here:

6.8%
British Columbia:

8.2%
Female: 70
Here:

13.2%
British Columbia:

9.6%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 2,270
This town:

93.0%
Province:

91.3%
Male: 1,120
Here:

91.8%
Province:

89.5%
Female: 1,150
Here:

94.3%
British Columbia:

93.1%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 2,265
Here:

92.8%
Province:

90.1%
Male: 1,115
Here:

91.4%
British Columbia:

88.0%
Female: 1,150
Here:

94.3%
Province:

92.2%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 960
This town:

39.3%
Province:

35.2%
Male: 415
Here:

34.0%
Province:

31.9%
Female: 545
Here:

44.7%
British Columbia:

38.3%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 370
This town:

15.2%
Province:

17.5%
Male: 150
Here:

12.3%
British Columbia:

14.8%
Female: 225
This town:

18.4%
British Columbia:

20.0%

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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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