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



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 37,525
This city:

57.1%
Province:

61.6%
Male: 19,160
This city:

61.1%
Province:

66.7%
Female: 18,365
Here:

53.5%
British Columbia:

56.9%
Unemployed
Total: 2,915
Here:

4.4%
British Columbia:

3.9%
Male: 1,420
Here:

4.5%
British Columbia:

4.1%
Female: 1,500
This city:

4.4%
British Columbia:

3.8%
Not in the labour force
Total: 25,255
This city:

38.4%
Province:

34.4%
Male: 10,800
Here:

34.4%
Province:

29.3%
Female: 14,450
This city:

42.1%
British Columbia:

39.3%
Participation rate
All persons
Here:

61.6%
British Columbia:

65.6%
Male
Here:

65.6%
Province:

70.7%
Female
This city:

57.9%
British Columbia:

60.7%
Unemployment rate
All persons
This city:

7.2%
British Columbia:

6.0%
Male
This city:

6.9%
British Columbia:

5.8%
Female
Here:

7.6%
British Columbia:

6.3%

Labour force activity in Nanaimo

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 11,660
This city:

29.4%
Province:

25.3%
Male: 4,305
Here:

21.3%
British Columbia:

19.7%
Female: 7,355
This city:

37.9%
British Columbia:

31.6%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 1,165
Here:

2.9%
Province:

3.5%
Male: 525
This city:

2.6%
British Columbia:

3.1%
Female: 645
This city:

3.3%
Province:

3.9%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 6,650
Here:

16.8%
Province:

17.1%
Male: 1,865
This city:

9.2%
Province:

9.0%
Female: 4,785
This city:

24.7%
Province:

26.2%
Management occupations
Total: 3,965
Here:

10.0%
British Columbia:

10.5%
Male: 2,580
Here:

12.8%
British Columbia:

12.6%
Female: 1,380
Here:

7.1%
Province:

8.2%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 1,175
This city:

3.0%
Province:

4.2%
Male: 930
This city:

4.6%
Province:

5.6%
Female: 245
This city:

1.3%
Province:

2.6%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 6,355
This city:

16.0%
British Columbia:

15.5%
Male: 5,995
This city:

29.6%
Province:

27.5%
Female: 355
This city:

1.8%
Province:

2.2%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 2,025
Here:

5.1%
British Columbia:

6.3%
Male: 1,650
Here:

8.2%
Province:

9.6%
Female: 375
Here:

1.9%
British Columbia:

2.7%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 2,980
Here:

7.5%
British Columbia:

8.1%
Male: 880
This city:

4.4%
British Columbia:

5.2%
Female: 2,095
This city:

10.8%
British Columbia:

11.3%
Health occupations
Total: 2,540
This city:

6.4%
British Columbia:

5.5%
Male: 555
Here:

2.7%
Province:

2.3%
Female: 1,980
This city:

10.2%
British Columbia:

9.0%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 1,105
Here:

2.8%
Province:

3.9%
Male: 930
This city:

4.6%
Province:

5.4%
Female: 175
This city:

0.9%
British Columbia:

2.3%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 7,075
Here:

17.9%
Province:

19.9%
Male: 4,340
This city:

21.5%
Province:

23.0%
Female: 2,735
Here:

14.1%
British Columbia:

16.5%
Educational services
Total: 2,765
This city:

7.0%
British Columbia:

7.0%
Male: 985
This city:

4.9%
Province:

4.5%
Female: 1,780
This city:

9.2%
Province:

9.6%
Other services
Total: 8,460
This city:

21.4%
Province:

20.6%
Male: 3,830
Here:

18.9%
Province:

17.8%
Female: 4,620
This city:

23.8%
Province:

23.7%
Health care and social services
Total: 4,830
This city:

12.2%
British Columbia:

9.7%
Male: 900
This city:

4.4%
British Columbia:

3.4%
Female: 3,930
Here:

20.3%
Province:

16.7%
Manufacturing
Total: 2,265
This city:

5.7%
Province:

8.6%
Male: 1,780
This city:

8.8%
Province:

12.1%
Female: 485
This city:

2.5%
Province:

4.8%
Retail trade
Total: 6,135
Here:

15.5%
Province:

11.4%
Male: 2,595
This city:

12.8%
Province:

9.5%
Female: 3,540
This city:

18.2%
Province:

13.4%
Finance and real estate
Total: 2,440
Here:

6.2%
British Columbia:

6.2%
Male: 1,090
This city:

5.4%
Province:

5.0%
Female: 1,350
Here:

7.0%
Province:

7.4%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 1,265
This city:

3.2%
British Columbia:

4.9%
Male: 1,010
Here:

5.0%
Province:

6.7%
Female: 260
This city:

1.3%
British Columbia:

3.0%
Construction
Total: 3,250
Here:

8.2%
Province:

7.6%
Male: 2,905
Here:

14.4%
Province:

12.6%
Female: 340
Here:

1.8%
British Columbia:

2.0%
Wholesale trade
Total: 1,140
Here:

2.9%
Province:

4.2%
Male: 785
This city:

3.9%
Province:

5.3%
Female: 355
Here:

1.8%
British Columbia:

2.9%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 24,960
Here:

66.5%
British Columbia:

37.6%
Male: 11,040
Here:

57.6%
Province:

32.6%
Female: 13,920
Here:

75.8%
British Columbia:

43.2%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 1,895
This city:

5.0%
Province:

3.4%
Male: 1,310
Here:

6.8%
British Columbia:

4.0%
Female: 585
This city:

3.2%
British Columbia:

2.9%
Worked at home
Total: 2,955
Here:

7.9%
Province:

9.0%
Male: 1,340
This city:

7.0%
Province:

8.1%
Female: 1,615
Here:

8.8%
Province:

10.0%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 5,300
Here:

14.1%
British Columbia:

13.1%
Male: 4,065
This city:

21.2%
Province:

18.9%
Female: 1,230
This city:

6.7%
Province:

6.6%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 100
Here:

0.3%
Province:

0.7%
Male: 50
Here:

0.3%
Province:

0.9%
Female: 50
This city:

0.3%
Province:

0.4%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 2,145
This city:

5.7%
British Columbia:

35.7%
Male: 1,215
This city:

6.3%
Province:

34.9%
Female: 925
This city:

5.0%
Province:

36.6%
Worked in different province
Total: 165
This city:

0.4%
British Columbia:

0.5%
Male: 125
This city:

0.7%
Province:

0.6%
Female: 40
This city:

0.2%
Province:

0.4%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 27,125
This city:

78.7%
Province:

71.6%
Male: 14,170
Here:

79.8%
British Columbia:

75.5%
Female: 12,955
Here:

77.6%
Province:

67.3%
All other modes
Total: 580
Here:

1.7%
Province:

1.5%
Male: 375
Here:

2.1%
British Columbia:

1.7%
Female: 205
Here:

1.2%
Province:

1.2%
Public transit
Total: 1,160
This city:

3.4%
Province:

10.3%
Male: 480
Here:

2.7%
British Columbia:

8.2%
Female: 685
Here:

4.1%
British Columbia:

12.8%
Car as passenger
Total: 2,455
This city:

7.1%
Province:

7.7%
Male: 1,120
This city:

6.3%
Province:

6.4%
Female: 1,330
Here:

8.0%
Province:

9.2%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 3,140
Here:

9.1%
British Columbia:

8.9%
Male: 1,610
Here:

9.1%
British Columbia:

8.2%
Female: 1,530
This city:

9.2%
British Columbia:

9.6%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 60,260
Here:

91.7%
Province:

91.3%
Male: 28,210
This city:

89.9%
British Columbia:

89.5%
Female: 32,045
Here:

93.4%
Province:

93.1%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 59,695
This city:

90.9%
Province:

90.1%
Male: 27,905
This city:

88.9%
Province:

88.0%
Female: 31,790
Here:

92.6%
British Columbia:

92.2%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 21,565
Here:

32.8%
Province:

35.2%
Male: 9,170
This city:

29.2%
Province:

31.9%
Female: 12,395
Here:

36.1%
British Columbia:

38.3%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 10,980
Here:

16.7%
Province:

17.5%
Male: 4,550
Here:

14.5%
British Columbia:

14.8%
Female: 6,430
Here:

18.7%
British Columbia:

20.0%

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