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



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 4,755
Here:

62.8%
Province:

61.6%
Male: 2,440
Here:

68.3%
British Columbia:

66.7%
Female: 2,315
Here:

57.9%
British Columbia:

56.9%
Unemployed
Total: 250
This city:

3.3%
British Columbia:

3.9%
Male: 115
Here:

3.2%
Province:

4.1%
Female: 140
Here:

3.5%
British Columbia:

3.8%
Not in the labour force
Total: 2,565
Here:

33.9%
British Columbia:

34.4%
Male: 1,015
This city:

28.4%
Province:

29.3%
Female: 1,550
Here:

38.8%
Province:

39.3%
Participation rate
All persons
Here:

66.1%
Province:

65.6%
Male
This city:

71.4%
British Columbia:

70.7%
Female
Here:

61.4%
Province:

60.7%
Unemployment rate
All persons
This city:

5.0%
Province:

6.0%
Male
This city:

4.5%
Province:

5.8%
Female
This city:

5.7%
British Columbia:

6.3%

Labour force activity in this city

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 1,160
Here:

23.3%
Province:

25.3%
Male: 460
Here:

18.1%
British Columbia:

19.7%
Female: 695
Here:

28.4%
British Columbia:

31.6%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 310
This city:

6.2%
British Columbia:

3.5%
Male: 155
This city:

6.1%
Province:

3.1%
Female: 150
Here:

6.1%
Province:

3.9%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 730
This city:

14.7%
Province:

17.1%
Male: 230
Here:

9.1%
British Columbia:

9.0%
Female: 500
This city:

20.4%
Province:

26.2%
Management occupations
Total: 475
Here:

9.5%
Province:

10.5%
Male: 210
This city:

8.3%
British Columbia:

12.6%
Female: 270
This city:

11.0%
Province:

8.2%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 195
This city:

3.9%
Province:

4.2%
Male: 100
Here:

3.9%
Province:

5.6%
Female: 100
Here:

4.1%
British Columbia:

2.6%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 660
Here:

13.3%
Province:

15.5%
Male: 620
This city:

24.5%
Province:

27.5%
Female: 40
This city:

1.6%
Province:

2.2%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 465
Here:

9.3%
Province:

6.3%
Male: 395
Here:

15.6%
Province:

9.6%
Female: 70
This city:

2.9%
Province:

2.7%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 505
This city:

10.2%
British Columbia:

8.1%
Male: 170
This city:

6.7%
British Columbia:

5.2%
Female: 340
Here:

13.9%
British Columbia:

11.3%
Health occupations
Total: 310
Here:

6.2%
Province:

5.5%
Male: 60
This city:

2.4%
Province:

2.3%
Female: 245
Here:

10.0%
British Columbia:

9.0%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 165
This city:

3.3%
Province:

3.9%
Male: 130
This city:

5.1%
Province:

5.4%
Female: 35
This city:

1.4%
British Columbia:

2.3%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 765
Here:

15.4%
British Columbia:

19.9%
Male: 515
This city:

20.3%
British Columbia:

23.0%
Female: 245
This city:

10.0%
Province:

16.5%
Educational services
Total: 490
This city:

9.8%
British Columbia:

7.0%
Male: 170
Here:

6.7%
Province:

4.5%
Female: 320
This city:

13.1%
Province:

9.6%
Other services
Total: 1,110
This city:

22.3%
Province:

20.6%
Male: 540
Here:

21.3%
Province:

17.8%
Female: 565
Here:

23.2%
British Columbia:

23.7%
Health care and social services
Total: 595
Here:

12.0%
British Columbia:

9.7%
Male: 95
Here:

3.7%
British Columbia:

3.4%
Female: 505
This city:

20.7%
British Columbia:

16.7%
Manufacturing
Total: 380
Here:

7.6%
Province:

8.6%
Male: 240
Here:

9.5%
British Columbia:

12.1%
Female: 140
Here:

5.7%
British Columbia:

4.8%
Retail trade
Total: 690
This city:

13.9%
Province:

11.4%
Male: 280
This city:

11.0%
British Columbia:

9.5%
Female: 410
This city:

16.8%
British Columbia:

13.4%
Finance and real estate
Total: 200
This city:

4.0%
Province:

6.2%
Male: 75
This city:

3.0%
British Columbia:

5.0%
Female: 125
This city:

5.1%
British Columbia:

7.4%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 205
Here:

4.1%
Province:

4.9%
Male: 165
This city:

6.5%
British Columbia:

6.7%
Female: 40
This city:

1.6%
British Columbia:

3.0%
Construction
Total: 400
This city:

8.0%
Province:

7.6%
Male: 360
This city:

14.2%
Province:

12.6%
Female: 35
This city:

1.4%
British Columbia:

2.0%
Wholesale trade
Total: 135
This city:

2.7%
Province:

4.2%
Male: 85
Here:

3.4%
Province:

5.3%
Female: 50
This city:

2.0%
Province:

2.9%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 2,955
This city:

62.1%
British Columbia:

37.6%
Male: 1,315
Here:

53.9%
British Columbia:

32.6%
Female: 1,635
This city:

70.8%
British Columbia:

43.2%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 40
Here:

0.8%
Province:

3.4%
Male: 15
Here:

0.6%
British Columbia:

4.0%
Female: 25
This city:

1.1%
Province:

2.9%
Worked at home
Total: 510
Here:

10.7%
British Columbia:

9.0%
Male: 235
Here:

9.6%
Province:

8.1%
Female: 275
This city:

11.9%
British Columbia:

10.0%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 675
This city:

14.2%
Province:

13.1%
Male: 505
Here:

20.7%
British Columbia:

18.9%
Female: 170
This city:

7.4%
Province:

6.6%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 45
Here:

0.9%
British Columbia:

0.7%
Male: 15
Here:

0.6%
British Columbia:

0.9%
Female: 30
Here:

1.3%
Province:

0.4%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 455
Here:

9.6%
Province:

35.7%
Male: 315
This city:

12.9%
British Columbia:

34.9%
Female: 140
Here:

6.1%
Province:

36.6%
Worked in different province
Total: 70
Here:

1.5%
Province:

0.5%
Male: 35
Here:

1.4%
Province:

0.6%
Female: 30
This city:

1.3%
Province:

0.4%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 2,445
This city:

58.3%
Province:

71.6%
Male: 1,285
This city:

58.7%
British Columbia:

75.5%
Female: 1,160
This city:

57.9%
Province:

67.3%
All other modes
Total: 65
Here:

1.5%
Province:

1.5%
Male: 40
Here:

1.8%
British Columbia:

1.7%
Female: 20
This city:

1.0%
Province:

1.2%
Public transit
Total: 65
This city:

1.5%
Province:

10.3%
Male: 25
This city:

1.1%
British Columbia:

8.2%
Female: 40
This city:

2.0%
British Columbia:

12.8%
Car as passenger
Total: 335
This city:

8.0%
Province:

7.7%
Male: 190
Here:

8.7%
Province:

6.4%
Female: 140
Here:

7.0%
British Columbia:

9.2%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 1,285
This city:

30.6%
British Columbia:

8.9%
Male: 645
Here:

29.5%
Province:

8.2%
Female: 640
This city:

31.9%
Province:

9.6%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 7,165
This city:

94.6%
Province:

91.3%
Male: 3,370
This city:

94.4%
British Columbia:

89.5%
Female: 3,800
This city:

95.0%
Province:

93.1%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 7,135
This city:

94.2%
Province:

90.1%
Male: 3,345
This city:

93.7%
Province:

88.0%
Female: 3,785
This city:

94.6%
British Columbia:

92.2%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 2,570
Here:

33.9%
Province:

35.2%
Male: 1,050
Here:

29.4%
Province:

31.9%
Female: 1,520
Here:

38.0%
Province:

38.3%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 1,260
This city:

16.6%
Province:

17.5%
Male: 505
This city:

14.1%
British Columbia:

14.8%
Female: 755
This city:

18.9%
British Columbia:

20.0%

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