New Westminster - City, British Columbia, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 32,325
Here:

65.4%
Province:

61.6%
Male: 16,620
This city:

69.5%
Province:

66.7%
Female: 15,710
Here:

61.5%
Province:

56.9%
Unemployed
Total: 1,925
This city:

3.9%
British Columbia:

3.9%
Male: 895
This city:

3.7%
Province:

4.1%
Female: 1,030
Here:

4.0%
British Columbia:

3.8%
Not in the labour force
Total: 15,195
Here:

30.7%
Province:

34.4%
Male: 6,395
Here:

26.7%
British Columbia:

29.3%
Female: 8,805
This city:

34.5%
Province:

39.3%
Participation rate
All persons
Here:

69.3%
Province:

65.6%
Male
Here:

73.3%
British Columbia:

70.7%
Female
Here:

65.5%
British Columbia:

60.7%
Unemployment rate
All persons
Here:

5.6%
Province:

6.0%
Male
Here:

5.1%
Province:

5.8%
Female
This city:

6.2%
British Columbia:

6.3%

Labour force activity in New Westminster

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 8,240
Here:

24.4%
British Columbia:

25.3%
Male: 3,600
Here:

20.8%
British Columbia:

19.7%
Female: 4,635
This city:

28.2%
British Columbia:

31.6%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 1,220
Here:

3.6%
British Columbia:

3.5%
Male: 555
Here:

3.2%
British Columbia:

3.1%
Female: 670
This city:

4.1%
British Columbia:

3.9%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 6,625
This city:

19.6%
Province:

17.1%
Male: 1,875
This city:

10.8%
Province:

9.0%
Female: 4,750
Here:

28.9%
Province:

26.2%
Management occupations
Total: 3,095
This city:

9.2%
British Columbia:

10.5%
Male: 1,895
Here:

10.9%
Province:

12.6%
Female: 1,200
Here:

7.3%
Province:

8.2%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 1,520
This city:

4.5%
Province:

4.2%
Male: 990
Here:

5.7%
Province:

5.6%
Female: 530
Here:

3.2%
Province:

2.6%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 5,160
This city:

15.3%
British Columbia:

15.5%
Male: 4,735
This city:

27.4%
Province:

27.5%
Female: 420
Here:

2.6%
Province:

2.2%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 2,505
Here:

7.4%
British Columbia:

6.3%
Male: 1,935
Here:

11.2%
British Columbia:

9.6%
Female: 570
This city:

3.5%
Province:

2.7%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 3,060
This city:

9.1%
Province:

8.1%
Male: 1,050
This city:

6.1%
Province:

5.2%
Female: 2,005
Here:

12.2%
British Columbia:

11.3%
Health occupations
Total: 2,045
This city:

6.1%
Province:

5.5%
Male: 440
Here:

2.5%
Province:

2.3%
Female: 1,605
This city:

9.8%
Province:

9.0%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 270
This city:

0.8%
British Columbia:

3.9%
Male: 230
Here:

1.3%
Province:

5.4%
Female: 40
This city:

0.2%
British Columbia:

2.3%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 7,725
This city:

22.9%
Province:

19.9%
Male: 4,640
This city:

26.8%
British Columbia:

23.0%
Female: 3,085
This city:

18.8%
Province:

16.5%
Educational services
Total: 2,320
This city:

6.9%
Province:

7.0%
Male: 835
This city:

4.8%
Province:

4.5%
Female: 1,485
This city:

9.0%
Province:

9.6%
Other services
Total: 6,460
This city:

19.1%
British Columbia:

20.6%
Male: 2,835
Here:

16.4%
Province:

17.8%
Female: 3,625
Here:

22.1%
British Columbia:

23.7%
Health care and social services
Total: 3,640
This city:

10.8%
British Columbia:

9.7%
Male: 670
Here:

3.9%
British Columbia:

3.4%
Female: 2,965
Here:

18.0%
British Columbia:

16.7%
Manufacturing
Total: 3,165
This city:

9.4%
British Columbia:

8.6%
Male: 2,220
Here:

12.8%
Province:

12.1%
Female: 945
Here:

5.7%
Province:

4.8%
Retail trade
Total: 3,615
Here:

10.7%
Province:

11.4%
Male: 1,680
Here:

9.7%
British Columbia:

9.5%
Female: 1,935
Here:

11.8%
Province:

13.4%
Finance and real estate
Total: 2,155
This city:

6.4%
British Columbia:

6.2%
Male: 875
Here:

5.1%
Province:

5.0%
Female: 1,280
Here:

7.8%
British Columbia:

7.4%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 470
This city:

1.4%
Province:

4.9%
Male: 300
This city:

1.7%
Province:

6.7%
Female: 170
This city:

1.0%
British Columbia:

3.0%
Construction
Total: 2,400
This city:

7.1%
British Columbia:

7.6%
Male: 2,140
Here:

12.4%
British Columbia:

12.6%
Female: 255
This city:

1.6%
British Columbia:

2.0%
Wholesale trade
Total: 1,790
This city:

5.3%
British Columbia:

4.2%
Male: 1,115
Here:

6.4%
Province:

5.3%
Female: 675
Here:

4.1%
British Columbia:

2.9%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 4,850
This city:

15.0%
Province:

37.6%
Male: 1,830
Here:

11.0%
British Columbia:

32.6%
Female: 3,020
Here:

19.2%
Province:

43.2%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 270
Here:

0.8%
British Columbia:

3.4%
Male: 145
Here:

0.9%
British Columbia:

4.0%
Female: 120
Here:

0.8%
Province:

2.9%
Worked at home
Total: 1,685
Here:

5.2%
British Columbia:

9.0%
Male: 725
Here:

4.4%
British Columbia:

8.1%
Female: 965
Here:

6.1%
Province:

10.0%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 4,065
Here:

12.6%
British Columbia:

13.1%
Male: 2,970
This city:

17.9%
Province:

18.9%
Female: 1,095
This city:

7.0%
British Columbia:

6.6%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 150
Here:

0.5%
British Columbia:

0.7%
Male: 85
This city:

0.5%
Province:

0.9%
Female: 65
Here:

0.4%
British Columbia:

0.4%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 21,235
Here:

65.7%
British Columbia:

35.7%
Male: 10,810
This city:

65.0%
Province:

34.9%
Female: 10,420
This city:

66.3%
British Columbia:

36.6%
Worked in different province
Total: 80
This city:

0.2%
British Columbia:

0.5%
Male: 55
Here:

0.3%
Province:

0.6%
Female: 25
Here:

0.2%
British Columbia:

0.4%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 18,390
This city:

60.3%
British Columbia:

71.6%
Male: 10,755
This city:

68.0%
Province:

75.5%
Female: 7,635
Here:

52.0%
Province:

67.3%
All other modes
Total: 335
This city:

1.1%
Province:

1.5%
Male: 170
This city:

1.1%
Province:

1.7%
Female: 170
Here:

1.2%
British Columbia:

1.2%
Public transit
Total: 8,160
This city:

26.8%
British Columbia:

10.3%
Male: 3,480
This city:

22.0%
Province:

8.2%
Female: 4,680
This city:

31.9%
British Columbia:

12.8%
Car as passenger
Total: 1,485
Here:

4.9%
Province:

7.7%
Male: 625
This city:

4.0%
Province:

6.4%
Female: 860
This city:

5.9%
British Columbia:

9.2%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 2,120
This city:

7.0%
Province:

8.9%
Male: 780
This city:

4.9%
Province:

8.2%
Female: 1,340
This city:

9.1%
Province:

9.6%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 45,015
Here:

91.0%
British Columbia:

91.3%
Male: 21,215
This city:

88.7%
British Columbia:

89.5%
Female: 23,805
Here:

93.2%
British Columbia:

93.1%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 44,480
Here:

89.9%
Province:

90.1%
Male: 20,890
Here:

87.4%
British Columbia:

88.0%
Female: 23,590
This city:

92.3%
British Columbia:

92.2%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 15,720
This city:

31.8%
British Columbia:

35.2%
Male: 6,835
Here:

28.6%
Province:

31.9%
Female: 8,885
Here:

34.8%
Province:

38.3%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 8,930
This city:

18.1%
British Columbia:

17.5%
Male: 3,795
This city:

15.9%
British Columbia:

14.8%
Female: 5,135
Here:

20.1%
British Columbia:

20.0%

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