North Vancouver - City, British Columbia, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 26,060
This city:

67.6%
British Columbia:

61.6%
Male: 13,045
Here:

72.5%
British Columbia:

66.7%
Female: 13,015
Here:

63.2%
British Columbia:

56.9%
Unemployed
Total: 1,265
This city:

3.3%
British Columbia:

3.9%
Male: 550
This city:

3.1%
Province:

4.1%
Female: 715
Here:

3.5%
British Columbia:

3.8%
Not in the labour force
Total: 11,240
Here:

29.1%
Province:

34.4%
Male: 4,390
This city:

24.4%
Province:

29.3%
Female: 6,845
Here:

33.3%
British Columbia:

39.3%
Participation rate
All persons
This city:

70.9%
British Columbia:

65.6%
Male
This city:

75.6%
British Columbia:

70.7%
Female
This city:

66.7%
Province:

60.7%
Unemployment rate
All persons
This city:

4.6%
Province:

6.0%
Male
This city:

4.0%
British Columbia:

5.8%
Female
Here:

5.2%
Province:

6.3%

Labour force activity in this city

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 7,250
This city:

26.9%
Province:

25.3%
Male: 3,100
Here:

23.1%
British Columbia:

19.7%
Female: 4,145
Here:

30.6%
Province:

31.6%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 1,525
This city:

5.7%
Province:

3.5%
Male: 795
Here:

5.9%
Province:

3.1%
Female: 730
This city:

5.4%
Province:

3.9%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 5,180
This city:

19.2%
Province:

17.1%
Male: 1,520
This city:

11.3%
Province:

9.0%
Female: 3,660
Here:

27.1%
Province:

26.2%
Management occupations
Total: 3,175
Here:

11.8%
British Columbia:

10.5%
Male: 1,940
This city:

14.4%
British Columbia:

12.6%
Female: 1,235
Here:

9.1%
Province:

8.2%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 565
This city:

2.1%
British Columbia:

4.2%
Male: 450
This city:

3.3%
British Columbia:

5.6%
Female: 115
Here:

0.8%
British Columbia:

2.6%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 2,775
This city:

10.3%
British Columbia:

15.5%
Male: 2,615
Here:

19.5%
Province:

27.5%
Female: 160
Here:

1.2%
Province:

2.2%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 2,335
This city:

8.7%
British Columbia:

6.3%
Male: 1,765
This city:

13.1%
British Columbia:

9.6%
Female: 570
Here:

4.2%
Province:

2.7%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 2,365
Here:

8.8%
British Columbia:

8.1%
Male: 690
This city:

5.1%
British Columbia:

5.2%
Female: 1,675
Here:

12.4%
Province:

11.3%
Health occupations
Total: 1,485
Here:

5.5%
British Columbia:

5.5%
Male: 275
Here:

2.0%
Province:

2.3%
Female: 1,205
This city:

8.9%
Province:

9.0%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 315
Here:

1.2%
British Columbia:

3.9%
Male: 285
Here:

2.1%
British Columbia:

5.4%
Female: 30
This city:

0.2%
British Columbia:

2.3%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 6,900
Here:

25.6%
British Columbia:

19.9%
Male: 4,065
Here:

30.2%
Province:

23.0%
Female: 2,840
This city:

21.0%
Province:

16.5%
Educational services
Total: 1,770
This city:

6.6%
British Columbia:

7.0%
Male: 590
This city:

4.4%
Province:

4.5%
Female: 1,175
Here:

8.7%
British Columbia:

9.6%
Other services
Total: 5,530
Here:

20.5%
British Columbia:

20.6%
Male: 2,520
This city:

18.8%
Province:

17.8%
Female: 3,010
Here:

22.2%
Province:

23.7%
Health care and social services
Total: 2,960
This city:

11.0%
Province:

9.7%
Male: 400
This city:

3.0%
Province:

3.4%
Female: 2,565
Here:

19.0%
British Columbia:

16.7%
Manufacturing
Total: 1,350
This city:

5.0%
British Columbia:

8.6%
Male: 980
This city:

7.3%
Province:

12.1%
Female: 370
This city:

2.7%
Province:

4.8%
Retail trade
Total: 3,155
Here:

11.7%
Province:

11.4%
Male: 1,385
This city:

10.3%
Province:

9.5%
Female: 1,765
Here:

13.0%
Province:

13.4%
Finance and real estate
Total: 2,335
Here:

8.7%
Province:

6.2%
Male: 1,125
This city:

8.4%
Province:

5.0%
Female: 1,215
This city:

9.0%
Province:

7.4%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 355
Here:

1.3%
Province:

4.9%
Male: 240
This city:

1.8%
Province:

6.7%
Female: 115
Here:

0.8%
Province:

3.0%
Construction
Total: 1,555
Here:

5.8%
British Columbia:

7.6%
Male: 1,425
This city:

10.6%
British Columbia:

12.6%
Female: 125
Here:

0.9%
Province:

2.0%
Wholesale trade
Total: 1,060
This city:

3.9%
Province:

4.2%
Male: 700
Here:

5.2%
Province:

5.3%
Female: 355
This city:

2.6%
Province:

2.9%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 5,500
This city:

21.1%
British Columbia:

37.6%
Male: 2,115
Here:

16.2%
British Columbia:

32.6%
Female: 3,385
Here:

26.0%
British Columbia:

43.2%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 125
This city:

0.5%
Province:

3.4%
Male: 95
Here:

0.7%
Province:

4.0%
Female: 30
Here:

0.2%
Province:

2.9%
Worked at home
Total: 2,200
Here:

8.4%
British Columbia:

9.0%
Male: 1,125
Here:

8.6%
British Columbia:

8.1%
Female: 1,075
Here:

8.3%
Province:

10.0%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 3,395
This city:

13.0%
British Columbia:

13.1%
Male: 2,400
This city:

18.4%
British Columbia:

18.9%
Female: 1,000
Here:

7.7%
British Columbia:

6.6%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 140
This city:

0.5%
Province:

0.7%
Male: 90
This city:

0.7%
British Columbia:

0.9%
Female: 50
Here:

0.4%
Province:

0.4%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 14,630
This city:

56.1%
Province:

35.7%
Male: 7,185
Here:

55.1%
Province:

34.9%
Female: 7,445
Here:

57.2%
Province:

36.6%
Worked in different province
Total: 60
Here:

0.2%
Province:

0.5%
Male: 35
This city:

0.3%
Province:

0.6%
Female: 25
Here:

0.2%
Province:

0.4%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 14,720
Here:

62.1%
British Columbia:

71.6%
Male: 8,110
Here:

68.6%
Province:

75.5%
Female: 6,610
Here:

55.6%
Province:

67.3%
All other modes
Total: 180
This city:

0.8%
Province:

1.5%
Male: 120
Here:

1.0%
British Columbia:

1.7%
Female: 55
Here:

0.5%
Province:

1.2%
Public transit
Total: 4,825
Here:

20.3%
British Columbia:

10.3%
Male: 1,930
Here:

16.3%
British Columbia:

8.2%
Female: 2,890
This city:

24.3%
British Columbia:

12.8%
Car as passenger
Total: 1,325
Here:

5.6%
Province:

7.7%
Male: 440
This city:

3.7%
British Columbia:

6.4%
Female: 885
This city:

7.4%
British Columbia:

9.2%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 2,670
This city:

11.3%
Province:

8.9%
Male: 1,215
This city:

10.3%
Province:

8.2%
Female: 1,450
This city:

12.2%
British Columbia:

9.6%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 34,645
Here:

89.8%
Province:

91.3%
Male: 15,630
Here:

86.9%
British Columbia:

89.5%
Female: 19,015
Here:

92.4%
Province:

93.1%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 34,230
This city:

88.8%
Province:

90.1%
Male: 15,405
This city:

85.7%
Province:

88.0%
Female: 18,825
This city:

91.5%
British Columbia:

92.2%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 11,505
This city:

29.8%
Province:

35.2%
Male: 4,995
Here:

27.8%
Province:

31.9%
Female: 6,505
This city:

31.6%
Province:

38.3%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 6,370
Here:

16.5%
Province:

17.5%
Male: 2,355
This city:

13.1%
Province:

14.8%
Female: 4,015
Here:

19.5%
Province:

20.0%

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