Labour force activity
Employed
Male: 4,175This city: | 58.7% |
Province: | 66.7% |
Female: 3,310Here: | 45.3% |
British Columbia: | 56.9% |
UnemployedTotal: 625This city: | 4.3% |
British Columbia: | 3.9% |
Male: 335Here: | 4.7% |
British Columbia: | 4.1% |
Female: 285Here: | 3.9% |
British Columbia: | 3.8% |
Not in the labour force
Male: 2,600This city: | 36.6% |
Province: | 29.3% |
Female: 3,700This city: | 50.7% |
British Columbia: | 39.3% |
Participation rateAll personsThis city: | 56.3% |
British Columbia: | 65.6% |
MaleHere: | 63.4% |
British Columbia: | 70.7% |
FemaleThis city: | 49.3% |
British Columbia: | 60.7% |
Unemployment rateAll personsThis city: | 7.7% |
Province: | 6.0% |
MaleThis city: | 7.4% |
British Columbia: | 5.8% |
FemaleThis city: | 7.9% |
British Columbia: | 6.3% |
Labour force activity in this city
Occupation
Sales and service occupationsTotal: 2,180Here: | 27.4% |
British Columbia: | 25.3% |
Female: 1,420This city: | 40.6% |
British Columbia: | 31.6% |
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sportTotal: 230Here: | 2.9% |
British Columbia: | 3.5% |
Female: 105This city: | 3.0% |
Province: | 3.9% |
Business; finance and administration occupationsTotal: 790This city: | 9.9% |
Province: | 17.1% |
Female: 605Here: | 17.3% |
British Columbia: | 26.2% |
Management occupations
Male: 375This city: | 8.4% |
British Columbia: | 12.6% |
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilitiesTotal: 700This city: | 8.8% |
British Columbia: | 4.2% |
Male: 600Here: | 13.4% |
British Columbia: | 5.6% |
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupationsTotal: 1,545Here: | 19.4% |
British Columbia: | 15.5% |
Male: 1,495This city: | 33.4% |
Province: | 27.5% |
Natural and applied sciences and related occupationsTotal: 340This city: | 4.3% |
British Columbia: | 6.3% |
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religionTotal: 650This city: | 8.2% |
British Columbia: | 8.1% |
Male: 135This city: | 3.0% |
Province: | 5.2% |
Female: 510This city: | 14.6% |
Province: | 11.3% |
Health occupationsTotal: 445This city: | 5.6% |
British Columbia: | 5.5% |
Male: 90This city: | 2.0% |
Province: | 2.3% |
Occupations unique to primary industryTotal: 455This city: | 5.7% |
Province: | 3.9% |
Male: 395This city: | 8.8% |
British Columbia: | 5.4% |
Industry
Business servicesTotal: 875This city: | 11.0% |
British Columbia: | 19.9% |
Male: 530This city: | 11.9% |
British Columbia: | 23.0% |
Female: 340This city: | 9.7% |
Province: | 16.5% |
Educational servicesTotal: 485Here: | 6.1% |
British Columbia: | 7.0% |
Male: 125Here: | 2.8% |
British Columbia: | 4.5% |
Other services
Male: 865This city: | 19.4% |
British Columbia: | 17.8% |
Health care and social services
ManufacturingTotal: 1,245This city: | 15.6% |
Province: | 8.6% |
Male: 1,140Here: | 25.5% |
British Columbia: | 12.1% |
Female: 105This city: | 3.0% |
Province: | 4.8% |
Retail tradeTotal: 1,060Here: | 13.3% |
British Columbia: | 11.4% |
Female: 640This city: | 18.3% |
Province: | 13.4% |
Finance and real estateTotal: 250This city: | 3.1% |
British Columbia: | 6.2% |
Agriculture and other resource-based industriesTotal: 695This city: | 8.7% |
British Columbia: | 4.9% |
Male: 605Here: | 13.5% |
British Columbia: | 6.7% |
Construction
Male: 505This city: | 11.3% |
Province: | 12.6% |
Female: 35Here: | 1.0% |
British Columbia: | 2.0% |
Wholesale tradeTotal: 105This city: | 1.3% |
Province: | 4.2% |
Female: 25This city: | 0.7% |
Province: | 2.9% |
Place of work status
Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Male: 2,335This city: | 56.0% |
Province: | 32.6% |
Worked in same province of residence
Male: 330This city: | 7.9% |
Province: | 4.0% |
Worked at homeTotal: 520This city: | 6.9% |
Province: | 9.0% |
Male: 295This city: | 7.1% |
British Columbia: | 8.1% |
Female: 225This city: | 6.8% |
Province: | 10.0% |
No fixed workplace addressTotal: 930Here: | 12.4% |
British Columbia: | 13.1% |
Worked outside CanadaTotal: 45This city: | 0.6% |
British Columbia: | 0.7% |
Male: 25This city: | 0.6% |
British Columbia: | 0.9% |
Female: 15Here: | 0.5% |
British Columbia: | 0.4% |
Worked in same census division of residenceTotal: 565This city: | 7.5% |
Province: | 35.7% |
Male: 390Here: | 9.4% |
British Columbia: | 34.9% |
Female: 180This city: | 5.4% |
British Columbia: | 36.6% |
Worked in different provinceTotal: 40This city: | 0.5% |
British Columbia: | 0.5% |
Mode of transportation to work
Car as driverTotal: 5,360This city: | 77.4% |
British Columbia: | 71.6% |
Male: 2,975This city: | 77.3% |
British Columbia: | 75.5% |
All other modesTotal: 145This city: | 2.1% |
Province: | 1.5% |
Male: 105This city: | 2.7% |
British Columbia: | 1.7% |
Female: 40This city: | 1.3% |
Province: | 1.2% |
Car as passengerTotal: 675This city: | 9.7% |
Province: | 7.7% |
Male: 380Here: | 9.9% |
British Columbia: | 6.4% |
Walked or bicycledTotal: 665Here: | 9.6% |
British Columbia: | 8.9% |
Male: 365This city: | 9.5% |
Province: | 8.2% |
Female: 300This city: | 9.8% |
British Columbia: | 9.6% |
Mode of transportation to work
Unpaid work
Population reporting hours of unpaid workTotal: 13,210This city: | 91.7% |
Province: | 91.3% |
Population reporting hours of unpaid houseworkTotal: 13,040Here: | 90.5% |
British Columbia: | 90.1% |
Male: 6,280This city: | 88.3% |
Province: | 88.0% |
Female: 6,760Here: | 92.6% |
British Columbia: | 92.2% |
Population reporting hours looking after children without payTotal: 5,290Here: | 36.7% |
British Columbia: | 35.2% |
Male: 2,300This city: | 32.3% |
British Columbia: | 31.9% |
Female: 2,990This city: | 41.0% |
Province: | 38.3% |
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniorsTotal: 2,525This city: | 17.5% |
Province: | 17.5% |
Male: 1,045This city: | 14.7% |
British Columbia: | 14.8% |
Female: 1,475This city: | 20.2% |
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.
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