Port Moody - City, British Columbia, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 15,535
This city:

70.8%
Province:

61.6%
Male: 8,035
Here:

76.2%
Province:

66.7%
Female: 7,500
This city:

65.8%
Province:

56.9%
Unemployed
Total: 765
Here:

3.5%
British Columbia:

3.9%
Male: 320
Here:

3.0%
Province:

4.1%
Female: 445
This city:

3.9%
Province:

3.8%
Not in the labour force
Total: 5,640
Here:

25.7%
Province:

34.4%
Male: 2,185
This city:

20.7%
Province:

29.3%
Female: 3,455
Here:

30.3%
British Columbia:

39.3%
Participation rate
All persons
This city:

74.3%
Province:

65.6%
Male
Here:

79.3%
British Columbia:

70.7%
Female
This city:

69.7%
British Columbia:

60.7%
Unemployment rate
All persons
Here:

4.7%
British Columbia:

6.0%
Male
This city:

3.8%
British Columbia:

5.8%
Female
Here:

5.6%
British Columbia:

6.3%

Labour force activity in this city

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 3,570
This city:

22.2%
British Columbia:

25.3%
Male: 1,515
This city:

18.3%
British Columbia:

19.7%
Female: 2,050
This city:

26.4%
British Columbia:

31.6%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 635
This city:

4.0%
British Columbia:

3.5%
Male: 375
This city:

4.5%
Province:

3.1%
Female: 260
This city:

3.3%
British Columbia:

3.9%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 3,230
Here:

20.1%
Province:

17.1%
Male: 960
Here:

11.6%
Province:

9.0%
Female: 2,270
This city:

29.2%
Province:

26.2%
Management occupations
Total: 2,460
This city:

15.3%
British Columbia:

10.5%
Male: 1,670
This city:

20.2%
British Columbia:

12.6%
Female: 790
Here:

10.2%
Province:

8.2%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 350
Here:

2.2%
British Columbia:

4.2%
Male: 275
This city:

3.3%
Province:

5.6%
Female: 75
This city:

1.0%
British Columbia:

2.6%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 1,835
This city:

11.4%
Province:

15.5%
Male: 1,685
Here:

20.4%
Province:

27.5%
Female: 145
Here:

1.9%
Province:

2.2%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 1,250
Here:

7.8%
British Columbia:

6.3%
Male: 1,030
This city:

12.4%
Province:

9.6%
Female: 225
This city:

2.9%
British Columbia:

2.7%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 1,730
This city:

10.8%
Province:

8.1%
Male: 565
This city:

6.8%
British Columbia:

5.2%
Female: 1,165
This city:

15.0%
British Columbia:

11.3%
Health occupations
Total: 905
Here:

5.6%
British Columbia:

5.5%
Male: 145
This city:

1.8%
British Columbia:

2.3%
Female: 765
This city:

9.8%
British Columbia:

9.0%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 75
This city:

0.5%
British Columbia:

3.9%
Male: 55
Here:

0.7%
Province:

5.4%
Female: 20
This city:

0.3%
British Columbia:

2.3%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 3,585
Here:

22.3%
British Columbia:

19.9%
Male: 2,190
This city:

26.5%
British Columbia:

23.0%
Female: 1,400
Here:

18.0%
British Columbia:

16.5%
Educational services
Total: 1,650
This city:

10.3%
British Columbia:

7.0%
Male: 565
This city:

6.8%
British Columbia:

4.5%
Female: 1,090
Here:

14.0%
British Columbia:

9.6%
Other services
Total: 2,855
Here:

17.8%
British Columbia:

20.6%
Male: 1,310
Here:

15.8%
Province:

17.8%
Female: 1,545
This city:

19.9%
Province:

23.7%
Health care and social services
Total: 1,455
This city:

9.1%
British Columbia:

9.7%
Male: 210
This city:

2.5%
British Columbia:

3.4%
Female: 1,245
This city:

16.0%
Province:

16.7%
Manufacturing
Total: 1,160
Here:

7.2%
Province:

8.6%
Male: 905
This city:

10.9%
British Columbia:

12.1%
Female: 255
This city:

3.3%
Province:

4.8%
Retail trade
Total: 1,725
Here:

10.8%
British Columbia:

11.4%
Male: 820
This city:

9.9%
Province:

9.5%
Female: 905
Here:

11.7%
British Columbia:

13.4%
Finance and real estate
Total: 1,390
Here:

8.7%
Province:

6.2%
Male: 605
Here:

7.3%
Province:

5.0%
Female: 780
This city:

10.0%
Province:

7.4%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 245
This city:

1.5%
Province:

4.9%
Male: 185
Here:

2.2%
British Columbia:

6.7%
Female: 55
Here:

0.7%
British Columbia:

3.0%
Construction
Total: 900
This city:

5.6%
Province:

7.6%
Male: 800
Here:

9.7%
Province:

12.6%
Female: 100
Here:

1.3%
British Columbia:

2.0%
Wholesale trade
Total: 1,075
Here:

6.7%
British Columbia:

4.2%
Male: 685
This city:

8.3%
Province:

5.3%
Female: 390
Here:

5.0%
Province:

2.9%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 1,140
Here:

7.3%
British Columbia:

37.6%
Male: 480
Here:

6.0%
Province:

32.6%
Female: 655
Here:

8.7%
Province:

43.2%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 125
Here:

0.8%
Province:

3.4%
Male: 75
This city:

0.9%
Province:

4.0%
Female: 50
This city:

0.7%
British Columbia:

2.9%
Worked at home
Total: 1,345
Here:

8.7%
Province:

9.0%
Male: 685
This city:

8.5%
British Columbia:

8.1%
Female: 655
This city:

8.7%
British Columbia:

10.0%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 1,500
Here:

9.7%
Province:

13.1%
Male: 1,160
This city:

14.4%
British Columbia:

18.9%
Female: 340
This city:

4.5%
British Columbia:

6.6%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 105
Here:

0.7%
British Columbia:

0.7%
Male: 85
Here:

1.1%
British Columbia:

0.9%
Female: 20
Here:

0.3%
British Columbia:

0.4%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 11,295
This city:

72.7%
Province:

35.7%
Male: 5,535
This city:

68.9%
British Columbia:

34.9%
Female: 5,760
This city:

76.8%
Province:

36.6%
Worked in different province
Total: 25
Here:

0.2%
British Columbia:

0.5%
Male: 15
Here:

0.2%
Province:

0.6%
Female: 10
This city:

0.1%
Province:

0.4%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 10,415
Here:

73.9%
British Columbia:

71.6%
Male: 5,675
This city:

78.1%
Province:

75.5%
Female: 4,745
Here:

69.5%
British Columbia:

67.3%
All other modes
Total: 95
Here:

0.7%
British Columbia:

1.5%
Male: 70
This city:

1.0%
British Columbia:

1.7%
Female: 20
Here:

0.3%
British Columbia:

1.2%
Public transit
Total: 1,935
Here:

13.7%
Province:

10.3%
Male: 875
Here:

12.0%
Province:

8.2%
Female: 1,065
Here:

15.6%
British Columbia:

12.8%
Car as passenger
Total: 1,080
Here:

7.7%
Province:

7.7%
Male: 380
This city:

5.2%
Province:

6.4%
Female: 700
Here:

10.3%
British Columbia:

9.2%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 555
Here:

3.9%
British Columbia:

8.9%
Male: 260
Here:

3.6%
British Columbia:

8.2%
Female: 295
This city:

4.3%
Province:

9.6%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 20,495
This city:

93.4%
Province:

91.3%
Male: 9,685
This city:

91.9%
Province:

89.5%
Female: 10,810
This city:

94.8%
Province:

93.1%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 20,285
This city:

92.5%
Province:

90.1%
Male: 9,565
Here:

90.7%
British Columbia:

88.0%
Female: 10,720
Here:

94.0%
British Columbia:

92.2%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 9,205
Here:

42.0%
British Columbia:

35.2%
Male: 4,160
Here:

39.5%
British Columbia:

31.9%
Female: 5,050
Here:

44.3%
Province:

38.3%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 3,445
This city:

15.7%
Province:

17.5%
Male: 1,375
Here:

13.0%
British Columbia:

14.8%
Female: 2,065
This city:

18.1%
Province:

20.0%

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