Saint John - City, New Brunswick, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 31,620
This city:

56.3%
Province:

57.3%
Male: 15,600
Here:

60.2%
New Brunswick:

61.1%
Female: 16,025
Here:

53.0%
Province:

53.8%
Unemployed
Total: 2,990
Here:

5.3%
Province:

6.4%
Male: 1,720
This city:

6.6%
Province:

7.7%
Female: 1,270
This city:

4.2%
New Brunswick:

5.1%
Not in the labour force
Total: 21,525
Here:

38.3%
Province:

36.3%
Male: 8,585
Here:

33.1%
New Brunswick:

31.2%
Female: 12,940
Here:

42.8%
Province:

41.1%
Participation rate
All persons
This city:

61.7%
Province:

63.7%
Male
This city:

66.9%
New Brunswick:

68.8%
Female
This city:

57.2%
New Brunswick:

58.9%
Unemployment rate
All persons
Here:

8.6%
Province:

10.0%
Male
Here:

9.9%
New Brunswick:

11.2%
Female
Here:

7.3%
Province:

8.7%

Labour force activity in this city

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 10,370
Here:

30.6%
New Brunswick:

26.0%
Male: 4,565
Here:

26.9%
Province:

20.1%
Female: 5,805
Here:

34.3%
Province:

32.5%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 595
Here:

1.8%
New Brunswick:

1.9%
Male: 325
Here:

1.9%
New Brunswick:

1.6%
Female: 270
Here:

1.6%
New Brunswick:

2.3%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 7,820
This city:

23.1%
Province:

18.0%
Male: 2,435
Here:

14.4%
New Brunswick:

9.2%
Female: 5,385
Here:

31.8%
Province:

27.6%
Management occupations
Total: 2,325
Here:

6.9%
New Brunswick:

7.8%
Male: 1,305
Here:

7.7%
Province:

9.3%
Female: 1,015
This city:

6.0%
Province:

6.2%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 880
This city:

2.6%
New Brunswick:

5.8%
Male: 755
This city:

4.5%
New Brunswick:

7.3%
Female: 125
Here:

0.7%
Province:

4.2%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 4,485
Here:

13.2%
Province:

16.5%
Male: 4,300
This city:

25.4%
New Brunswick:

30.0%
Female: 185
Here:

1.1%
Province:

1.6%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 2,465
This city:

7.3%
New Brunswick:

5.2%
Male: 1,880
This city:

11.1%
Province:

8.0%
Female: 580
This city:

3.4%
Province:

2.2%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 2,350
This city:

6.9%
New Brunswick:

7.3%
Male: 645
Here:

3.8%
Province:

4.5%
Female: 1,705
Here:

10.1%
Province:

10.5%
Health occupations
Total: 2,175
Here:

6.4%
Province:

6.4%
Male: 345
This city:

2.0%
Province:

1.9%
Female: 1,830
Here:

10.8%
Province:

11.2%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 410
Here:

1.2%
Province:

5.0%
Male: 375
This city:

2.2%
Province:

8.1%
Female: 35
This city:

0.2%
New Brunswick:

1.8%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 8,230
This city:

24.3%
Province:

16.9%
Male: 4,815
This city:

28.4%
New Brunswick:

19.0%
Female: 3,420
Here:

20.2%
Province:

14.7%
Educational services
Total: 1,705
This city:

5.0%
Province:

6.5%
Male: 490
Here:

2.9%
New Brunswick:

4.1%
Female: 1,215
This city:

7.2%
New Brunswick:

9.2%
Other services
Total: 6,365
This city:

18.8%
Province:

21.1%
Male: 3,030
Here:

17.9%
New Brunswick:

18.8%
Female: 3,335
Here:

19.7%
Province:

23.6%
Health care and social services
Total: 4,490
Here:

13.3%
New Brunswick:

11.4%
Male: 820
This city:

4.8%
New Brunswick:

3.5%
Female: 3,670
Here:

21.7%
New Brunswick:

20.0%
Manufacturing
Total: 2,560
This city:

7.6%
New Brunswick:

10.8%
Male: 1,800
Here:

10.6%
New Brunswick:

14.4%
Female: 755
Here:

4.5%
New Brunswick:

6.8%
Retail trade
Total: 4,505
Here:

13.3%
New Brunswick:

11.7%
Male: 1,875
Here:

11.1%
New Brunswick:

9.8%
Female: 2,635
This city:

15.6%
Province:

13.9%
Finance and real estate
Total: 1,390
Here:

4.1%
Province:

4.2%
Male: 500
Here:

3.0%
New Brunswick:

3.1%
Female: 885
This city:

5.2%
Province:

5.5%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 895
This city:

2.6%
Province:

6.9%
Male: 725
Here:

4.3%
Province:

10.7%
Female: 165
This city:

1.0%
Province:

2.9%
Construction
Total: 1,925
This city:

5.7%
New Brunswick:

6.7%
Male: 1,740
This city:

10.3%
New Brunswick:

11.7%
Female: 180
This city:

1.1%
New Brunswick:

1.3%
Wholesale trade
Total: 1,810
Here:

5.3%
New Brunswick:

3.6%
Male: 1,135
This city:

6.7%
Province:

4.9%
Female: 675
Here:

4.0%
Province:

2.1%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 26,570
This city:

84.0%
New Brunswick:

38.7%
Male: 12,255
This city:

78.6%
New Brunswick:

35.2%
Female: 14,315
Here:

89.3%
Province:

42.3%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 925
This city:

2.9%
Province:

14.3%
Male: 500
Here:

3.2%
Province:

14.7%
Female: 420
Here:

2.6%
New Brunswick:

14.0%
Worked at home
Total: 1,140
Here:

3.6%
Province:

5.9%
Male: 470
Here:

3.0%
Province:

5.6%
Female: 670
Here:

4.2%
New Brunswick:

6.1%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 2,610
Here:

8.3%
New Brunswick:

10.5%
Male: 2,100
Here:

13.5%
Province:

16.1%
Female: 510
Here:

3.2%
Province:

4.6%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 75
This city:

0.2%
New Brunswick:

0.4%
Male: 40
Here:

0.3%
New Brunswick:

0.5%
Female: 30
Here:

0.2%
Province:

0.3%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 175
Here:

0.6%
Province:

29.1%
Male: 150
Here:

1.0%
New Brunswick:

26.5%
Female: 25
This city:

0.2%
Province:

31.8%
Worked in different province
Total: 135
Here:

0.4%
Province:

1.1%
Male: 85
This city:

0.5%
Province:

1.4%
Female: 45
This city:

0.3%
Province:

0.8%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 20,145
Here:

66.2%
New Brunswick:

77.9%
Male: 10,835
Here:

71.8%
Province:

80.8%
Female: 9,310
Here:

60.8%
Province:

74.8%
All other modes
Total: 720
Here:

2.4%
New Brunswick:

1.7%
Male: 350
This city:

2.3%
New Brunswick:

1.9%
Female: 365
Here:

2.4%
Province:

1.5%
Public transit
Total: 2,325
Here:

7.6%
New Brunswick:

2.0%
Male: 870
This city:

5.8%
Province:

1.5%
Female: 1,450
This city:

9.5%
New Brunswick:

2.4%
Car as passenger
Total: 3,600
Here:

11.8%
Province:

11.2%
Male: 1,285
This city:

8.5%
Province:

8.8%
Female: 2,310
Here:

15.1%
Province:

13.7%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 3,625
Here:

11.9%
Province:

7.3%
Male: 1,750
Here:

11.6%
New Brunswick:

7.0%
Female: 1,875
Here:

12.2%
New Brunswick:

7.5%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 50,345
This city:

89.7%
Province:

90.7%
Male: 22,535
Here:

87.0%
New Brunswick:

88.2%
Female: 27,810
This city:

92.0%
New Brunswick:

93.0%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 49,605
This city:

88.4%
New Brunswick:

89.6%
Male: 22,095
This city:

85.3%
New Brunswick:

86.9%
Female: 27,515
This city:

91.0%
Province:

92.2%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 18,210
This city:

32.4%
New Brunswick:

35.7%
Male: 7,515
This city:

29.0%
New Brunswick:

32.0%
Female: 10,700
Here:

35.4%
Province:

39.2%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 9,340
Here:

16.6%
Province:

18.5%
Male: 3,645
This city:

14.1%
Province:

15.4%
Female: 5,695
Here:

18.8%
Province:

21.3%

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