St. John's - City, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 47,550
This city:

56.0%
Province:

47.9%
Male: 23,270
This city:

58.9%
Province:

50.4%
Female: 24,280
Here:

53.6%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

45.7%
Unemployed
Total: 5,630
Here:

6.6%
Province:

10.9%
Male: 2,980
Here:

7.5%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

13.1%
Female: 2,650
Here:

5.8%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

8.9%
Not in the labour force
Total: 31,670
This city:

37.3%
Province:

41.1%
Male: 13,280
This city:

33.6%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

36.5%
Female: 18,385
This city:

40.6%
Province:

45.4%
Participation rate
All persons
This city:

62.7%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

58.9%
Male
Here:

66.4%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

63.5%
Female
Here:

59.4%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

54.6%
Unemployment rate
All persons
This city:

10.6%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

18.6%
Male
Here:

11.4%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

20.7%
Female
This city:

9.8%
Province:

16.3%

Labour force activity in this city

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 13,350
Here:

25.8%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

25.3%
Male: 5,745
This city:

22.5%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

16.6%
Female: 7,610
Here:

29.1%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

34.7%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 1,895
Here:

3.7%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

1.9%
Male: 830
Here:

3.2%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

1.5%
Female: 1,070
Here:

4.1%
Province:

2.3%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 10,605
Here:

20.5%
Province:

14.8%
Male: 3,165
This city:

12.4%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

7.2%
Female: 7,440
Here:

28.5%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

23.1%
Management occupations
Total: 5,280
Here:

10.2%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

7.7%
Male: 3,115
This city:

12.2%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

8.6%
Female: 2,160
This city:

8.3%
Province:

6.6%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 985
Here:

1.9%
Province:

5.7%
Male: 735
This city:

2.9%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

6.1%
Female: 255
This city:

1.0%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

5.2%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 4,770
Here:

9.2%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

17.4%
Male: 4,560
This city:

17.8%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

31.7%
Female: 215
This city:

0.8%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

1.8%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 4,135
Here:

8.0%
Province:

5.7%
Male: 3,380
This city:

13.2%
Province:

9.1%
Female: 755
Here:

2.9%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

2.1%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 6,065
Here:

11.7%
Province:

8.2%
Male: 2,425
This city:

9.5%
Province:

5.6%
Female: 3,640
Here:

13.9%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

11.0%
Health occupations
Total: 3,905
This city:

7.5%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

6.2%
Male: 965
This city:

3.8%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

2.4%
Female: 2,940
This city:

11.2%
Province:

10.4%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 725
Here:

1.4%
Province:

7.2%
Male: 655
This city:

2.6%
Province:

11.3%
Female: 65
Here:

0.2%
Province:

2.6%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 10,650
This city:

20.6%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

14.6%
Male: 6,135
This city:

24.0%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

17.5%
Female: 4,515
Here:

17.3%
Province:

11.5%
Educational services
Total: 4,875
This city:

9.4%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

7.0%
Male: 2,035
This city:

8.0%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

5.2%
Female: 2,835
This city:

10.8%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

9.0%
Other services
Total: 12,895
Here:

24.9%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

20.7%
Male: 6,045
Here:

23.6%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

17.6%
Female: 6,845
This city:

26.2%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

24.1%
Health care and social services
Total: 7,145
This city:

13.8%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

12.6%
Male: 1,550
This city:

6.1%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

4.1%
Female: 5,595
Here:

21.4%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

21.8%
Manufacturing
Total: 2,045
Here:

4.0%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

9.3%
Male: 1,435
Here:

5.6%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

11.6%
Female: 610
This city:

2.3%
Province:

6.8%
Retail trade
Total: 6,390
Here:

12.4%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

12.6%
Male: 2,785
Here:

10.9%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

9.7%
Female: 3,605
Here:

13.8%
Province:

15.9%
Finance and real estate
Total: 2,220
This city:

4.3%
Province:

3.3%
Male: 1,110
This city:

4.3%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

2.5%
Female: 1,110
This city:

4.2%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

4.1%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 1,870
Here:

3.6%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

10.1%
Male: 1,450
Here:

5.7%
Province:

15.7%
Female: 415
Here:

1.6%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

4.0%
Construction
Total: 2,125
This city:

4.1%
Province:

7.0%
Male: 1,910
Here:

7.5%
Province:

12.3%
Female: 215
This city:

0.8%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

1.2%
Wholesale trade
Total: 1,505
Here:

2.9%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

2.7%
Male: 1,100
This city:

4.3%
Province:

3.8%
Female: 405
Here:

1.5%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

1.5%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 36,430
This city:

76.6%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

46.3%
Male: 16,310
This city:

70.1%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

40.2%
Female: 20,125
Here:

82.9%
Province:

52.7%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 260
Here:

0.5%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

3.0%
Male: 125
Here:

0.5%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

3.8%
Female: 140
Here:

0.6%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

2.2%
Worked at home
Total: 2,270
Here:

4.8%
Province:

5.6%
Male: 1,115
This city:

4.8%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

5.2%
Female: 1,155
Here:

4.8%
Province:

5.9%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 3,700
Here:

7.8%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

11.1%
Male: 2,705
Here:

11.6%
Province:

17.5%
Female: 1,000
Here:

4.1%
Province:

4.5%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 365
Here:

0.8%
Province:

0.4%
Male: 270
This city:

1.2%
Province:

0.6%
Female: 95
This city:

0.4%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

0.2%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 3,925
Here:

8.3%
Province:

31.3%
Male: 2,380
Here:

10.2%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

29.2%
Female: 1,545
This city:

6.4%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

33.4%
Worked in different province
Total: 600
Here:

1.3%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

2.3%
Male: 370
This city:

1.6%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

3.4%
Female: 230
Here:

0.9%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

1.1%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 30,865
Here:

68.7%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

73.7%
Male: 15,970
Here:

73.0%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

75.5%
Female: 14,895
Here:

64.7%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

71.9%
All other modes
Total: 985
Here:

2.2%
Province:

3.8%
Male: 680
Here:

3.1%
Province:

5.6%
Female: 300
Here:

1.3%
Province:

2.0%
Public transit
Total: 2,200
This city:

4.9%
Province:

1.9%
Male: 880
Here:

4.0%
Province:

1.8%
Female: 1,320
This city:

5.7%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

2.0%
Car as passenger
Total: 6,280
This city:

14.0%
Province:

12.6%
Male: 2,140
Here:

9.8%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

10.3%
Female: 4,140
This city:

18.0%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

14.9%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 4,590
This city:

10.2%
Province:

8.0%
Male: 2,215
Here:

10.1%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

6.8%
Female: 2,375
Here:

10.3%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

9.2%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 75,960
This city:

89.5%
Province:

88.9%
Male: 34,280
This city:

86.7%
Province:

85.5%
Female: 41,685
Here:

92.0%
Province:

92.0%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 74,875
Here:

88.2%
Province:

87.7%
Male: 33,660
Here:

85.1%
Province:

84.1%
Female: 41,210
Here:

90.9%
Province:

91.1%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 27,600
Here:

32.5%
Province:

35.2%
Male: 11,595
This city:

29.3%
Province:

30.9%
Female: 16,005
Here:

35.3%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

39.2%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 14,395
Here:

17.0%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

17.8%
Male: 5,555
This city:

14.1%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

14.7%
Female: 8,845
This city:

19.5%
Province:

20.7%

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