Surrey - City, British Columbia, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 198,885
This city:

63.6%
British Columbia:

61.6%
Male: 106,790
This city:

70.1%
Province:

66.7%
Female: 92,095
This city:

57.3%
British Columbia:

56.9%
Unemployed
Total: 12,045
Here:

3.8%
British Columbia:

3.9%
Male: 5,180
Here:

3.4%
Province:

4.1%
Female: 6,865
Here:

4.3%
Province:

3.8%
Not in the labour force
Total: 101,940
Here:

32.6%
British Columbia:

34.4%
Male: 40,305
This city:

26.5%
British Columbia:

29.3%
Female: 61,635
Here:

38.4%
Province:

39.3%
Participation rate
All persons
Here:

67.4%
Province:

65.6%
Male
Here:

73.5%
British Columbia:

70.7%
Female
This city:

61.6%
Province:

60.7%
Unemployment rate
All persons
This city:

5.7%
British Columbia:

6.0%
Male
This city:

4.6%
Province:

5.8%
Female
Here:

6.9%
Province:

6.3%

Labour force activity in Surrey

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 53,100
Here:

25.6%
Province:

25.3%
Male: 22,045
Here:

19.9%
Province:

19.7%
Female: 31,055
This city:

32.0%
Province:

31.6%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 4,200
This city:

2.0%
Province:

3.5%
Male: 2,000
This city:

1.8%
British Columbia:

3.1%
Female: 2,210
Here:

2.3%
Province:

3.9%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 37,960
Here:

18.3%
British Columbia:

17.1%
Male: 10,585
This city:

9.6%
British Columbia:

9.0%
Female: 27,375
This city:

28.2%
Province:

26.2%
Management occupations
Total: 19,760
This city:

9.5%
Province:

10.5%
Male: 12,875
Here:

11.6%
Province:

12.6%
Female: 6,880
This city:

7.1%
British Columbia:

8.2%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 13,210
Here:

6.4%
Province:

4.2%
Male: 8,230
This city:

7.4%
British Columbia:

5.6%
Female: 4,980
Here:

5.1%
Province:

2.6%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 39,595
Here:

19.1%
British Columbia:

15.5%
Male: 37,000
This city:

33.4%
British Columbia:

27.5%
Female: 2,600
Here:

2.7%
British Columbia:

2.2%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 10,460
This city:

5.0%
British Columbia:

6.3%
Male: 8,690
Here:

7.9%
Province:

9.6%
Female: 1,765
This city:

1.8%
British Columbia:

2.7%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 11,640
This city:

5.6%
Province:

8.1%
Male: 3,520
Here:

3.2%
Province:

5.2%
Female: 8,125
This city:

8.4%
British Columbia:

11.3%
Health occupations
Total: 11,060
This city:

5.3%
British Columbia:

5.5%
Male: 2,050
Here:

1.9%
Province:

2.3%
Female: 9,010
This city:

9.3%
British Columbia:

9.0%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 6,580
Here:

3.2%
British Columbia:

3.9%
Male: 3,625
Here:

3.3%
Province:

5.4%
Female: 2,955
Here:

3.0%
British Columbia:

2.3%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 45,430
Here:

21.9%
British Columbia:

19.9%
Male: 29,680
Here:

26.8%
Province:

23.0%
Female: 15,750
Here:

16.2%
Province:

16.5%
Educational services
Total: 10,460
Here:

5.0%
Province:

7.0%
Male: 3,300
Here:

3.0%
British Columbia:

4.5%
Female: 7,155
This city:

7.4%
British Columbia:

9.6%
Other services
Total: 36,060
Here:

17.4%
British Columbia:

20.6%
Male: 15,505
This city:

14.0%
British Columbia:

17.8%
Female: 20,550
Here:

21.2%
British Columbia:

23.7%
Health care and social services
Total: 18,735
This city:

9.0%
British Columbia:

9.7%
Male: 2,940
Here:

2.7%
Province:

3.4%
Female: 15,795
Here:

16.3%
British Columbia:

16.7%
Manufacturing
Total: 23,905
Here:

11.5%
British Columbia:

8.6%
Male: 16,725
Here:

15.1%
British Columbia:

12.1%
Female: 7,185
Here:

7.4%
Province:

4.8%
Retail trade
Total: 23,790
This city:

11.5%
Province:

11.4%
Male: 10,570
Here:

9.6%
Province:

9.5%
Female: 13,220
Here:

13.6%
Province:

13.4%
Finance and real estate
Total: 13,040
This city:

6.3%
Province:

6.2%
Male: 5,630
This city:

5.1%
British Columbia:

5.0%
Female: 7,415
This city:

7.6%
Province:

7.4%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 6,740
Here:

3.2%
Province:

4.9%
Male: 3,295
This city:

3.0%
British Columbia:

6.7%
Female: 3,450
Here:

3.6%
British Columbia:

3.0%
Construction
Total: 17,655
Here:

8.5%
Province:

7.6%
Male: 15,480
This city:

14.0%
Province:

12.6%
Female: 2,175
This city:

2.2%
Province:

2.0%
Wholesale trade
Total: 11,750
Here:

5.7%
Province:

4.2%
Male: 7,490
Here:

6.8%
British Columbia:

5.3%
Female: 4,260
This city:

4.4%
Province:

2.9%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 63,260
Here:

31.8%
Province:

37.6%
Male: 28,325
Here:

26.5%
Province:

32.6%
Female: 34,935
Here:

37.9%
British Columbia:

43.2%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 2,545
This city:

1.3%
British Columbia:

3.4%
Male: 1,500
This city:

1.4%
British Columbia:

4.0%
Female: 1,050
Here:

1.1%
Province:

2.9%
Worked at home
Total: 13,235
Here:

6.7%
Province:

9.0%
Male: 6,120
Here:

5.7%
Province:

8.1%
Female: 7,115
Here:

7.7%
British Columbia:

10.0%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 30,900
Here:

15.5%
British Columbia:

13.1%
Male: 23,665
This city:

22.2%
British Columbia:

18.9%
Female: 7,235
This city:

7.9%
British Columbia:

6.6%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 1,290
Here:

0.6%
British Columbia:

0.7%
Male: 1,015
Here:

1.0%
British Columbia:

0.9%
Female: 270
Here:

0.3%
Province:

0.4%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 87,065
Here:

43.8%
Province:

35.7%
Male: 45,800
This city:

42.9%
British Columbia:

34.9%
Female: 41,260
This city:

44.8%
British Columbia:

36.6%
Worked in different province
Total: 595
Here:

0.3%
Province:

0.5%
Male: 365
Here:

0.3%
Province:

0.6%
Female: 230
This city:

0.2%
Province:

0.4%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 140,295
Here:

76.1%
Province:

71.6%
Male: 80,685
This city:

81.0%
British Columbia:

75.5%
Female: 59,610
This city:

70.4%
British Columbia:

67.3%
All other modes
Total: 2,115
This city:

1.1%
British Columbia:

1.5%
Male: 1,095
Here:

1.1%
Province:

1.7%
Female: 1,015
Here:

1.2%
Province:

1.2%
Public transit
Total: 20,040
Here:

10.9%
British Columbia:

10.3%
Male: 8,565
This city:

8.6%
Province:

8.2%
Female: 11,480
Here:

13.6%
Province:

12.8%
Car as passenger
Total: 16,315
Here:

8.8%
Province:

7.7%
Male: 6,790
This city:

6.8%
British Columbia:

6.4%
Female: 9,520
This city:

11.2%
Province:

9.2%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 5,595
This city:

3.0%
Province:

8.9%
Male: 2,515
Here:

2.5%
British Columbia:

8.2%
Female: 3,080
Here:

3.6%
Province:

9.6%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 284,190
Here:

90.8%
British Columbia:

91.3%
Male: 135,255
This city:

88.8%
Province:

89.5%
Female: 148,940
This city:

92.7%
British Columbia:

93.1%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 278,475
Here:

89.0%
Province:

90.1%
Male: 131,910
This city:

86.6%
Province:

88.0%
Female: 146,565
This city:

91.3%
British Columbia:

92.2%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 135,400
Here:

43.3%
Province:

35.2%
Male: 59,965
Here:

39.4%
Province:

31.9%
Female: 75,435
Here:

47.0%
British Columbia:

38.3%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 60,550
Here:

19.4%
Province:

17.5%
Male: 25,795
Here:

16.9%
Province:

14.8%
Female: 34,755
This city:

21.6%
British Columbia:

20.0%

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