Witless Bay - Town, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 520
This town:

58.4%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

47.9%
Male: 255
Here:

61.4%
Province:

50.4%
Female: 260
Here:

55.3%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

45.7%
Unemployed
Total: 100
Here:

11.2%
Province:

10.9%
Male: 65
Here:

15.7%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

13.1%
Female: 30
This town:

6.4%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

8.9%
Not in the labour force
Total: 270
This town:

30.3%
Province:

41.1%
Male: 90
Here:

21.7%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

36.5%
Female: 175
This town:

37.2%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

45.4%
Participation rate
All persons
This town:

69.7%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

58.9%
Male
This town:

78.3%
Province:

63.5%
Female
This town:

62.8%
Province:

54.6%
Unemployment rate
All persons
This town:

16.1%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

18.6%
Male
This town:

20.0%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

20.7%
Female
Here:

10.2%
Province:

16.3%

Labour force activity in Witless Bay

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 105
Here:

17.4%
Province:

25.3%
Male: 30
Here:

9.5%
Province:

16.6%
Female: 70
This town:

24.6%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

34.7%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 20
Here:

3.3%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

1.9%
Male: 10
This town:

3.2%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

1.5%
Female: 15
Here:

5.3%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

2.3%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 120
This town:

19.8%
Province:

14.8%
Male: 35
This town:

11.1%
Province:

7.2%
Female: 85
This town:

29.8%
Province:

23.1%
Management occupations
Total: 35
Here:

5.8%
Province:

7.7%
Male: 30
Here:

9.5%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

8.6%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 40
This town:

6.6%
Province:

5.7%
Male: 30
Here:

9.5%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

6.1%
Female: 10
Here:

3.5%
Province:

5.2%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 135
This town:

22.3%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

17.4%
Male: 135
This town:

42.9%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

31.7%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 45
Here:

7.4%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

5.7%
Male: 20
This town:

6.3%
Province:

9.1%
Female: 20
Here:

7.0%
Province:

2.1%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 50
This town:

8.3%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

8.2%
Male: 15
Here:

4.8%
Province:

5.6%
Female: 35
This town:

12.3%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

11.0%
Health occupations
Total: 30
Here:

5.0%
Province:

6.2%
Female: 30
Here:

10.5%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

10.4%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 15
Here:

2.5%
Province:

7.2%
Male: 15
Here:

4.8%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

11.3%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 90
Here:

15.0%
Province:

14.6%
Male: 60
This town:

19.0%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

17.5%
Female: 30
Here:

10.5%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

11.5%
Educational services
Total: 55
Here:

9.2%
Province:

7.0%
Male: 10
This town:

3.2%
Province:

5.2%
Female: 45
Here:

15.8%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

9.0%
Other services
Total: 130
This town:

21.7%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

20.7%
Male: 40
This town:

12.7%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

17.6%
Female: 85
Here:

29.8%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

24.1%
Health care and social services
Total: 60
Here:

10.0%
Province:

12.6%
Female: 50
This town:

17.5%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

21.8%
Manufacturing
Total: 85
Here:

14.2%
Province:

9.3%
Male: 70
This town:

22.2%
Province:

11.6%
Female: 15
Here:

5.3%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

6.8%
Retail trade
Total: 50
Here:

8.3%
Province:

12.6%
Male: 10
This town:

3.2%
Province:

9.7%
Female: 45
Here:

15.8%
Province:

15.9%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 55
Here:

9.2%
Province:

10.1%
Male: 50
This town:

15.9%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

15.7%
Construction
Total: 50
Here:

8.3%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

7.0%
Male: 50
This town:

15.9%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

12.3%
Female: 10
This town:

3.5%
Province:

1.2%
Wholesale trade
Total: 15
Here:

2.5%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

2.7%
Male: 15
This town:

4.8%
Province:

3.8%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 120
This town:

23.3%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

46.3%
Male: 65
This town:

25.5%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

40.2%
Female: 55
This town:

20.8%
Province:

52.7%
Worked at home
Total: 15
Here:

2.9%
Province:

5.6%
Female: 10
This town:

3.8%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

5.9%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 60
Here:

11.7%
Province:

11.1%
Male: 55
Here:

21.6%
Province:

17.5%
Female: 10
This town:

3.8%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

4.5%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 315
This town:

61.2%
Province:

31.3%
Male: 120
Here:

47.1%
Province:

29.2%
Female: 190
Here:

71.7%
Province:

33.4%
Worked in different province
Total: 10
This town:

1.9%
Province:

2.3%
Male: 10
This town:

3.9%
Province:

3.4%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 395
This town:

78.2%
Province:

73.7%
Male: 210
This town:

84.0%
Province:

75.5%
Female: 185
This town:

74.0%
Province:

71.9%
All other modes
Total: 15
This town:

3.0%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

3.8%
Male: 10
This town:

4.0%
Province:

5.6%
Car as passenger
Total: 70
This town:

13.9%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

12.6%
Male: 30
This town:

12.0%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

10.3%
Female: 40
Here:

16.0%
Province:

14.9%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 20
This town:

4.0%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

8.0%
Male: 10
This town:

4.0%
Province:

6.8%
Female: 15
Here:

6.0%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

9.2%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 825
Here:

92.7%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

88.9%
Male: 375
Here:

90.4%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

85.5%
Female: 445
Here:

94.7%
Province:

92.0%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 820
This town:

92.1%
Province:

87.7%
Male: 375
This town:

90.4%
Province:

84.1%
Female: 445
This town:

94.7%
Province:

91.1%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 395
Here:

44.4%
Province:

35.2%
Male: 170
This town:

41.0%
Province:

30.9%
Female: 230
Here:

48.9%
Province:

39.2%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 230
Here:

25.8%
Province:

17.8%
Male: 90
This town:

21.7%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

14.7%
Female: 145
This town:

30.9%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

20.7%

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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. This data is an unofficial version of the materials, made without affiliation or endorsement of Statistics Canada.
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