Kensington - Town, Prince Edward Island, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 665
This town:

54.3%
Province:

60.7%
Male: 345
This town:

61.6%
Prince Edward Island:

64.8%
Female: 320
Here:

48.1%
Prince Edward Island:

56.9%
Unemployed
Total: 90
This town:

7.3%
Province:

7.6%
Male: 30
This town:

5.4%
Province:

7.8%
Female: 55
This town:

8.3%
Province:

7.4%
Not in the labour force
Total: 475
This town:

38.8%
Prince Edward Island:

31.8%
Male: 185
Here:

33.0%
Prince Edward Island:

27.4%
Female: 290
This town:

43.6%
Province:

35.7%
Participation rate
All persons
This town:

61.2%
Province:

68.2%
Male
Here:

67.0%
Prince Edward Island:

72.6%
Female
This town:

56.4%
Prince Edward Island:

64.3%
Unemployment rate
All persons
Here:

12.0%
Prince Edward Island:

11.1%
Male
This town:

8.0%
Prince Edward Island:

10.8%
Female
Here:

14.7%
Prince Edward Island:

11.4%

Labour force activity in this town

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 130
This town:

17.4%
Prince Edward Island:

22.6%
Male: 25
This town:

6.8%
Province:

16.2%
Female: 100
Here:

26.7%
Province:

29.2%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 15
Here:

2.0%
Province:

2.2%
Male: 15
Here:

4.1%
Province:

1.8%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 155
Here:

20.8%
Prince Edward Island:

16.2%
Male: 70
Here:

18.9%
Prince Edward Island:

7.6%
Female: 85
Here:

22.7%
Province:

25.2%
Management occupations
Total: 80
This town:

10.7%
Province:

7.6%
Male: 30
This town:

8.1%
Province:

8.7%
Female: 45
This town:

12.0%
Prince Edward Island:

6.4%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 55
Here:

7.4%
Prince Edward Island:

5.7%
Male: 25
Here:

6.8%
Prince Edward Island:

6.3%
Female: 25
Here:

6.7%
Province:

5.0%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 70
Here:

9.4%
Prince Edward Island:

14.9%
Male: 55
Here:

14.9%
Prince Edward Island:

27.1%
Female: 10
This town:

2.7%
Prince Edward Island:

2.2%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 40
This town:

5.4%
Province:

4.8%
Male: 25
This town:

6.8%
Province:

7.0%
Female: 15
This town:

4.0%
Prince Edward Island:

2.6%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 55
Here:

7.4%
Prince Edward Island:

8.0%
Male: 25
This town:

6.8%
Prince Edward Island:

4.4%
Female: 30
This town:

8.0%
Prince Edward Island:

11.8%
Health occupations
Total: 40
Here:

5.4%
Prince Edward Island:

5.9%
Male: 15
Here:

4.1%
Prince Edward Island:

1.7%
Female: 25
This town:

6.7%
Province:

10.3%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 110
This town:

14.8%
Prince Edward Island:

12.1%
Male: 75
Here:

20.3%
Prince Edward Island:

19.1%
Female: 35
This town:

9.3%
Province:

4.7%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 110
Here:

14.8%
Prince Edward Island:

13.0%
Male: 65
This town:

17.6%
Prince Edward Island:

15.0%
Female: 40
This town:

10.7%
Province:

10.9%
Educational services
Total: 15
Here:

2.0%
Prince Edward Island:

6.2%
Female: 10
This town:

2.7%
Prince Edward Island:

8.6%
Other services
Total: 260
This town:

34.9%
Province:

25.9%
Male: 110
Here:

29.7%
Prince Edward Island:

20.3%
Female: 155
This town:

41.3%
Province:

31.6%
Health care and social services
Total: 55
Here:

7.4%
Province:

9.6%
Male: 20
Here:

5.4%
Province:

2.6%
Female: 35
This town:

9.3%
Prince Edward Island:

16.9%
Manufacturing
Total: 90
Here:

12.1%
Province:

9.4%
Male: 55
Here:

14.9%
Province:

12.0%
Female: 35
Here:

9.3%
Province:

6.7%
Retail trade
Total: 50
This town:

6.7%
Province:

10.9%
Male: 10
This town:

2.7%
Prince Edward Island:

9.3%
Female: 35
Here:

9.3%
Province:

12.6%
Finance and real estate
Total: 20
Here:

2.7%
Province:

3.6%
Female: 15
Here:

4.0%
Prince Edward Island:

4.2%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 110
This town:

14.8%
Prince Edward Island:

12.8%
Male: 75
This town:

20.3%
Province:

19.4%
Female: 40
Here:

10.7%
Province:

5.9%
Construction
Total: 30
This town:

4.0%
Prince Edward Island:

6.5%
Male: 25
This town:

6.8%
Prince Edward Island:

11.5%
Female: 10
This town:

2.7%
Prince Edward Island:

1.5%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 65
Here:

9.8%
Province:

31.2%
Male: 45
Here:

12.9%
Province:

27.3%
Female: 15
Here:

4.8%
Province:

35.1%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 75
Here:

11.3%
Prince Edward Island:

6.4%
Male: 40
Here:

11.4%
Province:

6.2%
Female: 35
Here:

11.1%
Prince Edward Island:

6.6%
Worked at home
Total: 30
Here:

4.5%
Province:

7.9%
Male: 10
This town:

2.9%
Province:

8.7%
Female: 20
This town:

6.3%
Province:

7.0%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 75
Here:

11.3%
Prince Edward Island:

11.0%
Male: 40
Here:

11.4%
Province:

17.3%
Female: 35
This town:

11.1%
Prince Edward Island:

4.4%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 405
This town:

60.9%
Province:

41.8%
Male: 205
This town:

58.6%
Province:

38.1%
Female: 200
Here:

63.5%
Province:

45.8%
Worked in different province
Total: 15
Here:

2.3%
Prince Edward Island:

1.5%
Female: 15
This town:

4.8%
Province:

1.0%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 485
This town:

77.0%
Province:

79.6%
Male: 290
Here:

87.9%
Prince Edward Island:

81.7%
Female: 190
Here:

63.3%
Province:

77.5%
All other modes
Total: 15
This town:

2.4%
Prince Edward Island:

1.4%
Female: 15
Here:

5.0%
Prince Edward Island:

1.3%
Car as passenger
Total: 60
Here:

9.5%
Prince Edward Island:

11.1%
Male: 25
Here:

7.6%
Prince Edward Island:

9.4%
Female: 35
This town:

11.7%
Prince Edward Island:

12.9%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 75
This town:

11.9%
Province:

7.3%
Male: 20
Here:

6.1%
Prince Edward Island:

6.8%
Female: 55
This town:

18.3%
Prince Edward Island:

7.8%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 1,105
This town:

90.2%
Prince Edward Island:

92.0%
Male: 470
This town:

83.9%
Province:

89.8%
Female: 635
This town:

95.5%
Prince Edward Island:

93.9%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 1,080
Here:

88.2%
Province:

90.9%
Male: 465
This town:

83.0%
Province:

88.4%
Female: 615
Here:

92.5%
Province:

93.1%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 430
Here:

35.1%
Prince Edward Island:

38.1%
Male: 170
This town:

30.4%
Prince Edward Island:

34.2%
Female: 265
This town:

39.8%
Province:

41.6%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 225
Here:

18.4%
Province:

19.6%
Male: 85
This town:

15.2%
Province:

16.4%
Female: 140
This town:

21.1%
Province:

22.6%

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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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