Labour force activity
Employed
Male: 6,610This region: | 61.0% |
Province: | 66.7% |
Female: 6,270This region: | 52.5% |
Province: | 56.9% |
Unemployed
Male: 425This region: | 3.9% |
British Columbia: | 4.1% |
Female: 345Here: | 2.9% |
British Columbia: | 3.8% |
Not in the labour forceTotal: 9,120Here: | 40.1% |
British Columbia: | 34.4% |
Male: 3,795This region: | 35.0% |
British Columbia: | 29.3% |
Female: 5,325Here: | 44.6% |
British Columbia: | 39.3% |
Participation rateAll personsThis region: | 59.9% |
British Columbia: | 65.6% |
Unemployment rateAll personsThis region: | 5.7% |
Province: | 6.0% |
MaleHere: | 6.0% |
British Columbia: | 5.8% |
FemaleHere: | 5.2% |
British Columbia: | 6.3% |
Labour force activity in this region
Occupation
Sales and service occupationsTotal: 3,740This region: | 27.8% |
Province: | 25.3% |
Male: 1,295This region: | 18.6% |
British Columbia: | 19.7% |
Female: 2,440This region: | 37.5% |
Province: | 31.6% |
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Male: 170Here: | 2.4% |
British Columbia: | 3.1% |
Female: 235This region: | 3.6% |
British Columbia: | 3.9% |
Business; finance and administration occupationsTotal: 1,855Here: | 13.8% |
British Columbia: | 17.1% |
Management occupationsTotal: 1,390Here: | 10.3% |
British Columbia: | 10.5% |
Male: 775This region: | 11.2% |
British Columbia: | 12.6% |
Female: 615This region: | 9.5% |
Province: | 8.2% |
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilitiesTotal: 660This region: | 4.9% |
British Columbia: | 4.2% |
Male: 605This region: | 8.7% |
Province: | 5.6% |
Female: 55This region: | 0.8% |
Province: | 2.6% |
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupationsTotal: 2,355This region: | 17.5% |
Province: | 15.5% |
Male: 2,245This region: | 32.3% |
British Columbia: | 27.5% |
Female: 110Here: | 1.7% |
British Columbia: | 2.2% |
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Female: 75This region: | 1.2% |
British Columbia: | 2.7% |
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religionTotal: 955Here: | 7.1% |
British Columbia: | 8.1% |
Female: 750This region: | 11.5% |
British Columbia: | 11.3% |
Health occupationsTotal: 790This region: | 5.9% |
Province: | 5.5% |
Occupations unique to primary industryTotal: 740Here: | 5.5% |
British Columbia: | 3.9% |
Male: 535This region: | 7.7% |
Province: | 5.4% |
Industry
Business servicesTotal: 1,530This region: | 11.4% |
Province: | 19.9% |
Male: 980This region: | 14.1% |
British Columbia: | 23.0% |
Female: 545This region: | 8.4% |
British Columbia: | 16.5% |
Educational services
Female: 550This region: | 8.5% |
Province: | 9.6% |
Other servicesTotal: 2,940This region: | 21.9% |
Province: | 20.6% |
Male: 1,105This region: | 15.9% |
British Columbia: | 17.8% |
Health care and social servicesTotal: 1,580This region: | 11.7% |
Province: | 9.7% |
ManufacturingTotal: 1,405This region: | 10.4% |
British Columbia: | 8.6% |
Female: 195This region: | 3.0% |
Province: | 4.8% |
Retail tradeTotal: 2,075This region: | 15.4% |
Province: | 11.4% |
Male: 920This region: | 13.2% |
British Columbia: | 9.5% |
Female: 1,160This region: | 17.8% |
Province: | 13.4% |
Finance and real estateTotal: 720This region: | 5.4% |
British Columbia: | 6.2% |
Male: 265Here: | 3.8% |
British Columbia: | 5.0% |
Female: 455This region: | 7.0% |
British Columbia: | 7.4% |
Agriculture and other resource-based industriesTotal: 1,010Here: | 7.5% |
British Columbia: | 4.9% |
Male: 750This region: | 10.8% |
British Columbia: | 6.7% |
Construction
Female: 75Here: | 1.2% |
British Columbia: | 2.0% |
Wholesale tradeTotal: 405This region: | 3.0% |
Province: | 4.2% |
Male: 295Here: | 4.2% |
British Columbia: | 5.3% |
Female: 115Here: | 1.8% |
British Columbia: | 2.9% |
Place of work status
Worked in same census subdivision of residenceTotal: 4,365This region: | 33.9% |
Province: | 37.6% |
Worked in same province of residenceTotal: 1,520Here: | 11.8% |
British Columbia: | 3.4% |
Male: 830This region: | 12.6% |
Province: | 4.0% |
Female: 685Here: | 10.9% |
British Columbia: | 2.9% |
Worked at home
Male: 490This region: | 7.4% |
British Columbia: | 8.1% |
Female: 715This region: | 11.4% |
Province: | 10.0% |
No fixed workplace addressTotal: 1,685This region: | 13.1% |
British Columbia: | 13.1% |
Female: 345This region: | 5.5% |
Province: | 6.6% |
Worked outside Canada
Female: 15This region: | 0.2% |
Province: | 0.4% |
Worked in same census division of residenceTotal: 3,985Here: | 31.0% |
British Columbia: | 35.7% |
Male: 1,575This region: | 23.8% |
British Columbia: | 34.9% |
Female: 2,410This region: | 38.4% |
Province: | 36.6% |
Worked in different provinceTotal: 75Here: | 0.6% |
British Columbia: | 0.5% |
Female: 35This region: | 0.6% |
British Columbia: | 0.4% |
Mode of transportation to work
Car as driverTotal: 9,520Here: | 81.9% |
British Columbia: | 71.6% |
Male: 5,075Here: | 83.3% |
British Columbia: | 75.5% |
Female: 4,445This region: | 80.2% |
Province: | 67.3% |
All other modesTotal: 135Here: | 1.2% |
British Columbia: | 1.5% |
Female: 70This region: | 1.3% |
Province: | 1.2% |
Public transitTotal: 115Here: | 1.0% |
British Columbia: | 10.3% |
Male: 30This region: | 0.5% |
British Columbia: | 8.2% |
Female: 80This region: | 1.4% |
British Columbia: | 12.8% |
Car as passengerTotal: 1,005This region: | 8.6% |
British Columbia: | 7.7% |
Male: 555This region: | 9.1% |
British Columbia: | 6.4% |
Female: 445This region: | 8.0% |
Province: | 9.2% |
Walked or bicycledTotal: 855This region: | 7.4% |
British Columbia: | 8.9% |
Male: 365This region: | 6.0% |
Province: | 8.2% |
Female: 490Here: | 8.8% |
British Columbia: | 9.6% |
Mode of transportation to work
Unpaid work
Population reporting hours of unpaid workTotal: 21,050Here: | 92.4% |
British Columbia: | 91.3% |
Female: 11,260This region: | 94.3% |
Province: | 93.1% |
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Male: 9,640Here: | 89.0% |
British Columbia: | 88.0% |
Female: 11,180Here: | 93.6% |
British Columbia: | 92.2% |
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Male: 3,560Here: | 32.9% |
British Columbia: | 31.9% |
Female: 4,640This region: | 38.9% |
Province: | 38.3% |
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
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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.
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