Whitehorse - City, Yukon Territory, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 11,920
This city:

73.1%
Territory:

70.7%
Male: 5,930
This city:

74.7%
Territory:

71.1%
Female: 5,990
This city:

71.5%
Yukon Territory:

70.3%
Unemployed
Total: 945
Here:

5.8%
Territory:

7.4%
Male: 515
Here:

6.5%
Territory:

8.8%
Female: 430
This city:

5.1%
Territory:

6.0%
Not in the labour force
Total: 3,445
Here:

21.1%
Territory:

21.9%
Male: 1,490
This city:

18.8%
Yukon Territory:

20.1%
Female: 1,955
Here:

23.3%
Territory:

23.8%
Participation rate
All persons
This city:

78.9%
Territory:

78.1%
Male
This city:

81.2%
Territory:

79.9%
Female
Here:

76.7%
Yukon Territory:

76.2%
Unemployment rate
All persons
This city:

7.3%
Territory:

9.4%
Male
This city:

8.0%
Territory:

11.0%
Female
This city:

6.7%
Territory:

7.8%

Labour force activity in Whitehorse

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 3,040
Here:

23.9%
Yukon Territory:

23.1%
Male: 1,315
Here:

20.6%
Yukon Territory:

19.3%
Female: 1,725
Here:

27.1%
Territory:

27.1%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 465
This city:

3.7%
Yukon Territory:

3.7%
Male: 215
This city:

3.4%
Territory:

3.1%
Female: 245
This city:

3.9%
Yukon Territory:

4.2%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 2,280
This city:

17.9%
Yukon Territory:

16.1%
Male: 440
Here:

6.9%
Territory:

5.9%
Female: 1,845
This city:

29.0%
Territory:

26.9%
Management occupations
Total: 1,580
Here:

12.4%
Territory:

12.9%
Male: 1,040
This city:

16.3%
Yukon Territory:

15.7%
Female: 535
Here:

8.4%
Yukon Territory:

9.9%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 85
Here:

0.7%
Yukon Territory:

0.8%
Male: 65
Here:

1.0%
Territory:

1.3%
Female: 25
Here:

0.4%
Yukon Territory:

0.3%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 1,810
This city:

14.2%
Yukon Territory:

16.2%
Male: 1,730
This city:

27.1%
Territory:

29.7%
Female: 75
Here:

1.2%
Yukon Territory:

2.0%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 950
Here:

7.5%
Yukon Territory:

6.8%
Male: 720
Here:

11.3%
Yukon Territory:

10.1%
Female: 230
This city:

3.6%
Yukon Territory:

3.4%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 1,545
This city:

12.1%
Yukon Territory:

12.0%
Male: 475
This city:

7.5%
Yukon Territory:

7.1%
Female: 1,070
Here:

16.8%
Yukon Territory:

17.0%
Health occupations
Total: 740
This city:

5.8%
Yukon Territory:

4.8%
Male: 175
Here:

2.7%
Territory:

2.2%
Female: 565
This city:

8.9%
Territory:

7.6%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 235
Here:

1.8%
Territory:

3.5%
Male: 200
This city:

3.1%
Yukon Territory:

5.6%
Female: 35
This city:

0.6%
Territory:

1.4%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 2,045
Here:

16.1%
Yukon Territory:

15.2%
Male: 1,235
This city:

19.4%
Territory:

17.8%
Female: 810
Here:

12.7%
Territory:

12.4%
Educational services
Total: 825
Here:

6.5%
Yukon Territory:

6.8%
Male: 275
This city:

4.3%
Yukon Territory:

4.3%
Female: 550
Here:

8.6%
Yukon Territory:

9.5%
Other services
Total: 4,845
This city:

38.0%
Territory:

39.8%
Male: 2,115
Here:

33.2%
Territory:

35.5%
Female: 2,735
Here:

43.0%
Territory:

44.3%
Health care and social services
Total: 1,325
Here:

10.4%
Territory:

9.2%
Male: 305
This city:

4.8%
Yukon Territory:

3.9%
Female: 1,020
Here:

16.0%
Territory:

14.7%
Manufacturing
Total: 305
Here:

2.4%
Yukon Territory:

2.1%
Male: 230
This city:

3.6%
Territory:

3.1%
Female: 75
This city:

1.2%
Yukon Territory:

1.1%
Retail trade
Total: 1,525
Here:

12.0%
Territory:

10.2%
Male: 810
This city:

12.7%
Territory:

10.2%
Female: 715
Here:

11.2%
Yukon Territory:

10.2%
Finance and real estate
Total: 445
This city:

3.5%
Yukon Territory:

2.9%
Male: 190
Here:

3.0%
Yukon Territory:

2.5%
Female: 250
This city:

3.9%
Yukon Territory:

3.4%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 355
Here:

2.8%
Territory:

5.1%
Male: 290
Here:

4.5%
Yukon Territory:

8.0%
Female: 65
Here:

1.0%
Yukon Territory:

2.0%
Construction
Total: 790
Here:

6.2%
Yukon Territory:

6.9%
Male: 705
Here:

11.1%
Yukon Territory:

11.9%
Female: 85
This city:

1.3%
Yukon Territory:

1.6%
Wholesale trade
Total: 270
This city:

2.1%
Territory:

1.7%
Male: 215
This city:

3.4%
Territory:

2.7%
Female: 50
This city:

0.8%
Yukon Territory:

0.7%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 9,920
This city:

83.2%
Yukon Territory:

69.6%
Male: 4,590
Here:

77.4%
Yukon Territory:

63.6%
Female: 5,325
Here:

88.8%
Yukon Territory:

75.8%
Worked at home
Total: 575
Here:

4.8%
Territory:

6.5%
Male: 280
This city:

4.7%
Yukon Territory:

6.9%
Female: 295
Here:

4.9%
Yukon Territory:

6.1%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 1,155
This city:

9.7%
Yukon Territory:

11.8%
Male: 900
This city:

15.2%
Yukon Territory:

18.0%
Female: 250
This city:

4.2%
Yukon Territory:

5.4%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 35
This city:

0.3%
Territory:

0.3%
Male: 15
This city:

0.3%
Yukon Territory:

0.2%
Female: 20
This city:

0.3%
Yukon Territory:

0.3%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 100
Here:

0.8%
Territory:

10.5%
Male: 50
Here:

0.8%
Territory:

9.6%
Female: 50
Here:

0.8%
Territory:

11.4%
Worked in different province
Total: 145
This city:

1.2%
Yukon Territory:

1.3%
Male: 95
This city:

1.6%
Territory:

1.7%
Female: 50
This city:

0.8%
Yukon Territory:

1.0%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 8,475
This city:

74.9%
Yukon Territory:

72.2%
Male: 4,240
Here:

75.2%
Territory:

73.1%
Female: 4,235
Here:

74.6%
Yukon Territory:

71.3%
All other modes
Total: 190
This city:

1.7%
Yukon Territory:

2.0%
Male: 110
This city:

2.0%
Yukon Territory:

2.5%
Female: 75
This city:

1.3%
Territory:

1.6%
Public transit
Total: 390
This city:

3.4%
Territory:

2.6%
Male: 175
This city:

3.1%
Territory:

2.3%
Female: 215
Here:

3.8%
Yukon Territory:

2.9%
Car as passenger
Total: 900
This city:

8.0%
Territory:

7.4%
Male: 405
Here:

7.2%
Yukon Territory:

6.9%
Female: 490
This city:

8.6%
Territory:

7.9%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 1,355
This city:

12.0%
Territory:

15.8%
Male: 705
Here:

12.5%
Territory:

15.2%
Female: 655
This city:

11.5%
Territory:

16.4%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 15,065
This city:

92.4%
Territory:

92.2%
Male: 7,090
Here:

89.4%
Territory:

89.5%
Female: 7,975
This city:

95.2%
Territory:

94.9%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 14,915
This city:

91.4%
Yukon Territory:

91.0%
Male: 7,020
This city:

88.5%
Yukon Territory:

88.2%
Female: 7,900
This city:

94.3%
Yukon Territory:

93.8%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 6,355
This city:

39.0%
Yukon Territory:

36.9%
Male: 2,825
Here:

35.6%
Yukon Territory:

32.8%
Female: 3,530
This city:

42.1%
Territory:

40.9%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 2,400
This city:

14.7%
Yukon Territory:

16.0%
Male: 1,015
This city:

12.8%
Yukon Territory:

14.4%
Female: 1,385
Here:

16.5%
Yukon Territory:

17.7%

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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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