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



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 102,125
Here:

59.7%
Province:

61.6%
Male: 53,605
Here:

64.8%
Province:

66.7%
Female: 48,520
Here:

54.9%
British Columbia:

56.9%
Unemployed
Total: 7,420
This city:

4.3%
British Columbia:

3.9%
Male: 3,555
Here:

4.3%
Province:

4.1%
Female: 3,865
Here:

4.4%
British Columbia:

3.8%
Not in the labour force
Total: 61,515
Here:

36.0%
Province:

34.4%
Male: 25,575
Here:

30.9%
Province:

29.3%
Female: 35,935
Here:

40.7%
British Columbia:

39.3%
Participation rate
All persons
Here:

64.0%
Province:

65.6%
Male
This city:

69.1%
British Columbia:

70.7%
Female
This city:

59.3%
British Columbia:

60.7%
Unemployment rate
All persons
Here:

6.8%
British Columbia:

6.0%
Male
Here:

6.2%
British Columbia:

5.8%
Female
This city:

7.4%
British Columbia:

6.3%

Labour force activity in this city

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 27,590
This city:

25.7%
British Columbia:

25.3%
Male: 12,000
This city:

21.4%
British Columbia:

19.7%
Female: 15,585
Here:

30.5%
Province:

31.6%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 3,600
This city:

3.4%
Province:

3.5%
Male: 1,830
This city:

3.3%
Province:

3.1%
Female: 1,770
Here:

3.5%
British Columbia:

3.9%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 23,040
This city:

21.5%
Province:

17.1%
Male: 7,240
Here:

12.9%
British Columbia:

9.0%
Female: 15,795
Here:

30.9%
British Columbia:

26.2%
Management occupations
Total: 11,025
This city:

10.3%
Province:

10.5%
Male: 7,080
This city:

12.6%
British Columbia:

12.6%
Female: 3,950
Here:

7.7%
Province:

8.2%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 3,850
Here:

3.6%
British Columbia:

4.2%
Male: 2,335
Here:

4.2%
Province:

5.6%
Female: 1,515
Here:

3.0%
British Columbia:

2.6%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 12,110
Here:

11.3%
British Columbia:

15.5%
Male: 11,330
This city:

20.2%
British Columbia:

27.5%
Female: 775
This city:

1.5%
British Columbia:

2.2%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 10,910
Here:

10.2%
Province:

6.3%
Male: 8,735
Here:

15.5%
British Columbia:

9.6%
Female: 2,180
This city:

4.3%
British Columbia:

2.7%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 8,590
This city:

8.0%
British Columbia:

8.1%
Male: 3,225
This city:

5.7%
Province:

5.2%
Female: 5,365
Here:

10.5%
British Columbia:

11.3%
Health occupations
Total: 5,495
This city:

5.1%
Province:

5.5%
Male: 1,455
This city:

2.6%
Province:

2.3%
Female: 4,040
This city:

7.9%
Province:

9.0%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 1,095
This city:

1.0%
Province:

3.9%
Male: 960
Here:

1.7%
Province:

5.4%
Female: 135
This city:

0.3%
British Columbia:

2.3%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 25,955
This city:

24.2%
Province:

19.9%
Male: 16,140
Here:

28.7%
British Columbia:

23.0%
Female: 9,815
Here:

19.2%
British Columbia:

16.5%
Educational services
Total: 7,415
This city:

6.9%
Province:

7.0%
Male: 3,005
This city:

5.3%
Province:

4.5%
Female: 4,410
Here:

8.6%
Province:

9.6%
Other services
Total: 20,730
Here:

19.3%
British Columbia:

20.6%
Male: 9,740
Here:

17.3%
British Columbia:

17.8%
Female: 10,990
This city:

21.5%
Province:

23.7%
Health care and social services
Total: 9,515
This city:

8.9%
Province:

9.7%
Male: 1,810
Here:

3.2%
British Columbia:

3.4%
Female: 7,710
This city:

15.1%
Province:

16.7%
Manufacturing
Total: 8,810
This city:

8.2%
British Columbia:

8.6%
Male: 5,820
This city:

10.4%
Province:

12.1%
Female: 2,995
Here:

5.9%
British Columbia:

4.8%
Retail trade
Total: 12,445
Here:

11.6%
Province:

11.4%
Male: 5,735
Here:

10.2%
British Columbia:

9.5%
Female: 6,710
This city:

13.1%
British Columbia:

13.4%
Finance and real estate
Total: 8,585
This city:

8.0%
Province:

6.2%
Male: 3,670
This city:

6.5%
Province:

5.0%
Female: 4,915
This city:

9.6%
British Columbia:

7.4%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 1,545
This city:

1.4%
Province:

4.9%
Male: 995
Here:

1.8%
British Columbia:

6.7%
Female: 550
Here:

1.1%
Province:

3.0%
Construction
Total: 6,115
This city:

5.7%
British Columbia:

7.6%
Male: 5,265
This city:

9.4%
Province:

12.6%
Female: 850
Here:

1.7%
British Columbia:

2.0%
Wholesale trade
Total: 6,185
This city:

5.8%
Province:

4.2%
Male: 4,025
This city:

7.2%
Province:

5.3%
Female: 2,165
Here:

4.2%
British Columbia:

2.9%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 28,840
Here:

28.2%
Province:

37.6%
Male: 13,710
Here:

25.6%
British Columbia:

32.6%
Female: 15,135
This city:

31.2%
Province:

43.2%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 715
Here:

0.7%
Province:

3.4%
Male: 465
Here:

0.9%
British Columbia:

4.0%
Female: 255
Here:

0.5%
British Columbia:

2.9%
Worked at home
Total: 7,060
Here:

6.9%
Province:

9.0%
Male: 3,525
Here:

6.6%
British Columbia:

8.1%
Female: 3,535
This city:

7.3%
British Columbia:

10.0%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 11,490
Here:

11.3%
Province:

13.1%
Male: 8,410
This city:

15.7%
British Columbia:

18.9%
Female: 3,080
This city:

6.3%
Province:

6.6%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 1,405
This city:

1.4%
Province:

0.7%
Male: 955
This city:

1.8%
Province:

0.9%
Female: 450
This city:

0.9%
British Columbia:

0.4%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 52,335
Here:

51.2%
Province:

35.7%
Male: 26,360
This city:

49.2%
Province:

34.9%
Female: 25,970
This city:

53.5%
British Columbia:

36.6%
Worked in different province
Total: 270
This city:

0.3%
Province:

0.5%
Male: 180
Here:

0.3%
British Columbia:

0.6%
Female: 90
This city:

0.2%
Province:

0.4%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 58,815
Here:

62.8%
British Columbia:

71.6%
Male: 34,595
Here:

70.4%
Province:

75.5%
Female: 24,220
This city:

54.4%
Province:

67.3%
All other modes
Total: 870
This city:

0.9%
Province:

1.5%
Male: 440
Here:

0.9%
Province:

1.7%
Female: 430
This city:

1.0%
British Columbia:

1.2%
Public transit
Total: 23,445
Here:

25.0%
Province:

10.3%
Male: 9,930
Here:

20.2%
British Columbia:

8.2%
Female: 13,510
Here:

30.3%
British Columbia:

12.8%
Car as passenger
Total: 5,520
Here:

5.9%
British Columbia:

7.7%
Male: 1,850
Here:

3.8%
Province:

6.4%
Female: 3,670
Here:

8.2%
British Columbia:

9.2%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 5,005
Here:

5.3%
British Columbia:

8.9%
Male: 2,310
Here:

4.7%
Province:

8.2%
Female: 2,695
Here:

6.1%
Province:

9.6%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 154,330
This city:

90.2%
Province:

91.3%
Male: 73,265
This city:

88.6%
Province:

89.5%
Female: 81,065
Here:

91.8%
Province:

93.1%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 151,870
Here:

88.8%
Province:

90.1%
Male: 71,805
This city:

86.8%
Province:

88.0%
Female: 80,065
This city:

90.6%
Province:

92.2%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 57,400
Here:

33.6%
British Columbia:

35.2%
Male: 25,360
Here:

30.7%
British Columbia:

31.9%
Female: 32,040
Here:

36.3%
Province:

38.3%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 31,510
Here:

18.4%
Province:

17.5%
Male: 13,490
This city:

16.3%
British Columbia:

14.8%
Female: 18,020
Here:

20.4%
Province:

20.0%

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