Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 79,665
This city:

63.9%
Province:

61.6%
Male: 42,735
Here:

70.2%
Province:

66.7%
Female: 36,930
Here:

58.0%
British Columbia:

56.9%
Unemployed
Total: 4,675
This city:

3.8%
British Columbia:

3.9%
Male: 2,160
This city:

3.5%
Province:

4.1%
Female: 2,515
This city:

3.9%
Province:

3.8%
Not in the labour force
Total: 40,250
Here:

32.3%
Province:

34.4%
Male: 15,965
This city:

26.2%
Province:

29.3%
Female: 24,280
Here:

38.1%
Province:

39.3%
Participation rate
All persons
Here:

67.7%
Province:

65.6%
Male
This city:

73.8%
Province:

70.7%
Female
Here:

61.9%
British Columbia:

60.7%
Unemployment rate
All persons
This city:

5.5%
Province:

6.0%
Male
Here:

4.8%
Province:

5.8%
Female
This city:

6.4%
British Columbia:

6.3%

Labour force activity in Abbotsford

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 19,145
Here:

23.0%
British Columbia:

25.3%
Male: 7,175
This city:

16.2%
Province:

19.7%
Female: 11,965
Here:

30.8%
British Columbia:

31.6%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 1,530
Here:

1.8%
British Columbia:

3.5%
Male: 655
This city:

1.5%
British Columbia:

3.1%
Female: 875
This city:

2.3%
British Columbia:

3.9%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 12,185
This city:

14.6%
Province:

17.1%
Male: 2,970
This city:

6.7%
Province:

9.0%
Female: 9,210
This city:

23.7%
Province:

26.2%
Management occupations
Total: 7,325
This city:

8.8%
British Columbia:

10.5%
Male: 4,735
This city:

10.7%
Province:

12.6%
Female: 2,590
This city:

6.7%
British Columbia:

8.2%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 5,395
Here:

6.5%
British Columbia:

4.2%
Male: 3,815
Here:

8.6%
Province:

5.6%
Female: 1,580
Here:

4.1%
Province:

2.6%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 16,950
This city:

20.4%
British Columbia:

15.5%
Male: 15,980
This city:

36.0%
British Columbia:

27.5%
Female: 965
This city:

2.5%
British Columbia:

2.2%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 3,050
Here:

3.7%
Province:

6.3%
Male: 2,530
This city:

5.7%
Province:

9.6%
Female: 530
This city:

1.4%
Province:

2.7%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 6,275
This city:

7.5%
British Columbia:

8.1%
Male: 2,050
Here:

4.6%
Province:

5.2%
Female: 4,220
Here:

10.9%
Province:

11.3%
Health occupations
Total: 4,105
This city:

4.9%
Province:

5.5%
Male: 815
Here:

1.8%
British Columbia:

2.3%
Female: 3,290
This city:

8.5%
Province:

9.0%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 7,255
This city:

8.7%
British Columbia:

3.9%
Male: 3,680
Here:

8.3%
British Columbia:

5.4%
Female: 3,575
Here:

9.2%
Province:

2.3%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 13,015
Here:

15.6%
Province:

19.9%
Male: 8,360
This city:

18.8%
British Columbia:

23.0%
Female: 4,650
Here:

12.0%
Province:

16.5%
Educational services
Total: 5,305
This city:

6.4%
Province:

7.0%
Male: 1,915
Here:

4.3%
British Columbia:

4.5%
Female: 3,390
Here:

8.7%
British Columbia:

9.6%
Other services
Total: 14,570
This city:

17.5%
British Columbia:

20.6%
Male: 6,230
This city:

14.0%
British Columbia:

17.8%
Female: 8,340
This city:

21.5%
British Columbia:

23.7%
Health care and social services
Total: 7,530
This city:

9.0%
Province:

9.7%
Male: 1,135
Here:

2.6%
Province:

3.4%
Female: 6,390
This city:

16.5%
Province:

16.7%
Manufacturing
Total: 10,395
This city:

12.5%
Province:

8.6%
Male: 7,810
Here:

17.6%
British Columbia:

12.1%
Female: 2,580
This city:

6.6%
Province:

4.8%
Retail trade
Total: 9,040
Here:

10.9%
British Columbia:

11.4%
Male: 3,835
This city:

8.6%
British Columbia:

9.5%
Female: 5,205
Here:

13.4%
Province:

13.4%
Finance and real estate
Total: 3,625
Here:

4.4%
British Columbia:

6.2%
Male: 1,525
This city:

3.4%
British Columbia:

5.0%
Female: 2,100
This city:

5.4%
British Columbia:

7.4%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 7,730
This city:

9.3%
British Columbia:

4.9%
Male: 3,895
Here:

8.8%
British Columbia:

6.7%
Female: 3,835
This city:

9.9%
Province:

3.0%
Construction
Total: 8,230
Here:

9.9%
Province:

7.6%
Male: 7,025
Here:

15.8%
Province:

12.6%
Female: 1,200
Here:

3.1%
Province:

2.0%
Wholesale trade
Total: 3,775
This city:

4.5%
British Columbia:

4.2%
Male: 2,655
This city:

6.0%
British Columbia:

5.3%
Female: 1,125
Here:

2.9%
British Columbia:

2.9%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 33,545
Here:

42.1%
British Columbia:

37.6%
Male: 14,865
This city:

34.8%
Province:

32.6%
Female: 18,680
This city:

50.6%
Province:

43.2%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 18,835
This city:

23.6%
Province:

3.4%
Male: 11,455
Here:

26.8%
Province:

4.0%
Female: 7,375
Here:

20.0%
Province:

2.9%
Worked at home
Total: 6,950
This city:

8.7%
British Columbia:

9.0%
Male: 2,990
This city:

7.0%
Province:

8.1%
Female: 3,965
Here:

10.7%
Province:

10.0%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 12,880
Here:

16.2%
British Columbia:

13.1%
Male: 9,965
Here:

23.3%
Province:

18.9%
Female: 2,920
Here:

7.9%
Province:

6.6%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 430
Here:

0.5%
Province:

0.7%
Male: 290
This city:

0.7%
British Columbia:

0.9%
Female: 145
Here:

0.4%
Province:

0.4%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 6,785
Here:

8.5%
Province:

35.7%
Male: 3,010
This city:

7.0%
Province:

34.9%
Female: 3,770
This city:

10.2%
British Columbia:

36.6%
Worked in different province
Total: 235
Here:

0.3%
British Columbia:

0.5%
Male: 155
This city:

0.4%
Province:

0.6%
Female: 80
This city:

0.2%
British Columbia:

0.4%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 60,140
This city:

83.2%
Province:

71.6%
Male: 33,490
This city:

84.9%
Province:

75.5%
Female: 26,650
This city:

81.2%
Province:

67.3%
All other modes
Total: 835
Here:

1.2%
British Columbia:

1.5%
Male: 455
Here:

1.2%
British Columbia:

1.7%
Female: 380
This city:

1.2%
Province:

1.2%
Public transit
Total: 1,275
This city:

1.8%
British Columbia:

10.3%
Male: 595
Here:

1.5%
Province:

8.2%
Female: 670
Here:

2.0%
Province:

12.8%
Car as passenger
Total: 7,230
This city:

10.0%
Province:

7.7%
Male: 3,500
Here:

8.9%
British Columbia:

6.4%
Female: 3,730
This city:

11.4%
Province:

9.2%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 2,805
Here:

3.9%
Province:

8.9%
Male: 1,405
Here:

3.6%
Province:

8.2%
Female: 1,395
This city:

4.2%
Province:

9.6%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 114,390
Here:

91.8%
British Columbia:

91.3%
Male: 54,610
Here:

89.7%
Province:

89.5%
Female: 59,785
This city:

93.8%
Province:

93.1%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 112,315
This city:

90.2%
British Columbia:

90.1%
Male: 53,325
This city:

87.6%
Province:

88.0%
Female: 58,990
Here:

92.6%
British Columbia:

92.2%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 52,220
This city:

41.9%
Province:

35.2%
Male: 22,880
This city:

37.6%
Province:

31.9%
Female: 29,335
Here:

46.0%
British Columbia:

38.3%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 22,860
This city:

18.3%
British Columbia:

17.5%
Male: 9,275
Here:

15.2%
Province:

14.8%
Female: 13,580
Here:

21.3%
British Columbia:

20.0%

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