Division No. 8, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 12,480
Here:

37.6%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

47.9%
Male: 6,635
This division:

40.3%
Province:

50.4%
Female: 5,845
This division:

34.9%
Province:

45.7%
Unemployed
Total: 5,070
Here:

15.3%
Province:

10.9%
Male: 3,050
This division:

18.5%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

13.1%
Female: 2,020
Here:

12.1%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

8.9%
Not in the labour force
Total: 15,630
This division:

47.1%
Province:

41.1%
Male: 6,775
This division:

41.2%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

36.5%
Female: 8,860
Here:

53.0%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

45.4%
Participation rate
All persons
This division:

52.9%
Province:

58.9%
Male
Here:

58.8%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

63.5%
Female
This division:

47.0%
Province:

54.6%
Unemployment rate
All persons
This division:

28.9%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

18.6%
Male
Here:

31.5%
Province:

20.7%
Female
This division:

25.7%
Province:

16.3%

Labour force activity in Division No. 8

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 4,030
Here:

23.6%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

25.3%
Male: 970
This division:

10.3%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

16.6%
Female: 3,060
This division:

40.3%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

34.7%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 200
Here:

1.2%
Province:

1.9%
Male: 90
This division:

1.0%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

1.5%
Female: 110
This division:

1.5%
Province:

2.3%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 1,425
This division:

8.4%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

14.8%
Male: 295
Here:

3.1%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

7.2%
Female: 1,130
This division:

14.9%
Province:

23.1%
Management occupations
Total: 795
Here:

4.7%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

7.7%
Male: 410
Here:

4.3%
Province:

8.6%
Female: 385
Here:

5.1%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

6.6%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 1,610
Here:

9.4%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

5.7%
Male: 755
This division:

8.0%
Province:

6.1%
Female: 855
This division:

11.3%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

5.2%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 3,470
Here:

20.4%
Province:

17.4%
Male: 3,220
Here:

34.0%
Province:

31.7%
Female: 250
Here:

3.3%
Province:

1.8%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 540
This division:

3.2%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

5.7%
Male: 495
This division:

5.2%
Province:

9.1%
Female: 45
This division:

0.6%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

2.1%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 960
Here:

5.6%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

8.2%
Male: 395
This division:

4.2%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

5.6%
Female: 565
This division:

7.4%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

11.0%
Health occupations
Total: 650
This division:

3.8%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

6.2%
Male: 60
This division:

0.6%
Province:

2.4%
Female: 590
Here:

7.8%
Province:

10.4%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 3,355
Here:

19.7%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

7.2%
Male: 2,765
This division:

29.2%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

11.3%
Female: 595
Here:

7.8%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

2.6%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 1,785
Here:

10.5%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

14.6%
Male: 1,240
This division:

13.1%
Province:

17.5%
Female: 540
This division:

7.1%
Province:

11.5%
Educational services
Total: 945
Here:

5.5%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

7.0%
Male: 410
Here:

4.3%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

5.2%
Female: 535
Here:

7.1%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

9.0%
Other services
Total: 2,580
Here:

15.1%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

20.7%
Male: 1,115
Here:

11.8%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

17.6%
Female: 1,465
Here:

19.3%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

24.1%
Health care and social services
Total: 1,795
Here:

10.5%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

12.6%
Male: 135
This division:

1.4%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

4.1%
Female: 1,660
This division:

21.9%
Province:

21.8%
Manufacturing
Total: 2,190
Here:

12.8%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

9.3%
Male: 1,270
Here:

13.4%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

11.6%
Female: 915
This division:

12.1%
Province:

6.8%
Retail trade
Total: 2,015
Here:

11.8%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

12.6%
Male: 715
This division:

7.6%
Province:

9.7%
Female: 1,305
Here:

17.2%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

15.9%
Finance and real estate
Total: 385
Here:

2.3%
Province:

3.3%
Male: 95
This division:

1.0%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

2.5%
Female: 285
Here:

3.8%
Province:

4.1%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 3,605
This division:

21.1%
Province:

10.1%
Male: 2,910
This division:

30.8%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

15.7%
Female: 690
This division:

9.1%
Province:

4.0%
Construction
Total: 1,435
Here:

8.4%
Province:

7.0%
Male: 1,345
This division:

14.2%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

12.3%
Female: 90
Here:

1.2%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

1.2%
Wholesale trade
Total: 305
This division:

1.8%
Province:

2.7%
Male: 215
Here:

2.3%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

3.8%
Female: 95
This division:

1.3%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

1.5%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 4,545
This division:

36.4%
Province:

46.3%
Male: 1,860
This division:

28.0%
Province:

40.2%
Female: 2,680
This division:

45.9%
Province:

52.7%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 1,385
This division:

11.1%
Province:

3.0%
Male: 765
Here:

11.5%
Province:

3.8%
Female: 620
Here:

10.6%
Province:

2.2%
Worked at home
Total: 1,100
Here:

8.8%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

5.6%
Male: 555
Here:

8.4%
Province:

5.2%
Female: 550
This division:

9.4%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

5.9%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 2,430
This division:

19.5%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

11.1%
Male: 1,990
Here:

30.0%
Province:

17.5%
Female: 440
This division:

7.5%
Province:

4.5%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 25
This division:

0.2%
Province:

0.4%
Male: 30
Here:

0.5%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

0.6%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 2,365
Here:

19.0%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

31.3%
Male: 880
This division:

13.3%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

29.2%
Female: 1,480
This division:

25.3%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

33.4%
Worked in different province
Total: 620
This division:

5.0%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

2.3%
Male: 550
This division:

8.3%
Province:

3.4%
Female: 70
Here:

1.2%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

1.1%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 8,115
Here:

71.5%
Province:

73.7%
Male: 4,250
This division:

70.2%
Province:

75.5%
Female: 3,865
This division:

73.1%
Province:

71.9%
All other modes
Total: 870
Here:

7.7%
Province:

3.8%
Male: 700
This division:

11.6%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

5.6%
Female: 170
Here:

3.2%
Province:

2.0%
Public transit
Total: 145
Here:

1.3%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

1.9%
Male: 130
This division:

2.1%
Province:

1.8%
Female: 15
Here:

0.3%
Province:

2.0%
Car as passenger
Total: 1,285
This division:

11.3%
Province:

12.6%
Male: 640
Here:

10.6%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

10.3%
Female: 645
This division:

12.2%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

14.9%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 935
Here:

8.2%
Province:

8.0%
Male: 340
This division:

5.6%
Province:

6.8%
Female: 595
This division:

11.2%
Province:

9.2%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 29,120
Here:

87.8%
Province:

88.9%
Male: 13,840
Here:

84.1%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

85.5%
Female: 15,280
Here:

91.4%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

92.0%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 28,650
This division:

86.3%
Province:

87.7%
Male: 13,515
Here:

82.1%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

84.1%
Female: 15,130
Here:

90.5%
Province:

91.1%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 11,075
This division:

33.4%
Province:

35.2%
Male: 4,560
Here:

27.7%
Province:

30.9%
Female: 6,510
Here:

38.9%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

39.2%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 6,245
Here:

18.8%
Province:

17.8%
Male: 2,490
Here:

15.1%
Province:

14.7%
Female: 3,755
This division:

22.5%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

20.7%

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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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