Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 19,300
Here:

47.8%
New Brunswick:

57.3%
Male: 9,675
Here:

49.1%
Province:

61.1%
Female: 9,630
This division:

46.6%
Province:

53.8%
Unemployed
Total: 4,260
Here:

10.6%
Province:

6.4%
Male: 2,820
This division:

14.3%
Province:

7.7%
Female: 1,440
Here:

7.0%
Province:

5.1%
Not in the labour force
Total: 16,800
Here:

41.6%
Province:

36.3%
Male: 7,200
Here:

36.6%
New Brunswick:

31.2%
Female: 9,600
Here:

46.5%
New Brunswick:

41.1%
Participation rate
All persons
This division:

58.4%
Province:

63.7%
Male
This division:

63.4%
New Brunswick:

68.8%
Female
This division:

53.5%
Province:

58.9%
Unemployment rate
All persons
Here:

18.1%
Province:

10.0%
Male
This division:

22.6%
New Brunswick:

11.2%
Female
Here:

13.0%
New Brunswick:

8.7%

Labour force activity in this division

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 6,075
Here:

26.5%
Province:

26.0%
Male: 2,105
This division:

17.4%
Province:

20.1%
Female: 3,970
This division:

36.6%
Province:

32.5%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 335
This division:

1.5%
New Brunswick:

1.9%
Male: 100
This division:

0.8%
New Brunswick:

1.6%
Female: 235
Here:

2.2%
Province:

2.3%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 3,320
Here:

14.5%
Province:

18.0%
Male: 840
This division:

6.9%
Province:

9.2%
Female: 2,485
This division:

22.9%
Province:

27.6%
Management occupations
Total: 1,275
This division:

5.6%
New Brunswick:

7.8%
Male: 715
This division:

5.9%
Province:

9.3%
Female: 560
Here:

5.2%
New Brunswick:

6.2%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 1,890
This division:

8.2%
New Brunswick:

5.8%
Male: 1,230
This division:

10.1%
Province:

7.3%
Female: 655
Here:

6.0%
New Brunswick:

4.2%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 4,170
Here:

18.2%
New Brunswick:

16.5%
Male: 3,970
This division:

32.8%
New Brunswick:

30.0%
Female: 200
This division:

1.8%
Province:

1.6%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 760
Here:

3.3%
New Brunswick:

5.2%
Male: 610
Here:

5.0%
Province:

8.0%
Female: 150
This division:

1.4%
Province:

2.2%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 1,550
Here:

6.7%
New Brunswick:

7.3%
Male: 475
This division:

3.9%
New Brunswick:

4.5%
Female: 1,075
Here:

9.9%
New Brunswick:

10.5%
Health occupations
Total: 1,510
This division:

6.6%
Province:

6.4%
Male: 260
This division:

2.1%
New Brunswick:

1.9%
Female: 1,245
This division:

11.5%
Province:

11.2%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 2,080
This division:

9.1%
New Brunswick:

5.0%
Male: 1,825
Here:

15.1%
New Brunswick:

8.1%
Female: 260
This division:

2.4%
Province:

1.8%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 3,245
Here:

14.1%
New Brunswick:

16.9%
Male: 1,835
This division:

15.1%
Province:

19.0%
Female: 1,410
Here:

13.0%
New Brunswick:

14.7%
Educational services
Total: 1,275
This division:

5.6%
New Brunswick:

6.5%
Male: 390
Here:

3.2%
Province:

4.1%
Female: 885
Here:

8.2%
New Brunswick:

9.2%
Other services
Total: 4,710
This division:

20.5%
Province:

21.1%
Male: 2,065
This division:

17.0%
New Brunswick:

18.8%
Female: 2,640
This division:

24.4%
New Brunswick:

23.6%
Health care and social services
Total: 2,895
Here:

12.6%
New Brunswick:

11.4%
Male: 460
Here:

3.8%
New Brunswick:

3.5%
Female: 2,430
Here:

22.4%
New Brunswick:

20.0%
Manufacturing
Total: 3,065
This division:

13.3%
Province:

10.8%
Male: 2,210
Here:

18.2%
Province:

14.4%
Female: 855
This division:

7.9%
Province:

6.8%
Retail trade
Total: 2,625
Here:

11.4%
New Brunswick:

11.7%
Male: 945
Here:

7.8%
New Brunswick:

9.8%
Female: 1,680
Here:

15.5%
New Brunswick:

13.9%
Finance and real estate
Total: 635
This division:

2.8%
New Brunswick:

4.2%
Male: 245
Here:

2.0%
New Brunswick:

3.1%
Female: 390
This division:

3.6%
Province:

5.5%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 2,470
Here:

10.8%
Province:

6.9%
Male: 2,175
This division:

17.9%
New Brunswick:

10.7%
Female: 300
Here:

2.8%
New Brunswick:

2.9%
Construction
Total: 1,575
Here:

6.9%
Province:

6.7%
Male: 1,445
This division:

11.9%
Province:

11.7%
Female: 125
Here:

1.2%
Province:

1.3%
Wholesale trade
Total: 465
Here:

2.0%
Province:

3.6%
Male: 345
This division:

2.8%
New Brunswick:

4.9%
Female: 120
Here:

1.1%
New Brunswick:

2.1%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 8,680
Here:

45.0%
Province:

38.7%
Male: 3,810
This division:

39.4%
Province:

35.2%
Female: 4,870
This division:

50.6%
New Brunswick:

42.3%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 1,250
Here:

6.5%
New Brunswick:

14.3%
Male: 695
Here:

7.2%
New Brunswick:

14.7%
Female: 555
Here:

5.8%
New Brunswick:

14.0%
Worked at home
Total: 805
This division:

4.2%
Province:

5.9%
Male: 420
This division:

4.3%
Province:

5.6%
Female: 380
This division:

3.9%
Province:

6.1%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 2,345
This division:

12.2%
Province:

10.5%
Male: 1,850
This division:

19.1%
Province:

16.1%
Female: 495
This division:

5.1%
New Brunswick:

4.6%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 70
This division:

0.4%
New Brunswick:

0.4%
Male: 50
Here:

0.5%
New Brunswick:

0.5%
Female: 20
This division:

0.2%
Province:

0.3%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 5,920
This division:

30.7%
Province:

29.1%
Male: 2,670
This division:

27.6%
New Brunswick:

26.5%
Female: 3,245
This division:

33.7%
Province:

31.8%
Worked in different province
Total: 230
Here:

1.2%
Province:

1.1%
Male: 180
This division:

1.9%
New Brunswick:

1.4%
Female: 50
Here:

0.5%
New Brunswick:

0.8%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 14,875
Here:

80.7%
New Brunswick:

77.9%
Male: 7,655
This division:

83.2%
Province:

80.8%
Female: 7,220
Here:

78.3%
Province:

74.8%
All other modes
Total: 360
Here:

2.0%
New Brunswick:

1.7%
Male: 165
Here:

1.8%
New Brunswick:

1.9%
Female: 190
This division:

2.1%
New Brunswick:

1.5%
Public transit
Total: 90
This division:

0.5%
Province:

2.0%
Male: 65
This division:

0.7%
Province:

1.5%
Female: 20
Here:

0.2%
New Brunswick:

2.4%
Car as passenger
Total: 2,045
Here:

11.1%
Province:

11.2%
Male: 925
This division:

10.1%
Province:

8.8%
Female: 1,115
Here:

12.1%
New Brunswick:

13.7%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 1,065
This division:

5.8%
New Brunswick:

7.3%
Male: 390
This division:

4.2%
Province:

7.0%
Female: 680
This division:

7.4%
New Brunswick:

7.5%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 35,735
Here:

88.6%
New Brunswick:

90.7%
Male: 16,895
Here:

85.8%
Province:

88.2%
Female: 18,840
Here:

91.2%
Province:

93.0%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 35,305
Here:

87.5%
Province:

89.6%
Male: 16,600
Here:

84.3%
New Brunswick:

86.9%
Female: 18,705
This division:

90.5%
Province:

92.2%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 14,605
Here:

36.2%
Province:

35.7%
Male: 6,170
This division:

31.3%
Province:

32.0%
Female: 8,440
Here:

40.8%
New Brunswick:

39.2%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 8,505
This division:

21.1%
Province:

18.5%
Male: 3,455
This division:

17.5%
Province:

15.4%
Female: 5,045
This division:

24.4%
Province:

21.3%

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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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