Portugal Cove-St. Philip's - Town, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 3,165
This town:

59.8%
Province:

47.9%
Male: 1,630
Here:

62.9%
Province:

50.4%
Female: 1,535
This town:

56.7%
Province:

45.7%
Unemployed
Total: 360
Here:

6.8%
Province:

10.9%
Male: 225
Here:

8.7%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

13.1%
Female: 135
Here:

5.0%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

8.9%
Not in the labour force
Total: 1,770
Here:

33.4%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

41.1%
Male: 735
Here:

28.4%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

36.5%
Female: 1,035
Here:

38.3%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

45.4%
Participation rate
All persons
Here:

66.6%
Province:

58.9%
Male
This town:

71.6%
Province:

63.5%
Female
This town:

61.7%
Province:

54.6%
Unemployment rate
All persons
Here:

10.2%
Province:

18.6%
Male
This town:

12.1%
Province:

20.7%
Female
This town:

8.1%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

16.3%

Labour force activity in Portugal Cove-St. Philip"s

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 725
This town:

21.0%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

25.3%
Male: 275
This town:

15.1%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

16.6%
Female: 445
This town:

27.5%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

34.7%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 105
Here:

3.0%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

1.9%
Male: 45
This town:

2.5%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

1.5%
Female: 60
Here:

3.7%
Province:

2.3%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 595
This town:

17.3%
Province:

14.8%
Male: 150
This town:

8.2%
Province:

7.2%
Female: 445
This town:

27.5%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

23.1%
Management occupations
Total: 380
This town:

11.0%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

7.7%
Male: 205
Here:

11.3%
Province:

8.6%
Female: 175
Here:

10.8%
Province:

6.6%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 15
This town:

0.4%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

5.7%
Male: 20
This town:

1.1%
Province:

6.1%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 560
Here:

16.3%
Province:

17.4%
Male: 545
This town:

29.9%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

31.7%
Female: 15
This town:

0.9%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

1.8%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 330
Here:

9.6%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

5.7%
Male: 255
This town:

14.0%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

9.1%
Female: 75
Here:

4.6%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

2.1%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 270
Here:

7.8%
Province:

8.2%
Male: 120
Here:

6.6%
Province:

5.6%
Female: 155
This town:

9.6%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

11.0%
Health occupations
Total: 325
Here:

9.4%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

6.2%
Male: 85
This town:

4.7%
Province:

2.4%
Female: 240
This town:

14.8%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

10.4%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 135
This town:

3.9%
Province:

7.2%
Male: 115
Here:

6.3%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

11.3%
Female: 20
Here:

1.2%
Province:

2.6%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 735
This town:

21.3%
Province:

14.6%
Male: 485
This town:

26.6%
Province:

17.5%
Female: 245
Here:

15.1%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

11.5%
Educational services
Total: 290
Here:

8.4%
Province:

7.0%
Male: 140
This town:

7.7%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

5.2%
Female: 145
This town:

8.9%
Province:

9.0%
Other services
Total: 665
This town:

19.3%
Province:

20.7%
Male: 315
This town:

17.3%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

17.6%
Female: 350
This town:

21.5%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

24.1%
Health care and social services
Total: 520
Here:

15.1%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

12.6%
Male: 100
This town:

5.5%
Province:

4.1%
Female: 420
This town:

25.8%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

21.8%
Manufacturing
Total: 135
This town:

3.9%
Province:

9.3%
Male: 90
This town:

4.9%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

11.6%
Female: 50
This town:

3.1%
Province:

6.8%
Retail trade
Total: 335
Here:

9.7%
Province:

12.6%
Male: 135
Here:

7.4%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

9.7%
Female: 200
This town:

12.3%
Province:

15.9%
Finance and real estate
Total: 185
Here:

5.4%
Province:

3.3%
Male: 85
This town:

4.7%
Province:

2.5%
Female: 100
Here:

6.2%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

4.1%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 205
Here:

6.0%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

10.1%
Male: 140
This town:

7.7%
Province:

15.7%
Female: 65
Here:

4.0%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

4.0%
Construction
Total: 240
This town:

7.0%
Province:

7.0%
Male: 215
Here:

11.8%
Province:

12.3%
Female: 20
Here:

1.2%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

1.2%
Wholesale trade
Total: 140
Here:

4.1%
Province:

2.7%
Male: 110
Here:

6.0%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

3.8%
Female: 25
This town:

1.5%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

1.5%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 240
This town:

7.6%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

46.3%
Male: 95
Here:

5.8%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

40.2%
Female: 145
Here:

9.4%
Province:

52.7%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 30
This town:

0.9%
Province:

3.0%
Male: 20
Here:

1.2%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

3.8%
Female: 10
Here:

0.7%
Province:

2.2%
Worked at home
Total: 235
This town:

7.4%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

5.6%
Male: 120
This town:

7.4%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

5.2%
Female: 115
Here:

7.5%
Province:

5.9%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 320
Here:

10.1%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

11.1%
Male: 280
This town:

17.2%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

17.5%
Female: 40
Here:

2.6%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

4.5%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 20
Here:

0.6%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

0.4%
Male: 15
Here:

0.9%
Province:

0.6%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 2,280
Here:

72.2%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

31.3%
Male: 1,060
This town:

65.2%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

29.2%
Female: 1,220
Here:

79.5%
Province:

33.4%
Worked in different province
Total: 40
This town:

1.3%
Province:

2.3%
Male: 25
This town:

1.5%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

3.4%
Female: 15
Here:

1.0%
Province:

1.1%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 2,390
Here:

82.1%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

73.7%
Male: 1,270
This town:

85.2%
Province:

75.5%
Female: 1,120
Here:

78.9%
Province:

71.9%
All other modes
Total: 80
This town:

2.7%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

3.8%
Male: 75
This town:

5.0%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

5.6%
Public transit
Total: 15
This town:

0.5%
Province:

1.9%
Female: 10
This town:

0.7%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

2.0%
Car as passenger
Total: 330
This town:

11.3%
Province:

12.6%
Male: 100
Here:

6.7%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

10.3%
Female: 235
This town:

16.5%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

14.9%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 90
This town:

3.1%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

8.0%
Male: 40
Here:

2.7%
Province:

6.8%
Female: 50
Here:

3.5%
Province:

9.2%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 4,820
This town:

91.0%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

88.9%
Male: 2,270
This town:

87.6%
Province:

85.5%
Female: 2,545
Here:

94.1%
Province:

92.0%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 4,765
This town:

90.0%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

87.7%
Male: 2,245
This town:

86.7%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

84.1%
Female: 2,515
Here:

93.0%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

91.1%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 2,115
This town:

39.9%
Province:

35.2%
Male: 915
This town:

35.3%
Province:

30.9%
Female: 1,195
This town:

44.2%
Province:

39.2%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 940
Here:

17.8%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

17.8%
Male: 355
Here:

13.7%
Province:

14.7%
Female: 585
This town:

21.6%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

20.7%

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