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Occupation, industry, labour force activity

Labour force activity

In the labour force
Sechelt:3,970 54.76%
District municipalities' average:8,638 66.85%
British Columbia:2,226,380 65.58%
MaleFemale
Sechelt:2,050 60.29%
Province:1,166,660 70.72%
Sechelt:1,920 49.81%
Province:1,059,725 60.72%
 
Employed
Sechelt:3,835 96.60%
District municipalities' average:8,221 95.17%
British Columbia:2,092,770 94.00%
MaleFemale
Sechelt:1,975 96.34%
Province:1,099,535 94.25%
Sechelt:1,860 96.88%
British Columbia:993,230 93.73%
 
Unemployed
Sechelt:135 3.40%
District municipalities' average:416 4.82%
Province:133,615 6.00%
MaleFemale
Sechelt:75 3.66%
British Columbia:67,120 5.75%
Here:60 3.13%
British Columbia:66,490 6.27%
 
Not in the labour force
Sechelt:3,280 45.24%
District municipalities' average:4,283 33.15%
Province:1,168,525 34.42%
MaleFemale
Sechelt:1,345 39.56%
British Columbia:482,930 29.28%
Sechelt:1,935 50.19%
British Columbia:685,600 39.28%
 
Participation rate
Sechelt:54.8 %
District municipalities' average:67.6 %
British Columbia:65.6 %
MaleFemale
Here:60.3 %
British Columbia:70.7 %
Sechelt:49.8 %
British Columbia:60.7 %
 
Employment rate
Sechelt:52.9 %
District municipalities' average:63.2 %
British Columbia:61.6 %
MaleFemale
Here:58.1 %
Province:66.7 %
Sechelt:48.2 %
British Columbia:56.9 %
 
Unemployment rate
Sechelt:3.4 %
District municipalities' average:6.4 %
British Columbia:6.0 %
MaleFemale
Sechelt:3.7 %
British Columbia:5.8 %
Sechelt:3.1 %
Province:6.3 %
 

Occupation

Occupation

Management occupations
Sechelt:460 11.68%
District municipalities' average:1,015 11.89%
British Columbia:229,945 10.48%
MaleFemale
Sechelt:255 12.56%
British Columbia:144,745 12.57%
Sechelt:210 10.99%
British Columbia:85,200 8.18%
 
Business; finance and administration occupations
Sechelt:510 12.94%
District municipalities' average:1,496 17.51%
British Columbia:375,975 17.14%
MaleFemale
Here:80 3.94%
British Columbia:103,055 8.95%
Sechelt:430 22.51%
British Columbia:272,915 26.20%
 
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Sechelt:220 5.58%
District municipalities' average:521 6.11%
British Columbia:138,955 6.34%
MaleFemale
Sechelt:175 8.62%
Province:110,495 9.60%
Sechelt:45 2.36%
British Columbia:28,455 2.73%
 
Health occupations
Sechelt:240 6.09%
District municipalities' average:470 5.51%
British Columbia:120,360 5.49%
MaleFemale
Sechelt:55 2.71%
British Columbia:26,515 2.30%
Sechelt:185 9.69%
British Columbia:93,850 9.01%
 
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Sechelt:320 8.12%
District municipalities' average:719 8.42%
British Columbia:178,040 8.12%
MaleFemale
Sechelt:90 4.43%
British Columbia:59,870 5.20%
Sechelt:230 12.04%
Province:118,170 11.34%
 
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Sechelt:185 4.70%
District municipalities' average:301 3.52%
British Columbia:76,460 3.49%
MaleFemale
Here:70 3.45%
British Columbia:35,540 3.09%
Sechelt:115 6.02%
British Columbia:40,920 3.93%
 
Sales and service occupations
Sechelt:1,040 26.40%
District municipalities' average:2,095 24.52%
Province:555,880 25.35%
MaleFemale
Sechelt:440 21.67%
British Columbia:227,020 19.72%
Sechelt:600 31.41%
British Columbia:328,860 31.57%
 
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Sechelt:665 16.88%
District municipalities' average:1,326 15.53%
British Columbia:339,500 15.48%
MaleFemale
Here:615 30.30%
British Columbia:317,075 27.54%
Sechelt:50 2.62%
British Columbia:22,420 2.15%
 
Occupations unique to primary industry
Here:215 5.46%
District municipalities' average:303 3.55%
British Columbia:86,460 3.94%
MaleFemale
Sechelt:175 8.62%
British Columbia:62,190 5.40%
Sechelt:40 2.09%
British Columbia:24,270 2.33%
 
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Sechelt:80 2.03%
District municipalities' average:288 3.37%
British Columbia:91,545 4.17%
MaleFemale
Here:80 3.94%
British Columbia:64,895 5.64%
Here:0 0.00%
British Columbia:26,650 2.56%
 

Industry

Industry

Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Sechelt:285 7.23%
District municipalities' average:375 4.40%
British Columbia:107,760 4.91%
MaleFemale
Sechelt:245 12.07%
British Columbia:76,650 6.66%
Sechelt:40 2.09%
British Columbia:31,110 2.99%
 
Construction
Sechelt:430 10.91%
District municipalities' average:673 7.89%
British Columbia:166,100 7.57%
MaleFemale
Sechelt:350 17.24%
British Columbia:145,130 12.60%
Sechelt:85 4.45%
British Columbia:20,965 2.01%
 
Manufacturing
Here:245 6.22%
District municipalities' average:696 8.15%
British Columbia:189,120 8.62%
MaleFemale
Here:200 9.85%
British Columbia:139,380 12.11%
Sechelt:45 2.36%
British Columbia:49,740 4.77%
 
Wholesale trade
Sechelt:45 1.14%
District municipalities' average:358 4.19%
British Columbia:92,020 4.20%
MaleFemale
Sechelt:15 0.74%
British Columbia:61,540 5.34%
Here:30 1.57%
Province:30,475 2.93%
 
Retail trade
Here:600 15.23%
District municipalities' average:943 11.05%
British Columbia:248,950 11.35%
MaleFemale
Sechelt:290 14.29%
British Columbia:109,840 9.54%
Here:310 16.23%
British Columbia:139,115 13.35%
 
Finance and real estate
Sechelt:255 6.47%
District municipalities' average:541 6.34%
Province:134,940 6.15%
MaleFemale
Here:75 3.69%
British Columbia:58,085 5.04%
Sechelt:175 9.16%
Province:76,850 7.38%
 
Health care and social services
Sechelt:470 11.93%
District municipalities' average:827 9.68%
British Columbia:213,085 9.72%
MaleFemale
Sechelt:80 3.94%
British Columbia:38,855 3.37%
Sechelt:385 20.16%
British Columbia:174,235 16.73%
 
Educational services
Sechelt:250 6.35%
District municipalities' average:624 7.31%
British Columbia:152,565 6.96%
MaleFemale
Sechelt:55 2.71%
British Columbia:52,355 4.55%
Here:195 10.21%
British Columbia:100,205 9.62%
 
Business services
Sechelt:610 15.48%
District municipalities' average:1,643 19.24%
British Columbia:436,665 19.91%
MaleFemale
Sechelt:380 18.72%
British Columbia:264,515 22.97%
Sechelt:230 12.04%
British Columbia:172,150 16.53%
 
Other services
Sechelt:745 18.91%
District municipalities' average:1,854 21.70%
British Columbia:451,905 20.61%
MaleFemale
Sechelt:330 16.26%
Province:205,055 17.81%
Sechelt:415 21.73%
British Columbia:246,855 23.70%
 

Unpaid work

Population 15 years and over reporting hours of unpaid work: 6,645
Population 15 years and over reporting hours of unpaid housework: 6,590
Population 15 years and over reporting hours looking after children without pay: 2,180
Population 15 years and over reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors: 1,250

Place of work

Worked at home
Sechelt:525 13.67%
District municipalities' average:827 10.07%
British Columbia:188,755 9.02%
MaleFemale
Here:235 11.90%
British Columbia:89,455 8.14%
Sechelt:290 15.59%
British Columbia:99,300 10.00%
 
No fixed workplace address
Sechelt:650 16.93%
District municipalities' average:1,030 12.53%
British Columbia:274,055 13.10%
MaleFemale
Sechelt:495 25.06%
British Columbia:208,230 18.94%
Sechelt:150 8.06%
British Columbia:65,825 6.63%
 
Worked at usual place
Sechelt:2,655 69.14%
District municipalities' average:6,317 76.84%
Province:1,615,995 77.22%
MaleFemale
Sechelt:1,240 62.78%
British Columbia:792,045 72.03%
Here:1,415 76.08%
British Columbia:823,955 82.96%
 
Worked in census subdivision of residence
Sechelt:1,815 68.36%
District municipalities' average:2,193 34.73%
British Columbia:787,185 48.71%
MaleFemale
Sechelt:700 56.45%
British Columbia:358,565 45.27%
Sechelt:1,115 78.80%
British Columbia:428,620 52.02%
 
Worked in a different census subdivision within the census division of residence
Here:565 21.28%
District municipalities' average:3,759 59.51%
British Columbia:746,830 46.21%
MaleFemale
Sechelt:365 29.44%
British Columbia:383,710 48.45%
Sechelt:200 14.13%
British Columbia:363,115 44.07%
 
Worked in a different census division
Sechelt:215 8.10%
District municipalities' average:325 5.15%
Province:72,020 4.46%
MaleFemale
Here:120 9.68%
Province:43,435 5.48%
Here:95 6.71%
Province:28,585 3.47%
 
Worked in a different province
Sechelt:55 2.07%
District municipalities' average:38 0.61%
British Columbia:9,965 0.62%
MaleFemale
Here:50 4.03%
Province:6,330 0.80%
Sechelt:10 0.71%
British Columbia:3,635 0.44%
 

Mode of transportation to work

Mode of transportation

Car (as driver)
Here:2,615 79.12%
District municipalities' average:5,653 76.94%
British Columbia:1,353,790 71.63%
MaleFemale
Sechelt:1,390 79.89%
British Columbia:755,115 75.49%
Sechelt:1,225 78.03%
Province:598,675 67.28%
 
Car (as passenger)
Sechelt:230 6.96%
District municipalities' average:557 7.59%
British Columbia:145,840 7.72%
MaleFemale
Sechelt:140 8.05%
British Columbia:63,700 6.37%
Sechelt:90 5.73%
British Columbia:82,145 9.23%
 
Public transit
Sechelt:115 3.48%
District municipalities' average:505 6.88%
British Columbia:195,145 10.32%
MaleFemale
Sechelt:55 3.16%
Province:81,655 8.16%
Sechelt:60 3.82%
British Columbia:113,490 12.75%
 
Walked or bicycled
Sechelt:280 8.47%
District municipalities' average:515 7.01%
British Columbia:167,650 8.87%
MaleFemale
Sechelt:110 6.32%
British Columbia:82,510 8.25%
Sechelt:165 10.51%
British Columbia:85,135 9.57%
 
All other modes
Sechelt:65 1.97%
District municipalities' average:113 1.54%
British Columbia:27,620 1.46%
MaleFemale
Sechelt:30 1.72%
British Columbia:17,295 1.73%
Sechelt:30 1.91%
British Columbia:10,330 1.16%
 

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Source: Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 92-591-XWE. Ottawa. Released March 13 2007. This data is an unofficial version of the materials, made without affiliation or endorsement of Statistics Canada.
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