Yellowknife - City, Northwest Territories, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 11,490
Here:

79.4%
Territory:

68.6%
Male: 6,010
Here:

81.9%
Northwest Territories:

70.3%
Female: 5,480
This city:

76.8%
Northwest Territories:

66.8%
Unemployed
Total: 705
Here:

4.9%
Territory:

7.9%
Male: 425
This city:

5.8%
Northwest Territories:

9.7%
Female: 275
Here:

3.9%
Northwest Territories:

6.1%
Not in the labour force
Total: 2,290
Here:

15.8%
Northwest Territories:

23.5%
Male: 905
This city:

12.3%
Northwest Territories:

20.1%
Female: 1,380
Here:

19.3%
Territory:

27.1%
Participation rate
All persons
Here:

84.2%
Northwest Territories:

76.5%
Male
Here:

87.7%
Territory:

79.9%
Female
This city:

80.7%
Northwest Territories:

72.9%
Unemployment rate
All persons
This city:

5.8%
Territory:

10.4%
Male
This city:

6.6%
Northwest Territories:

12.1%
Female
This city:

4.8%
Northwest Territories:

8.4%

Labour force activity in Yellowknife

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 2,695
This city:

22.3%
Territory:

22.6%
Male: 1,370
This city:

21.4%
Territory:

19.4%
Female: 1,315
This city:

23.1%
Territory:

26.2%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 450
This city:

3.7%
Territory:

3.0%
Male: 210
Here:

3.3%
Northwest Territories:

2.6%
Female: 240
Here:

4.2%
Northwest Territories:

3.5%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 2,460
Here:

20.3%
Territory:

17.9%
Male: 590
Here:

9.2%
Territory:

7.9%
Female: 1,870
Here:

32.8%
Northwest Territories:

29.4%
Management occupations
Total: 1,530
This city:

12.6%
Northwest Territories:

12.2%
Male: 895
This city:

14.0%
Territory:

13.8%
Female: 635
Here:

11.1%
Territory:

10.4%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 60
Here:

0.5%
Territory:

0.9%
Male: 20
Here:

0.3%
Northwest Territories:

1.2%
Female: 40
Here:

0.7%
Northwest Territories:

0.6%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 1,875
Here:

15.5%
Northwest Territories:

18.2%
Male: 1,720
Here:

26.9%
Territory:

31.8%
Female: 155
This city:

2.7%
Northwest Territories:

2.5%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 1,140
Here:

9.4%
Northwest Territories:

7.2%
Male: 880
Here:

13.8%
Territory:

10.6%
Female: 255
Here:

4.5%
Northwest Territories:

3.3%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 1,130
Here:

9.3%
Northwest Territories:

11.0%
Male: 425
This city:

6.6%
Northwest Territories:

6.8%
Female: 705
This city:

12.4%
Territory:

16.0%
Health occupations
Total: 595
This city:

4.9%
Northwest Territories:

4.3%
Male: 120
This city:

1.9%
Territory:

1.4%
Female: 475
Here:

8.3%
Territory:

7.6%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 170
Here:

1.4%
Territory:

2.7%
Male: 165
Here:

2.6%
Northwest Territories:

4.7%
Female: 10
This city:

0.2%
Northwest Territories:

0.4%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 2,700
This city:

22.3%
Northwest Territories:

18.2%
Male: 1,760
This city:

27.5%
Northwest Territories:

22.5%
Female: 940
This city:

16.5%
Territory:

13.3%
Educational services
Total: 640
This city:

5.3%
Territory:

7.2%
Male: 230
This city:

3.6%
Territory:

4.5%
Female: 415
Here:

7.3%
Northwest Territories:

10.1%
Other services
Total: 4,110
This city:

34.0%
Territory:

33.3%
Male: 1,885
This city:

29.5%
Northwest Territories:

29.7%
Female: 2,225
Here:

39.0%
Northwest Territories:

37.5%
Health care and social services
Total: 1,030
This city:

8.5%
Northwest Territories:

9.1%
Male: 215
Here:

3.4%
Northwest Territories:

3.1%
Female: 815
This city:

14.3%
Northwest Territories:

16.2%
Manufacturing
Total: 240
Here:

2.0%
Territory:

1.5%
Male: 155
This city:

2.4%
Territory:

1.9%
Female: 85
Here:

1.5%
Northwest Territories:

1.1%
Retail trade
Total: 1,170
This city:

9.7%
Territory:

9.4%
Male: 575
This city:

9.0%
Territory:

8.3%
Female: 590
Here:

10.3%
Northwest Territories:

10.6%
Finance and real estate
Total: 460
This city:

3.8%
Northwest Territories:

3.7%
Male: 230
Here:

3.6%
Northwest Territories:

3.6%
Female: 225
This city:

3.9%
Northwest Territories:

3.7%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 990
This city:

8.2%
Territory:

9.1%
Male: 710
Here:

11.1%
Territory:

13.0%
Female: 280
This city:

4.9%
Territory:

4.5%
Construction
Total: 560
Here:

4.6%
Territory:

6.9%
Male: 475
This city:

7.4%
Territory:

11.1%
Female: 90
Here:

1.6%
Northwest Territories:

2.0%
Wholesale trade
Total: 195
This city:

1.6%
Northwest Territories:

1.6%
Male: 150
Here:

2.3%
Territory:

2.2%
Female: 40
This city:

0.7%
Northwest Territories:

0.9%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 9,580
This city:

83.4%
Territory:

80.3%
Male: 4,715
This city:

78.5%
Territory:

73.8%
Female: 4,860
Here:

88.7%
Territory:

87.4%
Worked at home
Total: 440
This city:

3.8%
Northwest Territories:

3.8%
Male: 220
This city:

3.7%
Northwest Territories:

3.8%
Female: 225
This city:

4.1%
Territory:

3.7%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 790
This city:

6.9%
Territory:

8.5%
Male: 625
This city:

10.4%
Territory:

13.3%
Female: 165
Here:

3.0%
Territory:

3.2%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 600
Here:

5.2%
Territory:

6.6%
Male: 410
Here:

6.8%
Northwest Territories:

8.3%
Female: 185
This city:

3.4%
Territory:

4.8%
Worked in different province
Total: 70
Here:

0.6%
Territory:

0.6%
Male: 30
Here:

0.5%
Territory:

0.5%
Female: 40
Here:

0.7%
Northwest Territories:

0.7%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 6,170
This city:

55.9%
Territory:

53.2%
Male: 3,555
Here:

61.4%
Territory:

58.0%
Female: 2,615
Here:

49.8%
Northwest Territories:

47.9%
All other modes
Total: 780
This city:

7.1%
Northwest Territories:

7.6%
Male: 550
Here:

9.5%
Territory:

10.3%
Female: 230
Here:

4.4%
Northwest Territories:

4.8%
Public transit
Total: 125
Here:

1.1%
Territory:

0.7%
Male: 20
This city:

0.3%
Territory:

0.3%
Female: 100
This city:

1.9%
Territory:

1.2%
Car as passenger
Total: 1,280
Here:

11.6%
Northwest Territories:

10.1%
Male: 430
This city:

7.4%
Northwest Territories:

7.5%
Female: 850
This city:

16.2%
Territory:

12.9%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 2,685
This city:

24.3%
Territory:

28.4%
Male: 1,230
This city:

21.2%
Northwest Territories:

23.9%
Female: 1,455
This city:

27.7%
Territory:

33.4%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 13,350
Here:

92.2%
Territory:

91.5%
Male: 6,570
Here:

89.5%
Territory:

88.9%
Female: 6,780
Here:

95.0%
Northwest Territories:

94.3%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 13,250
This city:

91.5%
Northwest Territories:

89.9%
Male: 6,515
This city:

88.8%
Northwest Territories:

86.9%
Female: 6,735
This city:

94.3%
Northwest Territories:

93.0%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 5,765
Here:

39.8%
Northwest Territories:

43.6%
Male: 2,620
Here:

35.7%
Northwest Territories:

38.3%
Female: 3,145
This city:

44.0%
Territory:

49.3%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 1,275
Here:

8.8%
Territory:

15.1%
Male: 575
Here:

7.8%
Territory:

13.9%
Female: 700
Here:

9.8%
Territory:

16.3%

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