Central Coast, British Columbia, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 1,165
This division:

46.7%
Province:

61.6%
Male: 560
Here:

43.6%
British Columbia:

66.7%
Female: 600
Here:

49.6%
Province:

56.9%
Unemployed
Total: 270
Here:

10.8%
British Columbia:

3.9%
Male: 200
Here:

15.6%
British Columbia:

4.1%
Female: 75
Here:

6.2%
Province:

3.8%
Not in the labour force
Total: 1,060
Here:

42.5%
Province:

34.4%
Male: 530
Here:

41.2%
British Columbia:

29.3%
Female: 535
Here:

44.2%
Province:

39.3%
Participation rate
All persons
This division:

57.5%
Province:

65.6%
Male
Here:

59.1%
British Columbia:

70.7%
Female
Here:

55.8%
Province:

60.7%
Unemployment rate
All persons
This division:

18.8%
Province:

6.0%
Male
Here:

26.3%
Province:

5.8%
Female
This division:

11.1%
Province:

6.3%

Labour force activity in Central Coast

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 355
Here:

25.5%
Province:

25.3%
Male: 145
This division:

20.0%
Province:

19.7%
Female: 210
Here:

31.3%
British Columbia:

31.6%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 15
Here:

1.1%
Province:

3.5%
Female: 10
Here:

1.5%
Province:

3.9%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 190
This division:

13.7%
British Columbia:

17.1%
Male: 40
Here:

5.5%
Province:

9.0%
Female: 150
Here:

22.4%
Province:

26.2%
Management occupations
Total: 110
This division:

7.9%
British Columbia:

10.5%
Male: 50
Here:

6.9%
British Columbia:

12.6%
Female: 60
Here:

9.0%
Province:

8.2%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 35
This division:

2.5%
British Columbia:

4.2%
Male: 25
This division:

3.4%
Province:

5.6%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 175
This division:

12.6%
Province:

15.5%
Male: 170
This division:

23.4%
British Columbia:

27.5%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 70
This division:

5.0%
Province:

6.3%
Male: 45
This division:

6.2%
Province:

9.6%
Female: 20
This division:

3.0%
Province:

2.7%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 190
Here:

13.7%
Province:

8.1%
Male: 65
This division:

9.0%
Province:

5.2%
Female: 125
This division:

18.7%
Province:

11.3%
Health occupations
Total: 65
Here:

4.7%
Province:

5.5%
Male: 20
Here:

2.8%
Province:

2.3%
Female: 45
This division:

6.7%
British Columbia:

9.0%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 180
This division:

12.9%
British Columbia:

3.9%
Male: 150
Here:

20.7%
Province:

5.4%
Female: 35
Here:

5.2%
Province:

2.3%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 140
This division:

10.1%
Province:

19.9%
Male: 85
Here:

11.8%
British Columbia:

23.0%
Female: 50
Here:

7.5%
Province:

16.5%
Educational services
Total: 200
Here:

14.4%
British Columbia:

7.0%
Male: 65
Here:

9.0%
Province:

4.5%
Female: 135
Here:

20.3%
British Columbia:

9.6%
Other services
Total: 410
Here:

29.5%
British Columbia:

20.6%
Male: 240
Here:

33.3%
British Columbia:

17.8%
Female: 170
This division:

25.6%
Province:

23.7%
Health care and social services
Total: 160
This division:

11.5%
British Columbia:

9.7%
Male: 30
Here:

4.2%
Province:

3.4%
Female: 125
Here:

18.8%
British Columbia:

16.7%
Manufacturing
Total: 45
Here:

3.2%
Province:

8.6%
Male: 30
This division:

4.2%
British Columbia:

12.1%
Female: 15
This division:

2.3%
British Columbia:

4.8%
Retail trade
Total: 135
Here:

9.7%
British Columbia:

11.4%
Male: 35
Here:

4.9%
British Columbia:

9.5%
Female: 100
This division:

15.0%
British Columbia:

13.4%
Finance and real estate
Total: 15
Here:

1.1%
British Columbia:

6.2%
Female: 15
Here:

2.3%
British Columbia:

7.4%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 205
This division:

14.7%
British Columbia:

4.9%
Male: 160
Here:

22.2%
Province:

6.7%
Female: 40
Here:

6.0%
Province:

3.0%
Construction
Total: 70
Here:

5.0%
British Columbia:

7.6%
Male: 60
This division:

8.3%
Province:

12.6%
Female: 10
Here:

1.5%
Province:

2.0%
Wholesale trade
Total: 10
Here:

0.7%
Province:

4.2%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 520
Here:

44.8%
Province:

37.6%
Male: 190
This division:

33.9%
British Columbia:

32.6%
Female: 330
This division:

55.0%
British Columbia:

43.2%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 55
This division:

4.7%
Province:

3.4%
Male: 20
Here:

3.6%
Province:

4.0%
Female: 25
Here:

4.2%
British Columbia:

2.9%
Worked at home
Total: 115
Here:

9.9%
Province:

9.0%
Male: 60
Here:

10.7%
Province:

8.1%
Female: 60
Here:

10.0%
Province:

10.0%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 195
This division:

16.8%
Province:

13.1%
Male: 145
This division:

25.9%
British Columbia:

18.9%
Female: 50
Here:

8.3%
Province:

6.6%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 270
This division:

23.3%
Province:

35.7%
Male: 140
Here:

25.0%
Province:

34.9%
Female: 135
Here:

22.5%
Province:

36.6%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 580
This division:

55.5%
British Columbia:

71.6%
Male: 290
Here:

58.0%
Province:

75.5%
Female: 285
This division:

52.3%
British Columbia:

67.3%
All other modes
Total: 95
Here:

9.1%
Province:

1.5%
Male: 80
Here:

16.0%
British Columbia:

1.7%
Female: 15
Here:

2.8%
Province:

1.2%
Car as passenger
Total: 85
Here:

8.1%
British Columbia:

7.7%
Male: 30
Here:

6.0%
Province:

6.4%
Female: 55
Here:

10.1%
British Columbia:

9.2%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 275
This division:

26.3%
Province:

8.9%
Male: 95
This division:

19.0%
Province:

8.2%
Female: 180
This division:

33.0%
Province:

9.6%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 2,330
Here:

93.4%
Province:

91.3%
Male: 1,190
Here:

92.6%
British Columbia:

89.5%
Female: 1,140
This division:

94.2%
British Columbia:

93.1%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 2,280
Here:

91.4%
British Columbia:

90.1%
Male: 1,155
Here:

89.9%
British Columbia:

88.0%
Female: 1,125
This division:

93.0%
British Columbia:

92.2%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 1,135
Here:

45.5%
Province:

35.2%
Male: 515
This division:

40.1%
Province:

31.9%
Female: 620
Here:

51.2%
Province:

38.3%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 515
Here:

20.6%
British Columbia:

17.5%
Male: 245
Here:

19.1%
British Columbia:

14.8%
Female: 270
This division:

22.3%
Province:

20.0%

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