Central Okanagan G - Regional district electoral area, British Columbia, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 5,800
This region:

62.4%
Province:

61.6%
Male: 3,070
Here:

65.5%
Province:

66.7%
Female: 2,730
This region:

59.3%
British Columbia:

56.9%
Unemployed
Total: 320
This region:

3.4%
British Columbia:

3.9%
Male: 160
Here:

3.4%
Province:

4.1%
Female: 160
This region:

3.5%
Province:

3.8%
Not in the labour force
Total: 3,165
Here:

34.1%
Province:

34.4%
Male: 1,455
This region:

31.0%
Province:

29.3%
Female: 1,710
Here:

37.2%
British Columbia:

39.3%
Participation rate
All persons
Here:

65.9%
Province:

65.6%
Male
Here:

69.0%
Province:

70.7%
Female
Here:

62.8%
British Columbia:

60.7%
Unemployment rate
All persons
This region:

5.2%
British Columbia:

6.0%
Male
Here:

4.9%
Province:

5.8%
Female
Here:

5.5%
Province:

6.3%

Labour force activity in Central Okanagan G

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 1,480
This region:

24.3%
Province:

25.3%
Male: 630
Here:

19.5%
British Columbia:

19.7%
Female: 850
This region:

29.7%
Province:

31.6%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 145
Here:

2.4%
British Columbia:

3.5%
Male: 70
Here:

2.2%
Province:

3.1%
Female: 80
Here:

2.8%
British Columbia:

3.9%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 1,000
Here:

16.4%
British Columbia:

17.1%
Male: 220
Here:

6.8%
British Columbia:

9.0%
Female: 785
Here:

27.4%
Province:

26.2%
Management occupations
Total: 890
Here:

14.6%
British Columbia:

10.5%
Male: 535
Here:

16.6%
Province:

12.6%
Female: 350
Here:

12.2%
Province:

8.2%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 185
Here:

3.0%
British Columbia:

4.2%
Male: 160
This region:

5.0%
Province:

5.6%
Female: 25
Here:

0.9%
Province:

2.6%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 1,100
Here:

18.1%
Province:

15.5%
Male: 1,005
This region:

31.1%
British Columbia:

27.5%
Female: 100
This region:

3.5%
British Columbia:

2.2%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 300
Here:

4.9%
Province:

6.3%
Male: 250
This region:

7.7%
British Columbia:

9.6%
Female: 55
This region:

1.9%
British Columbia:

2.7%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 420
Here:

6.9%
Province:

8.1%
Male: 160
Here:

5.0%
Province:

5.2%
Female: 260
This region:

9.1%
Province:

11.3%
Health occupations
Total: 405
This region:

6.7%
Province:

5.5%
Male: 85
This region:

2.6%
British Columbia:

2.3%
Female: 320
Here:

11.2%
British Columbia:

9.0%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 155
This region:

2.5%
British Columbia:

3.9%
Male: 115
Here:

3.6%
Province:

5.4%
Female: 40
Here:

1.4%
British Columbia:

2.3%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 1,130
This region:

18.6%
Province:

19.9%
Male: 610
This region:

18.9%
British Columbia:

23.0%
Female: 515
This region:

18.0%
British Columbia:

16.5%
Educational services
Total: 340
This region:

5.6%
British Columbia:

7.0%
Male: 125
This region:

3.9%
British Columbia:

4.5%
Female: 215
Here:

7.5%
British Columbia:

9.6%
Other services
Total: 870
This region:

14.3%
British Columbia:

20.6%
Male: 350
This region:

10.9%
British Columbia:

17.8%
Female: 520
This region:

18.2%
Province:

23.7%
Health care and social services
Total: 610
This region:

10.0%
British Columbia:

9.7%
Male: 105
Here:

3.3%
British Columbia:

3.4%
Female: 510
Here:

17.8%
Province:

16.7%
Manufacturing
Total: 525
This region:

8.6%
British Columbia:

8.6%
Male: 355
This region:

11.0%
Province:

12.1%
Female: 170
This region:

5.9%
British Columbia:

4.8%
Retail trade
Total: 870
Here:

14.3%
Province:

11.4%
Male: 405
Here:

12.6%
Province:

9.5%
Female: 465
This region:

16.3%
British Columbia:

13.4%
Finance and real estate
Total: 425
Here:

7.0%
British Columbia:

6.2%
Male: 210
Here:

6.5%
Province:

5.0%
Female: 220
This region:

7.7%
Province:

7.4%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 185
Here:

3.0%
British Columbia:

4.9%
Male: 140
This region:

4.3%
British Columbia:

6.7%
Female: 45
Here:

1.6%
Province:

3.0%
Construction
Total: 875
Here:

14.4%
Province:

7.6%
Male: 740
This region:

22.9%
Province:

12.6%
Female: 135
Here:

4.7%
Province:

2.0%
Wholesale trade
Total: 250
This region:

4.1%
British Columbia:

4.2%
Male: 180
This region:

5.6%
British Columbia:

5.3%
Female: 65
Here:

2.3%
British Columbia:

2.9%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 995
This region:

17.2%
Province:

37.6%
Male: 415
This region:

13.5%
Province:

32.6%
Female: 575
This region:

21.1%
British Columbia:

43.2%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 315
This region:

5.4%
Province:

3.4%
Male: 175
Here:

5.7%
Province:

4.0%
Female: 140
Here:

5.1%
Province:

2.9%
Worked at home
Total: 710
Here:

12.2%
British Columbia:

9.0%
Male: 345
Here:

11.2%
Province:

8.1%
Female: 360
This region:

13.2%
British Columbia:

10.0%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 980
This region:

16.9%
Province:

13.1%
Male: 780
This region:

25.4%
Province:

18.9%
Female: 195
Here:

7.2%
British Columbia:

6.6%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 30
This region:

0.5%
British Columbia:

0.7%
Male: 25
Here:

0.8%
Province:

0.9%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 2,715
This region:

46.8%
Province:

35.7%
Male: 1,285
Here:

41.8%
Province:

34.9%
Female: 1,435
This region:

52.7%
Province:

36.6%
Worked in different province
Total: 60
This region:

1.0%
British Columbia:

0.5%
Male: 45
Here:

1.5%
British Columbia:

0.6%
Female: 15
Here:

0.6%
Province:

0.4%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 4,435
Here:

87.6%
British Columbia:

71.6%
Male: 2,380
This region:

88.1%
Province:

75.5%
Female: 2,050
This region:

86.9%
Province:

67.3%
All other modes
Total: 65
Here:

1.3%
Province:

1.5%
Male: 50
Here:

1.9%
British Columbia:

1.7%
Female: 15
Here:

0.6%
British Columbia:

1.2%
Public transit
Total: 90
Here:

1.8%
British Columbia:

10.3%
Male: 60
This region:

2.2%
Province:

8.2%
Female: 30
Here:

1.3%
Province:

12.8%
Car as passenger
Total: 365
This region:

7.2%
British Columbia:

7.7%
Male: 145
Here:

5.4%
Province:

6.4%
Female: 220
Here:

9.3%
British Columbia:

9.2%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 105
This region:

2.1%
British Columbia:

8.9%
Male: 55
This region:

2.0%
Province:

8.2%
Female: 45
This region:

1.9%
British Columbia:

9.6%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 8,690
Here:

93.5%
British Columbia:

91.3%
Male: 4,350
Here:

92.8%
Province:

89.5%
Female: 4,340
This region:

94.3%
British Columbia:

93.1%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 8,605
Here:

92.6%
Province:

90.1%
Male: 4,320
This region:

92.1%
British Columbia:

88.0%
Female: 4,285
Here:

93.2%
British Columbia:

92.2%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 3,295
Here:

35.5%
Province:

35.2%
Male: 1,440
This region:

30.7%
Province:

31.9%
Female: 1,860
Here:

40.4%
British Columbia:

38.3%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 1,275
This region:

13.7%
Province:

17.5%
Male: 500
Here:

10.7%
Province:

14.8%
Female: 775
This region:

16.8%
Province:

20.0%

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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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