Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 22,580
Here:

55.1%
British Columbia:

61.6%
Male: 11,525
This city:

59.1%
Province:

66.7%
Female: 11,055
This city:

51.5%
Province:

56.9%
Unemployed
Total: 1,520
This city:

3.7%
Province:

3.9%
Male: 840
This city:

4.3%
British Columbia:

4.1%
Female: 675
Here:

3.1%
British Columbia:

3.8%
Not in the labour force
Total: 16,870
Here:

41.2%
Province:

34.4%
Male: 7,140
Here:

36.6%
British Columbia:

29.3%
Female: 9,730
Here:

45.3%
Province:

39.3%
Participation rate
All persons
Here:

58.8%
British Columbia:

65.6%
Male
This city:

63.4%
Province:

70.7%
Female
Here:

54.7%
Province:

60.7%
Unemployment rate
All persons
Here:

6.3%
British Columbia:

6.0%
Male
This city:

6.8%
British Columbia:

5.8%
Female
Here:

5.8%
British Columbia:

6.3%

Labour force activity in Courtenay

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 7,025
This city:

29.7%
Province:

25.3%
Male: 2,850
This city:

23.5%
British Columbia:

19.7%
Female: 4,180
Here:

36.3%
British Columbia:

31.6%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 670
Here:

2.8%
Province:

3.5%
Male: 240
This city:

2.0%
British Columbia:

3.1%
Female: 425
Here:

3.7%
Province:

3.9%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 3,295
This city:

13.9%
Province:

17.1%
Male: 715
Here:

5.9%
British Columbia:

9.0%
Female: 2,580
Here:

22.4%
British Columbia:

26.2%
Management occupations
Total: 2,300
Here:

9.7%
British Columbia:

10.5%
Male: 1,400
Here:

11.5%
British Columbia:

12.6%
Female: 900
Here:

7.8%
Province:

8.2%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 585
Here:

2.5%
Province:

4.2%
Male: 430
Here:

3.5%
Province:

5.6%
Female: 160
This city:

1.4%
British Columbia:

2.6%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 3,420
This city:

14.4%
British Columbia:

15.5%
Male: 3,180
Here:

26.2%
Province:

27.5%
Female: 240
This city:

2.1%
British Columbia:

2.2%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 1,135
Here:

4.8%
Province:

6.3%
Male: 940
Here:

7.7%
British Columbia:

9.6%
Female: 195
Here:

1.7%
Province:

2.7%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 1,890
This city:

8.0%
Province:

8.1%
Male: 640
Here:

5.3%
Province:

5.2%
Female: 1,245
This city:

10.8%
British Columbia:

11.3%
Health occupations
Total: 1,665
This city:

7.0%
British Columbia:

5.5%
Male: 385
This city:

3.2%
British Columbia:

2.3%
Female: 1,280
Here:

11.1%
Province:

9.0%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 1,690
Here:

7.1%
British Columbia:

3.9%
Male: 1,370
This city:

11.3%
Province:

5.4%
Female: 315
Here:

2.7%
British Columbia:

2.3%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 3,380
Here:

14.3%
British Columbia:

19.9%
Male: 1,970
Here:

16.2%
Province:

23.0%
Female: 1,410
Here:

12.2%
British Columbia:

16.5%
Educational services
Total: 1,670
This city:

7.1%
British Columbia:

7.0%
Male: 565
Here:

4.7%
Province:

4.5%
Female: 1,100
This city:

9.5%
Province:

9.6%
Other services
Total: 5,835
Here:

24.6%
Province:

20.6%
Male: 2,950
This city:

24.3%
British Columbia:

17.8%
Female: 2,885
This city:

25.0%
British Columbia:

23.7%
Health care and social services
Total: 2,850
Here:

12.0%
British Columbia:

9.7%
Male: 490
This city:

4.0%
Province:

3.4%
Female: 2,360
This city:

20.5%
British Columbia:

16.7%
Manufacturing
Total: 1,020
Here:

4.3%
British Columbia:

8.6%
Male: 740
Here:

6.1%
Province:

12.1%
Female: 275
Here:

2.4%
Province:

4.8%
Retail trade
Total: 3,415
This city:

14.4%
British Columbia:

11.4%
Male: 1,385
This city:

11.4%
Province:

9.5%
Female: 2,035
This city:

17.7%
Province:

13.4%
Finance and real estate
Total: 1,255
Here:

5.3%
Province:

6.2%
Male: 510
Here:

4.2%
British Columbia:

5.0%
Female: 740
Here:

6.4%
British Columbia:

7.4%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 1,790
Here:

7.6%
Province:

4.9%
Male: 1,475
Here:

12.1%
British Columbia:

6.7%
Female: 320
This city:

2.8%
British Columbia:

3.0%
Construction
Total: 2,000
Here:

8.4%
Province:

7.6%
Male: 1,740
This city:

14.3%
Province:

12.6%
Female: 260
Here:

2.3%
Province:

2.0%
Wholesale trade
Total: 460
Here:

1.9%
British Columbia:

4.2%
Male: 320
This city:

2.6%
British Columbia:

5.3%
Female: 140
This city:

1.2%
British Columbia:

2.9%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 7,125
Here:

31.6%
Province:

37.6%
Male: 3,215
Here:

27.9%
Province:

32.6%
Female: 3,915
Here:

35.4%
British Columbia:

43.2%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 760
Here:

3.4%
British Columbia:

3.4%
Male: 490
Here:

4.3%
Province:

4.0%
Female: 265
Here:

2.4%
British Columbia:

2.9%
Worked at home
Total: 2,265
Here:

10.0%
British Columbia:

9.0%
Male: 990
This city:

8.6%
British Columbia:

8.1%
Female: 1,275
Here:

11.5%
Province:

10.0%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 3,530
Here:

15.6%
British Columbia:

13.1%
Male: 2,680
Here:

23.3%
Province:

18.9%
Female: 850
Here:

7.7%
British Columbia:

6.6%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 70
This city:

0.3%
Province:

0.7%
Male: 55
This city:

0.5%
British Columbia:

0.9%
Female: 15
This city:

0.1%
Province:

0.4%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 8,635
This city:

38.2%
British Columbia:

35.7%
Male: 3,955
This city:

34.3%
Province:

34.9%
Female: 4,680
This city:

42.3%
Province:

36.6%
Worked in different province
Total: 190
Here:

0.8%
Province:

0.5%
Male: 140
This city:

1.2%
Province:

0.6%
Female: 50
Here:

0.5%
Province:

0.4%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 15,510
This city:

76.6%
British Columbia:

71.6%
Male: 7,895
This city:

75.3%
British Columbia:

75.5%
Female: 7,615
Here:

78.0%
Province:

67.3%
All other modes
Total: 555
Here:

2.7%
Province:

1.5%
Male: 395
Here:

3.8%
British Columbia:

1.7%
Female: 160
Here:

1.6%
British Columbia:

1.2%
Public transit
Total: 350
Here:

1.7%
Province:

10.3%
Male: 160
This city:

1.5%
British Columbia:

8.2%
Female: 190
This city:

1.9%
Province:

12.8%
Car as passenger
Total: 1,470
This city:

7.3%
British Columbia:

7.7%
Male: 795
Here:

7.6%
Province:

6.4%
Female: 680
This city:

7.0%
British Columbia:

9.2%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 2,355
Here:

11.6%
British Columbia:

8.9%
Male: 1,235
This city:

11.8%
Province:

8.2%
Female: 1,115
Here:

11.4%
Province:

9.6%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 38,105
This city:

93.0%
British Columbia:

91.3%
Male: 17,765
This city:

91.1%
British Columbia:

89.5%
Female: 20,340
This city:

94.8%
Province:

93.1%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 37,805
Here:

92.3%
British Columbia:

90.1%
Male: 17,585
This city:

90.2%
Province:

88.0%
Female: 20,220
Here:

94.2%
Province:

92.2%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 13,560
This city:

33.1%
Province:

35.2%
Male: 5,735
This city:

29.4%
Province:

31.9%
Female: 7,825
This city:

36.5%
British Columbia:

38.3%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 7,230
Here:

17.6%
British Columbia:

17.5%
Male: 2,695
Here:

13.8%
Province:

14.8%
Female: 4,530
Here:

21.1%
Province:

20.0%

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