Cowichan Valley B - Regional district electoral area, British Columbia, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 4,195
This region:

69.7%
British Columbia:

61.6%
Male: 2,185
This region:

73.1%
Province:

66.7%
Female: 2,010
This region:

66.3%
Province:

56.9%
Unemployed
Total: 170
This region:

2.8%
Province:

3.9%
Male: 110
This region:

3.7%
Province:

4.1%
Female: 65
Here:

2.1%
British Columbia:

3.8%
Not in the labour force
Total: 1,645
This region:

27.3%
British Columbia:

34.4%
Male: 695
This region:

23.2%
British Columbia:

29.3%
Female: 950
This region:

31.4%
Province:

39.3%
Participation rate
All persons
This region:

72.7%
Province:

65.6%
Male
This region:

76.6%
Province:

70.7%
Female
This region:

68.5%
Province:

60.7%
Unemployment rate
All persons
This region:

3.9%
Province:

6.0%
Male
This region:

4.8%
Province:

5.8%
Female
This region:

3.1%
British Columbia:

6.3%

Labour force activity in this region

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 1,120
This region:

25.9%
British Columbia:

25.3%
Male: 405
Here:

18.0%
Province:

19.7%
Female: 715
Here:

34.7%
British Columbia:

31.6%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 120
This region:

2.8%
Province:

3.5%
Male: 25
Here:

1.1%
British Columbia:

3.1%
Female: 95
This region:

4.6%
Province:

3.9%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 645
This region:

14.9%
British Columbia:

17.1%
Male: 110
This region:

4.9%
Province:

9.0%
Female: 530
Here:

25.7%
British Columbia:

26.2%
Management occupations
Total: 420
This region:

9.7%
British Columbia:

10.5%
Male: 280
Here:

12.4%
British Columbia:

12.6%
Female: 135
This region:

6.6%
Province:

8.2%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 85
Here:

2.0%
British Columbia:

4.2%
Male: 75
This region:

3.3%
Province:

5.6%
Female: 10
This region:

0.5%
British Columbia:

2.6%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 875
This region:

20.3%
British Columbia:

15.5%
Male: 850
This region:

37.7%
British Columbia:

27.5%
Female: 25
Here:

1.2%
Province:

2.2%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 195
This region:

4.5%
British Columbia:

6.3%
Male: 135
Here:

6.0%
Province:

9.6%
Female: 60
This region:

2.9%
Province:

2.7%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 320
This region:

7.4%
Province:

8.1%
Male: 125
Here:

5.5%
British Columbia:

5.2%
Female: 195
This region:

9.5%
British Columbia:

11.3%
Health occupations
Total: 275
This region:

6.4%
British Columbia:

5.5%
Male: 45
Here:

2.0%
Province:

2.3%
Female: 230
This region:

11.2%
Province:

9.0%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 255
This region:

5.9%
British Columbia:

3.9%
Male: 190
Here:

8.4%
British Columbia:

5.4%
Female: 65
Here:

3.2%
British Columbia:

2.3%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 570
This region:

13.2%
British Columbia:

19.9%
Male: 335
Here:

14.8%
British Columbia:

23.0%
Female: 240
This region:

11.7%
British Columbia:

16.5%
Educational services
Total: 485
This region:

11.2%
British Columbia:

7.0%
Male: 130
This region:

5.8%
British Columbia:

4.5%
Female: 350
Here:

17.0%
Province:

9.6%
Other services
Total: 1,015
Here:

23.5%
Province:

20.6%
Male: 460
Here:

20.4%
British Columbia:

17.8%
Female: 555
Here:

26.9%
Province:

23.7%
Health care and social services
Total: 440
This region:

10.2%
Province:

9.7%
Male: 95
This region:

4.2%
British Columbia:

3.4%
Female: 345
This region:

16.7%
British Columbia:

16.7%
Manufacturing
Total: 280
Here:

6.5%
British Columbia:

8.6%
Male: 225
Here:

10.0%
Province:

12.1%
Female: 50
This region:

2.4%
British Columbia:

4.8%
Retail trade
Total: 485
Here:

11.2%
British Columbia:

11.4%
Male: 240
This region:

10.6%
British Columbia:

9.5%
Female: 245
This region:

11.9%
British Columbia:

13.4%
Finance and real estate
Total: 125
Here:

2.9%
Province:

6.2%
Male: 35
Here:

1.5%
British Columbia:

5.0%
Female: 95
Here:

4.6%
Province:

7.4%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 225
This region:

5.2%
Province:

4.9%
Male: 155
Here:

6.9%
British Columbia:

6.7%
Female: 70
This region:

3.4%
British Columbia:

3.0%
Construction
Total: 600
Here:

13.9%
Province:

7.6%
Male: 525
Here:

23.2%
British Columbia:

12.6%
Female: 75
This region:

3.6%
Province:

2.0%
Wholesale trade
Total: 85
Here:

2.0%
Province:

4.2%
Male: 60
This region:

2.7%
British Columbia:

5.3%
Female: 30
This region:

1.5%
British Columbia:

2.9%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 330
Here:

7.9%
Province:

37.6%
Male: 70
Here:

3.2%
British Columbia:

32.6%
Female: 255
This region:

12.7%
British Columbia:

43.2%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 1,405
Here:

33.5%
Province:

3.4%
Male: 715
This region:

32.7%
Province:

4.0%
Female: 695
Here:

34.5%
British Columbia:

2.9%
Worked at home
Total: 380
This region:

9.0%
Province:

9.0%
Male: 180
This region:

8.2%
Province:

8.1%
Female: 205
Here:

10.2%
British Columbia:

10.0%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 700
Here:

16.7%
British Columbia:

13.1%
Male: 575
This region:

26.3%
Province:

18.9%
Female: 125
This region:

6.2%
British Columbia:

6.6%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 10
Here:

0.2%
Province:

0.7%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 1,325
This region:

31.5%
Province:

35.7%
Male: 615
Here:

28.1%
Province:

34.9%
Female: 710
This region:

35.2%
British Columbia:

36.6%
Worked in different province
Total: 45
Here:

1.1%
British Columbia:

0.5%
Male: 25
This region:

1.1%
Province:

0.6%
Female: 20
This region:

1.0%
Province:

0.4%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 3,155
This region:

82.8%
Province:

71.6%
Male: 1,700
This region:

84.8%
British Columbia:

75.5%
Female: 1,455
This region:

80.4%
British Columbia:

67.3%
All other modes
Total: 25
This region:

0.7%
Province:

1.5%
Male: 10
Here:

0.5%
British Columbia:

1.7%
Female: 15
Here:

0.8%
British Columbia:

1.2%
Public transit
Total: 40
Here:

1.0%
British Columbia:

10.3%
Male: 25
Here:

1.2%
Province:

8.2%
Female: 20
This region:

1.1%
British Columbia:

12.8%
Car as passenger
Total: 365
Here:

9.6%
British Columbia:

7.7%
Male: 165
Here:

8.2%
British Columbia:

6.4%
Female: 200
This region:

11.0%
Province:

9.2%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 215
Here:

5.6%
Province:

8.9%
Male: 95
Here:

4.7%
Province:

8.2%
Female: 115
Here:

6.4%
Province:

9.6%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 5,560
Here:

92.4%
British Columbia:

91.3%
Male: 2,715
Here:

90.8%
Province:

89.5%
Female: 2,845
This region:

93.9%
Province:

93.1%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 5,530
This region:

91.9%
British Columbia:

90.1%
Male: 2,690
This region:

90.0%
Province:

88.0%
Female: 2,840
Here:

93.7%
British Columbia:

92.2%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 2,490
Here:

41.4%
Province:

35.2%
Male: 1,175
This region:

39.3%
Province:

31.9%
Female: 1,315
This region:

43.4%
British Columbia:

38.3%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 1,125
This region:

18.7%
British Columbia:

17.5%
Male: 480
Here:

16.1%
British Columbia:

14.8%
Female: 640
Here:

21.1%
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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