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



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 1,160
This region:

58.3%
British Columbia:

61.6%
Male: 570
This region:

57.9%
British Columbia:

66.7%
Female: 590
Here:

58.7%
British Columbia:

56.9%
Unemployed
Total: 60
Here:

3.0%
Province:

3.9%
Male: 25
Here:

2.5%
Province:

4.1%
Female: 30
Here:

3.0%
Province:

3.8%
Not in the labour force
Total: 770
This region:

38.7%
Province:

34.4%
Male: 390
This region:

39.6%
Province:

29.3%
Female: 385
This region:

38.3%
Province:

39.3%
Participation rate
All persons
Here:

61.3%
Province:

65.6%
Male
This region:

60.9%
Province:

70.7%
Female
Here:

61.7%
British Columbia:

60.7%
Unemployment rate
All persons
This region:

4.9%
British Columbia:

6.0%
Male
Here:

4.2%
British Columbia:

5.8%
Female
Here:

4.8%
Province:

6.3%

Labour force activity in this region

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 255
Here:

21.3%
Province:

25.3%
Male: 70
Here:

11.9%
Province:

19.7%
Female: 185
This region:

30.1%
British Columbia:

31.6%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 25
This region:

2.1%
British Columbia:

3.5%
Female: 15
Here:

2.4%
Province:

3.9%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 170
Here:

14.2%
British Columbia:

17.1%
Male: 40
Here:

6.8%
Province:

9.0%
Female: 130
Here:

21.1%
Province:

26.2%
Management occupations
Total: 80
Here:

6.7%
British Columbia:

10.5%
Male: 50
This region:

8.5%
Province:

12.6%
Female: 25
Here:

4.1%
Province:

8.2%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 60
Here:

5.0%
British Columbia:

4.2%
Male: 50
Here:

8.5%
Province:

5.6%
Female: 10
Here:

1.6%
British Columbia:

2.6%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 260
This region:

21.7%
Province:

15.5%
Male: 200
Here:

33.9%
Province:

27.5%
Female: 60
Here:

9.8%
Province:

2.2%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 80
This region:

6.7%
Province:

6.3%
Male: 65
This region:

11.0%
British Columbia:

9.6%
Female: 25
This region:

4.1%
Province:

2.7%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 125
This region:

10.4%
British Columbia:

8.1%
Male: 25
This region:

4.2%
British Columbia:

5.2%
Female: 100
This region:

16.3%
Province:

11.3%
Health occupations
Total: 45
Here:

3.8%
British Columbia:

5.5%
Male: 10
Here:

1.7%
Province:

2.3%
Female: 35
Here:

5.7%
Province:

9.0%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 100
Here:

8.3%
Province:

3.9%
Male: 75
This region:

12.7%
Province:

5.4%
Female: 30
This region:

4.9%
British Columbia:

2.3%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 155
This region:

12.9%
Province:

19.9%
Male: 50
This region:

8.5%
British Columbia:

23.0%
Female: 100
Here:

16.3%
British Columbia:

16.5%
Educational services
Total: 65
This region:

5.4%
British Columbia:

7.0%
Male: 20
This region:

3.4%
Province:

4.5%
Female: 45
This region:

7.3%
Province:

9.6%
Other services
Total: 270
Here:

22.5%
British Columbia:

20.6%
Male: 75
This region:

12.7%
British Columbia:

17.8%
Female: 200
This region:

32.5%
British Columbia:

23.7%
Health care and social services
Total: 95
Here:

7.9%
Province:

9.7%
Male: 20
This region:

3.4%
Province:

3.4%
Female: 80
Here:

13.0%
British Columbia:

16.7%
Manufacturing
Total: 175
Here:

14.6%
Province:

8.6%
Male: 150
This region:

25.4%
Province:

12.1%
Female: 25
This region:

4.1%
British Columbia:

4.8%
Retail trade
Total: 90
This region:

7.5%
Province:

11.4%
Male: 45
Here:

7.6%
Province:

9.5%
Female: 45
This region:

7.3%
British Columbia:

13.4%
Finance and real estate
Total: 75
Here:

6.3%
British Columbia:

6.2%
Male: 25
Here:

4.2%
British Columbia:

5.0%
Female: 50
Here:

8.1%
Province:

7.4%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 130
This region:

10.8%
Province:

4.9%
Male: 85
This region:

14.4%
British Columbia:

6.7%
Female: 45
This region:

7.3%
Province:

3.0%
Construction
Total: 105
This region:

8.8%
British Columbia:

7.6%
Male: 95
Here:

16.1%
Province:

12.6%
Female: 10
Here:

1.6%
Province:

2.0%
Wholesale trade
Total: 35
This region:

2.9%
Province:

4.2%
Male: 20
This region:

3.4%
British Columbia:

5.3%
Female: 10
Here:

1.6%
Province:

2.9%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 55
This region:

4.7%
British Columbia:

37.6%
Male: 20
Here:

3.5%
Province:

32.6%
Female: 30
This region:

5.1%
British Columbia:

43.2%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 515
Here:

44.4%
British Columbia:

3.4%
Male: 235
This region:

41.2%
British Columbia:

4.0%
Female: 280
Here:

47.9%
British Columbia:

2.9%
Worked at home
Total: 190
Here:

16.4%
British Columbia:

9.0%
Male: 90
Here:

15.8%
Province:

8.1%
Female: 95
This region:

16.2%
Province:

10.0%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 125
This region:

10.8%
British Columbia:

13.1%
Male: 90
Here:

15.8%
British Columbia:

18.9%
Female: 35
This region:

6.0%
Province:

6.6%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 10
Here:

0.9%
Province:

0.7%
Male: 10
Here:

1.8%
Province:

0.9%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 255
Here:

22.0%
Province:

35.7%
Male: 105
Here:

18.4%
Province:

34.9%
Female: 150
Here:

25.6%
Province:

36.6%
Worked in different province
Total: 10
Here:

0.9%
Province:

0.5%
Male: 10
Here:

1.8%
Province:

0.6%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 835
Here:

87.0%
Province:

71.6%
Male: 415
Here:

88.3%
British Columbia:

75.5%
Female: 420
Here:

85.7%
Province:

67.3%
All other modes
Total: 20
Here:

2.1%
British Columbia:

1.5%
Male: 10
This region:

2.1%
Province:

1.7%
Female: 10
This region:

2.0%
British Columbia:

1.2%
Car as passenger
Total: 65
Here:

6.8%
British Columbia:

7.7%
Male: 20
Here:

4.3%
Province:

6.4%
Female: 45
Here:

9.2%
British Columbia:

9.2%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 40
Here:

4.2%
British Columbia:

8.9%
Male: 25
Here:

5.3%
British Columbia:

8.2%
Female: 20
Here:

4.1%
British Columbia:

9.6%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 1,870
This region:

94.0%
Province:

91.3%
Male: 915
Here:

92.9%
British Columbia:

89.5%
Female: 955
This region:

95.0%
British Columbia:

93.1%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 1,845
This region:

92.7%
Province:

90.1%
Male: 910
Here:

92.4%
Province:

88.0%
Female: 935
Here:

93.0%
Province:

92.2%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 555
Here:

27.9%
British Columbia:

35.2%
Male: 235
This region:

23.9%
Province:

31.9%
Female: 320
This region:

31.8%
Province:

38.3%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 500
Here:

25.1%
British Columbia:

17.5%
Male: 185
Here:

18.8%
British Columbia:

14.8%
Female: 310
Here:

30.8%
British Columbia:

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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