Delta - District municipality, British Columbia, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 50,635
Here:

65.0%
Province:

61.6%
Male: 26,615
Here:

70.0%
Province:

66.7%
Female: 24,015
This region:

60.2%
British Columbia:

56.9%
Unemployed
Total: 2,470
This region:

3.2%
British Columbia:

3.9%
Male: 1,175
Here:

3.1%
British Columbia:

4.1%
Female: 1,295
Here:

3.2%
British Columbia:

3.8%
Not in the labour force
Total: 24,825
This region:

31.9%
Province:

34.4%
Male: 10,220
Here:

26.9%
Province:

29.3%
Female: 14,605
Here:

36.6%
British Columbia:

39.3%
Participation rate
All persons
Here:

68.1%
British Columbia:

65.6%
Male
Here:

73.1%
Province:

70.7%
Female
This region:

63.4%
Province:

60.7%
Unemployment rate
All persons
Here:

4.7%
Province:

6.0%
Male
This region:

4.2%
Province:

5.8%
Female
Here:

5.1%
British Columbia:

6.3%

Labour force activity in this region

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 12,940
Here:

24.7%
Province:

25.3%
Male: 5,540
Here:

20.2%
British Columbia:

19.7%
Female: 7,400
Here:

29.7%
Province:

31.6%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 1,545
Here:

2.9%
Province:

3.5%
Male: 695
Here:

2.5%
Province:

3.1%
Female: 855
This region:

3.4%
British Columbia:

3.9%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 10,080
Here:

19.2%
Province:

17.1%
Male: 2,770
This region:

10.1%
Province:

9.0%
Female: 7,310
This region:

29.3%
Province:

26.2%
Management occupations
Total: 6,225
Here:

11.9%
British Columbia:

10.5%
Male: 4,060
Here:

14.8%
British Columbia:

12.6%
Female: 2,165
Here:

8.7%
British Columbia:

8.2%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 2,150
This region:

4.1%
Province:

4.2%
Male: 1,475
Here:

5.4%
British Columbia:

5.6%
Female: 675
This region:

2.7%
British Columbia:

2.6%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 8,180
This region:

15.6%
British Columbia:

15.5%
Male: 7,620
This region:

27.7%
Province:

27.5%
Female: 560
This region:

2.2%
British Columbia:

2.2%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 3,465
Here:

6.6%
British Columbia:

6.3%
Male: 2,805
This region:

10.2%
British Columbia:

9.6%
Female: 660
Here:

2.6%
British Columbia:

2.7%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 4,035
Here:

7.7%
Province:

8.1%
Male: 1,185
This region:

4.3%
British Columbia:

5.2%
Female: 2,855
Here:

11.5%
British Columbia:

11.3%
Health occupations
Total: 2,445
Here:

4.7%
British Columbia:

5.5%
Male: 370
This region:

1.3%
Province:

2.3%
Female: 2,075
This region:

8.3%
Province:

9.0%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 1,340
This region:

2.6%
British Columbia:

3.9%
Male: 970
This region:

3.5%
Province:

5.4%
Female: 370
Here:

1.5%
British Columbia:

2.3%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 12,365
Here:

23.6%
British Columbia:

19.9%
Male: 7,760
This region:

28.2%
British Columbia:

23.0%
Female: 4,605
This region:

18.5%
Province:

16.5%
Educational services
Total: 3,905
This region:

7.5%
Province:

7.0%
Male: 1,145
This region:

4.2%
Province:

4.5%
Female: 2,760
This region:

11.1%
British Columbia:

9.6%
Other services
Total: 9,995
Here:

19.1%
Province:

20.6%
Male: 4,225
This region:

15.4%
British Columbia:

17.8%
Female: 5,775
Here:

23.2%
Province:

23.7%
Health care and social services
Total: 4,400
Here:

8.4%
British Columbia:

9.7%
Male: 625
This region:

2.3%
British Columbia:

3.4%
Female: 3,780
This region:

15.2%
British Columbia:

16.7%
Manufacturing
Total: 5,030
Here:

9.6%
Province:

8.6%
Male: 3,755
Here:

13.7%
British Columbia:

12.1%
Female: 1,275
This region:

5.1%
British Columbia:

4.8%
Retail trade
Total: 5,045
Here:

9.6%
Province:

11.4%
Male: 2,470
Here:

9.0%
British Columbia:

9.5%
Female: 2,580
Here:

10.4%
British Columbia:

13.4%
Finance and real estate
Total: 3,495
Here:

6.7%
British Columbia:

6.2%
Male: 1,385
Here:

5.0%
Province:

5.0%
Female: 2,110
This region:

8.5%
British Columbia:

7.4%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 1,455
This region:

2.8%
British Columbia:

4.9%
Male: 985
Here:

3.6%
Province:

6.7%
Female: 480
This region:

1.9%
Province:

3.0%
Construction
Total: 3,630
This region:

6.9%
Province:

7.6%
Male: 3,120
Here:

11.3%
Province:

12.6%
Female: 510
This region:

2.0%
Province:

2.0%
Wholesale trade
Total: 3,085
This region:

5.9%
British Columbia:

4.2%
Male: 2,015
This region:

7.3%
British Columbia:

5.3%
Female: 1,065
This region:

4.3%
British Columbia:

2.9%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 11,955
This region:

23.6%
British Columbia:

37.6%
Male: 5,070
This region:

19.0%
British Columbia:

32.6%
Female: 6,880
Here:

28.6%
British Columbia:

43.2%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 330
This region:

0.7%
Province:

3.4%
Male: 190
This region:

0.7%
Province:

4.0%
Female: 140
Here:

0.6%
British Columbia:

2.9%
Worked at home
Total: 4,275
This region:

8.4%
British Columbia:

9.0%
Male: 1,885
This region:

7.1%
British Columbia:

8.1%
Female: 2,390
Here:

10.0%
British Columbia:

10.0%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 6,825
Here:

13.5%
British Columbia:

13.1%
Male: 5,175
This region:

19.4%
British Columbia:

18.9%
Female: 1,650
Here:

6.9%
Province:

6.6%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 350
This region:

0.7%
British Columbia:

0.7%
Male: 225
Here:

0.8%
Province:

0.9%
Female: 125
This region:

0.5%
Province:

0.4%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 26,785
This region:

52.9%
Province:

35.7%
Male: 14,000
Here:

52.6%
British Columbia:

34.9%
Female: 12,785
Here:

53.2%
Province:

36.6%
Worked in different province
Total: 110
This region:

0.2%
British Columbia:

0.5%
Male: 65
This region:

0.2%
British Columbia:

0.6%
Female: 45
Here:

0.2%
British Columbia:

0.4%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 35,865
Here:

78.0%
Province:

71.6%
Male: 20,205
This region:

82.5%
Province:

75.5%
Female: 15,660
Here:

72.8%
Province:

67.3%
All other modes
Total: 595
Here:

1.3%
Province:

1.5%
Male: 325
Here:

1.3%
British Columbia:

1.7%
Female: 265
Here:

1.2%
Province:

1.2%
Public transit
Total: 4,190
Here:

9.1%
British Columbia:

10.3%
Male: 1,745
Here:

7.1%
British Columbia:

8.2%
Female: 2,445
This region:

11.4%
British Columbia:

12.8%
Car as passenger
Total: 3,380
This region:

7.3%
Province:

7.7%
Male: 1,430
Here:

5.8%
British Columbia:

6.4%
Female: 1,945
This region:

9.0%
British Columbia:

9.2%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 1,980
Here:

4.3%
British Columbia:

8.9%
Male: 795
This region:

3.2%
British Columbia:

8.2%
Female: 1,185
Here:

5.5%
British Columbia:

9.6%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 71,775
Here:

92.1%
Province:

91.3%
Male: 34,340
This region:

90.3%
British Columbia:

89.5%
Female: 37,430
This region:

93.8%
British Columbia:

93.1%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 70,940
This region:

91.0%
British Columbia:

90.1%
Male: 33,870
Here:

89.1%
British Columbia:

88.0%
Female: 37,070
Here:

92.9%
Province:

92.2%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 32,170
Here:

41.3%
British Columbia:

35.2%
Male: 14,455
Here:

38.0%
Province:

31.9%
Female: 17,720
This region:

44.4%
British Columbia:

38.3%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 15,135
Here:

19.4%
Province:

17.5%
Male: 6,440
This region:

16.9%
Province:

14.8%
Female: 8,690
This region:

21.8%
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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