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



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 18,835
This city:

55.4%
Province:

61.6%
Male: 9,690
This city:

59.5%
British Columbia:

66.7%
Female: 9,150
Here:

51.6%
Province:

56.9%
Unemployed
Total: 1,385
Here:

4.1%
Province:

3.9%
Male: 790
This city:

4.8%
British Columbia:

4.1%
Female: 600
This city:

3.4%
British Columbia:

3.8%
Not in the labour force
Total: 13,785
This city:

40.5%
Province:

34.4%
Male: 5,815
This city:

35.7%
British Columbia:

29.3%
Female: 7,970
This city:

45.0%
Province:

39.3%
Participation rate
All persons
This city:

59.5%
British Columbia:

65.6%
Male
This city:

64.3%
Province:

70.7%
Female
This city:

55.0%
British Columbia:

60.7%
Unemployment rate
All persons
This city:

6.8%
Province:

6.0%
Male
This city:

7.5%
British Columbia:

5.8%
Female
This city:

6.2%
British Columbia:

6.3%

Labour force activity in this city

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 5,485
This city:

27.8%
British Columbia:

25.3%
Male: 1,920
Here:

18.8%
Province:

19.7%
Female: 3,560
This city:

37.3%
British Columbia:

31.6%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 600
This city:

3.0%
British Columbia:

3.5%
Male: 230
This city:

2.2%
British Columbia:

3.1%
Female: 365
Here:

3.8%
Province:

3.9%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 2,660
This city:

13.5%
British Columbia:

17.1%
Male: 595
This city:

5.8%
British Columbia:

9.0%
Female: 2,065
Here:

21.7%
British Columbia:

26.2%
Management occupations
Total: 1,930
Here:

9.8%
British Columbia:

10.5%
Male: 1,040
This city:

10.2%
British Columbia:

12.6%
Female: 890
This city:

9.3%
British Columbia:

8.2%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 930
This city:

4.7%
Province:

4.2%
Male: 830
Here:

8.1%
Province:

5.6%
Female: 100
This city:

1.0%
Province:

2.6%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 3,580
Here:

18.1%
Province:

15.5%
Male: 3,390
This city:

33.1%
Province:

27.5%
Female: 190
This city:

2.0%
British Columbia:

2.2%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 805
This city:

4.1%
British Columbia:

6.3%
Male: 675
This city:

6.6%
Province:

9.6%
Female: 130
Here:

1.4%
British Columbia:

2.7%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 1,430
This city:

7.2%
British Columbia:

8.1%
Male: 370
Here:

3.6%
British Columbia:

5.2%
Female: 1,060
This city:

11.1%
British Columbia:

11.3%
Health occupations
Total: 1,160
This city:

5.9%
Province:

5.5%
Male: 265
This city:

2.6%
British Columbia:

2.3%
Female: 890
This city:

9.3%
British Columbia:

9.0%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 1,185
This city:

6.0%
Province:

3.9%
Male: 910
Here:

8.9%
Province:

5.4%
Female: 275
Here:

2.9%
British Columbia:

2.3%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 2,380
This city:

12.0%
British Columbia:

19.9%
Male: 1,505
Here:

14.7%
British Columbia:

23.0%
Female: 875
Here:

9.2%
Province:

16.5%
Educational services
Total: 1,175
Here:

5.9%
Province:

7.0%
Male: 320
This city:

3.1%
Province:

4.5%
Female: 855
Here:

9.0%
British Columbia:

9.6%
Other services
Total: 4,320
Here:

21.9%
British Columbia:

20.6%
Male: 1,795
This city:

17.5%
British Columbia:

17.8%
Female: 2,520
This city:

26.4%
Province:

23.7%
Health care and social services
Total: 2,300
This city:

11.6%
British Columbia:

9.7%
Male: 365
This city:

3.6%
British Columbia:

3.4%
Female: 1,935
This city:

20.3%
British Columbia:

16.7%
Manufacturing
Total: 1,910
Here:

9.7%
British Columbia:

8.6%
Male: 1,595
This city:

15.6%
British Columbia:

12.1%
Female: 315
This city:

3.3%
British Columbia:

4.8%
Retail trade
Total: 2,920
This city:

14.8%
British Columbia:

11.4%
Male: 1,225
This city:

12.0%
Province:

9.5%
Female: 1,695
Here:

17.8%
Province:

13.4%
Finance and real estate
Total: 1,000
This city:

5.1%
Province:

6.2%
Male: 365
Here:

3.6%
British Columbia:

5.0%
Female: 635
This city:

6.7%
Province:

7.4%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 1,535
This city:

7.8%
Province:

4.9%
Male: 1,150
This city:

11.2%
British Columbia:

6.7%
Female: 385
Here:

4.0%
Province:

3.0%
Construction
Total: 1,640
This city:

8.3%
British Columbia:

7.6%
Male: 1,500
Here:

14.7%
Province:

12.6%
Female: 140
Here:

1.5%
Province:

2.0%
Wholesale trade
Total: 585
This city:

3.0%
Province:

4.2%
Male: 405
This city:

4.0%
Province:

5.3%
Female: 180
This city:

1.9%
Province:

2.9%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 5,155
This city:

27.4%
Province:

37.6%
Male: 2,700
Here:

27.9%
Province:

32.6%
Female: 2,460
Here:

26.9%
British Columbia:

43.2%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 2,320
Here:

12.3%
Province:

3.4%
Male: 1,315
This city:

13.6%
Province:

4.0%
Female: 1,005
This city:

11.0%
Province:

2.9%
Worked at home
Total: 1,940
This city:

10.3%
Province:

9.0%
Male: 875
This city:

9.0%
Province:

8.1%
Female: 1,060
This city:

11.6%
Province:

10.0%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 2,575
This city:

13.7%
Province:

13.1%
Male: 2,035
Here:

21.0%
Province:

18.9%
Female: 545
Here:

6.0%
Province:

6.6%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 50
This city:

0.3%
Province:

0.7%
Male: 35
Here:

0.4%
British Columbia:

0.9%
Female: 20
This city:

0.2%
British Columbia:

0.4%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 6,705
Here:

35.6%
Province:

35.7%
Male: 2,685
This city:

27.7%
British Columbia:

34.9%
Female: 4,020
Here:

43.9%
Province:

36.6%
Worked in different province
Total: 90
This city:

0.5%
Province:

0.5%
Male: 45
Here:

0.5%
Province:

0.6%
Female: 40
Here:

0.4%
British Columbia:

0.4%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 13,495
This city:

80.1%
British Columbia:

71.6%
Male: 7,120
Here:

81.1%
Province:

75.5%
Female: 6,375
Here:

79.0%
Province:

67.3%
All other modes
Total: 205
Here:

1.2%
Province:

1.5%
Male: 125
This city:

1.4%
Province:

1.7%
Female: 80
Here:

1.0%
British Columbia:

1.2%
Public transit
Total: 165
This city:

1.0%
Province:

10.3%
Male: 40
This city:

0.5%
British Columbia:

8.2%
Female: 125
This city:

1.5%
Province:

12.8%
Car as passenger
Total: 1,575
Here:

9.3%
Province:

7.7%
Male: 860
Here:

9.8%
British Columbia:

6.4%
Female: 715
Here:

8.9%
Province:

9.2%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 1,405
This city:

8.3%
Province:

8.9%
Male: 630
This city:

7.2%
British Columbia:

8.2%
Female: 775
Here:

9.6%
Province:

9.6%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 31,470
This city:

92.5%
Province:

91.3%
Male: 14,795
Here:

90.8%
Province:

89.5%
Female: 16,675
Here:

94.1%
British Columbia:

93.1%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 31,085
This city:

91.4%
Province:

90.1%
Male: 14,555
This city:

89.3%
British Columbia:

88.0%
Female: 16,535
Here:

93.3%
British Columbia:

92.2%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 12,300
This city:

36.2%
British Columbia:

35.2%
Male: 5,310
This city:

32.6%
British Columbia:

31.9%
Female: 6,985
This city:

39.4%
British Columbia:

38.3%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 6,505
Here:

19.1%
Province:

17.5%
Male: 2,570
Here:

15.8%
Province:

14.8%
Female: 3,935
Here:

22.2%
British Columbia:

20.0%

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