Labour force activity
EmployedTotal: 199,555This division: | 64.5% |
Nova Scotia: | 57.2% |
Female: 98,350Here: | 60.6% |
Nova Scotia: | 53.0% |
Unemployed
Male: 6,780Here: | 4.6% |
Nova Scotia: | 6.4% |
Female: 6,600Here: | 4.1% |
Nova Scotia: | 5.2% |
Not in the labour forceTotal: 96,330Here: | 31.1% |
Nova Scotia: | 37.1% |
Male: 38,915This division: | 26.5% |
Nova Scotia: | 31.9% |
Female: 57,415This division: | 35.4% |
Province: | 41.8% |
Participation rateAll personsThis division: | 68.9% |
Nova Scotia: | 62.9% |
FemaleThis division: | 64.6% |
Nova Scotia: | 58.2% |
Unemployment rateAll personsThis division: | 6.3% |
Province: | 9.1% |
FemaleThis division: | 6.3% |
Province: | 8.9% |
Labour force activity in this division
Occupation
Sales and service occupationsTotal: 56,315Here: | 26.8% |
Nova Scotia: | 26.2% |
Female: 30,010This division: | 29.0% |
Province: | 32.3% |
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Male: 3,570Here: | 3.3% |
Nova Scotia: | 2.2% |
Business; finance and administration occupationsTotal: 41,905This division: | 19.9% |
Nova Scotia: | 17.0% |
Male: 12,020This division: | 11.3% |
Nova Scotia: | 8.7% |
Female: 29,890This division: | 28.9% |
Province: | 25.8% |
Management occupationsTotal: 22,815This division: | 10.9% |
Nova Scotia: | 8.9% |
Male: 14,155This division: | 13.3% |
Nova Scotia: | 10.5% |
Female: 8,660This division: | 8.4% |
Province: | 7.2% |
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilitiesTotal: 4,425This division: | 2.1% |
Province: | 4.7% |
Male: 2,995This division: | 2.8% |
Province: | 6.1% |
Female: 1,425Here: | 1.4% |
Nova Scotia: | 3.2% |
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupationsTotal: 24,860This division: | 11.8% |
Nova Scotia: | 14.9% |
Male: 23,410Here: | 22.0% |
Nova Scotia: | 27.4% |
Natural and applied sciences and related occupationsTotal: 14,730This division: | 7.0% |
Province: | 5.3% |
Male: 11,870This division: | 11.1% |
Province: | 8.2% |
Female: 2,860This division: | 2.8% |
Nova Scotia: | 2.2% |
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Male: 6,635Here: | 6.2% |
Nova Scotia: | 5.4% |
Female: 13,210Here: | 12.8% |
Nova Scotia: | 11.6% |
Health occupations
Male: 3,130This division: | 2.9% |
Nova Scotia: | 2.3% |
Female: 11,540This division: | 11.1% |
Nova Scotia: | 11.3% |
Occupations unique to primary industryTotal: 2,980Here: | 1.4% |
Nova Scotia: | 5.2% |
Male: 2,510This division: | 2.4% |
Province: | 8.6% |
Industry
Business services
Male: 25,830This division: | 24.2% |
Nova Scotia: | 19.5% |
Female: 17,660Here: | 17.1% |
Nova Scotia: | 14.9% |
Educational servicesTotal: 16,355Here: | 7.8% |
Nova Scotia: | 7.4% |
Male: 5,470This division: | 5.1% |
Nova Scotia: | 4.8% |
Female: 10,885Here: | 10.5% |
Nova Scotia: | 10.2% |
Other servicesTotal: 52,500This division: | 25.0% |
Nova Scotia: | 21.9% |
Health care and social servicesTotal: 24,485This division: | 11.7% |
Province: | 11.7% |
Male: 5,000Here: | 4.7% |
Nova Scotia: | 3.9% |
Female: 19,480Here: | 18.8% |
Nova Scotia: | 20.0% |
ManufacturingTotal: 11,020This division: | 5.2% |
Province: | 8.9% |
Male: 7,930This division: | 7.4% |
Nova Scotia: | 12.4% |
Female: 3,090This division: | 3.0% |
Province: | 5.1% |
Retail trade
Male: 10,725Here: | 10.1% |
Nova Scotia: | 10.1% |
Female: 14,320This division: | 13.8% |
Nova Scotia: | 15.1% |
Finance and real estateTotal: 13,540Here: | 6.4% |
Nova Scotia: | 4.6% |
Agriculture and other resource-based industriesTotal: 3,480Here: | 1.7% |
Nova Scotia: | 5.8% |
Male: 2,600This division: | 2.4% |
Nova Scotia: | 9.1% |
Female: 880This division: | 0.8% |
Province: | 2.3% |
ConstructionTotal: 11,590This division: | 5.5% |
Nova Scotia: | 6.4% |
Male: 10,325This division: | 9.7% |
Province: | 11.2% |
Female: 1,265This division: | 1.2% |
Province: | 1.2% |
Wholesale tradeTotal: 8,630This division: | 4.1% |
Province: | 3.5% |
Male: 5,915This division: | 5.5% |
Nova Scotia: | 4.8% |
Female: 2,715Here: | 2.6% |
Nova Scotia: | 2.2% |
Place of work status
Worked in same census subdivision of residenceTotal: 162,645Here: | 81.5% |
Nova Scotia: | 59.3% |
Male: 77,385This division: | 76.5% |
Province: | 53.9% |
Female: 85,260This division: | 86.7% |
Province: | 65.0% |
Worked in same province of residenceTotal: 2,565This division: | 1.3% |
Nova Scotia: | 6.8% |
Male: 1,345Here: | 1.3% |
Nova Scotia: | 7.4% |
Female: 1,220This division: | 1.2% |
Nova Scotia: | 6.2% |
Worked at homeTotal: 12,130This division: | 6.1% |
Province: | 6.4% |
Male: 5,825This division: | 5.8% |
Nova Scotia: | 6.3% |
Female: 6,300This division: | 6.4% |
Province: | 6.5% |
No fixed workplace address
Male: 14,845Here: | 14.7% |
Nova Scotia: | 17.3% |
Female: 4,595Here: | 4.7% |
Nova Scotia: | 4.8% |
Worked outside CanadaTotal: 1,000This division: | 0.5% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.4% |
Worked in same census division of residenceTotal: 60This division: | 0.0% |
Province: | 14.7% |
Male: 30This division: | 0.0% |
Nova Scotia: | 13.0% |
Female: 25This division: | 0.0% |
Nova Scotia: | 16.4% |
Worked in different provinceTotal: 1,710This division: | 0.9% |
Province: | 1.1% |
Female: 655This division: | 0.7% |
Province: | 0.8% |
Mode of transportation to work
Car as driverTotal: 121,400Here: | 65.1% |
Nova Scotia: | 72.8% |
Male: 66,725This division: | 70.5% |
Province: | 76.1% |
Female: 54,670This division: | 59.6% |
Nova Scotia: | 69.2% |
All other modesTotal: 2,410This division: | 1.3% |
Province: | 1.6% |
Female: 935This division: | 1.0% |
Province: | 1.3% |
Public transit
Female: 13,215Here: | 14.4% |
Nova Scotia: | 7.3% |
Car as passenger
Male: 7,500Here: | 7.9% |
Nova Scotia: | 9.0% |
Female: 12,330This division: | 13.4% |
Province: | 12.8% |
Walked or bicycledTotal: 20,670This division: | 11.1% |
Nova Scotia: | 8.8% |
Male: 10,060This division: | 10.6% |
Nova Scotia: | 8.3% |
Female: 10,610Here: | 11.6% |
Nova Scotia: | 9.5% |
Mode of transportation to work
Unpaid work
Population reporting hours of unpaid workTotal: 283,900Here: | 91.8% |
Nova Scotia: | 91.2% |
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Male: 129,555This division: | 88.2% |
Province: | 87.2% |
Female: 151,260This division: | 93.2% |
Province: | 92.7% |
Population reporting hours looking after children without payTotal: 106,875This division: | 34.6% |
Nova Scotia: | 34.7% |
Male: 46,255Here: | 31.5% |
Nova Scotia: | 30.9% |
Female: 60,615This division: | 37.3% |
Nova Scotia: | 38.0% |
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Male: 18,455This division: | 12.6% |
Nova Scotia: | 14.8% |
Female: 28,390Here: | 17.5% |
Nova Scotia: | 20.4% |
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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.
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