Labour force activity
Employed
Male: 1,275This region: | 65.7% |
Province: | 66.7% |
Female: 1,055This region: | 54.7% |
Province: | 56.9% |
Unemployed
Male: 30This region: | 1.5% |
Province: | 4.1% |
Female: 45Here: | 2.3% |
British Columbia: | 3.8% |
Not in the labour forceTotal: 1,455This region: | 37.7% |
Province: | 34.4% |
Female: 825This region: | 42.7% |
Province: | 39.3% |
Participation rateAll personsThis region: | 62.4% |
Province: | 65.6% |
MaleThis region: | 67.5% |
Province: | 70.7% |
FemaleThis region: | 57.0% |
British Columbia: | 60.7% |
Unemployment rateAll personsThis region: | 3.1% |
British Columbia: | 6.0% |
FemaleThis region: | 4.1% |
Province: | 6.3% |
Labour force activity in Kent
Occupation
Sales and service occupationsTotal: 605This region: | 25.3% |
Province: | 25.3% |
Female: 375Here: | 34.6% |
British Columbia: | 31.6% |
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sportTotal: 75This region: | 3.1% |
British Columbia: | 3.5% |
Business; finance and administration occupationsTotal: 295This region: | 12.3% |
Province: | 17.1% |
Management occupationsTotal: 185This region: | 7.7% |
British Columbia: | 10.5% |
Male: 115Here: | 8.8% |
British Columbia: | 12.6% |
Female: 70This region: | 6.5% |
Province: | 8.2% |
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilitiesTotal: 125This region: | 5.2% |
British Columbia: | 4.2% |
Male: 100Here: | 7.7% |
British Columbia: | 5.6% |
Female: 20This region: | 1.8% |
Province: | 2.6% |
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Female: 15Here: | 1.4% |
British Columbia: | 2.2% |
Natural and applied sciences and related occupationsTotal: 85This region: | 3.6% |
British Columbia: | 6.3% |
Male: 65Here: | 5.0% |
British Columbia: | 9.6% |
Female: 20This region: | 1.8% |
British Columbia: | 2.7% |
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Male: 40This region: | 3.1% |
Province: | 5.2% |
Health occupations
Male: 10Here: | 0.8% |
British Columbia: | 2.3% |
Occupations unique to primary industry
Male: 230This region: | 17.6% |
British Columbia: | 5.4% |
Industry
Business services
Female: 105This region: | 9.7% |
Province: | 16.5% |
Educational servicesTotal: 200This region: | 8.4% |
Province: | 7.0% |
Male: 40This region: | 3.1% |
Province: | 4.5% |
Female: 155Here: | 14.3% |
British Columbia: | 9.6% |
Other servicesTotal: 545This region: | 22.8% |
Province: | 20.6% |
Male: 250This region: | 19.2% |
Province: | 17.8% |
Female: 295This region: | 27.2% |
British Columbia: | 23.7% |
Health care and social servicesTotal: 115Here: | 4.8% |
British Columbia: | 9.7% |
ManufacturingTotal: 210This region: | 8.8% |
Province: | 8.6% |
Male: 170This region: | 13.0% |
British Columbia: | 12.1% |
Female: 40This region: | 3.7% |
Province: | 4.8% |
Retail tradeTotal: 225Here: | 9.4% |
British Columbia: | 11.4% |
Male: 120This region: | 9.2% |
British Columbia: | 9.5% |
Finance and real estateTotal: 120This region: | 5.0% |
Province: | 6.2% |
Male: 30Here: | 2.3% |
British Columbia: | 5.0% |
Female: 90This region: | 8.3% |
Province: | 7.4% |
Agriculture and other resource-based industriesTotal: 380This region: | 15.9% |
Province: | 4.9% |
Male: 240This region: | 18.4% |
Province: | 6.7% |
ConstructionTotal: 235This region: | 9.8% |
British Columbia: | 7.6% |
Male: 215This region: | 16.5% |
Province: | 12.6% |
Female: 20This region: | 1.8% |
British Columbia: | 2.0% |
Wholesale tradeTotal: 60Here: | 2.5% |
British Columbia: | 4.2% |
Male: 35This region: | 2.7% |
Province: | 5.3% |
Female: 20This region: | 1.8% |
Province: | 2.9% |
Place of work status
Worked in same census subdivision of residenceTotal: 640This region: | 27.5% |
Province: | 37.6% |
Male: 340This region: | 26.6% |
British Columbia: | 32.6% |
Female: 300This region: | 28.4% |
British Columbia: | 43.2% |
Worked in same province of residenceTotal: 140This region: | 6.0% |
British Columbia: | 3.4% |
Male: 60Here: | 4.7% |
British Columbia: | 4.0% |
Worked at homeTotal: 405This region: | 17.4% |
British Columbia: | 9.0% |
Male: 200This region: | 15.6% |
Province: | 8.1% |
No fixed workplace addressTotal: 280This region: | 12.0% |
Province: | 13.1% |
Female: 20This region: | 1.9% |
Province: | 6.6% |
Worked outside CanadaTotal: 10This region: | 0.4% |
Province: | 0.7% |
Male: 10Here: | 0.8% |
British Columbia: | 0.9% |
Worked in same census division of residenceTotal: 860This region: | 36.9% |
British Columbia: | 35.7% |
Male: 415This region: | 32.4% |
Province: | 34.9% |
Female: 440This region: | 41.7% |
Province: | 36.6% |
Mode of transportation to work
Car as driverTotal: 1,575This region: | 82.2% |
British Columbia: | 71.6% |
Male: 890Here: | 82.8% |
British Columbia: | 75.5% |
Female: 680This region: | 81.0% |
British Columbia: | 67.3% |
All other modes
Male: 15Here: | 1.4% |
British Columbia: | 1.7% |
Public transitTotal: 20This region: | 1.0% |
Province: | 10.3% |
Female: 10Here: | 1.2% |
British Columbia: | 12.8% |
Car as passengerTotal: 125This region: | 6.5% |
Province: | 7.7% |
Male: 65This region: | 6.0% |
Province: | 6.4% |
Female: 60Here: | 7.1% |
British Columbia: | 9.2% |
Walked or bicycled
Male: 85This region: | 7.9% |
Province: | 8.2% |
Female: 90Here: | 10.7% |
British Columbia: | 9.6% |
Mode of transportation to work
Unpaid work
Population reporting hours of unpaid workTotal: 3,530This region: | 91.5% |
British Columbia: | 91.3% |
Male: 1,700This region: | 87.6% |
British Columbia: | 89.5% |
Female: 1,835This region: | 95.1% |
British Columbia: | 93.1% |
Population reporting hours of unpaid houseworkTotal: 3,495Here: | 90.5% |
British Columbia: | 90.1% |
Male: 1,675This region: | 86.3% |
Province: | 88.0% |
Female: 1,820This region: | 94.3% |
Province: | 92.2% |
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Male: 555Here: | 28.6% |
British Columbia: | 31.9% |
Female: 755Here: | 39.1% |
British Columbia: | 38.3% |
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniorsTotal: 695This region: | 18.0% |
British Columbia: | 17.5% |
Male: 240Here: | 12.4% |
British Columbia: | 14.8% |
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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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