Labour force activity
EmployedTotal: 10,315This region: | 58.0% |
Province: | 57.2% |
Male: 5,765This region: | 65.8% |
Province: | 61.7% |
Female: 4,550Here: | 50.4% |
Nova Scotia: | 53.0% |
UnemployedTotal: 935This region: | 5.3% |
Nova Scotia: | 5.8% |
Female: 520This region: | 5.8% |
Nova Scotia: | 5.2% |
Not in the labour forceTotal: 6,530Here: | 36.7% |
Nova Scotia: | 37.1% |
Female: 3,950This region: | 43.7% |
Nova Scotia: | 41.8% |
Participation rateAll personsHere: | 63.3% |
Nova Scotia: | 62.9% |
FemaleThis region: | 56.2% |
Province: | 58.2% |
Unemployment rate
FemaleThis region: | 10.2% |
Province: | 8.9% |
Labour force activity in this region
Occupation
Sales and service occupationsTotal: 3,240This region: | 29.4% |
Nova Scotia: | 26.2% |
Female: 1,810This region: | 37.0% |
Province: | 32.3% |
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sportTotal: 170Here: | 1.5% |
Nova Scotia: | 2.7% |
Male: 65This region: | 1.1% |
Province: | 2.2% |
Female: 105Here: | 2.1% |
Nova Scotia: | 3.2% |
Business; finance and administration occupationsTotal: 1,160Here: | 10.5% |
Nova Scotia: | 17.0% |
Female: 855This region: | 17.5% |
Province: | 25.8% |
Management occupationsTotal: 945This region: | 8.6% |
Nova Scotia: | 8.9% |
Male: 635This region: | 10.4% |
Nova Scotia: | 10.5% |
Female: 300This region: | 6.1% |
Nova Scotia: | 7.2% |
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilitiesTotal: 995This region: | 9.0% |
Nova Scotia: | 4.7% |
Male: 675This region: | 11.0% |
Nova Scotia: | 6.1% |
Female: 315This region: | 6.4% |
Nova Scotia: | 3.2% |
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Male: 1,620This region: | 26.4% |
Province: | 27.4% |
Female: 110This region: | 2.2% |
Province: | 1.6% |
Natural and applied sciences and related occupationsTotal: 490This region: | 4.4% |
Nova Scotia: | 5.3% |
Female: 95This region: | 1.9% |
Province: | 2.2% |
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religionTotal: 710This region: | 6.4% |
Nova Scotia: | 8.4% |
Male: 220Here: | 3.6% |
Nova Scotia: | 5.4% |
Health occupationsTotal: 620This region: | 5.6% |
Nova Scotia: | 6.6% |
Male: 75Here: | 1.2% |
Nova Scotia: | 2.3% |
Female: 540This region: | 11.0% |
Province: | 11.3% |
Occupations unique to primary industry
Female: 265This region: | 5.4% |
Nova Scotia: | 1.6% |
Industry
Business services
Female: 455Here: | 9.3% |
Nova Scotia: | 14.9% |
Educational services
Male: 125This region: | 2.0% |
Nova Scotia: | 4.8% |
Female: 450This region: | 9.2% |
Province: | 10.2% |
Other servicesTotal: 3,200Here: | 29.0% |
Nova Scotia: | 21.9% |
Male: 2,025This region: | 33.1% |
Province: | 20.6% |
Female: 1,175This region: | 24.0% |
Nova Scotia: | 23.4% |
Health care and social servicesTotal: 1,215This region: | 11.0% |
Nova Scotia: | 11.7% |
Male: 210This region: | 3.4% |
Province: | 3.9% |
Female: 1,005This region: | 20.5% |
Province: | 20.0% |
ManufacturingTotal: 1,350This region: | 12.2% |
Nova Scotia: | 8.9% |
Female: 405This region: | 8.3% |
Province: | 5.1% |
Retail tradeTotal: 1,265This region: | 11.5% |
Province: | 12.5% |
Male: 495This region: | 8.1% |
Nova Scotia: | 10.1% |
Finance and real estateTotal: 240This region: | 2.2% |
Nova Scotia: | 4.6% |
Male: 45This region: | 0.7% |
Province: | 3.6% |
Female: 195This region: | 4.0% |
Nova Scotia: | 5.6% |
Agriculture and other resource-based industriesTotal: 1,010Here: | 9.2% |
Nova Scotia: | 5.8% |
Male: 695Here: | 11.3% |
Nova Scotia: | 9.1% |
Female: 315This region: | 6.4% |
Province: | 2.3% |
ConstructionTotal: 655Here: | 5.9% |
Nova Scotia: | 6.4% |
Male: 610This region: | 10.0% |
Nova Scotia: | 11.2% |
Female: 40This region: | 0.8% |
Nova Scotia: | 1.2% |
Wholesale tradeTotal: 320This region: | 2.9% |
Nova Scotia: | 3.5% |
Female: 85This region: | 1.7% |
Nova Scotia: | 2.2% |
Place of work status
Worked in same census subdivision of residenceTotal: 4,790This region: | 46.4% |
Nova Scotia: | 59.3% |
Male: 2,785This region: | 48.3% |
Province: | 53.9% |
Female: 2,005Here: | 44.0% |
Nova Scotia: | 65.0% |
Worked in same province of residenceTotal: 725Here: | 7.0% |
Nova Scotia: | 6.8% |
Male: 350Here: | 6.1% |
Nova Scotia: | 7.4% |
Worked at home
Male: 435This region: | 7.5% |
Nova Scotia: | 6.3% |
Female: 320This region: | 7.0% |
Nova Scotia: | 6.5% |
No fixed workplace address
Male: 760Here: | 13.2% |
Nova Scotia: | 17.3% |
Female: 225Here: | 4.9% |
Nova Scotia: | 4.8% |
Worked outside Canada
Male: 15Here: | 0.3% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.6% |
Worked in same census division of residence
Male: 1,365Here: | 23.7% |
Nova Scotia: | 13.0% |
Female: 1,570Here: | 34.5% |
Nova Scotia: | 16.4% |
Worked in different provinceTotal: 100This region: | 1.0% |
Province: | 1.1% |
Male: 60Here: | 1.0% |
Nova Scotia: | 1.4% |
Mode of transportation to work
Car as driverTotal: 8,000Here: | 83.9% |
Nova Scotia: | 72.8% |
Male: 4,550This region: | 85.6% |
Nova Scotia: | 76.1% |
All other modesTotal: 80This region: | 0.8% |
Province: | 1.6% |
Male: 60Here: | 1.1% |
Nova Scotia: | 1.9% |
Public transitTotal: 90Here: | 0.9% |
Nova Scotia: | 5.9% |
Car as passengerTotal: 820This region: | 8.6% |
Province: | 10.8% |
Male: 390This region: | 7.3% |
Province: | 9.0% |
Female: 435This region: | 10.3% |
Nova Scotia: | 12.8% |
Walked or bicycledTotal: 545This region: | 5.7% |
Nova Scotia: | 8.8% |
Male: 265This region: | 5.0% |
Nova Scotia: | 8.3% |
Female: 275This region: | 6.5% |
Province: | 9.5% |
Mode of transportation to work
Unpaid work
Population reporting hours of unpaid workTotal: 16,610This region: | 93.4% |
Province: | 91.2% |
Male: 7,995This region: | 91.3% |
Nova Scotia: | 88.6% |
Female: 8,615This region: | 95.4% |
Nova Scotia: | 93.5% |
Population reporting hours of unpaid houseworkTotal: 16,470This region: | 92.6% |
Nova Scotia: | 90.1% |
Male: 7,935This region: | 90.6% |
Nova Scotia: | 87.2% |
Female: 8,530Here: | 94.5% |
Nova Scotia: | 92.7% |
Population reporting hours looking after children without payTotal: 6,710This region: | 37.7% |
Nova Scotia: | 34.7% |
Female: 3,710This region: | 41.1% |
Province: | 38.0% |
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniorsTotal: 3,265Here: | 18.4% |
Nova Scotia: | 17.7% |
Male: 1,365This region: | 15.6% |
Province: | 14.8% |
Female: 1,895This region: | 21.0% |
Province: | 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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