Lake Country - District municipality, British Columbia, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 5,250
This region:

66.0%
Province:

61.6%
Male: 2,865
Here:

72.3%
British Columbia:

66.7%
Female: 2,375
This region:

59.5%
British Columbia:

56.9%
Unemployed
Total: 270
This region:

3.4%
Province:

3.9%
Male: 155
Here:

3.9%
British Columbia:

4.1%
Female: 115
Here:

2.9%
British Columbia:

3.8%
Not in the labour force
Total: 2,430
This region:

30.6%
British Columbia:

34.4%
Male: 935
Here:

23.6%
British Columbia:

29.3%
Female: 1,495
Here:

37.5%
British Columbia:

39.3%
Participation rate
All persons
This region:

69.4%
Province:

65.6%
Male
Here:

76.4%
British Columbia:

70.7%
Female
This region:

62.5%
Province:

60.7%
Unemployment rate
All persons
Here:

4.9%
British Columbia:

6.0%
Male
Here:

5.1%
Province:

5.8%
Female
Here:

4.6%
British Columbia:

6.3%

Labour force activity in Lake Country

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 1,165
Here:

21.2%
Province:

25.3%
Male: 495
Here:

16.5%
Province:

19.7%
Female: 675
Here:

27.2%
Province:

31.6%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 115
Here:

2.1%
British Columbia:

3.5%
Male: 55
This region:

1.8%
British Columbia:

3.1%
Female: 60
This region:

2.4%
Province:

3.9%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 835
Here:

15.2%
Province:

17.1%
Male: 155
This region:

5.2%
Province:

9.0%
Female: 680
Here:

27.4%
Province:

26.2%
Management occupations
Total: 595
This region:

10.8%
British Columbia:

10.5%
Male: 390
Here:

13.0%
British Columbia:

12.6%
Female: 205
Here:

8.2%
British Columbia:

8.2%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 205
This region:

3.7%
British Columbia:

4.2%
Male: 140
Here:

4.7%
Province:

5.6%
Female: 65
This region:

2.6%
Province:

2.6%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 1,110
This region:

20.2%
British Columbia:

15.5%
Male: 1,035
Here:

34.4%
Province:

27.5%
Female: 70
Here:

2.8%
Province:

2.2%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 365
This region:

6.6%
Province:

6.3%
Male: 315
Here:

10.5%
Province:

9.6%
Female: 55
This region:

2.2%
Province:

2.7%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 395
This region:

7.2%
Province:

8.1%
Male: 145
This region:

4.8%
Province:

5.2%
Female: 250
This region:

10.1%
Province:

11.3%
Health occupations
Total: 340
This region:

6.2%
British Columbia:

5.5%
Male: 70
This region:

2.3%
Province:

2.3%
Female: 275
Here:

11.1%
British Columbia:

9.0%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 370
Here:

6.7%
Province:

3.9%
Male: 210
Here:

7.0%
British Columbia:

5.4%
Female: 155
Here:

6.2%
British Columbia:

2.3%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 1,115
This region:

20.3%
British Columbia:

19.9%
Male: 655
Here:

21.8%
British Columbia:

23.0%
Female: 455
This region:

18.3%
British Columbia:

16.5%
Educational services
Total: 280
This region:

5.1%
British Columbia:

7.0%
Male: 110
This region:

3.7%
Province:

4.5%
Female: 175
Here:

7.1%
Province:

9.6%
Other services
Total: 960
Here:

17.5%
British Columbia:

20.6%
Male: 465
Here:

15.5%
British Columbia:

17.8%
Female: 490
Here:

19.8%
Province:

23.7%
Health care and social services
Total: 480
This region:

8.7%
British Columbia:

9.7%
Male: 75
Here:

2.5%
British Columbia:

3.4%
Female: 405
Here:

16.3%
British Columbia:

16.7%
Manufacturing
Total: 475
This region:

8.7%
British Columbia:

8.6%
Male: 360
This region:

12.0%
British Columbia:

12.1%
Female: 115
Here:

4.6%
British Columbia:

4.8%
Retail trade
Total: 485
This region:

8.8%
Province:

11.4%
Male: 195
Here:

6.5%
British Columbia:

9.5%
Female: 290
Here:

11.7%
British Columbia:

13.4%
Finance and real estate
Total: 290
Here:

5.3%
Province:

6.2%
Male: 115
This region:

3.8%
British Columbia:

5.0%
Female: 175
This region:

7.1%
Province:

7.4%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 420
Here:

7.7%
Province:

4.9%
Male: 225
This region:

7.5%
British Columbia:

6.7%
Female: 195
This region:

7.9%
British Columbia:

3.0%
Construction
Total: 700
Here:

12.8%
British Columbia:

7.6%
Male: 600
This region:

20.0%
British Columbia:

12.6%
Female: 105
Here:

4.2%
British Columbia:

2.0%
Wholesale trade
Total: 280
Here:

5.1%
British Columbia:

4.2%
Male: 200
This region:

6.7%
British Columbia:

5.3%
Female: 80
Here:

3.2%
British Columbia:

2.9%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 885
Here:

16.9%
British Columbia:

37.6%
Male: 355
Here:

12.4%
British Columbia:

32.6%
Female: 530
This region:

22.3%
British Columbia:

43.2%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 380
This region:

7.2%
British Columbia:

3.4%
Male: 195
This region:

6.8%
British Columbia:

4.0%
Female: 185
Here:

7.8%
Province:

2.9%
Worked at home
Total: 715
Here:

13.6%
Province:

9.0%
Male: 345
This region:

12.0%
Province:

8.1%
Female: 365
Here:

15.3%
British Columbia:

10.0%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 810
Here:

15.4%
Province:

13.1%
Male: 665
Here:

23.2%
British Columbia:

18.9%
Female: 145
Here:

6.1%
Province:

6.6%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 15
Here:

0.3%
British Columbia:

0.7%
Male: 15
Here:

0.5%
Province:

0.9%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 2,385
Here:

45.4%
Province:

35.7%
Male: 1,245
This region:

43.4%
British Columbia:

34.9%
Female: 1,135
This region:

47.7%
British Columbia:

36.6%
Worked in different province
Total: 60
This region:

1.1%
Province:

0.5%
Male: 45
Here:

1.6%
Province:

0.6%
Female: 10
This region:

0.4%
Province:

0.4%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 4,030
This region:

89.3%
British Columbia:

71.6%
Male: 2,300
This region:

91.8%
British Columbia:

75.5%
Female: 1,730
Here:

86.3%
Province:

67.3%
All other modes
Total: 75
Here:

1.7%
Province:

1.5%
Male: 40
This region:

1.6%
Province:

1.7%
Female: 40
Here:

2.0%
British Columbia:

1.2%
Public transit
Total: 45
Here:

1.0%
British Columbia:

10.3%
Male: 20
This region:

0.8%
Province:

8.2%
Female: 20
This region:

1.0%
Province:

12.8%
Car as passenger
Total: 265
This region:

5.9%
British Columbia:

7.7%
Male: 120
Here:

4.8%
Province:

6.4%
Female: 140
Here:

7.0%
British Columbia:

9.2%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 100
This region:

2.2%
British Columbia:

8.9%
Male: 30
Here:

1.2%
British Columbia:

8.2%
Female: 75
This region:

3.7%
Province:

9.6%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 7,525
Here:

94.7%
British Columbia:

91.3%
Male: 3,690
This region:

93.2%
British Columbia:

89.5%
Female: 3,835
Here:

96.1%
British Columbia:

93.1%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 7,470
Here:

94.0%
Province:

90.1%
Male: 3,675
This region:

92.8%
Province:

88.0%
Female: 3,795
Here:

95.1%
British Columbia:

92.2%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 2,950
This region:

37.1%
Province:

35.2%
Male: 1,370
This region:

34.6%
British Columbia:

31.9%
Female: 1,570
Here:

39.3%
Province:

38.3%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 1,495
Here:

18.8%
British Columbia:

17.5%
Male: 580
This region:

14.6%
British Columbia:

14.8%
Female: 910
This region:

22.8%
Province:

20.0%

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