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



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 63,110
This division:

53.8%
Province:

61.6%
Male: 32,400
Here:

57.4%
British Columbia:

66.7%
Female: 30,705
This division:

50.4%
British Columbia:

56.9%
Unemployed
Total: 4,785
Here:

4.1%
Province:

3.9%
Male: 2,435
Here:

4.3%
British Columbia:

4.1%
Female: 2,350
Here:

3.9%
Province:

3.8%
Not in the labour force
Total: 49,475
This division:

42.2%
British Columbia:

34.4%
Male: 21,590
This division:

38.3%
British Columbia:

29.3%
Female: 27,890
Here:

45.8%
British Columbia:

39.3%
Participation rate
All persons
Here:

57.8%
Province:

65.6%
Male
Here:

61.7%
Province:

70.7%
Female
This division:

54.2%
British Columbia:

60.7%
Unemployment rate
All persons
Here:

7.0%
Province:

6.0%
Male
This division:

7.0%
British Columbia:

5.8%
Female
Here:

7.1%
British Columbia:

6.3%

Labour force activity in Nanaimo

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 18,150
This division:

27.2%
British Columbia:

25.3%
Male: 6,545
This division:

19.1%
British Columbia:

19.7%
Female: 11,600
Here:

35.9%
British Columbia:

31.6%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 2,285
This division:

3.4%
Province:

3.5%
Male: 945
This division:

2.8%
British Columbia:

3.1%
Female: 1,340
This division:

4.1%
Province:

3.9%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 10,680
Here:

16.0%
British Columbia:

17.1%
Male: 2,720
This division:

7.9%
Province:

9.0%
Female: 7,955
This division:

24.6%
British Columbia:

26.2%
Management occupations
Total: 6,890
Here:

10.3%
British Columbia:

10.5%
Male: 4,415
This division:

12.9%
Province:

12.6%
Female: 2,475
This division:

7.6%
British Columbia:

8.2%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 1,940
This division:

2.9%
Province:

4.2%
Male: 1,550
Here:

4.5%
Province:

5.6%
Female: 395
This division:

1.2%
British Columbia:

2.6%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 11,645
This division:

17.5%
British Columbia:

15.5%
Male: 10,870
Here:

31.7%
Province:

27.5%
Female: 775
This division:

2.4%
Province:

2.2%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 3,475
This division:

5.2%
British Columbia:

6.3%
Male: 2,850
Here:

8.3%
British Columbia:

9.6%
Female: 630
Here:

1.9%
British Columbia:

2.7%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 4,745
This division:

7.1%
Province:

8.1%
Male: 1,450
This division:

4.2%
British Columbia:

5.2%
Female: 3,290
This division:

10.2%
British Columbia:

11.3%
Health occupations
Total: 4,230
This division:

6.3%
Province:

5.5%
Male: 900
This division:

2.6%
Province:

2.3%
Female: 3,325
This division:

10.3%
British Columbia:

9.0%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 2,590
Here:

3.9%
Province:

3.9%
Male: 2,015
This division:

5.9%
British Columbia:

5.4%
Female: 570
Here:

1.8%
British Columbia:

2.3%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 11,720
This division:

17.6%
British Columbia:

19.9%
Male: 7,025
Here:

20.5%
British Columbia:

23.0%
Female: 4,690
Here:

14.5%
British Columbia:

16.5%
Educational services
Total: 4,470
Here:

6.7%
British Columbia:

7.0%
Male: 1,520
This division:

4.4%
Province:

4.5%
Female: 2,950
Here:

9.1%
British Columbia:

9.6%
Other services
Total: 14,200
This division:

21.3%
Province:

20.6%
Male: 6,395
Here:

18.7%
Province:

17.8%
Female: 7,810
This division:

24.1%
British Columbia:

23.7%
Health care and social services
Total: 7,420
Here:

11.1%
Province:

9.7%
Male: 1,285
This division:

3.8%
Province:

3.4%
Female: 6,135
Here:

19.0%
British Columbia:

16.7%
Manufacturing
Total: 4,075
This division:

6.1%
British Columbia:

8.6%
Male: 3,190
This division:

9.3%
British Columbia:

12.1%
Female: 890
Here:

2.8%
British Columbia:

4.8%
Retail trade
Total: 9,365
Here:

14.1%
Province:

11.4%
Male: 3,970
Here:

11.6%
Province:

9.5%
Female: 5,395
This division:

16.7%
British Columbia:

13.4%
Finance and real estate
Total: 3,930
This division:

5.9%
Province:

6.2%
Male: 1,585
Here:

4.6%
British Columbia:

5.0%
Female: 2,340
Here:

7.2%
British Columbia:

7.4%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 2,795
This division:

4.2%
British Columbia:

4.9%
Male: 2,190
This division:

6.4%
Province:

6.7%
Female: 605
Here:

1.9%
British Columbia:

3.0%
Construction
Total: 6,645
Here:

10.0%
Province:

7.6%
Male: 5,805
Here:

16.9%
British Columbia:

12.6%
Female: 840
This division:

2.6%
British Columbia:

2.0%
Wholesale trade
Total: 1,995
This division:

3.0%
British Columbia:

4.2%
Male: 1,300
This division:

3.8%
British Columbia:

5.3%
Female: 695
Here:

2.1%
Province:

2.9%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 29,210
This division:

46.3%
British Columbia:

37.6%
Male: 12,950
This division:

40.0%
Province:

32.6%
Female: 16,260
Here:

53.0%
British Columbia:

43.2%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 3,965
This division:

6.3%
British Columbia:

3.4%
Male: 2,555
Here:

7.9%
Province:

4.0%
Female: 1,410
This division:

4.6%
British Columbia:

2.9%
Worked at home
Total: 6,745
Here:

10.7%
British Columbia:

9.0%
Male: 3,035
Here:

9.4%
British Columbia:

8.1%
Female: 3,710
Here:

12.1%
British Columbia:

10.0%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 9,655
Here:

15.3%
British Columbia:

13.1%
Male: 7,505
Here:

23.2%
British Columbia:

18.9%
Female: 2,150
This division:

7.0%
British Columbia:

6.6%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 290
This division:

0.5%
Province:

0.7%
Male: 205
This division:

0.6%
Province:

0.9%
Female: 90
This division:

0.3%
Province:

0.4%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 12,910
Here:

20.5%
Province:

35.7%
Male: 5,910
This division:

18.2%
Province:

34.9%
Female: 7,000
Here:

22.8%
Province:

36.6%
Worked in different province
Total: 325
This division:

0.5%
Province:

0.5%
Male: 245
This division:

0.8%
British Columbia:

0.6%
Female: 85
Here:

0.3%
Province:

0.4%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 44,970
Here:

80.2%
British Columbia:

71.6%
Male: 23,565
Here:

80.8%
British Columbia:

75.5%
Female: 21,405
This division:

79.6%
British Columbia:

67.3%
All other modes
Total: 950
Here:

1.7%
British Columbia:

1.5%
Male: 665
This division:

2.3%
Province:

1.7%
Female: 285
This division:

1.1%
Province:

1.2%
Public transit
Total: 1,475
This division:

2.6%
Province:

10.3%
Male: 595
Here:

2.0%
Province:

8.2%
Female: 885
Here:

3.3%
Province:

12.8%
Car as passenger
Total: 3,960
This division:

7.1%
Province:

7.7%
Male: 1,960
This division:

6.7%
British Columbia:

6.4%
Female: 2,005
This division:

7.5%
British Columbia:

9.2%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 4,705
Here:

8.4%
British Columbia:

8.9%
Male: 2,385
This division:

8.2%
Province:

8.2%
Female: 2,325
This division:

8.6%
Province:

9.6%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 108,200
Here:

92.2%
Province:

91.3%
Male: 51,115
This division:

90.6%
British Columbia:

89.5%
Female: 57,080
Here:

93.7%
British Columbia:

93.1%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 107,165
This division:

91.3%
British Columbia:

90.1%
Male: 50,490
This division:

89.5%
Province:

88.0%
Female: 56,675
Here:

93.0%
British Columbia:

92.2%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 35,475
Here:

30.2%
British Columbia:

35.2%
Male: 15,255
This division:

27.0%
British Columbia:

31.9%
Female: 20,220
Here:

33.2%
Province:

38.3%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 20,275
Here:

17.3%
Province:

17.5%
Male: 8,300
This division:

14.7%
British Columbia:

14.8%
Female: 11,975
This division:

19.6%
Province:

20.0%

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