Nanaimo A - Regional district electoral area, British Columbia, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 3,315
Here:

58.8%
Province:

61.6%
Male: 1,745
Here:

61.4%
Province:

66.7%
Female: 1,570
Here:

56.2%
Province:

56.9%
Unemployed
Total: 220
This region:

3.9%
Province:

3.9%
Male: 125
Here:

4.4%
British Columbia:

4.1%
Female: 95
Here:

3.4%
Province:

3.8%
Not in the labour force
Total: 2,095
This region:

37.2%
Province:

34.4%
Male: 965
Here:

34.0%
Province:

29.3%
Female: 1,130
Here:

40.4%
British Columbia:

39.3%
Participation rate
All persons
Here:

62.7%
Province:

65.6%
Male
This region:

66.0%
Province:

70.7%
Female
Here:

59.6%
Province:

60.7%
Unemployment rate
All persons
This region:

6.2%
British Columbia:

6.0%
Male
This region:

6.7%
British Columbia:

5.8%
Female
Here:

5.7%
Province:

6.3%

Labour force activity in Nanaimo A

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 840
Here:

24.3%
British Columbia:

25.3%
Male: 265
This region:

14.2%
British Columbia:

19.7%
Female: 575
This region:

36.2%
Province:

31.6%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 65
This region:

1.9%
Province:

3.5%
Male: 20
This region:

1.1%
Province:

3.1%
Female: 40
Here:

2.5%
British Columbia:

3.9%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 480
Here:

13.9%
British Columbia:

17.1%
Male: 100
This region:

5.4%
Province:

9.0%
Female: 380
This region:

23.9%
British Columbia:

26.2%
Management occupations
Total: 255
Here:

7.4%
Province:

10.5%
Male: 155
Here:

8.3%
British Columbia:

12.6%
Female: 105
This region:

6.6%
British Columbia:

8.2%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 150
Here:

4.3%
British Columbia:

4.2%
Male: 125
Here:

6.7%
Province:

5.6%
Female: 30
Here:

1.9%
Province:

2.6%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 990
Here:

28.7%
Province:

15.5%
Male: 880
This region:

47.3%
British Columbia:

27.5%
Female: 110
This region:

6.9%
British Columbia:

2.2%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 135
Here:

3.9%
Province:

6.3%
Male: 115
Here:

6.2%
British Columbia:

9.6%
Female: 20
Here:

1.3%
British Columbia:

2.7%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 170
This region:

4.9%
British Columbia:

8.1%
Male: 65
This region:

3.5%
British Columbia:

5.2%
Female: 105
This region:

6.6%
British Columbia:

11.3%
Health occupations
Total: 195
This region:

5.7%
Province:

5.5%
Male: 25
Here:

1.3%
Province:

2.3%
Female: 175
This region:

11.0%
British Columbia:

9.0%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 170
This region:

4.9%
British Columbia:

3.9%
Male: 115
This region:

6.2%
British Columbia:

5.4%
Female: 55
Here:

3.5%
Province:

2.3%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 600
Here:

17.4%
Province:

19.9%
Male: 345
This region:

18.5%
Province:

23.0%
Female: 255
Here:

16.0%
British Columbia:

16.5%
Educational services
Total: 135
This region:

3.9%
British Columbia:

7.0%
Male: 65
Here:

3.5%
British Columbia:

4.5%
Female: 70
This region:

4.4%
British Columbia:

9.6%
Other services
Total: 670
This region:

19.4%
British Columbia:

20.6%
Male: 295
Here:

15.9%
British Columbia:

17.8%
Female: 370
Here:

23.3%
British Columbia:

23.7%
Health care and social services
Total: 275
Here:

8.0%
British Columbia:

9.7%
Male: 15
This region:

0.8%
British Columbia:

3.4%
Female: 255
Here:

16.0%
Province:

16.7%
Manufacturing
Total: 330
This region:

9.6%
British Columbia:

8.6%
Male: 275
Here:

14.8%
British Columbia:

12.1%
Female: 50
This region:

3.1%
British Columbia:

4.8%
Retail trade
Total: 390
This region:

11.3%
British Columbia:

11.4%
Male: 130
Here:

7.0%
Province:

9.5%
Female: 255
Here:

16.0%
Province:

13.4%
Finance and real estate
Total: 160
This region:

4.6%
Province:

6.2%
Male: 80
This region:

4.3%
British Columbia:

5.0%
Female: 80
Here:

5.0%
British Columbia:

7.4%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 250
This region:

7.2%
Province:

4.9%
Male: 170
Here:

9.1%
British Columbia:

6.7%
Female: 75
This region:

4.7%
Province:

3.0%
Construction
Total: 465
This region:

13.5%
Province:

7.6%
Male: 365
Here:

19.6%
Province:

12.6%
Female: 100
This region:

6.3%
Province:

2.0%
Wholesale trade
Total: 180
This region:

5.2%
British Columbia:

4.2%
Male: 110
This region:

5.9%
British Columbia:

5.3%
Female: 70
This region:

4.4%
British Columbia:

2.9%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 345
This region:

10.4%
British Columbia:

37.6%
Male: 150
This region:

8.6%
British Columbia:

32.6%
Female: 195
This region:

12.4%
Province:

43.2%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 415
Here:

12.5%
Province:

3.4%
Male: 200
Here:

11.5%
Province:

4.0%
Female: 215
This region:

13.7%
Province:

2.9%
Worked at home
Total: 345
This region:

10.4%
British Columbia:

9.0%
Male: 140
Here:

8.0%
Province:

8.1%
Female: 210
This region:

13.4%
Province:

10.0%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 600
Here:

18.1%
British Columbia:

13.1%
Male: 475
This region:

27.2%
British Columbia:

18.9%
Female: 120
This region:

7.6%
Province:

6.6%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 15
Here:

0.5%
British Columbia:

0.7%
Male: 15
Here:

0.9%
Province:

0.9%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 1,580
Here:

47.7%
British Columbia:

35.7%
Male: 765
This region:

43.8%
British Columbia:

34.9%
Female: 820
Here:

52.2%
British Columbia:

36.6%
Worked in different province
Total: 20
This region:

0.6%
British Columbia:

0.5%
Female: 10
Here:

0.6%
British Columbia:

0.4%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 2,640
This region:

89.5%
Province:

71.6%
Male: 1,415
Here:

89.0%
Province:

75.5%
Female: 1,225
Here:

89.7%
British Columbia:

67.3%
All other modes
Total: 45
This region:

1.5%
Province:

1.5%
Male: 20
This region:

1.3%
Province:

1.7%
Female: 25
Here:

1.8%
Province:

1.2%
Public transit
Total: 30
This region:

1.0%
Province:

10.3%
Female: 25
This region:

1.8%
British Columbia:

12.8%
Car as passenger
Total: 130
This region:

4.4%
British Columbia:

7.7%
Male: 85
This region:

5.3%
British Columbia:

6.4%
Female: 50
Here:

3.7%
British Columbia:

9.2%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 105
This region:

3.6%
Province:

8.9%
Male: 65
Here:

4.1%
Province:

8.2%
Female: 40
Here:

2.9%
Province:

9.6%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 5,245
This region:

93.1%
British Columbia:

91.3%
Male: 2,605
This region:

91.7%
British Columbia:

89.5%
Female: 2,645
Here:

94.6%
Province:

93.1%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 5,200
This region:

92.3%
Province:

90.1%
Male: 2,570
Here:

90.5%
Province:

88.0%
Female: 2,630
Here:

94.1%
British Columbia:

92.2%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 1,780
Here:

31.6%
Province:

35.2%
Male: 770
Here:

27.1%
Province:

31.9%
Female: 1,010
Here:

36.1%
British Columbia:

38.3%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 900
Here:

16.0%
British Columbia:

17.5%
Male: 385
Here:

13.6%
Province:

14.8%
Female: 515
Here:

18.4%
Province:

20.0%

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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. This data is an unofficial version of the materials, made without affiliation or endorsement of Statistics Canada.
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