Labour force activity
EmployedTotal: 432,595This province: | 57.2% |
Country: | 62.4% |
Male: 222,990This province: | 61.7% |
Canada: | 67.6% |
Female: 209,600This province: | 53.0% |
Canada: | 57.5% |
Unemployed
Male: 22,960This province: | 6.4% |
Canada: | 4.7% |
Female: 20,570This province: | 5.2% |
Country: | 4.1% |
Not in the labour forceTotal: 280,470This province: | 37.1% |
Country: | 33.2% |
Male: 115,210This province: | 31.9% |
Country: | 27.7% |
Participation rateAll personsThis province: | 62.9% |
Country: | 66.8% |
FemaleThis province: | 58.2% |
Canada: | 61.6% |
Unemployment rateAll personsThis province: | 9.1% |
Canada: | 6.6% |
FemaleThis province: | 8.9% |
Country: | 6.6% |
Labour force activity in Nova Scotia
Occupation
Sales and service occupations
Female: 73,050This province: | 32.3% |
Canada: | 29.1% |
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sportTotal: 12,740This province: | 2.7% |
Country: | 3.0% |
Male: 5,440This province: | 2.2% |
Canada: | 2.5% |
Business; finance and administration occupations
Male: 21,210This province: | 8.7% |
Canada: | 9.7% |
Female: 58,230This province: | 25.8% |
Country: | 27.1% |
Management occupationsTotal: 41,700This province: | 8.9% |
Country: | 9.7% |
Male: 25,430This province: | 10.5% |
Canada: | 11.6% |
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilitiesTotal: 21,890This province: | 4.7% |
Country: | 5.9% |
Male: 14,720This province: | 6.1% |
Country: | 7.5% |
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupationsTotal: 69,965This province: | 14.9% |
Canada: | 15.1% |
Natural and applied sciences and related occupationsTotal: 25,025This province: | 5.3% |
Country: | 6.6% |
Male: 19,975This province: | 8.2% |
Country: | 9.7% |
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Male: 13,170This province: | 5.4% |
Country: | 5.1% |
Female: 26,180This province: | 11.6% |
Country: | 12.1% |
Health occupationsTotal: 31,120This province: | 6.6% |
Canada: | 5.6% |
Male: 5,570This province: | 2.3% |
Canada: | 2.1% |
Female: 25,555This province: | 11.3% |
Canada: | 9.5% |
Occupations unique to primary industryTotal: 24,490This province: | 5.2% |
Country: | 3.8% |
Industry
Business servicesTotal: 80,930This province: | 17.3% |
Canada: | 18.4% |
Male: 47,340This province: | 19.5% |
Canada: | 21.1% |
Female: 33,585This province: | 14.9% |
Canada: | 15.4% |
Educational servicesTotal: 34,690This province: | 7.4% |
Country: | 6.8% |
Male: 11,635This province: | 4.8% |
Country: | 4.3% |
Other servicesTotal: 102,840This province: | 21.9% |
Canada: | 19.4% |
Female: 52,795This province: | 23.4% |
Country: | 21.9% |
Health care and social servicesTotal: 54,695This province: | 11.7% |
Country: | 10.2% |
Female: 45,235This province: | 20.0% |
Country: | 17.7% |
Retail tradeTotal: 58,565This province: | 12.5% |
Canada: | 11.4% |
Female: 34,165This province: | 15.1% |
Canada: | 13.3% |
Finance and real estateTotal: 21,355This province: | 4.6% |
Canada: | 5.9% |
Female: 12,675This province: | 5.6% |
Canada: | 7.2% |
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Male: 22,180This province: | 9.1% |
Country: | 7.5% |
Female: 5,220This province: | 2.3% |
Canada: | 2.9% |
ConstructionTotal: 29,965This province: | 6.4% |
Country: | 6.3% |
Male: 27,200This province: | 11.2% |
Country: | 10.6% |
Wholesale trade
Male: 11,545This province: | 4.8% |
Canada: | 5.6% |
Place of work status
Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Male: 120,140This province: | 53.9% |
Canada: | 43.6% |
Worked in same province of residenceTotal: 29,470This province: | 6.8% |
Canada: | 15.1% |
Female: 12,950This province: | 6.2% |
Country: | 13.8% |
Worked at home
Female: 13,670This province: | 6.5% |
Canada: | 8.0% |
No fixed workplace addressTotal: 48,725This province: | 11.3% |
Country: | 10.3% |
Worked in same census division of residence
Male: 29,080This province: | 13.0% |
Canada: | 16.2% |
Worked in different province
Male: 3,130This province: | 1.4% |
Country: | 1.0% |
Mode of transportation to work
Car as driver
Male: 158,030This province: | 76.1% |
Canada: | 76.9% |
Female: 135,195This province: | 69.2% |
Country: | 67.3% |
All other modesTotal: 6,415This province: | 1.6% |
Canada: | 1.2% |
Male: 3,885This province: | 1.9% |
Country: | 1.3% |
Female: 2,530This province: | 1.3% |
Country: | 1.1% |
Public transitTotal: 23,965This province: | 5.9% |
Country: | 11.0% |
Male: 9,725This province: | 4.7% |
Canada: | 8.6% |
Female: 14,235This province: | 7.3% |
Canada: | 13.7% |
Car as passengerTotal: 43,705This province: | 10.8% |
Country: | 7.7% |
Walked or bicycledTotal: 35,645This province: | 8.8% |
Country: | 7.7% |
Male: 17,145This province: | 8.3% |
Canada: | 7.1% |
Female: 18,500This province: | 9.5% |
Country: | 8.4% |
Mode of transportation to work
Unpaid work
Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Male: 319,915This province: | 88.6% |
Country: | 89.5% |
Population reporting hours of unpaid houseworkTotal: 681,725This province: | 90.1% |
Canada: | 90.3% |
Male: 315,085This province: | 87.2% |
Country: | 87.9% |
Female: 366,640This province: | 92.7% |
Canada: | 92.6% |
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Male: 111,765This province: | 30.9% |
Country: | 34.1% |
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Male: 53,555This province: | 14.8% |
Canada: | 15.7% |
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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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