Labour force activity
Employed
Female: 20,830This city: | 62.4% |
British Columbia: | 56.9% |
UnemployedTotal: 3,675This city: | 5.5% |
British Columbia: | 3.9% |
Not in the labour forceTotal: 18,540This city: | 27.8% |
Province: | 34.4% |
Female: 10,905This city: | 32.7% |
Province: | 39.3% |
Participation rateAll personsThis city: | 72.2% |
British Columbia: | 65.6% |
FemaleHere: | 67.4% |
British Columbia: | 60.7% |
Unemployment rateAll personsThis city: | 7.6% |
British Columbia: | 6.0% |
MaleHere: | 7.8% |
British Columbia: | 5.8% |
FemaleThis city: | 7.4% |
Province: | 6.3% |
Labour force activity in this city
Occupation
Sales and service occupationsTotal: 11,635This city: | 24.5% |
Province: | 25.3% |
Male: 4,395This city: | 17.3% |
British Columbia: | 19.7% |
Female: 7,240Here: | 32.7% |
British Columbia: | 31.6% |
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Male: 305This city: | 1.2% |
Province: | 3.1% |
Business; finance and administration occupationsTotal: 8,070This city: | 17.0% |
Province: | 17.1% |
Female: 6,255This city: | 28.2% |
British Columbia: | 26.2% |
Management occupationsTotal: 3,925This city: | 8.3% |
Province: | 10.5% |
Male: 2,355This city: | 9.3% |
Province: | 12.6% |
Female: 1,570This city: | 7.1% |
Province: | 8.2% |
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilitiesTotal: 2,565This city: | 5.4% |
Province: | 4.2% |
Male: 2,330This city: | 9.2% |
British Columbia: | 5.6% |
Female: 235Here: | 1.1% |
British Columbia: | 2.6% |
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupationsTotal: 9,520Here: | 20.0% |
British Columbia: | 15.5% |
Female: 585Here: | 2.6% |
British Columbia: | 2.2% |
Natural and applied sciences and related occupationsTotal: 2,455Here: | 5.2% |
British Columbia: | 6.3% |
Male: 1,990This city: | 7.9% |
British Columbia: | 9.6% |
Female: 470This city: | 2.1% |
British Columbia: | 2.7% |
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religionTotal: 3,905Here: | 8.2% |
British Columbia: | 8.1% |
Female: 2,855This city: | 12.9% |
British Columbia: | 11.3% |
Health occupations
Male: 415This city: | 1.6% |
British Columbia: | 2.3% |
Female: 2,185Here: | 9.9% |
British Columbia: | 9.0% |
Occupations unique to primary industryTotal: 2,110Here: | 4.4% |
British Columbia: | 3.9% |
Male: 1,760Here: | 6.9% |
British Columbia: | 5.4% |
Female: 355This city: | 1.6% |
Province: | 2.3% |
Industry
Business services
Male: 4,970Here: | 19.6% |
British Columbia: | 23.0% |
Female: 3,355Here: | 15.1% |
British Columbia: | 16.5% |
Educational servicesTotal: 3,395Here: | 7.1% |
British Columbia: | 7.0% |
Male: 1,005This city: | 4.0% |
British Columbia: | 4.5% |
Other servicesTotal: 9,535Here: | 20.1% |
British Columbia: | 20.6% |
Male: 4,170This city: | 16.4% |
British Columbia: | 17.8% |
Female: 5,360Here: | 24.2% |
British Columbia: | 23.7% |
Health care and social servicesTotal: 5,090This city: | 10.7% |
British Columbia: | 9.7% |
Female: 4,295This city: | 19.4% |
British Columbia: | 16.7% |
ManufacturingTotal: 5,290Here: | 11.1% |
British Columbia: | 8.6% |
Female: 740This city: | 3.3% |
British Columbia: | 4.8% |
Retail tradeTotal: 5,365Here: | 11.3% |
British Columbia: | 11.4% |
Male: 2,100Here: | 8.3% |
British Columbia: | 9.5% |
Finance and real estateTotal: 1,975Here: | 4.2% |
British Columbia: | 6.2% |
Male: 725Here: | 2.9% |
British Columbia: | 5.0% |
Agriculture and other resource-based industriesTotal: 3,315This city: | 7.0% |
Province: | 4.9% |
Male: 2,665Here: | 10.5% |
British Columbia: | 6.7% |
ConstructionTotal: 3,045This city: | 6.4% |
British Columbia: | 7.6% |
Male: 2,580Here: | 10.2% |
British Columbia: | 12.6% |
Wholesale tradeTotal: 2,170Here: | 4.6% |
British Columbia: | 4.2% |
Male: 1,785This city: | 7.0% |
British Columbia: | 5.3% |
Female: 390This city: | 1.8% |
British Columbia: | 2.9% |
Place of work status
Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Male: 15,000This city: | 63.4% |
British Columbia: | 32.6% |
Female: 15,545Here: | 74.6% |
British Columbia: | 43.2% |
Worked in same province of residenceTotal: 840This city: | 1.9% |
British Columbia: | 3.4% |
Worked at home
Male: 955Here: | 4.0% |
British Columbia: | 8.1% |
Female: 1,415This city: | 6.8% |
Province: | 10.0% |
No fixed workplace addressTotal: 5,130This city: | 11.5% |
Province: | 13.1% |
Female: 1,045This city: | 5.0% |
Province: | 6.6% |
Worked outside Canada
Male: 40This city: | 0.2% |
British Columbia: | 0.9% |
Female: 10This city: | 0.0% |
Province: | 0.4% |
Worked in same census division of residenceTotal: 5,295This city: | 11.9% |
British Columbia: | 35.7% |
Male: 2,835This city: | 12.0% |
Province: | 34.9% |
Female: 2,460This city: | 11.8% |
British Columbia: | 36.6% |
Worked in different provinceTotal: 255This city: | 0.6% |
Province: | 0.5% |
Male: 185This city: | 0.8% |
British Columbia: | 0.6% |
Female: 70This city: | 0.3% |
British Columbia: | 0.4% |
Mode of transportation to work
Car as driverTotal: 34,170Here: | 81.2% |
British Columbia: | 71.6% |
Female: 15,495This city: | 79.9% |
British Columbia: | 67.3% |
All other modesTotal: 775This city: | 1.8% |
Province: | 1.5% |
Male: 460This city: | 2.0% |
Province: | 1.7% |
Female: 310Here: | 1.6% |
British Columbia: | 1.2% |
Public transit
Male: 325This city: | 1.4% |
Province: | 8.2% |
Female: 415Here: | 2.1% |
British Columbia: | 12.8% |
Car as passengerTotal: 3,560This city: | 8.5% |
Province: | 7.7% |
Male: 1,725This city: | 7.6% |
British Columbia: | 6.4% |
Walked or bicycledTotal: 2,820This city: | 6.7% |
Province: | 8.9% |
Female: 1,345This city: | 6.9% |
Province: | 9.6% |
Mode of transportation to work
Unpaid work
Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Male: 30,160This city: | 90.5% |
British Columbia: | 89.5% |
Population reporting hours of unpaid houseworkTotal: 61,300Here: | 91.9% |
British Columbia: | 90.1% |
Male: 29,765Here: | 89.4% |
British Columbia: | 88.0% |
Female: 31,530This city: | 94.4% |
Province: | 92.2% |
Population reporting hours looking after children without payTotal: 26,285Here: | 39.4% |
British Columbia: | 35.2% |
Male: 11,615Here: | 34.9% |
British Columbia: | 31.9% |
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniorsTotal: 9,860This city: | 14.8% |
Province: | 17.5% |
Male: 4,000This city: | 12.0% |
British Columbia: | 14.8% |
Female: 5,855This city: | 17.5% |
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.
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