Sechelt - District municipality, British Columbia, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 3,835
This region:

52.9%
Province:

61.6%
Male: 1,975
This region:

58.1%
British Columbia:

66.7%
Female: 1,860
This region:

48.2%
Province:

56.9%
Unemployed
Total: 135
Here:

1.9%
Province:

3.9%
Male: 75
This region:

2.2%
British Columbia:

4.1%
Female: 60
This region:

1.6%
British Columbia:

3.8%
Not in the labour force
Total: 3,280
Here:

45.2%
Province:

34.4%
Male: 1,345
This region:

39.6%
Province:

29.3%
Female: 1,935
Here:

50.2%
British Columbia:

39.3%
Participation rate
All persons
This region:

54.8%
Province:

65.6%
Male
This region:

60.3%
British Columbia:

70.7%
Female
Here:

49.8%
Province:

60.7%
Unemployment rate
All persons
Here:

3.4%
British Columbia:

6.0%
Male
This region:

3.7%
Province:

5.8%
Female
This region:

3.1%
British Columbia:

6.3%

Labour force activity in Sechelt

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 1,040
This region:

26.4%
Province:

25.3%
Male: 440
Here:

21.7%
British Columbia:

19.7%
Female: 600
This region:

31.4%
Province:

31.6%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 185
This region:

4.7%
British Columbia:

3.5%
Male: 70
This region:

3.4%
British Columbia:

3.1%
Female: 115
Here:

6.0%
Province:

3.9%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 510
This region:

12.9%
Province:

17.1%
Male: 80
Here:

3.9%
Province:

9.0%
Female: 430
This region:

22.5%
British Columbia:

26.2%
Management occupations
Total: 460
Here:

11.7%
Province:

10.5%
Male: 255
This region:

12.6%
British Columbia:

12.6%
Female: 210
This region:

11.0%
British Columbia:

8.2%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 80
This region:

2.0%
British Columbia:

4.2%
Male: 80
This region:

3.9%
Province:

5.6%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 665
Here:

16.9%
Province:

15.5%
Male: 615
Here:

30.3%
Province:

27.5%
Female: 50
Here:

2.6%
Province:

2.2%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 220
This region:

5.6%
Province:

6.3%
Male: 175
Here:

8.6%
Province:

9.6%
Female: 45
This region:

2.4%
Province:

2.7%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 320
Here:

8.1%
British Columbia:

8.1%
Male: 90
Here:

4.4%
British Columbia:

5.2%
Female: 230
This region:

12.0%
Province:

11.3%
Health occupations
Total: 240
Here:

6.1%
British Columbia:

5.5%
Male: 55
This region:

2.7%
British Columbia:

2.3%
Female: 185
This region:

9.7%
British Columbia:

9.0%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 215
Here:

5.5%
Province:

3.9%
Male: 175
This region:

8.6%
Province:

5.4%
Female: 40
This region:

2.1%
British Columbia:

2.3%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 610
This region:

15.5%
Province:

19.9%
Male: 380
This region:

18.7%
Province:

23.0%
Female: 230
Here:

12.0%
Province:

16.5%
Educational services
Total: 250
This region:

6.3%
Province:

7.0%
Male: 55
This region:

2.7%
British Columbia:

4.5%
Female: 195
Here:

10.2%
British Columbia:

9.6%
Other services
Total: 745
Here:

18.9%
British Columbia:

20.6%
Male: 330
This region:

16.3%
Province:

17.8%
Female: 415
Here:

21.7%
Province:

23.7%
Health care and social services
Total: 470
This region:

11.9%
British Columbia:

9.7%
Male: 80
This region:

3.9%
British Columbia:

3.4%
Female: 385
Here:

20.2%
Province:

16.7%
Manufacturing
Total: 245
This region:

6.2%
Province:

8.6%
Male: 200
This region:

9.9%
British Columbia:

12.1%
Female: 45
Here:

2.4%
Province:

4.8%
Retail trade
Total: 600
Here:

15.2%
British Columbia:

11.4%
Male: 290
This region:

14.3%
Province:

9.5%
Female: 310
This region:

16.2%
Province:

13.4%
Finance and real estate
Total: 255
Here:

6.5%
Province:

6.2%
Male: 75
Here:

3.7%
British Columbia:

5.0%
Female: 175
Here:

9.2%
British Columbia:

7.4%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 285
Here:

7.2%
British Columbia:

4.9%
Male: 245
This region:

12.1%
Province:

6.7%
Female: 40
Here:

2.1%
Province:

3.0%
Construction
Total: 430
This region:

10.9%
British Columbia:

7.6%
Male: 350
This region:

17.2%
British Columbia:

12.6%
Female: 85
This region:

4.5%
British Columbia:

2.0%
Wholesale trade
Total: 45
Here:

1.1%
British Columbia:

4.2%
Male: 15
This region:

0.7%
Province:

5.3%
Female: 30
Here:

1.6%
Province:

2.9%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 1,815
Here:

47.3%
Province:

37.6%
Male: 700
This region:

35.4%
Province:

32.6%
Female: 1,115
Here:

59.9%
British Columbia:

43.2%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 215
Here:

5.6%
British Columbia:

3.4%
Male: 120
This region:

6.1%
Province:

4.0%
Female: 95
This region:

5.1%
Province:

2.9%
Worked at home
Total: 525
Here:

13.7%
British Columbia:

9.0%
Male: 235
Here:

11.9%
Province:

8.1%
Female: 290
This region:

15.6%
Province:

10.0%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 650
Here:

16.9%
British Columbia:

13.1%
Male: 495
This region:

25.1%
British Columbia:

18.9%
Female: 150
Here:

8.1%
Province:

6.6%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 565
Here:

14.7%
Province:

35.7%
Male: 365
Here:

18.5%
British Columbia:

34.9%
Female: 200
Here:

10.8%
Province:

36.6%
Worked in different province
Total: 55
Here:

1.4%
British Columbia:

0.5%
Male: 50
Here:

2.5%
Province:

0.6%
Female: 10
Here:

0.5%
Province:

0.4%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 2,615
Here:

79.1%
British Columbia:

71.6%
Male: 1,390
Here:

79.9%
British Columbia:

75.5%
Female: 1,225
Here:

78.0%
Province:

67.3%
All other modes
Total: 65
Here:

2.0%
British Columbia:

1.5%
Male: 30
Here:

1.7%
Province:

1.7%
Female: 30
This region:

1.9%
Province:

1.2%
Public transit
Total: 115
Here:

3.5%
British Columbia:

10.3%
Male: 55
Here:

3.2%
British Columbia:

8.2%
Female: 60
Here:

3.8%
Province:

12.8%
Car as passenger
Total: 230
This region:

7.0%
British Columbia:

7.7%
Male: 140
Here:

8.0%
British Columbia:

6.4%
Female: 90
Here:

5.7%
Province:

9.2%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 280
Here:

8.5%
Province:

8.9%
Male: 110
Here:

6.3%
British Columbia:

8.2%
Female: 165
Here:

10.5%
British Columbia:

9.6%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 6,645
This region:

91.7%
Province:

91.3%
Male: 3,050
This region:

89.7%
British Columbia:

89.5%
Female: 3,595
Here:

93.3%
Province:

93.1%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 6,590
This region:

90.9%
British Columbia:

90.1%
Male: 3,015
This region:

88.7%
Province:

88.0%
Female: 3,580
This region:

92.9%
Province:

92.2%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 2,180
Here:

30.1%
British Columbia:

35.2%
Male: 905
Here:

26.6%
British Columbia:

31.9%
Female: 1,275
This region:

33.1%
Province:

38.3%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 1,250
This region:

17.2%
Province:

17.5%
Male: 505
This region:

14.9%
Province:

14.8%
Female: 745
Here:

19.3%
Province:

20.0%

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