Labour force activity
EmployedTotal: 42,960This city: | 63.5% |
Province: | 61.6% |
Male: 21,225This city: | 67.7% |
Province: | 66.7% |
Unemployed
Female: 1,260This city: | 3.5% |
British Columbia: | 3.8% |
Not in the labour force
Male: 9,070Here: | 28.9% |
British Columbia: | 29.3% |
Participation rateAll personsHere: | 66.9% |
British Columbia: | 65.6% |
MaleThis city: | 71.1% |
Province: | 70.7% |
Unemployment rateAll personsThis city: | 5.1% |
Province: | 6.0% |
Labour force activity in Victoria
Occupation
Sales and service occupationsTotal: 13,260This city: | 29.6% |
British Columbia: | 25.3% |
Male: 5,875This city: | 26.6% |
Province: | 19.7% |
Female: 7,385This city: | 32.5% |
Province: | 31.6% |
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Male: 1,095Here: | 5.0% |
British Columbia: | 3.1% |
Female: 1,340Here: | 5.9% |
British Columbia: | 3.9% |
Business; finance and administration occupations
Male: 2,360This city: | 10.7% |
British Columbia: | 9.0% |
Female: 5,470This city: | 24.1% |
British Columbia: | 26.2% |
Management occupations
Male: 2,425This city: | 11.0% |
Province: | 12.6% |
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilitiesTotal: 485This city: | 1.1% |
British Columbia: | 4.2% |
Male: 370This city: | 1.7% |
Province: | 5.6% |
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Male: 4,125Here: | 18.7% |
British Columbia: | 27.5% |
Female: 345This city: | 1.5% |
Province: | 2.2% |
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Male: 2,645This city: | 12.0% |
British Columbia: | 9.6% |
Female: 830This city: | 3.7% |
British Columbia: | 2.7% |
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religionTotal: 4,725This city: | 10.6% |
British Columbia: | 8.1% |
Male: 1,790This city: | 8.1% |
British Columbia: | 5.2% |
Health occupationsTotal: 2,875Here: | 6.4% |
British Columbia: | 5.5% |
Male: 675This city: | 3.1% |
British Columbia: | 2.3% |
Female: 2,200Here: | 9.7% |
British Columbia: | 9.0% |
Occupations unique to primary industry
Male: 685This city: | 3.1% |
Province: | 5.4% |
Industry
Business servicesTotal: 9,210This city: | 20.6% |
British Columbia: | 19.9% |
Male: 5,415Here: | 24.6% |
British Columbia: | 23.0% |
Educational servicesTotal: 3,400Here: | 7.6% |
British Columbia: | 7.0% |
Male: 1,210Here: | 5.5% |
British Columbia: | 4.5% |
Female: 2,190This city: | 9.7% |
British Columbia: | 9.6% |
Other servicesTotal: 13,840Here: | 30.9% |
British Columbia: | 20.6% |
Health care and social servicesTotal: 5,575Here: | 12.5% |
British Columbia: | 9.7% |
Female: 4,225Here: | 18.6% |
British Columbia: | 16.7% |
Manufacturing
Male: 1,085This city: | 4.9% |
British Columbia: | 12.1% |
Retail tradeTotal: 5,095This city: | 11.4% |
British Columbia: | 11.4% |
Male: 2,345Here: | 10.6% |
British Columbia: | 9.5% |
Female: 2,750Here: | 12.1% |
British Columbia: | 13.4% |
Finance and real estate
Male: 1,315Here: | 6.0% |
British Columbia: | 5.0% |
Female: 1,330This city: | 5.9% |
Province: | 7.4% |
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Male: 325This city: | 1.5% |
Province: | 6.7% |
Female: 95Here: | 0.4% |
British Columbia: | 3.0% |
ConstructionTotal: 2,170This city: | 4.8% |
Province: | 7.6% |
Wholesale tradeTotal: 920This city: | 2.1% |
British Columbia: | 4.2% |
Place of work status
Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Male: 9,360This city: | 44.1% |
Province: | 32.6% |
Female: 12,285Here: | 56.5% |
British Columbia: | 43.2% |
Worked in same province of residenceTotal: 540Here: | 1.3% |
British Columbia: | 3.4% |
Male: 330This city: | 1.6% |
Province: | 4.0% |
Female: 210This city: | 1.0% |
Province: | 2.9% |
Worked at homeTotal: 3,635This city: | 8.5% |
Province: | 9.0% |
Female: 1,735This city: | 8.0% |
British Columbia: | 10.0% |
No fixed workplace address
Male: 3,080Here: | 14.5% |
British Columbia: | 18.9% |
Worked outside CanadaTotal: 175This city: | 0.4% |
Province: | 0.7% |
Male: 110This city: | 0.5% |
British Columbia: | 0.9% |
Female: 65This city: | 0.3% |
Province: | 0.4% |
Worked in same census division of residenceTotal: 12,290This city: | 28.6% |
British Columbia: | 35.7% |
Male: 6,340This city: | 29.9% |
Province: | 34.9% |
Female: 5,950This city: | 27.4% |
British Columbia: | 36.6% |
Worked in different provinceTotal: 220This city: | 0.5% |
British Columbia: | 0.5% |
Male: 110Here: | 0.5% |
British Columbia: | 0.6% |
Mode of transportation to work
Car as driver
Male: 9,750This city: | 50.7% |
British Columbia: | 75.5% |
All other modesTotal: 870This city: | 2.2% |
Province: | 1.5% |
Male: 535This city: | 2.8% |
British Columbia: | 1.7% |
Female: 335Here: | 1.7% |
British Columbia: | 1.2% |
Public transitTotal: 4,945This city: | 12.6% |
British Columbia: | 10.3% |
Male: 1,925This city: | 10.0% |
Province: | 8.2% |
Female: 3,020This city: | 15.1% |
Province: | 12.8% |
Car as passengerTotal: 2,030Here: | 5.2% |
British Columbia: | 7.7% |
Male: 820This city: | 4.3% |
British Columbia: | 6.4% |
Female: 1,210This city: | 6.1% |
British Columbia: | 9.2% |
Walked or bicycledTotal: 12,885This city: | 32.9% |
British Columbia: | 8.9% |
Female: 6,695This city: | 33.6% |
British Columbia: | 9.6% |
Mode of transportation to work
Unpaid work
Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Male: 27,985This city: | 89.3% |
British Columbia: | 89.5% |
Population reporting hours of unpaid houseworkTotal: 60,815This city: | 89.8% |
Province: | 90.1% |
Male: 27,635This city: | 88.1% |
British Columbia: | 88.0% |
Female: 33,180This city: | 91.3% |
British Columbia: | 92.2% |
Population reporting hours looking after children without payTotal: 15,645This city: | 23.1% |
Province: | 35.2% |
Male: 6,550This city: | 20.9% |
Province: | 31.9% |
Female: 9,090This city: | 25.0% |
British Columbia: | 38.3% |
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniorsTotal: 10,230This city: | 15.1% |
Province: | 17.5% |
Female: 6,455This city: | 17.8% |
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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