West Vancouver - District municipality, British Columbia, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 19,570
This region:

55.1%
British Columbia:

61.6%
Male: 10,250
This region:

62.7%
Province:

66.7%
Female: 9,315
This region:

48.6%
Province:

56.9%
Unemployed
Total: 910
Here:

2.6%
Province:

3.9%
Male: 420
Here:

2.6%
British Columbia:

4.1%
Female: 490
This region:

2.6%
Province:

3.8%
Not in the labour force
Total: 15,040
This region:

42.3%
British Columbia:

34.4%
Male: 5,675
Here:

34.7%
Province:

29.3%
Female: 9,365
Here:

48.9%
British Columbia:

39.3%
Participation rate
All persons
This region:

57.7%
Province:

65.6%
Male
Here:

65.3%
British Columbia:

70.7%
Female
Here:

51.1%
Province:

60.7%
Unemployment rate
All persons
This region:

4.4%
Province:

6.0%
Male
Here:

3.9%
Province:

5.8%
Female
This region:

5.0%
British Columbia:

6.3%

Labour force activity in West Vancouver

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 4,255
This region:

21.0%
British Columbia:

25.3%
Male: 1,795
This region:

16.9%
Province:

19.7%
Female: 2,455
This region:

25.4%
Province:

31.6%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 1,345
This region:

6.6%
Province:

3.5%
Male: 595
Here:

5.6%
Province:

3.1%
Female: 755
This region:

7.8%
British Columbia:

3.9%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 4,355
Here:

21.5%
Province:

17.1%
Male: 1,635
Here:

15.4%
Province:

9.0%
Female: 2,720
Here:

28.1%
Province:

26.2%
Management occupations
Total: 4,280
Here:

21.1%
British Columbia:

10.5%
Male: 2,930
Here:

27.7%
Province:

12.6%
Female: 1,350
This region:

14.0%
Province:

8.2%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 115
This region:

0.6%
Province:

4.2%
Male: 60
Here:

0.6%
Province:

5.6%
Female: 55
This region:

0.6%
Province:

2.6%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 820
Here:

4.0%
British Columbia:

15.5%
Male: 720
This region:

6.8%
Province:

27.5%
Female: 105
This region:

1.1%
Province:

2.2%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 1,565
Here:

7.7%
British Columbia:

6.3%
Male: 1,210
Here:

11.4%
Province:

9.6%
Female: 355
Here:

3.7%
Province:

2.7%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 2,255
This region:

11.1%
British Columbia:

8.1%
Male: 1,035
This region:

9.8%
British Columbia:

5.2%
Female: 1,220
This region:

12.6%
British Columbia:

11.3%
Health occupations
Total: 1,070
Here:

5.3%
British Columbia:

5.5%
Male: 450
Here:

4.2%
Province:

2.3%
Female: 620
Here:

6.4%
British Columbia:

9.0%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 195
This region:

1.0%
British Columbia:

3.9%
Male: 155
Here:

1.5%
British Columbia:

5.4%
Female: 35
This region:

0.4%
British Columbia:

2.3%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 6,415
Here:

31.6%
British Columbia:

19.9%
Male: 3,745
Here:

35.3%
Province:

23.0%
Female: 2,670
Here:

27.6%
British Columbia:

16.5%
Educational services
Total: 1,285
Here:

6.3%
Province:

7.0%
Male: 465
Here:

4.4%
British Columbia:

4.5%
Female: 825
This region:

8.5%
Province:

9.6%
Other services
Total: 3,175
This region:

15.7%
Province:

20.6%
Male: 1,310
This region:

12.4%
British Columbia:

17.8%
Female: 1,860
This region:

19.2%
British Columbia:

23.7%
Health care and social services
Total: 1,710
Here:

8.4%
British Columbia:

9.7%
Male: 500
This region:

4.7%
Province:

3.4%
Female: 1,210
Here:

12.5%
Province:

16.7%
Manufacturing
Total: 715
Here:

3.5%
British Columbia:

8.6%
Male: 465
Here:

4.4%
British Columbia:

12.1%
Female: 250
This region:

2.6%
Province:

4.8%
Retail trade
Total: 1,830
Here:

9.0%
Province:

11.4%
Male: 825
Here:

7.8%
British Columbia:

9.5%
Female: 1,005
Here:

10.4%
Province:

13.4%
Finance and real estate
Total: 2,820
This region:

13.9%
British Columbia:

6.2%
Male: 1,585
This region:

15.0%
British Columbia:

5.0%
Female: 1,230
Here:

12.7%
Province:

7.4%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 365
This region:

1.8%
British Columbia:

4.9%
Male: 310
Here:

2.9%
British Columbia:

6.7%
Female: 55
This region:

0.6%
British Columbia:

3.0%
Construction
Total: 965
This region:

4.8%
British Columbia:

7.6%
Male: 800
This region:

7.6%
British Columbia:

12.6%
Female: 160
This region:

1.7%
Province:

2.0%
Wholesale trade
Total: 995
Here:

4.9%
Province:

4.2%
Male: 590
Here:

5.6%
British Columbia:

5.3%
Female: 405
This region:

4.2%
Province:

2.9%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 3,405
Here:

17.4%
Province:

37.6%
Male: 1,390
This region:

13.6%
Province:

32.6%
Female: 2,010
Here:

21.6%
Province:

43.2%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 160
Here:

0.8%
British Columbia:

3.4%
Male: 100
This region:

1.0%
British Columbia:

4.0%
Female: 55
This region:

0.6%
British Columbia:

2.9%
Worked at home
Total: 3,975
This region:

20.3%
British Columbia:

9.0%
Male: 1,810
Here:

17.7%
British Columbia:

8.1%
Female: 2,165
This region:

23.2%
British Columbia:

10.0%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 1,435
This region:

7.3%
Province:

13.1%
Male: 925
Here:

9.0%
Province:

18.9%
Female: 510
This region:

5.5%
Province:

6.6%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 230
Here:

1.2%
Province:

0.7%
Male: 160
Here:

1.6%
Province:

0.9%
Female: 65
Here:

0.7%
Province:

0.4%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 10,290
This region:

52.6%
Province:

35.7%
Male: 5,805
Here:

56.6%
Province:

34.9%
Female: 4,485
This region:

48.1%
Province:

36.6%
Worked in different province
Total: 75
This region:

0.4%
British Columbia:

0.5%
Male: 50
This region:

0.5%
British Columbia:

0.6%
Female: 20
This region:

0.2%
Province:

0.4%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 11,570
This region:

75.3%
British Columbia:

71.6%
Male: 6,580
This region:

79.5%
Province:

75.5%
Female: 4,990
Here:

70.5%
British Columbia:

67.3%
All other modes
Total: 235
Here:

1.5%
British Columbia:

1.5%
Male: 160
Here:

1.9%
British Columbia:

1.7%
Female: 75
Here:

1.1%
Province:

1.2%
Public transit
Total: 1,445
Here:

9.4%
British Columbia:

10.3%
Male: 610
Here:

7.4%
Province:

8.2%
Female: 835
Here:

11.8%
Province:

12.8%
Car as passenger
Total: 1,040
Here:

6.8%
Province:

7.7%
Male: 420
This region:

5.1%
Province:

6.4%
Female: 615
This region:

8.7%
Province:

9.2%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 1,065
Here:

6.9%
British Columbia:

8.9%
Male: 500
Here:

6.0%
Province:

8.2%
Female: 565
This region:

8.0%
Province:

9.6%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 31,635
This region:

89.1%
Province:

91.3%
Male: 14,340
This region:

87.7%
British Columbia:

89.5%
Female: 17,295
This region:

90.2%
Province:

93.1%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 31,120
This region:

87.6%
British Columbia:

90.1%
Male: 14,040
Here:

85.9%
Province:

88.0%
Female: 17,085
This region:

89.1%
Province:

92.2%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 11,965
Here:

33.7%
Province:

35.2%
Male: 5,190
This region:

31.8%
British Columbia:

31.9%
Female: 6,775
Here:

35.3%
Province:

38.3%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 6,565
Here:

18.5%
British Columbia:

17.5%
Male: 2,565
Here:

15.7%
British Columbia:

14.8%
Female: 4,000
This region:

20.9%
Province:

20.0%

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