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



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 6,560
This region:

81.1%
Province:

61.6%
Male: 3,660
Here:

83.8%
British Columbia:

66.7%
Female: 2,900
This region:

77.9%
British Columbia:

56.9%
Unemployed
Total: 365
This region:

4.5%
Province:

3.9%
Male: 185
Here:

4.2%
British Columbia:

4.1%
Female: 180
Here:

4.8%
British Columbia:

3.8%
Not in the labour force
Total: 1,165
Here:

14.4%
Province:

34.4%
Male: 520
Here:

11.9%
Province:

29.3%
Female: 645
Here:

17.3%
British Columbia:

39.3%
Participation rate
All persons
This region:

85.6%
Province:

65.6%
Male
Here:

88.1%
British Columbia:

70.7%
Female
Here:

82.7%
Province:

60.7%
Unemployment rate
All persons
Here:

5.3%
Province:

6.0%
Male
Here:

4.8%
Province:

5.8%
Female
This region:

5.8%
British Columbia:

6.3%

Labour force activity in Whistler

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 2,540
This region:

36.9%
Province:

25.3%
Male: 1,260
Here:

32.8%
British Columbia:

19.7%
Female: 1,275
This region:

41.9%
Province:

31.6%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 340
Here:

4.9%
British Columbia:

3.5%
Male: 205
Here:

5.3%
British Columbia:

3.1%
Female: 140
This region:

4.6%
Province:

3.9%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 860
Here:

12.5%
British Columbia:

17.1%
Male: 235
This region:

6.1%
Province:

9.0%
Female: 620
This region:

20.4%
British Columbia:

26.2%
Management occupations
Total: 1,205
Here:

17.5%
British Columbia:

10.5%
Male: 750
Here:

19.5%
British Columbia:

12.6%
Female: 450
Here:

14.8%
British Columbia:

8.2%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 40
This region:

0.6%
Province:

4.2%
Male: 30
Here:

0.8%
British Columbia:

5.6%
Female: 10
Here:

0.3%
Province:

2.6%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 805
Here:

11.7%
Province:

15.5%
Male: 765
Here:

19.9%
Province:

27.5%
Female: 40
This region:

1.3%
British Columbia:

2.2%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 320
Here:

4.7%
Province:

6.3%
Male: 225
This region:

5.9%
Province:

9.6%
Female: 95
Here:

3.1%
British Columbia:

2.7%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 335
Here:

4.9%
Province:

8.1%
Male: 160
This region:

4.2%
Province:

5.2%
Female: 170
Here:

5.6%
Province:

11.3%
Health occupations
Total: 245
This region:

3.6%
Province:

5.5%
Male: 60
Here:

1.6%
British Columbia:

2.3%
Female: 180
This region:

5.9%
Province:

9.0%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 195
Here:

2.8%
British Columbia:

3.9%
Male: 145
Here:

3.8%
Province:

5.4%
Female: 45
This region:

1.5%
British Columbia:

2.3%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 1,120
Here:

16.3%
Province:

19.9%
Male: 655
This region:

17.1%
Province:

23.0%
Female: 465
This region:

15.3%
British Columbia:

16.5%
Educational services
Total: 350
This region:

5.1%
Province:

7.0%
Male: 205
This region:

5.3%
Province:

4.5%
Female: 150
Here:

4.9%
Province:

9.6%
Other services
Total: 3,185
Here:

46.3%
Province:

20.6%
Male: 1,645
This region:

42.8%
British Columbia:

17.8%
Female: 1,540
Here:

50.7%
British Columbia:

23.7%
Health care and social services
Total: 275
Here:

4.0%
British Columbia:

9.7%
Male: 75
This region:

2.0%
Province:

3.4%
Female: 195
Here:

6.4%
Province:

16.7%
Manufacturing
Total: 105
Here:

1.5%
British Columbia:

8.6%
Male: 70
Here:

1.8%
British Columbia:

12.1%
Female: 35
Here:

1.2%
British Columbia:

4.8%
Retail trade
Total: 595
This region:

8.7%
British Columbia:

11.4%
Male: 305
This region:

7.9%
British Columbia:

9.5%
Female: 290
Here:

9.6%
Province:

13.4%
Finance and real estate
Total: 435
Here:

6.3%
British Columbia:

6.2%
Male: 200
Here:

5.2%
Province:

5.0%
Female: 230
This region:

7.6%
Province:

7.4%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 75
This region:

1.1%
Province:

4.9%
Male: 45
This region:

1.2%
Province:

6.7%
Female: 30
This region:

1.0%
British Columbia:

3.0%
Construction
Total: 645
This region:

9.4%
Province:

7.6%
Male: 585
This region:

15.2%
Province:

12.6%
Female: 60
Here:

2.0%
Province:

2.0%
Wholesale trade
Total: 95
This region:

1.4%
British Columbia:

4.2%
Male: 55
Here:

1.4%
Province:

5.3%
Female: 45
This region:

1.5%
Province:

2.9%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 4,445
Here:

67.8%
Province:

37.6%
Male: 2,315
Here:

63.3%
British Columbia:

32.6%
Female: 2,125
Here:

73.3%
Province:

43.2%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 370
This region:

5.6%
Province:

3.4%
Male: 230
This region:

6.3%
British Columbia:

4.0%
Female: 135
Here:

4.7%
Province:

2.9%
Worked at home
Total: 670
Here:

10.2%
British Columbia:

9.0%
Male: 345
Here:

9.4%
British Columbia:

8.1%
Female: 325
This region:

11.2%
Province:

10.0%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 790
Here:

12.1%
British Columbia:

13.1%
Male: 615
This region:

16.8%
British Columbia:

18.9%
Female: 175
This region:

6.0%
British Columbia:

6.6%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 70
This region:

1.1%
British Columbia:

0.7%
Male: 40
Here:

1.1%
British Columbia:

0.9%
Female: 30
Here:

1.0%
Province:

0.4%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 190
Here:

2.9%
Province:

35.7%
Male: 85
Here:

2.3%
Province:

34.9%
Female: 100
Here:

3.4%
British Columbia:

36.6%
Worked in different province
Total: 25
This region:

0.4%
British Columbia:

0.5%
Male: 25
Here:

0.7%
British Columbia:

0.6%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 3,165
This region:

54.4%
British Columbia:

71.6%
Male: 1,830
Here:

56.0%
Province:

75.5%
Female: 1,335
Here:

52.5%
British Columbia:

67.3%
All other modes
Total: 85
This region:

1.5%
British Columbia:

1.5%
Male: 70
This region:

2.1%
Province:

1.7%
Female: 20
Here:

0.8%
British Columbia:

1.2%
Public transit
Total: 935
Here:

16.1%
Province:

10.3%
Male: 565
Here:

17.3%
Province:

8.2%
Female: 365
This region:

14.3%
British Columbia:

12.8%
Car as passenger
Total: 440
Here:

7.6%
Province:

7.7%
Male: 140
Here:

4.3%
Province:

6.4%
Female: 300
Here:

11.8%
British Columbia:

9.2%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 1,190
Here:

20.5%
Province:

8.9%
Male: 665
Here:

20.3%
British Columbia:

8.2%
Female: 530
This region:

20.8%
British Columbia:

9.6%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 7,275
Here:

89.9%
British Columbia:

91.3%
Male: 3,880
Here:

88.9%
British Columbia:

89.5%
Female: 3,400
Here:

91.3%
British Columbia:

93.1%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 7,240
Here:

89.5%
Province:

90.1%
Male: 3,850
This region:

88.2%
Province:

88.0%
Female: 3,385
Here:

90.9%
Province:

92.2%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 2,020
This region:

25.0%
Province:

35.2%
Male: 995
Here:

22.8%
British Columbia:

31.9%
Female: 1,025
This region:

27.5%
British Columbia:

38.3%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 595
This region:

7.4%
British Columbia:

17.5%
Male: 275
This region:

6.3%
Province:

14.8%
Female: 315
Here:

8.5%
Province:

20.0%

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