Williams Lake, British Columbia, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 9,660
This city:

63.9%
Province:

61.6%
Male: 5,210
This city:

68.9%
Province:

66.7%
Female: 4,445
This city:

58.8%
British Columbia:

56.9%
Unemployed
Total: 875
Here:

5.8%
Province:

3.9%
Male: 480
This city:

6.3%
Province:

4.1%
Female: 395
Here:

5.2%
British Columbia:

3.8%
Not in the labour force
Total: 4,585
This city:

30.3%
Province:

34.4%
Male: 1,870
Here:

24.7%
British Columbia:

29.3%
Female: 2,715
Here:

35.9%
British Columbia:

39.3%
Participation rate
All persons
This city:

69.6%
Province:

65.6%
Male
This city:

75.3%
British Columbia:

70.7%
Female
Here:

64.1%
Province:

60.7%
Unemployment rate
All persons
Here:

8.3%
British Columbia:

6.0%
Male
Here:

8.4%
British Columbia:

5.8%
Female
This city:

8.2%
Province:

6.3%

Labour force activity in Williams Lake

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 2,415
Here:

23.2%
Province:

25.3%
Male: 780
Here:

13.8%
British Columbia:

19.7%
Female: 1,640
Here:

34.4%
Province:

31.6%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 125
This city:

1.2%
Province:

3.5%
Male: 20
This city:

0.4%
British Columbia:

3.1%
Female: 110
Here:

2.3%
British Columbia:

3.9%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 1,380
Here:

13.3%
Province:

17.1%
Male: 250
Here:

4.4%
British Columbia:

9.0%
Female: 1,130
This city:

23.7%
Province:

26.2%
Management occupations
Total: 775
Here:

7.4%
British Columbia:

10.5%
Male: 420
Here:

7.4%
British Columbia:

12.6%
Female: 360
Here:

7.6%
British Columbia:

8.2%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 780
This city:

7.5%
British Columbia:

4.2%
Male: 690
Here:

12.2%
Province:

5.6%
Female: 90
This city:

1.9%
Province:

2.6%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 2,190
Here:

21.0%
British Columbia:

15.5%
Male: 2,055
This city:

36.4%
British Columbia:

27.5%
Female: 140
This city:

2.9%
Province:

2.2%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 550
This city:

5.3%
British Columbia:

6.3%
Male: 435
Here:

7.7%
Province:

9.6%
Female: 115
This city:

2.4%
Province:

2.7%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 840
Here:

8.1%
Province:

8.1%
Male: 230
Here:

4.1%
British Columbia:

5.2%
Female: 610
Here:

12.8%
Province:

11.3%
Health occupations
Total: 500
Here:

4.8%
Province:

5.5%
Male: 75
This city:

1.3%
Province:

2.3%
Female: 425
Here:

8.9%
Province:

9.0%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 840
Here:

8.1%
British Columbia:

3.9%
Male: 690
Here:

12.2%
Province:

5.4%
Female: 150
This city:

3.1%
British Columbia:

2.3%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 1,265
This city:

12.2%
British Columbia:

19.9%
Male: 715
Here:

12.7%
Province:

23.0%
Female: 545
Here:

11.4%
British Columbia:

16.5%
Educational services
Total: 695
This city:

6.7%
British Columbia:

7.0%
Male: 210
This city:

3.7%
British Columbia:

4.5%
Female: 485
This city:

10.2%
Province:

9.6%
Other services
Total: 2,095
Here:

20.1%
Province:

20.6%
Male: 810
Here:

14.4%
Province:

17.8%
Female: 1,290
Here:

27.1%
British Columbia:

23.7%
Health care and social services
Total: 940
Here:

9.0%
Province:

9.7%
Male: 105
This city:

1.9%
Province:

3.4%
Female: 835
Here:

17.5%
Province:

16.7%
Manufacturing
Total: 1,370
Here:

13.2%
Province:

8.6%
Male: 1,160
Here:

20.6%
Province:

12.1%
Female: 210
This city:

4.4%
British Columbia:

4.8%
Retail trade
Total: 1,165
This city:

11.2%
British Columbia:

11.4%
Male: 500
This city:

8.9%
British Columbia:

9.5%
Female: 665
Here:

14.0%
Province:

13.4%
Finance and real estate
Total: 345
This city:

3.3%
Province:

6.2%
Male: 85
Here:

1.5%
British Columbia:

5.0%
Female: 260
This city:

5.5%
Province:

7.4%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 1,465
Here:

14.1%
Province:

4.9%
Male: 1,190
Here:

21.1%
Province:

6.7%
Female: 270
Here:

5.7%
Province:

3.0%
Construction
Total: 605
Here:

5.8%
British Columbia:

7.6%
Male: 530
This city:

9.4%
Province:

12.6%
Female: 80
Here:

1.7%
British Columbia:

2.0%
Wholesale trade
Total: 455
Here:

4.4%
British Columbia:

4.2%
Male: 335
Here:

5.9%
Province:

5.3%
Female: 125
This city:

2.6%
Province:

2.9%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 4,315
This city:

44.7%
British Columbia:

37.6%
Male: 2,175
Here:

41.7%
Province:

32.6%
Female: 2,140
Here:

48.1%
Province:

43.2%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 150
This city:

1.6%
Province:

3.4%
Male: 105
This city:

2.0%
British Columbia:

4.0%
Female: 45
This city:

1.0%
Province:

2.9%
Worked at home
Total: 705
Here:

7.3%
British Columbia:

9.0%
Male: 290
This city:

5.6%
Province:

8.1%
Female: 415
This city:

9.3%
Province:

10.0%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 1,100
This city:

11.4%
Province:

13.1%
Male: 875
This city:

16.8%
Province:

18.9%
Female: 220
Here:

4.9%
Province:

6.6%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 30
Here:

0.3%
Province:

0.7%
Male: 15
Here:

0.3%
Province:

0.9%
Female: 15
Here:

0.3%
British Columbia:

0.4%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 3,335
This city:

34.5%
Province:

35.7%
Male: 1,740
This city:

33.4%
Province:

34.9%
Female: 1,600
Here:

36.0%
Province:

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

0.3%
British Columbia:

0.5%
Male: 20
This city:

0.4%
Province:

0.6%
Female: 10
This city:

0.2%
Province:

0.4%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 7,105
This city:

79.6%
British Columbia:

71.6%
Male: 3,830
This city:

78.0%
Province:

75.5%
Female: 3,280
This city:

81.7%
Province:

67.3%
All other modes
Total: 135
This city:

1.5%
Province:

1.5%
Male: 100
Here:

2.0%
British Columbia:

1.7%
Female: 35
This city:

0.9%
British Columbia:

1.2%
Public transit
Total: 90
This city:

1.0%
British Columbia:

10.3%
Male: 45
This city:

0.9%
British Columbia:

8.2%
Female: 45
This city:

1.1%
British Columbia:

12.8%
Car as passenger
Total: 920
This city:

10.3%
Province:

7.7%
Male: 585
This city:

11.9%
British Columbia:

6.4%
Female: 335
This city:

8.3%
Province:

9.2%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 670
Here:

7.5%
British Columbia:

8.9%
Male: 350
This city:

7.1%
Province:

8.2%
Female: 320
Here:

8.0%
British Columbia:

9.6%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 14,220
Here:

94.0%
British Columbia:

91.3%
Male: 6,980
Here:

92.3%
British Columbia:

89.5%
Female: 7,240
This city:

95.8%
British Columbia:

93.1%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 14,070
Here:

93.1%
Province:

90.1%
Male: 6,900
Here:

91.3%
Province:

88.0%
Female: 7,170
Here:

94.9%
British Columbia:

92.2%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 5,745
This city:

38.0%
British Columbia:

35.2%
Male: 2,495
This city:

33.0%
British Columbia:

31.9%
Female: 3,250
Here:

43.0%
Province:

38.3%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 2,505
Here:

16.6%
Province:

17.5%
Male: 980
This city:

13.0%
British Columbia:

14.8%
Female: 1,520
Here:

20.1%
Province:

20.0%

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