Cape Breton - Regional municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 38,360
Here:

44.8%
Nova Scotia:

57.2%
Male: 18,345
Here:

46.0%
Nova Scotia:

61.7%
Female: 20,010
This municipality:

43.8%
Province:

53.0%
Unemployed
Total: 7,275
This municipality:

8.5%
Province:

5.8%
Male: 4,210
Here:

10.5%
Province:

6.4%
Female: 3,060
This municipality:

6.7%
Nova Scotia:

5.2%
Not in the labour force
Total: 40,000
This municipality:

46.7%
Nova Scotia:

37.1%
Male: 17,350
Here:

43.5%
Province:

31.9%
Female: 22,645
Here:

49.5%
Nova Scotia:

41.8%
Participation rate
All persons
This municipality:

53.3%
Province:

62.9%
Male
Here:

56.5%
Province:

68.1%
Female
This municipality:

50.5%
Province:

58.2%
Unemployment rate
All persons
Here:

15.9%
Nova Scotia:

9.1%
Male
This municipality:

18.7%
Nova Scotia:

9.3%
Female
This municipality:

13.3%
Nova Scotia:

8.9%

Labour force activity in Cape Breton

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 13,000
Here:

29.4%
Nova Scotia:

26.2%
Male: 4,750
Here:

21.7%
Province:

20.5%
Female: 8,245
Here:

36.8%
Province:

32.3%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 740
Here:

1.7%
Province:

2.7%
Male: 305
Here:

1.4%
Nova Scotia:

2.2%
Female: 430
This municipality:

1.9%
Province:

3.2%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 7,835
Here:

17.7%
Province:

17.0%
Male: 2,235
This municipality:

10.2%
Province:

8.7%
Female: 5,595
Here:

25.0%
Nova Scotia:

25.8%
Management occupations
Total: 2,890
This municipality:

6.5%
Province:

8.9%
Male: 1,725
This municipality:

7.9%
Province:

10.5%
Female: 1,165
This municipality:

5.2%
Province:

7.2%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 1,205
This municipality:

2.7%
Province:

4.7%
Male: 875
Here:

4.0%
Nova Scotia:

6.1%
Female: 325
This municipality:

1.5%
Province:

3.2%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 7,405
Here:

16.7%
Nova Scotia:

14.9%
Male: 7,150
This municipality:

32.7%
Province:

27.4%
Female: 250
This municipality:

1.1%
Province:

1.6%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 1,740
Here:

3.9%
Nova Scotia:

5.3%
Male: 1,330
Here:

6.1%
Province:

8.2%
Female: 405
Here:

1.8%
Nova Scotia:

2.2%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 3,905
This municipality:

8.8%
Nova Scotia:

8.4%
Male: 1,425
This municipality:

6.5%
Nova Scotia:

5.4%
Female: 2,475
This municipality:

11.1%
Province:

11.6%
Health occupations
Total: 3,880
This municipality:

8.8%
Province:

6.6%
Male: 560
This municipality:

2.6%
Nova Scotia:

2.3%
Female: 3,320
Here:

14.8%
Nova Scotia:

11.3%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 1,640
Here:

3.7%
Nova Scotia:

5.2%
Male: 1,475
This municipality:

6.8%
Nova Scotia:

8.6%
Female: 165
Here:

0.7%
Nova Scotia:

1.6%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 8,440
Here:

19.1%
Province:

17.3%
Male: 4,780
This municipality:

21.9%
Nova Scotia:

19.5%
Female: 3,660
Here:

16.4%
Nova Scotia:

14.9%
Educational services
Total: 3,450
This municipality:

7.8%
Nova Scotia:

7.4%
Male: 1,185
Here:

5.4%
Province:

4.8%
Female: 2,265
Here:

10.1%
Nova Scotia:

10.2%
Other services
Total: 9,250
This municipality:

20.9%
Nova Scotia:

21.9%
Male: 4,395
Here:

20.1%
Province:

20.6%
Female: 4,860
Here:

21.7%
Nova Scotia:

23.4%
Health care and social services
Total: 7,215
This municipality:

16.3%
Province:

11.7%
Male: 1,195
Here:

5.5%
Province:

3.9%
Female: 6,020
Here:

26.9%
Nova Scotia:

20.0%
Manufacturing
Total: 1,965
Here:

4.4%
Nova Scotia:

8.9%
Male: 1,490
Here:

6.8%
Nova Scotia:

12.4%
Female: 480
This municipality:

2.1%
Province:

5.1%
Retail trade
Total: 6,235
Here:

14.1%
Nova Scotia:

12.5%
Male: 2,575
This municipality:

11.8%
Nova Scotia:

10.1%
Female: 3,665
This municipality:

16.4%
Nova Scotia:

15.1%
Finance and real estate
Total: 1,270
Here:

2.9%
Nova Scotia:

4.6%
Male: 530
This municipality:

2.4%
Nova Scotia:

3.6%
Female: 740
This municipality:

3.3%
Nova Scotia:

5.6%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 2,195
This municipality:

5.0%
Province:

5.8%
Male: 1,935
This municipality:

8.9%
Nova Scotia:

9.1%
Female: 260
This municipality:

1.2%
Nova Scotia:

2.3%
Construction
Total: 3,340
Here:

7.6%
Nova Scotia:

6.4%
Male: 3,140
This municipality:

14.4%
Nova Scotia:

11.2%
Female: 195
This municipality:

0.9%
Nova Scotia:

1.2%
Wholesale trade
Total: 870
Here:

2.0%
Province:

3.5%
Male: 625
Here:

2.9%
Province:

4.8%
Female: 250
This municipality:

1.1%
Province:

2.2%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 31,165
Here:

81.2%
Province:

59.3%
Male: 13,320
This municipality:

72.6%
Nova Scotia:

53.9%
Female: 17,845
This municipality:

89.2%
Nova Scotia:

65.0%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 660
Here:

1.7%
Nova Scotia:

6.8%
Male: 415
Here:

2.3%
Nova Scotia:

7.4%
Female: 245
Here:

1.2%
Province:

6.2%
Worked at home
Total: 1,500
This municipality:

3.9%
Nova Scotia:

6.4%
Male: 835
Here:

4.6%
Nova Scotia:

6.3%
Female: 670
Here:

3.3%
Nova Scotia:

6.5%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 3,900
This municipality:

10.2%
Nova Scotia:

11.3%
Male: 2,980
Here:

16.2%
Nova Scotia:

17.3%
Female: 920
This municipality:

4.6%
Province:

4.8%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 120
This municipality:

0.3%
Province:

0.4%
Male: 90
This municipality:

0.5%
Nova Scotia:

0.6%
Female: 25
Here:

0.1%
Nova Scotia:

0.2%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 285
This municipality:

0.7%
Province:

14.7%
Male: 135
This municipality:

0.7%
Nova Scotia:

13.0%
Female: 145
This municipality:

0.7%
Nova Scotia:

16.4%
Worked in different province
Total: 730
Here:

1.9%
Province:

1.1%
Male: 575
Here:

3.1%
Province:

1.4%
Female: 155
This municipality:

0.8%
Province:

0.8%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 28,560
Here:

77.7%
Province:

72.8%
Male: 14,000
Here:

80.3%
Nova Scotia:

76.1%
Female: 14,555
This municipality:

75.4%
Nova Scotia:

69.2%
All other modes
Total: 840
This municipality:

2.3%
Nova Scotia:

1.6%
Male: 435
This municipality:

2.5%
Province:

1.9%
Female: 405
This municipality:

2.1%
Province:

1.3%
Public transit
Total: 665
Here:

1.8%
Province:

5.9%
Male: 275
This municipality:

1.6%
Province:

4.7%
Female: 385
This municipality:

2.0%
Nova Scotia:

7.3%
Car as passenger
Total: 4,400
This municipality:

12.0%
Province:

10.8%
Male: 1,640
This municipality:

9.4%
Nova Scotia:

9.0%
Female: 2,760
This municipality:

14.3%
Province:

12.8%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 2,280
Here:

6.2%
Province:

8.8%
Male: 1,075
This municipality:

6.2%
Province:

8.3%
Female: 1,205
This municipality:

6.2%
Nova Scotia:

9.5%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 75,975
Here:

88.7%
Province:

91.2%
Male: 33,885
This municipality:

84.9%
Province:

88.6%
Female: 42,085
Here:

92.0%
Nova Scotia:

93.5%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 74,575
This municipality:

87.1%
Province:

90.1%
Male: 33,040
This municipality:

82.8%
Nova Scotia:

87.2%
Female: 41,535
Here:

90.8%
Province:

92.7%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 28,700
This municipality:

33.5%
Nova Scotia:

34.7%
Male: 11,530
Here:

28.9%
Province:

30.9%
Female: 17,165
Here:

37.5%
Province:

38.0%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 18,655
Here:

21.8%
Province:

17.7%
Male: 7,395
This municipality:

18.5%
Province:

14.8%
Female: 11,260
This municipality:

24.6%
Nova Scotia:

20.4%

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