Charlottetown - City, Prince Edward Island, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 15,600
This city:

58.8%
Prince Edward Island:

60.7%
Male: 7,470
This city:

62.4%
Prince Edward Island:

64.8%
Female: 8,135
This city:

55.9%
Prince Edward Island:

56.9%
Unemployed
Total: 1,540
Here:

5.8%
Province:

7.6%
Male: 815
Here:

6.8%
Prince Edward Island:

7.8%
Female: 720
Here:

4.9%
Province:

7.4%
Not in the labour force
Total: 9,375
Here:

35.4%
Province:

31.8%
Male: 3,680
This city:

30.8%
Province:

27.4%
Female: 5,695
This city:

39.1%
Prince Edward Island:

35.7%
Participation rate
All persons
This city:

64.6%
Prince Edward Island:

68.2%
Male
Here:

69.2%
Province:

72.6%
Female
This city:

60.9%
Prince Edward Island:

64.3%
Unemployment rate
All persons
This city:

9.0%
Province:

11.1%
Male
This city:

9.8%
Province:

10.8%
Female
This city:

8.1%
Prince Edward Island:

11.4%

Labour force activity in this city

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 4,650
This city:

27.4%
Province:

22.6%
Male: 1,945
Here:

23.7%
Prince Edward Island:

16.2%
Female: 2,705
Here:

30.9%
Prince Edward Island:

29.2%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 560
Here:

3.3%
Prince Edward Island:

2.2%
Male: 235
This city:

2.9%
Prince Edward Island:

1.8%
Female: 325
This city:

3.7%
Prince Edward Island:

2.6%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 3,120
Here:

18.4%
Province:

16.2%
Male: 850
Here:

10.3%
Prince Edward Island:

7.6%
Female: 2,275
This city:

26.0%
Prince Edward Island:

25.2%
Management occupations
Total: 1,590
This city:

9.4%
Province:

7.6%
Male: 920
This city:

11.2%
Prince Edward Island:

8.7%
Female: 665
This city:

7.6%
Prince Edward Island:

6.4%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 285
This city:

1.7%
Prince Edward Island:

5.7%
Male: 195
Here:

2.4%
Province:

6.3%
Female: 95
This city:

1.1%
Prince Edward Island:

5.0%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 1,975
This city:

11.6%
Prince Edward Island:

14.9%
Male: 1,875
Here:

22.8%
Prince Edward Island:

27.1%
Female: 100
Here:

1.1%
Province:

2.2%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 1,310
This city:

7.7%
Province:

4.8%
Male: 990
Here:

12.1%
Prince Edward Island:

7.0%
Female: 315
Here:

3.6%
Province:

2.6%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 1,735
Here:

10.2%
Province:

8.0%
Male: 560
Here:

6.8%
Prince Edward Island:

4.4%
Female: 1,175
Here:

13.4%
Prince Edward Island:

11.8%
Health occupations
Total: 1,195
Here:

7.0%
Prince Edward Island:

5.9%
Male: 190
Here:

2.3%
Prince Edward Island:

1.7%
Female: 1,000
Here:

11.4%
Prince Edward Island:

10.3%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 535
This city:

3.2%
Province:

12.1%
Male: 455
This city:

5.5%
Province:

19.1%
Female: 85
Here:

1.0%
Prince Edward Island:

4.7%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 2,860
Here:

16.9%
Prince Edward Island:

13.0%
Male: 1,715
This city:

20.9%
Prince Edward Island:

15.0%
Female: 1,145
This city:

13.1%
Prince Edward Island:

10.9%
Educational services
Total: 1,345
Here:

7.9%
Prince Edward Island:

6.2%
Male: 500
Here:

6.1%
Prince Edward Island:

3.9%
Female: 845
This city:

9.7%
Province:

8.6%
Other services
Total: 5,400
Here:

31.8%
Province:

25.9%
Male: 2,345
This city:

28.5%
Prince Edward Island:

20.3%
Female: 3,055
Here:

34.9%
Province:

31.6%
Health care and social services
Total: 1,770
Here:

10.4%
Province:

9.6%
Male: 280
This city:

3.4%
Prince Edward Island:

2.6%
Female: 1,490
Here:

17.0%
Prince Edward Island:

16.9%
Manufacturing
Total: 720
This city:

4.2%
Prince Edward Island:

9.4%
Male: 490
Here:

6.0%
Province:

12.0%
Female: 230
Here:

2.6%
Prince Edward Island:

6.7%
Retail trade
Total: 2,225
This city:

13.1%
Prince Edward Island:

10.9%
Male: 915
This city:

11.1%
Province:

9.3%
Female: 1,305
Here:

14.9%
Prince Edward Island:

12.6%
Finance and real estate
Total: 835
This city:

4.9%
Province:

3.6%
Male: 415
This city:

5.1%
Province:

3.1%
Female: 420
Here:

4.8%
Province:

4.2%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 425
This city:

2.5%
Province:

12.8%
Male: 345
This city:

4.2%
Prince Edward Island:

19.4%
Female: 80
This city:

0.9%
Prince Edward Island:

5.9%
Construction
Total: 1,005
This city:

5.9%
Province:

6.5%
Male: 920
Here:

11.2%
Province:

11.5%
Female: 85
This city:

1.0%
Prince Edward Island:

1.5%
Wholesale trade
Total: 370
Here:

2.2%
Province:

2.1%
Male: 285
This city:

3.5%
Province:

3.0%
Female: 85
Here:

1.0%
Province:

1.2%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 12,305
Here:

78.9%
Province:

31.2%
Male: 5,410
Here:

72.4%
Province:

27.3%
Female: 6,895
Here:

84.8%
Prince Edward Island:

35.1%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 425
This city:

2.7%
Prince Edward Island:

6.4%
Male: 245
Here:

3.3%
Province:

6.2%
Female: 170
Here:

2.1%
Province:

6.6%
Worked at home
Total: 685
Here:

4.4%
Province:

7.9%
Male: 305
This city:

4.1%
Province:

8.7%
Female: 375
This city:

4.6%
Prince Edward Island:

7.0%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 1,135
Here:

7.3%
Province:

11.0%
Male: 945
Here:

12.7%
Province:

17.3%
Female: 190
Here:

2.3%
Province:

4.4%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 45
Here:

0.3%
Prince Edward Island:

0.3%
Male: 40
Here:

0.5%
Province:

0.4%
Female: 10
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.2%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 870
Here:

5.6%
Prince Edward Island:

41.8%
Male: 445
This city:

6.0%
Prince Edward Island:

38.1%
Female: 425
This city:

5.2%
Prince Edward Island:

45.8%
Worked in different province
Total: 145
This city:

0.9%
Prince Edward Island:

1.5%
Male: 75
Here:

1.0%
Prince Edward Island:

2.0%
Female: 70
Here:

0.9%
Province:

1.0%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 10,170
This city:

68.4%
Prince Edward Island:

79.6%
Male: 5,130
Here:

72.1%
Province:

81.7%
Female: 5,045
This city:

65.1%
Province:

77.5%
All other modes
Total: 290
Here:

1.9%
Province:

1.4%
Male: 125
Here:

1.8%
Prince Edward Island:

1.6%
Female: 160
Here:

2.1%
Province:

1.3%
Public transit
Total: 165
Here:

1.1%
Prince Edward Island:

0.5%
Male: 70
This city:

1.0%
Prince Edward Island:

0.5%
Female: 95
This city:

1.2%
Prince Edward Island:

0.5%
Car as passenger
Total: 1,870
Here:

12.6%
Province:

11.1%
Male: 745
This city:

10.5%
Prince Edward Island:

9.4%
Female: 1,125
Here:

14.5%
Prince Edward Island:

12.9%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 2,380
This city:

16.0%
Prince Edward Island:

7.3%
Male: 1,050
Here:

14.7%
Prince Edward Island:

6.8%
Female: 1,330
This city:

17.2%
Province:

7.8%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 23,945
This city:

90.3%
Prince Edward Island:

92.0%
Male: 10,465
This city:

87.5%
Prince Edward Island:

89.8%
Female: 13,480
This city:

92.6%
Province:

93.9%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 23,545
This city:

88.8%
Province:

90.9%
Male: 10,205
Here:

85.3%
Prince Edward Island:

88.4%
Female: 13,345
This city:

91.7%
Prince Edward Island:

93.1%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 9,140
Here:

34.5%
Province:

38.1%
Male: 3,750
Here:

31.3%
Prince Edward Island:

34.2%
Female: 5,390
Here:

37.0%
Prince Edward Island:

41.6%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 5,010
This city:

18.9%
Province:

19.6%
Male: 1,905
This city:

15.9%
Province:

16.4%
Female: 3,110
This city:

21.4%
Prince Edward Island:

22.6%

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