Chester - Municipal district, Nova Scotia, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 4,860
This district:

53.3%
Province:

57.2%
Male: 2,565
Here:

56.6%
Province:

61.7%
Female: 2,295
Here:

50.1%
Province:

53.0%
Unemployed
Total: 450
Here:

4.9%
Province:

5.8%
Male: 280
This district:

6.2%
Province:

6.4%
Female: 170
Here:

3.7%
Province:

5.2%
Not in the labour force
Total: 3,805
Here:

41.7%
Province:

37.1%
Male: 1,685
This district:

37.2%
Nova Scotia:

31.9%
Female: 2,120
This district:

46.2%
Province:

41.8%
Participation rate
All persons
Here:

58.3%
Nova Scotia:

62.9%
Male
Here:

62.8%
Province:

68.1%
Female
Here:

53.7%
Province:

58.2%
Unemployment rate
All persons
This district:

8.5%
Province:

9.1%
Male
Here:

9.8%
Nova Scotia:

9.3%
Female
Here:

6.9%
Province:

8.9%

Labour force activity in this district

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 1,155
Here:

21.9%
Nova Scotia:

26.2%
Male: 320
Here:

11.3%
Nova Scotia:

20.5%
Female: 840
This district:

34.2%
Nova Scotia:

32.3%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 170
Here:

3.2%
Province:

2.7%
Male: 45
This district:

1.6%
Nova Scotia:

2.2%
Female: 125
This district:

5.1%
Nova Scotia:

3.2%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 705
This district:

13.4%
Province:

17.0%
Male: 170
This district:

6.0%
Province:

8.7%
Female: 535
This district:

21.8%
Nova Scotia:

25.8%
Management occupations
Total: 350
This district:

6.6%
Province:

8.9%
Male: 185
This district:

6.6%
Nova Scotia:

10.5%
Female: 160
Here:

6.5%
Province:

7.2%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 480
This district:

9.1%
Nova Scotia:

4.7%
Male: 350
Here:

12.4%
Nova Scotia:

6.1%
Female: 130
This district:

5.3%
Nova Scotia:

3.2%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 1,090
This district:

20.7%
Nova Scotia:

14.9%
Male: 1,040
This district:

36.9%
Province:

27.4%
Female: 50
Here:

2.0%
Province:

1.6%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 265
This district:

5.0%
Province:

5.3%
Male: 235
This district:

8.3%
Province:

8.2%
Female: 30
This district:

1.2%
Nova Scotia:

2.2%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 350
This district:

6.6%
Province:

8.4%
Male: 45
This district:

1.6%
Nova Scotia:

5.4%
Female: 300
This district:

12.2%
Province:

11.6%
Health occupations
Total: 300
This district:

5.7%
Nova Scotia:

6.6%
Male: 50
This district:

1.8%
Province:

2.3%
Female: 245
Here:

10.0%
Province:

11.3%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 410
Here:

7.8%
Nova Scotia:

5.2%
Male: 370
This district:

13.1%
Nova Scotia:

8.6%
Female: 35
Here:

1.4%
Nova Scotia:

1.6%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 710
This district:

13.4%
Nova Scotia:

17.3%
Male: 475
Here:

16.8%
Province:

19.5%
Female: 235
Here:

9.6%
Province:

14.9%
Educational services
Total: 280
This district:

5.3%
Nova Scotia:

7.4%
Male: 50
Here:

1.8%
Nova Scotia:

4.8%
Female: 230
This district:

9.4%
Nova Scotia:

10.2%
Other services
Total: 945
This district:

17.9%
Nova Scotia:

21.9%
Male: 310
This district:

11.0%
Province:

20.6%
Female: 635
This district:

25.9%
Province:

23.4%
Health care and social services
Total: 585
This district:

11.1%
Province:

11.7%
Male: 95
Here:

3.4%
Nova Scotia:

3.9%
Female: 490
Here:

20.0%
Nova Scotia:

20.0%
Manufacturing
Total: 890
Here:

16.9%
Nova Scotia:

8.9%
Male: 695
This district:

24.6%
Province:

12.4%
Female: 195
Here:

7.9%
Nova Scotia:

5.1%
Retail trade
Total: 530
Here:

10.0%
Province:

12.5%
Male: 210
This district:

7.4%
Province:

10.1%
Female: 320
Here:

13.0%
Province:

15.1%
Finance and real estate
Total: 180
This district:

3.4%
Nova Scotia:

4.6%
Male: 40
This district:

1.4%
Province:

3.6%
Female: 140
This district:

5.7%
Nova Scotia:

5.6%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 355
This district:

6.7%
Nova Scotia:

5.8%
Male: 300
This district:

10.6%
Province:

9.1%
Female: 50
Here:

2.0%
Nova Scotia:

2.3%
Construction
Total: 615
This district:

11.6%
Nova Scotia:

6.4%
Male: 525
This district:

18.6%
Province:

11.2%
Female: 90
Here:

3.7%
Province:

1.2%
Wholesale trade
Total: 190
Here:

3.6%
Nova Scotia:

3.5%
Male: 115
Here:

4.1%
Province:

4.8%
Female: 70
This district:

2.9%
Province:

2.2%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 1,935
This district:

39.8%
Province:

59.3%
Male: 830
This district:

32.4%
Province:

53.9%
Female: 1,110
This district:

48.4%
Province:

65.0%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 1,130
This district:

23.3%
Nova Scotia:

6.8%
Male: 605
Here:

23.6%
Nova Scotia:

7.4%
Female: 525
Here:

22.9%
Nova Scotia:

6.2%
Worked at home
Total: 460
Here:

9.5%
Province:

6.4%
Male: 255
Here:

10.0%
Province:

6.3%
Female: 200
This district:

8.7%
Province:

6.5%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 740
Here:

15.2%
Nova Scotia:

11.3%
Male: 610
Here:

23.8%
Nova Scotia:

17.3%
Female: 125
Here:

5.4%
Nova Scotia:

4.8%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 20
This district:

0.4%
Nova Scotia:

0.4%
Male: 10
Here:

0.4%
Province:

0.6%
Female: 10
Here:

0.4%
Nova Scotia:

0.2%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 550
Here:

11.3%
Province:

14.7%
Male: 245
This district:

9.6%
Nova Scotia:

13.0%
Female: 300
Here:

13.1%
Nova Scotia:

16.4%
Worked in different province
Total: 20
This district:

0.4%
Nova Scotia:

1.1%
Male: 10
This district:

0.4%
Nova Scotia:

1.4%
Female: 15
Here:

0.7%
Province:

0.8%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 3,610
Here:

82.4%
Nova Scotia:

72.8%
Male: 1,890
Here:

82.4%
Nova Scotia:

76.1%
Female: 1,720
This district:

82.5%
Province:

69.2%
All other modes
Total: 55
Here:

1.3%
Nova Scotia:

1.6%
Male: 30
Here:

1.3%
Province:

1.9%
Female: 25
This district:

1.2%
Province:

1.3%
Public transit
Total: 10
This district:

0.2%
Nova Scotia:

5.9%
Female: 15
This district:

0.7%
Province:

7.3%
Car as passenger
Total: 455
This district:

10.4%
Province:

10.8%
Male: 255
Here:

11.1%
Province:

9.0%
Female: 195
Here:

9.4%
Province:

12.8%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 250
Here:

5.7%
Province:

8.8%
Male: 115
Here:

5.0%
Province:

8.3%
Female: 135
Here:

6.5%
Province:

9.5%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 8,210
This district:

90.1%
Province:

91.2%
Male: 3,960
Here:

87.3%
Province:

88.6%
Female: 4,250
This district:

92.7%
Nova Scotia:

93.5%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 8,135
Here:

89.2%
Nova Scotia:

90.1%
Male: 3,920
This district:

86.4%
Province:

87.2%
Female: 4,215
Here:

91.9%
Province:

92.7%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 3,040
This district:

33.4%
Province:

34.7%
Male: 1,335
Here:

29.4%
Nova Scotia:

30.9%
Female: 1,705
This district:

37.2%
Nova Scotia:

38.0%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 1,730
Here:

19.0%
Nova Scotia:

17.7%
Male: 750
Here:

16.5%
Nova Scotia:

14.8%
Female: 985
This district:

21.5%
Province:

20.4%

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