Dawson - Town, Yukon Territory, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 810
Here:

72.3%
Yukon Territory:

70.7%
Male: 430
Here:

71.7%
Yukon Territory:

71.1%
Female: 380
Here:

73.8%
Territory:

70.3%
Unemployed
Total: 125
Here:

11.2%
Territory:

7.4%
Male: 85
Here:

14.2%
Yukon Territory:

8.8%
Female: 35
Here:

6.8%
Territory:

6.0%
Not in the labour force
Total: 180
Here:

16.1%
Yukon Territory:

21.9%
Male: 85
This town:

14.2%
Territory:

20.1%
Female: 95
Here:

18.4%
Yukon Territory:

23.8%
Participation rate
All persons
This town:

83.5%
Territory:

78.1%
Male
This town:

85.8%
Yukon Territory:

79.9%
Female
Here:

81.6%
Yukon Territory:

76.2%
Unemployment rate
All persons
This town:

13.4%
Yukon Territory:

9.4%
Male
This town:

16.5%
Territory:

11.0%
Female
Here:

8.3%
Territory:

7.8%

Labour force activity in Dawson

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 245
Here:

26.3%
Yukon Territory:

23.1%
Male: 115
Here:

22.5%
Yukon Territory:

19.3%
Female: 135
Here:

32.1%
Territory:

27.1%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 45
Here:

4.8%
Territory:

3.7%
Male: 15
This town:

2.9%
Yukon Territory:

3.1%
Female: 30
Here:

7.1%
Territory:

4.2%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 120
This town:

12.9%
Territory:

16.1%
Male: 25
Here:

4.9%
Yukon Territory:

5.9%
Female: 95
This town:

22.6%
Yukon Territory:

26.9%
Management occupations
Total: 140
Here:

15.1%
Territory:

12.9%
Male: 75
Here:

14.7%
Yukon Territory:

15.7%
Female: 65
Here:

15.5%
Yukon Territory:

9.9%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 195
Here:

21.0%
Territory:

16.2%
Male: 180
This town:

35.3%
Yukon Territory:

29.7%
Female: 15
Here:

3.6%
Yukon Territory:

2.0%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 35
Here:

3.8%
Yukon Territory:

6.8%
Male: 25
Here:

4.9%
Yukon Territory:

10.1%
Female: 10
This town:

2.4%
Yukon Territory:

3.4%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 80
Here:

8.6%
Yukon Territory:

12.0%
Male: 20
Here:

3.9%
Territory:

7.1%
Female: 55
This town:

13.1%
Territory:

17.0%
Health occupations
Total: 20
Here:

2.2%
Yukon Territory:

4.8%
Female: 15
This town:

3.6%
Yukon Territory:

7.6%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 45
This town:

4.8%
Yukon Territory:

3.5%
Male: 45
Here:

8.8%
Yukon Territory:

5.6%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 105
This town:

11.3%
Territory:

15.2%
Male: 60
This town:

11.8%
Yukon Territory:

17.8%
Female: 45
Here:

10.7%
Yukon Territory:

12.4%
Educational services
Total: 55
Here:

5.9%
Yukon Territory:

6.8%
Male: 15
Here:

2.9%
Yukon Territory:

4.3%
Female: 35
This town:

8.3%
Territory:

9.5%
Other services
Total: 450
This town:

48.4%
Yukon Territory:

39.8%
Male: 225
Here:

44.1%
Territory:

35.5%
Female: 225
Here:

53.6%
Yukon Territory:

44.3%
Health care and social services
Total: 60
Here:

6.5%
Territory:

9.2%
Male: 10
Here:

2.0%
Territory:

3.9%
Female: 55
Here:

13.1%
Territory:

14.7%
Manufacturing
Total: 10
Here:

1.1%
Territory:

2.1%
Male: 10
This town:

2.0%
Territory:

3.1%
Female: 10
Here:

2.4%
Territory:

1.1%
Retail trade
Total: 70
Here:

7.5%
Territory:

10.2%
Male: 30
This town:

5.9%
Territory:

10.2%
Female: 35
Here:

8.3%
Yukon Territory:

10.2%
Finance and real estate
Total: 15
This town:

1.6%
Yukon Territory:

2.9%
Male: 10
Here:

2.0%
Yukon Territory:

2.5%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 90
This town:

9.7%
Yukon Territory:

5.1%
Male: 80
Here:

15.7%
Yukon Territory:

8.0%
Female: 15
Here:

3.6%
Yukon Territory:

2.0%
Construction
Total: 70
Here:

7.5%
Territory:

6.9%
Male: 65
This town:

12.7%
Yukon Territory:

11.9%
Female: 10
Here:

2.4%
Yukon Territory:

1.6%
Wholesale trade
Total: 10
Here:

1.1%
Yukon Territory:

1.7%
Male: 10
Here:

2.0%
Territory:

2.7%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 645
This town:

79.6%
Yukon Territory:

69.6%
Male: 315
Here:

73.3%
Yukon Territory:

63.6%
Female: 330
This town:

85.7%
Yukon Territory:

75.8%
Worked at home
Total: 65
This town:

8.0%
Territory:

6.5%
Male: 40
Here:

9.3%
Territory:

6.9%
Female: 25
Here:

6.5%
Territory:

6.1%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 80
Here:

9.9%
Yukon Territory:

11.8%
Male: 65
Here:

15.1%
Territory:

18.0%
Female: 15
This town:

3.9%
Territory:

5.4%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 10
Here:

1.2%
Territory:

10.5%
Male: 10
This town:

2.3%
Yukon Territory:

9.6%
Female: 10
Here:

2.6%
Territory:

11.4%
Worked in different province
Total: 10
This town:

1.2%
Yukon Territory:

1.3%
Male: 10
Here:

2.3%
Territory:

1.7%
Female: 10
This town:

2.6%
Territory:

1.0%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 385
This town:

51.3%
Territory:

72.2%
Male: 225
Here:

57.7%
Yukon Territory:

73.1%
Female: 160
This town:

44.4%
Yukon Territory:

71.3%
All other modes
Total: 25
Here:

3.3%
Yukon Territory:

2.0%
Male: 15
This town:

3.8%
Yukon Territory:

2.5%
Female: 10
This town:

2.8%
Territory:

1.6%
Car as passenger
Total: 20
Here:

2.7%
Yukon Territory:

7.4%
Male: 10
Here:

2.6%
Territory:

6.9%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 320
This town:

42.7%
Territory:

15.8%
Male: 135
This town:

34.6%
Yukon Territory:

15.2%
Female: 185
This town:

51.4%
Yukon Territory:

16.4%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 1,025
Here:

91.5%
Territory:

92.2%
Male: 540
Here:

90.0%
Territory:

89.5%
Female: 490
This town:

95.1%
Yukon Territory:

94.9%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 1,010
Here:

90.2%
Yukon Territory:

91.0%
Male: 525
This town:

87.5%
Territory:

88.2%
Female: 485
Here:

94.2%
Territory:

93.8%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 295
Here:

26.3%
Yukon Territory:

36.9%
Male: 125
Here:

20.8%
Territory:

32.8%
Female: 170
Here:

33.0%
Yukon Territory:

40.9%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 90
Here:

8.0%
Territory:

16.0%
Male: 45
This town:

7.5%
Territory:

14.4%
Female: 45
This town:

8.7%
Territory:

17.7%

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Source: Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 92-591-XWE. Ottawa. Released March 13 2007 and Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012. This data is an unofficial version of the materials, made without affiliation or endorsement of Statistics Canada.
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