Edmundston, New Brunswick, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 10,300
This city:

56.9%
Province:

57.3%
Male: 5,340
Here:

61.9%
Province:

61.1%
Female: 4,960
This city:

52.4%
New Brunswick:

53.8%
Unemployed
Total: 1,000
Here:

5.5%
New Brunswick:

6.4%
Male: 510
Here:

5.9%
Province:

7.7%
Female: 490
This city:

5.2%
Province:

5.1%
Not in the labour force
Total: 6,790
This city:

37.5%
Province:

36.3%
Male: 2,765
This city:

32.1%
New Brunswick:

31.2%
Female: 4,020
This city:

42.4%
New Brunswick:

41.1%
Participation rate
All persons
Here:

62.5%
Province:

63.7%
Male
This city:

67.9%
New Brunswick:

68.8%
Female
This city:

57.6%
New Brunswick:

58.9%
Unemployment rate
All persons
This city:

8.8%
New Brunswick:

10.0%
Male
Here:

8.7%
New Brunswick:

11.2%
Female
This city:

9.0%
New Brunswick:

8.7%

Labour force activity in this city

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 2,970
Here:

26.7%
New Brunswick:

26.0%
Male: 1,160
Here:

20.1%
New Brunswick:

20.1%
Female: 1,810
This city:

33.8%
Province:

32.5%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 185
Here:

1.7%
New Brunswick:

1.9%
Male: 90
This city:

1.6%
New Brunswick:

1.6%
Female: 90
This city:

1.7%
Province:

2.3%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 1,740
This city:

15.6%
New Brunswick:

18.0%
Male: 490
This city:

8.5%
New Brunswick:

9.2%
Female: 1,255
This city:

23.4%
New Brunswick:

27.6%
Management occupations
Total: 740
Here:

6.6%
Province:

7.8%
Male: 430
Here:

7.4%
New Brunswick:

9.3%
Female: 310
Here:

5.8%
Province:

6.2%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 1,035
Here:

9.3%
Province:

5.8%
Male: 745
This city:

12.9%
New Brunswick:

7.3%
Female: 290
Here:

5.4%
Province:

4.2%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 1,905
Here:

17.1%
New Brunswick:

16.5%
Male: 1,820
This city:

31.5%
New Brunswick:

30.0%
Female: 80
Here:

1.5%
New Brunswick:

1.6%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 480
Here:

4.3%
New Brunswick:

5.2%
Male: 390
This city:

6.8%
New Brunswick:

8.0%
Female: 85
Here:

1.6%
Province:

2.2%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 760
Here:

6.8%
Province:

7.3%
Male: 250
This city:

4.3%
Province:

4.5%
Female: 510
This city:

9.5%
New Brunswick:

10.5%
Health occupations
Total: 1,040
This city:

9.3%
New Brunswick:

6.4%
Male: 170
This city:

2.9%
New Brunswick:

1.9%
Female: 875
Here:

16.3%
New Brunswick:

11.2%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 275
Here:

2.5%
Province:

5.0%
Male: 230
This city:

4.0%
New Brunswick:

8.1%
Female: 45
Here:

0.8%
Province:

1.8%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 1,140
This city:

10.2%
Province:

16.9%
Male: 710
This city:

12.3%
Province:

19.0%
Female: 430
Here:

8.0%
Province:

14.7%
Educational services
Total: 730
This city:

6.6%
New Brunswick:

6.5%
Male: 245
This city:

4.2%
New Brunswick:

4.1%
Female: 485
Here:

9.1%
New Brunswick:

9.2%
Other services
Total: 2,250
Here:

20.2%
New Brunswick:

21.1%
Male: 1,025
This city:

17.7%
New Brunswick:

18.8%
Female: 1,225
This city:

22.9%
Province:

23.6%
Health care and social services
Total: 1,855
This city:

16.7%
Province:

11.4%
Male: 320
This city:

5.5%
Province:

3.5%
Female: 1,535
Here:

28.7%
Province:

20.0%
Manufacturing
Total: 1,970
This city:

17.7%
Province:

10.8%
Male: 1,500
This city:

26.0%
Province:

14.4%
Female: 470
Here:

8.8%
Province:

6.8%
Retail trade
Total: 1,500
This city:

13.5%
Province:

11.7%
Male: 760
This city:

13.2%
Province:

9.8%
Female: 740
Here:

13.8%
New Brunswick:

13.9%
Finance and real estate
Total: 465
This city:

4.2%
New Brunswick:

4.2%
Male: 155
Here:

2.7%
Province:

3.1%
Female: 305
Here:

5.7%
New Brunswick:

5.5%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 385
This city:

3.5%
New Brunswick:

6.9%
Male: 320
This city:

5.5%
New Brunswick:

10.7%
Female: 60
Here:

1.1%
Province:

2.9%
Construction
Total: 615
This city:

5.5%
New Brunswick:

6.7%
Male: 565
Here:

9.8%
New Brunswick:

11.7%
Female: 55
This city:

1.0%
New Brunswick:

1.3%
Wholesale trade
Total: 210
This city:

1.9%
New Brunswick:

3.6%
Male: 170
Here:

2.9%
Province:

4.9%
Female: 45
Here:

0.8%
New Brunswick:

2.1%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 6,160
Here:

59.8%
Province:

38.7%
Male: 2,825
Here:

52.9%
New Brunswick:

35.2%
Female: 3,330
Here:

67.1%
Province:

42.3%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 240
Here:

2.3%
Province:

14.3%
Male: 160
This city:

3.0%
New Brunswick:

14.7%
Female: 80
Here:

1.6%
Province:

14.0%
Worked at home
Total: 525
This city:

5.1%
New Brunswick:

5.9%
Male: 285
This city:

5.3%
Province:

5.6%
Female: 240
This city:

4.8%
New Brunswick:

6.1%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 865
Here:

8.4%
Province:

10.5%
Male: 695
Here:

13.0%
Province:

16.1%
Female: 170
Here:

3.4%
New Brunswick:

4.6%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 165
This city:

1.6%
Province:

0.4%
Male: 60
Here:

1.1%
Province:

0.5%
Female: 100
This city:

2.0%
Province:

0.3%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 2,220
This city:

21.5%
Province:

29.1%
Male: 1,240
This city:

23.2%
Province:

26.5%
Female: 985
This city:

19.9%
Province:

31.8%
Worked in different province
Total: 125
This city:

1.2%
New Brunswick:

1.1%
Male: 65
This city:

1.2%
Province:

1.4%
Female: 50
This city:

1.0%
Province:

0.8%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 8,095
Here:

84.2%
New Brunswick:

77.9%
Male: 4,290
This city:

85.9%
New Brunswick:

80.8%
Female: 3,805
This city:

82.4%
Province:

74.8%
All other modes
Total: 130
Here:

1.4%
Province:

1.7%
Male: 80
Here:

1.6%
Province:

1.9%
Female: 50
This city:

1.1%
New Brunswick:

1.5%
Public transit
Total: 55
This city:

0.6%
New Brunswick:

2.0%
Male: 15
This city:

0.3%
Province:

1.5%
Female: 40
Here:

0.9%
New Brunswick:

2.4%
Car as passenger
Total: 670
This city:

7.0%
New Brunswick:

11.2%
Male: 245
Here:

4.9%
Province:

8.8%
Female: 430
Here:

9.3%
Province:

13.7%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 655
This city:

6.8%
Province:

7.3%
Male: 360
Here:

7.2%
Province:

7.0%
Female: 295
Here:

6.4%
Province:

7.5%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 16,510
This city:

91.2%
Province:

90.7%
Male: 7,710
This city:

89.4%
New Brunswick:

88.2%
Female: 8,795
Here:

92.9%
Province:

93.0%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 16,220
This city:

89.6%
Province:

89.6%
Male: 7,535
Here:

87.4%
Province:

86.9%
Female: 8,685
This city:

91.7%
Province:

92.2%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 6,425
This city:

35.5%
New Brunswick:

35.7%
Male: 2,820
This city:

32.7%
Province:

32.0%
Female: 3,605
This city:

38.1%
Province:

39.2%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 3,970
This city:

21.9%
New Brunswick:

18.5%
Male: 1,540
This city:

17.9%
Province:

15.4%
Female: 2,430
Here:

25.7%
Province:

21.3%

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