Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 199,555
This division:

64.5%
Nova Scotia:

57.2%
Male: 101,200
Here:

68.9%
Province:

61.7%
Female: 98,350
Here:

60.6%
Nova Scotia:

53.0%
Unemployed
Total: 13,385
Here:

4.3%
Province:

5.8%
Male: 6,780
Here:

4.6%
Nova Scotia:

6.4%
Female: 6,600
Here:

4.1%
Nova Scotia:

5.2%
Not in the labour force
Total: 96,330
Here:

31.1%
Nova Scotia:

37.1%
Male: 38,915
This division:

26.5%
Nova Scotia:

31.9%
Female: 57,415
This division:

35.4%
Province:

41.8%
Participation rate
All persons
This division:

68.9%
Nova Scotia:

62.9%
Male
Here:

73.5%
Province:

68.1%
Female
This division:

64.6%
Nova Scotia:

58.2%
Unemployment rate
All persons
This division:

6.3%
Province:

9.1%
Male
Here:

6.3%
Province:

9.3%
Female
This division:

6.3%
Province:

8.9%

Labour force activity in this division

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 56,315
Here:

26.8%
Nova Scotia:

26.2%
Male: 26,305
Here:

24.7%
Province:

20.5%
Female: 30,010
This division:

29.0%
Province:

32.3%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 7,590
Here:

3.6%
Province:

2.7%
Male: 3,570
Here:

3.3%
Nova Scotia:

2.2%
Female: 4,020
Here:

3.9%
Province:

3.2%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 41,905
This division:

19.9%
Nova Scotia:

17.0%
Male: 12,020
This division:

11.3%
Nova Scotia:

8.7%
Female: 29,890
This division:

28.9%
Province:

25.8%
Management occupations
Total: 22,815
This division:

10.9%
Nova Scotia:

8.9%
Male: 14,155
This division:

13.3%
Nova Scotia:

10.5%
Female: 8,660
This division:

8.4%
Province:

7.2%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 4,425
This division:

2.1%
Province:

4.7%
Male: 2,995
This division:

2.8%
Province:

6.1%
Female: 1,425
Here:

1.4%
Nova Scotia:

3.2%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 24,860
This division:

11.8%
Nova Scotia:

14.9%
Male: 23,410
Here:

22.0%
Nova Scotia:

27.4%
Female: 1,445
Here:

1.4%
Province:

1.6%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 14,730
This division:

7.0%
Province:

5.3%
Male: 11,870
This division:

11.1%
Province:

8.2%
Female: 2,860
This division:

2.8%
Nova Scotia:

2.2%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 19,845
Here:

9.4%
Province:

8.4%
Male: 6,635
Here:

6.2%
Nova Scotia:

5.4%
Female: 13,210
Here:

12.8%
Nova Scotia:

11.6%
Health occupations
Total: 14,665
Here:

7.0%
Province:

6.6%
Male: 3,130
This division:

2.9%
Nova Scotia:

2.3%
Female: 11,540
This division:

11.1%
Nova Scotia:

11.3%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 2,980
Here:

1.4%
Nova Scotia:

5.2%
Male: 2,510
This division:

2.4%
Province:

8.6%
Female: 470
Here:

0.5%
Province:

1.6%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 43,490
Here:

20.7%
Province:

17.3%
Male: 25,830
This division:

24.2%
Nova Scotia:

19.5%
Female: 17,660
Here:

17.1%
Nova Scotia:

14.9%
Educational services
Total: 16,355
Here:

7.8%
Nova Scotia:

7.4%
Male: 5,470
This division:

5.1%
Nova Scotia:

4.8%
Female: 10,885
Here:

10.5%
Nova Scotia:

10.2%
Other services
Total: 52,500
This division:

25.0%
Nova Scotia:

21.9%
Male: 26,980
Here:

25.3%
Province:

20.6%
Female: 25,525
Here:

24.7%
Province:

23.4%
Health care and social services
Total: 24,485
This division:

11.7%
Province:

11.7%
Male: 5,000
Here:

4.7%
Nova Scotia:

3.9%
Female: 19,480
Here:

18.8%
Nova Scotia:

20.0%
Manufacturing
Total: 11,020
This division:

5.2%
Province:

8.9%
Male: 7,930
This division:

7.4%
Nova Scotia:

12.4%
Female: 3,090
This division:

3.0%
Province:

5.1%
Retail trade
Total: 25,050
Here:

11.9%
Province:

12.5%
Male: 10,725
Here:

10.1%
Nova Scotia:

10.1%
Female: 14,320
This division:

13.8%
Nova Scotia:

15.1%
Finance and real estate
Total: 13,540
Here:

6.4%
Nova Scotia:

4.6%
Male: 5,830
Here:

5.5%
Province:

3.6%
Female: 7,705
Here:

7.4%
Province:

5.6%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 3,480
Here:

1.7%
Nova Scotia:

5.8%
Male: 2,600
This division:

2.4%
Nova Scotia:

9.1%
Female: 880
This division:

0.8%
Province:

2.3%
Construction
Total: 11,590
This division:

5.5%
Nova Scotia:

6.4%
Male: 10,325
This division:

9.7%
Province:

11.2%
Female: 1,265
This division:

1.2%
Province:

1.2%
Wholesale trade
Total: 8,630
This division:

4.1%
Province:

3.5%
Male: 5,915
This division:

5.5%
Nova Scotia:

4.8%
Female: 2,715
Here:

2.6%
Nova Scotia:

2.2%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 162,645
Here:

81.5%
Nova Scotia:

59.3%
Male: 77,385
This division:

76.5%
Province:

53.9%
Female: 85,260
This division:

86.7%
Province:

65.0%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 2,565
This division:

1.3%
Nova Scotia:

6.8%
Male: 1,345
Here:

1.3%
Nova Scotia:

7.4%
Female: 1,220
This division:

1.2%
Nova Scotia:

6.2%
Worked at home
Total: 12,130
This division:

6.1%
Province:

6.4%
Male: 5,825
This division:

5.8%
Nova Scotia:

6.3%
Female: 6,300
This division:

6.4%
Province:

6.5%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 19,440
Here:

9.7%
Province:

11.3%
Male: 14,845
Here:

14.7%
Nova Scotia:

17.3%
Female: 4,595
Here:

4.7%
Nova Scotia:

4.8%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 1,000
This division:

0.5%
Nova Scotia:

0.4%
Male: 710
Here:

0.7%
Province:

0.6%
Female: 290
Here:

0.3%
Province:

0.2%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 60
This division:

0.0%
Province:

14.7%
Male: 30
This division:

0.0%
Nova Scotia:

13.0%
Female: 25
This division:

0.0%
Nova Scotia:

16.4%
Worked in different province
Total: 1,710
This division:

0.9%
Province:

1.1%
Male: 1,050
Here:

1.0%
Province:

1.4%
Female: 655
This division:

0.7%
Province:

0.8%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 121,400
Here:

65.1%
Nova Scotia:

72.8%
Male: 66,725
This division:

70.5%
Province:

76.1%
Female: 54,670
This division:

59.6%
Nova Scotia:

69.2%
All other modes
Total: 2,410
This division:

1.3%
Province:

1.6%
Male: 1,475
Here:

1.6%
Province:

1.9%
Female: 935
This division:

1.0%
Province:

1.3%
Public transit
Total: 22,115
Here:

11.9%
Province:

5.9%
Male: 8,900
Here:

9.4%
Province:

4.7%
Female: 13,215
Here:

14.4%
Nova Scotia:

7.3%
Car as passenger
Total: 19,830
Here:

10.6%
Province:

10.8%
Male: 7,500
Here:

7.9%
Nova Scotia:

9.0%
Female: 12,330
This division:

13.4%
Province:

12.8%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 20,670
This division:

11.1%
Nova Scotia:

8.8%
Male: 10,060
This division:

10.6%
Nova Scotia:

8.3%
Female: 10,610
Here:

11.6%
Nova Scotia:

9.5%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 283,900
Here:

91.8%
Nova Scotia:

91.2%
Male: 131,460
Here:

89.5%
Province:

88.6%
Female: 152,435
Here:

93.9%
Province:

93.5%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 280,815
Here:

90.8%
Province:

90.1%
Male: 129,555
This division:

88.2%
Province:

87.2%
Female: 151,260
This division:

93.2%
Province:

92.7%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 106,875
This division:

34.6%
Nova Scotia:

34.7%
Male: 46,255
Here:

31.5%
Nova Scotia:

30.9%
Female: 60,615
This division:

37.3%
Nova Scotia:

38.0%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 46,850
Here:

15.1%
Province:

17.7%
Male: 18,455
This division:

12.6%
Nova Scotia:

14.8%
Female: 28,390
Here:

17.5%
Nova Scotia:

20.4%

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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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