Labour force activity
EmployedTotal: 199,510This municipality: | 64.5% |
Nova Scotia: | 57.2% |
Male: 101,180This municipality: | 68.9% |
Nova Scotia: | 61.7% |
Female: 98,325This municipality: | 60.6% |
Nova Scotia: | 53.0% |
UnemployedTotal: 13,365This municipality: | 4.3% |
Nova Scotia: | 5.8% |
Male: 6,775Here: | 4.6% |
Nova Scotia: | 6.4% |
Female: 6,595This municipality: | 4.1% |
Nova Scotia: | 5.2% |
Not in the labour forceTotal: 96,225This municipality: | 31.1% |
Province: | 37.1% |
Male: 38,865Here: | 26.5% |
Nova Scotia: | 31.9% |
Participation rateAll personsThis municipality: | 68.9% |
Province: | 62.9% |
MaleThis municipality: | 73.5% |
Province: | 68.1% |
FemaleHere: | 64.7% |
Nova Scotia: | 58.2% |
Unemployment rate
MaleThis municipality: | 6.3% |
Province: | 9.3% |
Labour force activity in Halifax
Occupation
Sales and service occupationsTotal: 56,295This municipality: | 26.8% |
Nova Scotia: | 26.2% |
Female: 29,990This municipality: | 29.0% |
Province: | 32.3% |
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Female: 4,020Here: | 3.9% |
Nova Scotia: | 3.2% |
Business; finance and administration occupations
Male: 12,015Here: | 11.3% |
Nova Scotia: | 8.7% |
Female: 29,885Here: | 28.9% |
Nova Scotia: | 25.8% |
Management occupationsTotal: 22,810This municipality: | 10.9% |
Province: | 8.9% |
Female: 8,660This municipality: | 8.4% |
Nova Scotia: | 7.2% |
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupationsTotal: 24,850This municipality: | 11.8% |
Nova Scotia: | 14.9% |
Male: 23,405This municipality: | 22.0% |
Province: | 27.4% |
Natural and applied sciences and related occupationsTotal: 14,730Here: | 7.0% |
Nova Scotia: | 5.3% |
Male: 11,865This municipality: | 11.1% |
Province: | 8.2% |
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religionTotal: 19,840This municipality: | 9.4% |
Nova Scotia: | 8.4% |
Male: 6,635Here: | 6.2% |
Nova Scotia: | 5.4% |
Female: 13,205This municipality: | 12.8% |
Nova Scotia: | 11.6% |
Health occupationsTotal: 14,665Here: | 7.0% |
Nova Scotia: | 6.6% |
Male: 3,125Here: | 2.9% |
Nova Scotia: | 2.3% |
Female: 11,535Here: | 11.1% |
Nova Scotia: | 11.3% |
Occupations unique to primary industryTotal: 2,975This municipality: | 1.4% |
Nova Scotia: | 5.2% |
Male: 2,505This municipality: | 2.4% |
Province: | 8.6% |
Industry
Business servicesTotal: 43,480This municipality: | 20.7% |
Province: | 17.3% |
Female: 17,660This municipality: | 17.1% |
Nova Scotia: | 14.9% |
Educational servicesTotal: 16,355Here: | 7.8% |
Nova Scotia: | 7.4% |
Male: 5,470Here: | 5.1% |
Nova Scotia: | 4.8% |
Other services
Male: 26,975Here: | 25.3% |
Nova Scotia: | 20.6% |
Female: 25,510Here: | 24.6% |
Nova Scotia: | 23.4% |
Health care and social servicesTotal: 24,480This municipality: | 11.7% |
Nova Scotia: | 11.7% |
ManufacturingTotal: 11,015This municipality: | 5.2% |
Province: | 8.9% |
Male: 7,925Here: | 7.4% |
Nova Scotia: | 12.4% |
Retail trade
Female: 14,320This municipality: | 13.8% |
Province: | 15.1% |
Finance and real estateTotal: 13,540Here: | 6.4% |
Nova Scotia: | 4.6% |
Female: 7,710This municipality: | 7.4% |
Nova Scotia: | 5.6% |
Agriculture and other resource-based industriesTotal: 3,475This municipality: | 1.7% |
Nova Scotia: | 5.8% |
Male: 2,595Here: | 2.4% |
Nova Scotia: | 9.1% |
Female: 880This municipality: | 0.9% |
Nova Scotia: | 2.3% |
Construction
Male: 10,320This municipality: | 9.7% |
Nova Scotia: | 11.2% |
Female: 1,260This municipality: | 1.2% |
Province: | 1.2% |
Wholesale tradeTotal: 8,630This municipality: | 4.1% |
Province: | 3.5% |
Female: 2,715This municipality: | 2.6% |
Province: | 2.2% |
Place of work status
Worked in same census subdivision of residenceTotal: 162,635This municipality: | 81.5% |
Nova Scotia: | 59.3% |
Male: 77,385This municipality: | 76.5% |
Province: | 53.9% |
Female: 85,250This municipality: | 86.7% |
Province: | 65.0% |
Worked in same province of residenceTotal: 2,565This municipality: | 1.3% |
Province: | 6.8% |
Male: 1,340This municipality: | 1.3% |
Nova Scotia: | 7.4% |
Female: 1,225This municipality: | 1.2% |
Nova Scotia: | 6.2% |
Worked at homeTotal: 12,125This municipality: | 6.1% |
Nova Scotia: | 6.4% |
Female: 6,300This municipality: | 6.4% |
Province: | 6.5% |
No fixed workplace addressTotal: 19,435This municipality: | 9.7% |
Nova Scotia: | 11.3% |
Worked outside Canada
Male: 710This municipality: | 0.7% |
Province: | 0.6% |
Female: 290Here: | 0.3% |
Nova Scotia: | 0.2% |
Worked in same census division of residenceTotal: 35Here: | 0.0% |
Nova Scotia: | 14.7% |
Female: 10This municipality: | 0.0% |
Nova Scotia: | 16.4% |
Worked in different provinceTotal: 1,710Here: | 0.9% |
Nova Scotia: | 1.1% |
Male: 1,050This municipality: | 1.0% |
Province: | 1.4% |
Female: 655This municipality: | 0.7% |
Province: | 0.8% |
Mode of transportation to work
Car as driverTotal: 121,370This municipality: | 65.1% |
Province: | 72.8% |
All other modesTotal: 2,405This municipality: | 1.3% |
Nova Scotia: | 1.6% |
Male: 1,475Here: | 1.6% |
Nova Scotia: | 1.9% |
Female: 935Here: | 1.0% |
Nova Scotia: | 1.3% |
Public transit
Male: 8,900Here: | 9.4% |
Nova Scotia: | 4.7% |
Female: 13,215This municipality: | 14.4% |
Nova Scotia: | 7.3% |
Car as passengerTotal: 19,830This municipality: | 10.6% |
Nova Scotia: | 10.8% |
Female: 12,330Here: | 13.4% |
Nova Scotia: | 12.8% |
Walked or bicycled
Male: 10,055This municipality: | 10.6% |
Nova Scotia: | 8.3% |
Female: 10,605Here: | 11.6% |
Nova Scotia: | 9.5% |
Mode of transportation to work
Unpaid work
Population reporting hours of unpaid workTotal: 283,765This municipality: | 91.8% |
Province: | 91.2% |
Male: 131,400This municipality: | 89.5% |
Nova Scotia: | 88.6% |
Female: 152,365This municipality: | 93.9% |
Province: | 93.5% |
Population reporting hours of unpaid houseworkTotal: 280,690Here: | 90.8% |
Nova Scotia: | 90.1% |
Male: 129,500This municipality: | 88.2% |
Province: | 87.2% |
Female: 151,190This municipality: | 93.2% |
Province: | 92.7% |
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Male: 46,230This municipality: | 31.5% |
Nova Scotia: | 30.9% |
Female: 60,585This municipality: | 37.3% |
Province: | 38.0% |
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniorsTotal: 46,820Here: | 15.1% |
Nova Scotia: | 17.7% |
Male: 18,445This municipality: | 12.6% |
Nova Scotia: | 14.8% |
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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.
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