Nain - Town, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 310
This town:

41.3%
Province:

47.9%
Male: 150
This town:

39.5%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

50.4%
Female: 165
This town:

44.6%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

45.7%
Unemployed
Total: 120
This town:

16.0%
Province:

10.9%
Male: 80
This town:

21.1%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

13.1%
Female: 45
Here:

12.2%
Province:

8.9%
Not in the labour force
Total: 320
Here:

42.7%
Province:

41.1%
Male: 155
This town:

40.8%
Province:

36.5%
Female: 165
This town:

44.6%
Province:

45.4%
Participation rate
All persons
This town:

57.3%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

58.9%
Male
This town:

60.5%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

63.5%
Female
Here:

55.4%
Province:

54.6%
Unemployment rate
All persons
Here:

27.9%
Province:

18.6%
Male
This town:

34.8%
Province:

20.7%
Female
Here:

22.0%
Province:

16.3%

Labour force activity in Nain

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 110
Here:

25.6%
Province:

25.3%
Male: 55
This town:

24.4%
Province:

16.6%
Female: 60
Here:

29.3%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

34.7%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 30
Here:

7.0%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

1.9%
Male: 15
Here:

6.7%
Province:

1.5%
Female: 15
This town:

7.3%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

2.3%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 40
This town:

9.3%
Province:

14.8%
Female: 30
Here:

14.6%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

23.1%
Management occupations
Total: 30
Here:

7.0%
Province:

7.7%
Male: 20
Here:

8.9%
Province:

8.6%
Female: 15
Here:

7.3%
Province:

6.6%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 30
Here:

7.0%
Province:

5.7%
Male: 15
Here:

6.7%
Province:

6.1%
Female: 10
Here:

4.9%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

5.2%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 60
Here:

14.0%
Province:

17.4%
Male: 55
This town:

24.4%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

31.7%
Female: 10
Here:

4.9%
Province:

1.8%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 15
Here:

3.5%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

5.7%
Male: 10
This town:

4.4%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

9.1%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 80
Here:

18.6%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

8.2%
Male: 30
Here:

13.3%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

5.6%
Female: 45
This town:

22.0%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

11.0%
Health occupations
Total: 15
Here:

3.5%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

6.2%
Female: 10
This town:

4.9%
Province:

10.4%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 20
This town:

4.7%
Province:

7.2%
Male: 20
This town:

8.9%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

11.3%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 45
This town:

10.6%
Province:

14.6%
Male: 25
This town:

11.1%
Province:

17.5%
Female: 20
This town:

9.8%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

11.5%
Educational services
Total: 40
Here:

9.4%
Province:

7.0%
Male: 15
Here:

6.7%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

5.2%
Female: 25
Here:

12.2%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

9.0%
Other services
Total: 135
Here:

31.8%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

20.7%
Male: 65
Here:

28.9%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

17.6%
Female: 75
This town:

36.6%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

24.1%
Health care and social services
Total: 60
This town:

14.1%
Province:

12.6%
Male: 15
Here:

6.7%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

4.1%
Female: 40
This town:

19.5%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

21.8%
Manufacturing
Total: 25
Here:

5.9%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

9.3%
Male: 20
This town:

8.9%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

11.6%
Female: 10
Here:

4.9%
Province:

6.8%
Retail trade
Total: 40
Here:

9.4%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

12.6%
Male: 15
Here:

6.7%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

9.7%
Female: 25
Here:

12.2%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

15.9%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 65
This town:

15.3%
Province:

10.1%
Male: 50
Here:

22.2%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

15.7%
Female: 10
Here:

4.9%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

4.0%
Construction
Total: 25
Here:

5.9%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

7.0%
Male: 20
Here:

8.9%
Province:

12.3%
Wholesale trade
Total: 10
Here:

2.4%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

2.7%
Male: 10
This town:

4.4%
Province:

3.8%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 270
This town:

87.1%
Province:

46.3%
Male: 110
Here:

73.3%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

40.2%
Female: 155
Here:

93.9%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

52.7%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 10
Here:

3.2%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

3.0%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 25
Here:

8.1%
Province:

31.3%
Male: 25
Here:

16.7%
Province:

29.2%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 10
Here:

3.3%
Province:

73.7%
Male: 10
This town:

6.7%
Province:

75.5%
All other modes
Total: 145
Here:

47.5%
Province:

3.8%
Male: 75
Here:

50.0%
Province:

5.6%
Female: 70
This town:

45.2%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

2.0%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 155
This town:

50.8%
Province:

8.0%
Male: 70
This town:

46.7%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

6.8%
Female: 90
Here:

58.1%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

9.2%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 680
This town:

90.7%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

88.9%
Male: 335
This town:

88.2%
Province:

85.5%
Female: 350
Here:

94.6%
Province:

92.0%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 665
Here:

88.7%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

87.7%
Male: 325
This town:

85.5%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

84.1%
Female: 340
Here:

91.9%
Province:

91.1%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 415
Here:

55.3%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

35.2%
Male: 185
Here:

48.7%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

30.9%
Female: 225
Here:

60.8%
Province:

39.2%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 160
This town:

21.3%
Province:

17.8%
Male: 85
Here:

22.4%
Province:

14.7%
Female: 80
This town:

21.6%
Province:

20.7%

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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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