Région du Nunavik, Quebec, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 3,745
This region:

56.1%
Province:

60.4%
Male: 1,870
Here:

54.8%
Quebec:

65.4%
Female: 1,870
Here:

57.2%
Quebec:

55.7%
Unemployed
Total: 825
This region:

12.4%
Province:

4.5%
Male: 480
Here:

14.1%
Province:

5.2%
Female: 340
Here:

10.4%
Province:

3.9%
Not in the labour force
Total: 2,115
Here:

31.7%
Province:

35.1%
Male: 1,060
Here:

31.1%
Quebec:

29.4%
Female: 1,055
Here:

32.3%
Province:

40.5%
Participation rate
All persons
This region:

68.3%
Province:

64.9%
Male
Here:

69.1%
Quebec:

70.6%
Female
Here:

67.7%
Province:

59.5%
Unemployment rate
All persons
Here:

18.1%
Quebec:

7.0%
Male
This region:

20.4%
Quebec:

7.4%
Female
Here:

15.3%
Quebec:

6.5%

Labour force activity in Région du Nunavik

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 1,305
This region:

30.0%
Quebec:

23.9%
Male: 635
This region:

28.5%
Quebec:

20.4%
Female: 670
This region:

31.5%
Province:

27.9%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 215
This region:

4.9%
Quebec:

3.2%
Male: 90
Here:

4.0%
Quebec:

2.8%
Female: 120
This region:

5.6%
Quebec:

3.7%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 475
This region:

10.9%
Province:

18.2%
Male: 135
This region:

6.1%
Province:

10.2%
Female: 345
Here:

16.2%
Province:

27.3%
Management occupations
Total: 325
Here:

7.5%
Province:

9.0%
Male: 205
This region:

9.2%
Quebec:

11.0%
Female: 120
Here:

5.6%
Quebec:

6.7%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 20
Here:

0.5%
Province:

6.7%
Male: 20
Here:

0.9%
Quebec:

8.5%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 725
This region:

16.6%
Province:

14.8%
Male: 700
Here:

31.4%
Province:

26.0%
Female: 25
Here:

1.2%
Province:

2.2%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 80
Here:

1.8%
Quebec:

6.5%
Male: 70
Here:

3.1%
Province:

9.6%
Female: 10
This region:

0.5%
Province:

3.1%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 950
This region:

21.8%
Province:

9.1%
Male: 265
This region:

11.9%
Province:

5.2%
Female: 690
This region:

32.5%
Province:

13.5%
Health occupations
Total: 200
This region:

4.6%
Province:

6.0%
Male: 60
Here:

2.7%
Quebec:

2.4%
Female: 145
This region:

6.8%
Province:

10.1%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 60
This region:

1.4%
Quebec:

2.6%
Male: 55
Here:

2.5%
Province:

3.9%
Female: 10
This region:

0.5%
Province:

1.1%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 480
Here:

11.0%
Province:

17.1%
Male: 325
This region:

14.6%
Province:

20.2%
Female: 155
This region:

7.3%
Quebec:

13.7%
Educational services
Total: 770
Here:

17.7%
Quebec:

6.9%
Male: 260
Here:

11.7%
Quebec:

4.4%
Female: 505
Here:

23.8%
Province:

9.7%
Other services
Total: 1,195
Here:

27.4%
Province:

19.4%
Male: 785
Here:

35.2%
Quebec:

17.5%
Female: 410
Here:

19.3%
Province:

21.5%
Health care and social services
Total: 1,100
This region:

25.3%
Quebec:

11.2%
Male: 320
Here:

14.3%
Quebec:

4.4%
Female: 775
Here:

36.5%
Quebec:

19.0%
Manufacturing
Total: 15
This region:

0.3%
Province:

14.6%
Male: 10
This region:

0.4%
Province:

19.4%
Retail trade
Total: 435
Here:

10.0%
Quebec:

12.0%
Male: 220
This region:

9.9%
Province:

10.5%
Female: 215
Here:

10.1%
Quebec:

13.7%
Finance and real estate
Total: 70
This region:

1.6%
Quebec:

5.4%
Male: 40
This region:

1.8%
Quebec:

4.1%
Female: 25
This region:

1.2%
Quebec:

6.8%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 195
This region:

4.5%
Quebec:

3.7%
Male: 170
This region:

7.6%
Quebec:

5.2%
Female: 25
Here:

1.2%
Province:

2.0%
Construction
Total: 90
This region:

2.1%
Quebec:

5.2%
Male: 85
This region:

3.8%
Quebec:

8.8%
Female: 10
This region:

0.5%
Province:

1.3%
Wholesale trade
Total: 20
Here:

0.5%
Province:

4.4%
Male: 15
Here:

0.7%
Quebec:

5.5%
Female: 10
Here:

0.5%
Quebec:

3.1%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 3,100
This region:

82.8%
Province:

46.0%
Male: 1,415
This region:

75.7%
Province:

41.7%
Female: 1,680
This region:

89.8%
Province:

50.7%
Worked at home
Total: 125
This region:

3.3%
Province:

6.7%
Male: 70
This region:

3.7%
Province:

6.5%
Female: 60
This region:

3.2%
Quebec:

6.9%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 345
Here:

9.2%
Quebec:

8.0%
Male: 295
Here:

15.8%
Quebec:

11.7%
Female: 50
This region:

2.7%
Quebec:

3.9%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 155
This region:

4.1%
Quebec:

12.6%
Male: 85
Here:

4.5%
Quebec:

12.1%
Female: 75
This region:

4.0%
Quebec:

13.1%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 800
Here:

22.1%
Quebec:

72.7%
Male: 510
Here:

28.3%
Province:

77.4%
Female: 290
Here:

16.0%
Quebec:

67.4%
All other modes
Total: 760
Here:

21.0%
Quebec:

0.9%
Male: 390
Here:

21.6%
Quebec:

1.0%
Female: 370
Here:

20.4%
Quebec:

0.8%
Public transit
Total: 10
Here:

0.3%
Quebec:

12.8%
Car as passenger
Total: 235
This region:

6.5%
Province:

5.5%
Male: 120
Here:

6.6%
Quebec:

4.1%
Female: 115
This region:

6.4%
Quebec:

7.2%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 1,820
Here:

50.3%
Province:

8.0%
Male: 780
This region:

43.2%
Province:

7.4%
Female: 1,040
Here:

57.5%
Quebec:

8.7%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 5,905
This region:

88.4%
Province:

91.3%
Male: 2,880
This region:

84.5%
Quebec:

88.9%
Female: 3,025
Here:

92.5%
Quebec:

93.5%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 5,520
This region:

82.6%
Quebec:

89.9%
Male: 2,615
Here:

76.7%
Quebec:

87.0%
Female: 2,910
This region:

89.0%
Quebec:

92.6%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 4,210
Here:

63.0%
Quebec:

37.7%
Male: 1,855
This region:

54.4%
Quebec:

34.6%
Female: 2,350
Here:

71.9%
Quebec:

40.7%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 1,755
This region:

26.3%
Quebec:

18.6%
Male: 855
This region:

25.1%
Quebec:

15.8%
Female: 900
This region:

27.5%
Quebec:

21.3%

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