Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 13,455
Here:

73.2%
Territory:

70.7%
Male: 6,715
This city:

74.6%
Yukon Territory:

71.1%
Female: 6,735
This city:

71.8%
Territory:

70.3%
Unemployed
Total: 1,075
Here:

5.8%
Yukon Territory:

7.4%
Male: 590
This city:

6.6%
Yukon Territory:

8.8%
Female: 490
Here:

5.2%
Yukon Territory:

6.0%
Not in the labour force
Total: 3,845
This city:

20.9%
Yukon Territory:

21.9%
Male: 1,695
Here:

18.8%
Territory:

20.1%
Female: 2,150
Here:

22.9%
Yukon Territory:

23.8%
Participation rate
All persons
This city:

79.1%
Yukon Territory:

78.1%
Male
Here:

81.2%
Territory:

79.9%
Female
Here:

77.1%
Territory:

76.2%
Unemployment rate
All persons
Here:

7.4%
Yukon Territory:

9.4%
Male
This city:

8.1%
Territory:

11.0%
Female
This city:

6.8%
Territory:

7.8%

Labour force activity in this city

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 3,345
Here:

23.3%
Yukon Territory:

23.1%
Male: 1,435
This city:

19.8%
Yukon Territory:

19.3%
Female: 1,910
This city:

26.7%
Territory:

27.1%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 550
Here:

3.8%
Yukon Territory:

3.7%
Male: 245
This city:

3.4%
Yukon Territory:

3.1%
Female: 305
This city:

4.3%
Territory:

4.2%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 2,490
Here:

17.3%
Territory:

16.1%
Male: 480
Here:

6.6%
Territory:

5.9%
Female: 2,010
Here:

28.1%
Territory:

26.9%
Management occupations
Total: 1,840
Here:

12.8%
Yukon Territory:

12.9%
Male: 1,195
This city:

16.5%
Yukon Territory:

15.7%
Female: 640
Here:

8.9%
Yukon Territory:

9.9%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 105
Here:

0.7%
Yukon Territory:

0.8%
Male: 75
Here:

1.0%
Territory:

1.3%
Female: 30
This city:

0.4%
Yukon Territory:

0.3%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 2,095
This city:

14.6%
Yukon Territory:

16.2%
Male: 1,985
This city:

27.4%
Yukon Territory:

29.7%
Female: 110
Here:

1.5%
Territory:

2.0%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 1,080
Here:

7.5%
Territory:

6.8%
Male: 815
This city:

11.3%
Territory:

10.1%
Female: 265
Here:

3.7%
Yukon Territory:

3.4%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 1,750
Here:

12.2%
Yukon Territory:

12.0%
Male: 550
This city:

7.6%
Territory:

7.1%
Female: 1,200
This city:

16.8%
Yukon Territory:

17.0%
Health occupations
Total: 805
Here:

5.6%
Yukon Territory:

4.8%
Male: 185
This city:

2.6%
Yukon Territory:

2.2%
Female: 615
Here:

8.6%
Territory:

7.6%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 325
This city:

2.3%
Territory:

3.5%
Male: 260
This city:

3.6%
Yukon Territory:

5.6%
Female: 65
Here:

0.9%
Yukon Territory:

1.4%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 2,345
This city:

16.3%
Yukon Territory:

15.2%
Male: 1,405
Here:

19.4%
Yukon Territory:

17.8%
Female: 940
Here:

13.1%
Territory:

12.4%
Educational services
Total: 940
This city:

6.5%
Yukon Territory:

6.8%
Male: 310
Here:

4.3%
Yukon Territory:

4.3%
Female: 630
Here:

8.8%
Yukon Territory:

9.5%
Other services
Total: 5,400
Here:

37.5%
Territory:

39.8%
Male: 2,355
Here:

32.6%
Yukon Territory:

35.5%
Female: 3,050
This city:

42.6%
Yukon Territory:

44.3%
Health care and social services
Total: 1,445
Here:

10.0%
Territory:

9.2%
Male: 335
This city:

4.6%
Yukon Territory:

3.9%
Female: 1,115
Here:

15.6%
Yukon Territory:

14.7%
Manufacturing
Total: 355
Here:

2.5%
Yukon Territory:

2.1%
Male: 270
Here:

3.7%
Yukon Territory:

3.1%
Female: 85
Here:

1.2%
Yukon Territory:

1.1%
Retail trade
Total: 1,670
This city:

11.6%
Yukon Territory:

10.2%
Male: 880
This city:

12.2%
Territory:

10.2%
Female: 790
Here:

11.0%
Yukon Territory:

10.2%
Finance and real estate
Total: 495
Here:

3.4%
Territory:

2.9%
Male: 210
Here:

2.9%
Territory:

2.5%
Female: 280
Here:

3.9%
Yukon Territory:

3.4%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 470
Here:

3.3%
Territory:

5.1%
Male: 375
Here:

5.2%
Yukon Territory:

8.0%
Female: 90
Here:

1.3%
Yukon Territory:

2.0%
Construction
Total: 960
This city:

6.7%
Yukon Territory:

6.9%
Male: 850
Here:

11.8%
Territory:

11.9%
Female: 115
Here:

1.6%
Yukon Territory:

1.6%
Wholesale trade
Total: 300
Here:

2.1%
Territory:

1.7%
Male: 240
This city:

3.3%
Yukon Territory:

2.7%
Female: 55
This city:

0.8%
Yukon Territory:

0.7%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 9,950
This city:

73.9%
Territory:

69.6%
Male: 4,605
This city:

68.5%
Yukon Territory:

63.6%
Female: 5,345
This city:

79.3%
Yukon Territory:

75.8%
Worked at home
Total: 810
Here:

6.0%
Yukon Territory:

6.5%
Male: 410
This city:

6.1%
Territory:

6.9%
Female: 400
This city:

5.9%
Yukon Territory:

6.1%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 1,375
This city:

10.2%
Territory:

11.8%
Male: 1,065
Here:

15.8%
Territory:

18.0%
Female: 315
Here:

4.7%
Yukon Territory:

5.4%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 40
This city:

0.3%
Territory:

0.3%
Male: 15
This city:

0.2%
Yukon Territory:

0.2%
Female: 20
Here:

0.3%
Yukon Territory:

0.3%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 1,115
Here:

8.3%
Yukon Territory:

10.5%
Male: 520
Here:

7.7%
Territory:

9.6%
Female: 595
This city:

8.8%
Yukon Territory:

11.4%
Worked in different province
Total: 155
Here:

1.2%
Yukon Territory:

1.3%
Male: 105
Here:

1.6%
Yukon Territory:

1.7%
Female: 55
Here:

0.8%
Territory:

1.0%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 9,590
Here:

76.1%
Yukon Territory:

72.2%
Male: 4,820
Here:

76.6%
Yukon Territory:

73.1%
Female: 4,775
This city:

75.6%
Territory:

71.3%
All other modes
Total: 210
This city:

1.7%
Territory:

2.0%
Male: 120
Here:

1.9%
Territory:

2.5%
Female: 90
Here:

1.4%
Territory:

1.6%
Public transit
Total: 395
This city:

3.1%
Yukon Territory:

2.6%
Male: 175
Here:

2.8%
Territory:

2.3%
Female: 215
This city:

3.4%
Yukon Territory:

2.9%
Car as passenger
Total: 1,000
Here:

7.9%
Yukon Territory:

7.4%
Male: 450
Here:

7.1%
Yukon Territory:

6.9%
Female: 555
Here:

8.8%
Territory:

7.9%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 1,405
Here:

11.2%
Territory:

15.8%
Male: 720
This city:

11.4%
Yukon Territory:

15.2%
Female: 680
Here:

10.8%
Yukon Territory:

16.4%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 16,970
Here:

92.3%
Yukon Territory:

92.2%
Male: 8,050
Here:

89.4%
Territory:

89.5%
Female: 8,915
This city:

95.1%
Territory:

94.9%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 16,780
This city:

91.3%
Yukon Territory:

91.0%
Male: 7,960
This city:

88.4%
Territory:

88.2%
Female: 8,825
Here:

94.1%
Yukon Territory:

93.8%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 6,935
Here:

37.7%
Yukon Territory:

36.9%
Male: 3,100
This city:

34.4%
Yukon Territory:

32.8%
Female: 3,835
Here:

40.9%
Yukon Territory:

40.9%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 2,795
Here:

15.2%
Territory:

16.0%
Male: 1,190
Here:

13.2%
Yukon Territory:

14.4%
Female: 1,605
Here:

17.1%
Territory:

17.7%

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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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