District Health Authority 2, Nova Scotia, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 26,450
Here:

52.5%
Province:

57.2%
Male: 14,280
Here:

58.9%
Province:

61.7%
Female: 12,170
This region:

46.6%
Nova Scotia:

53.0%
Unemployed
Total: 3,955
This region:

7.9%
Nova Scotia:

5.8%
Male: 1,950
This region:

8.0%
Province:

6.4%
Female: 2,010
Here:

7.7%
Province:

5.2%
Not in the labour force
Total: 19,970
Here:

39.6%
Province:

37.1%
Male: 8,000
Here:

33.0%
Nova Scotia:

31.9%
Female: 11,965
This region:

45.8%
Nova Scotia:

41.8%
Participation rate
All persons
Here:

60.4%
Province:

62.9%
Male
This region:

67.0%
Nova Scotia:

68.1%
Female
This region:

54.2%
Province:

58.2%
Unemployment rate
All persons
Here:

13.0%
Province:

9.1%
Male
This region:

12.0%
Province:

9.3%
Female
Here:

14.2%
Province:

8.9%

Labour force activity in District Health Authority 2

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 7,330
This region:

24.5%
Province:

26.2%
Male: 2,200
This region:

13.7%
Province:

20.5%
Female: 5,130
Here:

37.0%
Province:

32.3%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 390
Here:

1.3%
Nova Scotia:

2.7%
Male: 85
Here:

0.5%
Province:

2.2%
Female: 305
Here:

2.2%
Province:

3.2%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 3,485
Here:

11.6%
Nova Scotia:

17.0%
Male: 675
Here:

4.2%
Nova Scotia:

8.7%
Female: 2,810
Here:

20.3%
Province:

25.8%
Management occupations
Total: 2,005
Here:

6.7%
Nova Scotia:

8.9%
Male: 1,200
Here:

7.5%
Province:

10.5%
Female: 805
Here:

5.8%
Province:

7.2%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 2,940
This region:

9.8%
Nova Scotia:

4.7%
Male: 1,545
This region:

9.6%
Province:

6.1%
Female: 1,390
Here:

10.0%
Nova Scotia:

3.2%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 3,930
This region:

13.1%
Province:

14.9%
Male: 3,700
Here:

23.0%
Province:

27.4%
Female: 230
Here:

1.7%
Nova Scotia:

1.6%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 880
Here:

2.9%
Nova Scotia:

5.3%
Male: 685
Here:

4.3%
Province:

8.2%
Female: 200
This region:

1.4%
Nova Scotia:

2.2%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 2,005
This region:

6.7%
Province:

8.4%
Male: 770
This region:

4.8%
Province:

5.4%
Female: 1,235
Here:

8.9%
Nova Scotia:

11.6%
Health occupations
Total: 1,610
Here:

5.4%
Nova Scotia:

6.6%
Male: 235
This region:

1.5%
Province:

2.3%
Female: 1,370
Here:

9.9%
Province:

11.3%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 5,375
This region:

17.9%
Province:

5.2%
Male: 4,980
Here:

31.0%
Nova Scotia:

8.6%
Female: 395
Here:

2.8%
Province:

1.6%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 2,790
This region:

9.3%
Province:

17.3%
Male: 1,500
Here:

9.3%
Nova Scotia:

19.5%
Female: 1,285
Here:

9.3%
Province:

14.9%
Educational services
Total: 1,960
Here:

6.5%
Province:

7.4%
Male: 690
Here:

4.3%
Nova Scotia:

4.8%
Female: 1,270
Here:

9.2%
Nova Scotia:

10.2%
Other services
Total: 4,810
This region:

16.1%
Province:

21.9%
Male: 1,925
Here:

12.0%
Nova Scotia:

20.6%
Female: 2,885
This region:

20.8%
Province:

23.4%
Health care and social services
Total: 3,045
Here:

10.2%
Nova Scotia:

11.7%
Male: 430
This region:

2.7%
Province:

3.9%
Female: 2,620
Here:

18.9%
Nova Scotia:

20.0%
Manufacturing
Total: 4,305
Here:

14.4%
Nova Scotia:

8.9%
Male: 2,625
Here:

16.3%
Province:

12.4%
Female: 1,685
Here:

12.1%
Nova Scotia:

5.1%
Retail trade
Total: 3,920
This region:

13.1%
Province:

12.5%
Male: 1,465
Here:

9.1%
Nova Scotia:

10.1%
Female: 2,455
This region:

17.7%
Nova Scotia:

15.1%
Finance and real estate
Total: 855
This region:

2.9%
Province:

4.6%
Male: 305
This region:

1.9%
Nova Scotia:

3.6%
Female: 545
This region:

3.9%
Nova Scotia:

5.6%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 5,835
Here:

19.5%
Province:

5.8%
Male: 5,055
Here:

31.4%
Nova Scotia:

9.1%
Female: 780
This region:

5.6%
Province:

2.3%
Construction
Total: 1,575
Here:

5.3%
Province:

6.4%
Male: 1,455
Here:

9.0%
Nova Scotia:

11.2%
Female: 120
This region:

0.9%
Province:

1.2%
Wholesale trade
Total: 855
This region:

2.9%
Nova Scotia:

3.5%
Male: 630
This region:

3.9%
Province:

4.8%
Female: 225
This region:

1.6%
Province:

2.2%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 10,180
This region:

38.5%
Province:

59.3%
Male: 4,845
Here:

33.9%
Province:

53.9%
Female: 5,330
Here:

43.8%
Province:

65.0%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 1,760
This region:

6.7%
Province:

6.8%
Male: 825
This region:

5.8%
Nova Scotia:

7.4%
Female: 940
This region:

7.7%
Nova Scotia:

6.2%
Worked at home
Total: 1,760
This region:

6.7%
Nova Scotia:

6.4%
Male: 785
This region:

5.5%
Nova Scotia:

6.3%
Female: 970
Here:

8.0%
Nova Scotia:

6.5%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 4,860
This region:

18.4%
Province:

11.3%
Male: 4,345
This region:

30.4%
Province:

17.3%
Female: 520
This region:

4.3%
Nova Scotia:

4.8%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 125
This region:

0.5%
Nova Scotia:

0.4%
Male: 90
This region:

0.6%
Province:

0.6%
Female: 35
This region:

0.3%
Nova Scotia:

0.2%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 7,625
This region:

28.8%
Province:

14.7%
Male: 3,320
Here:

23.2%
Nova Scotia:

13.0%
Female: 4,300
Here:

35.3%
Province:

16.4%
Worked in different province
Total: 135
This region:

0.5%
Province:

1.1%
Male: 65
Here:

0.5%
Nova Scotia:

1.4%
Female: 75
This region:

0.6%
Nova Scotia:

0.8%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 19,640
This region:

80.0%
Nova Scotia:

72.8%
Male: 10,685
Here:

79.7%
Province:

76.1%
Female: 8,955
This region:

80.2%
Nova Scotia:

69.2%
All other modes
Total: 520
This region:

2.1%
Nova Scotia:

1.6%
Male: 360
This region:

2.7%
Province:

1.9%
Female: 160
This region:

1.4%
Nova Scotia:

1.3%
Public transit
Total: 115
This region:

0.5%
Nova Scotia:

5.9%
Male: 55
This region:

0.4%
Province:

4.7%
Female: 60
Here:

0.5%
Nova Scotia:

7.3%
Car as passenger
Total: 2,735
Here:

11.1%
Province:

10.8%
Male: 1,565
This region:

11.7%
Province:

9.0%
Female: 1,170
Here:

10.5%
Nova Scotia:

12.8%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 1,545
Here:

6.3%
Nova Scotia:

8.8%
Male: 735
This region:

5.5%
Province:

8.3%
Female: 810
Here:

7.3%
Nova Scotia:

9.5%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 45,585
Here:

90.5%
Nova Scotia:

91.2%
Male: 21,240
Here:

87.6%
Province:

88.6%
Female: 24,345
Here:

93.1%
Province:

93.5%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 44,985
This region:

89.3%
Nova Scotia:

90.1%
Male: 20,870
This region:

86.1%
Province:

87.2%
Female: 24,120
Here:

92.3%
Province:

92.7%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 18,205
Here:

36.1%
Province:

34.7%
Male: 7,650
This region:

31.6%
Province:

30.9%
Female: 10,545
This region:

40.3%
Province:

38.0%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 9,560
Here:

19.0%
Province:

17.7%
Male: 3,750
Here:

15.5%
Nova Scotia:

14.8%
Female: 5,810
Here:

22.2%
Nova Scotia:

20.4%

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