District Health Authority 9, Nova Scotia, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 208,410
Here:

64.0%
Province:

57.2%
Male: 105,960
Here:

68.5%
Province:

61.7%
Female: 102,450
Here:

60.0%
Province:

53.0%
Unemployed
Total: 14,170
Here:

4.4%
Nova Scotia:

5.8%
Male: 7,165
This region:

4.6%
Nova Scotia:

6.4%
Female: 7,005
Here:

4.1%
Nova Scotia:

5.2%
Not in the labour force
Total: 102,820
This region:

31.6%
Province:

37.1%
Male: 41,540
This region:

26.9%
Nova Scotia:

31.9%
Female: 61,280
Here:

35.9%
Province:

41.8%
Participation rate
All persons
This region:

68.4%
Nova Scotia:

62.9%
Male
Here:

73.1%
Nova Scotia:

68.1%
Female
This region:

64.1%
Province:

58.2%
Unemployment rate
All persons
Here:

6.4%
Province:

9.1%
Male
This region:

6.3%
Province:

9.3%
Female
This region:

6.4%
Nova Scotia:

8.9%

Labour force activity in District Health Authority 9

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 58,520
Here:

26.6%
Province:

26.2%
Male: 27,065
Here:

24.2%
Province:

20.5%
Female: 31,450
This region:

29.1%
Nova Scotia:

32.3%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 7,815
Here:

3.6%
Province:

2.7%
Male: 3,650
Here:

3.3%
Nova Scotia:

2.2%
Female: 4,165
This region:

3.9%
Nova Scotia:

3.2%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 43,405
Here:

19.8%
Nova Scotia:

17.0%
Male: 12,330
This region:

11.0%
Nova Scotia:

8.7%
Female: 31,070
Here:

28.8%
Nova Scotia:

25.8%
Management occupations
Total: 23,510
This region:

10.7%
Nova Scotia:

8.9%
Male: 14,590
This region:

13.1%
Province:

10.5%
Female: 8,915
This region:

8.3%
Nova Scotia:

7.2%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 4,935
Here:

2.2%
Province:

4.7%
Male: 3,345
Here:

3.0%
Nova Scotia:

6.1%
Female: 1,595
Here:

1.5%
Province:

3.2%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 27,190
Here:

12.4%
Nova Scotia:

14.9%
Male: 25,630
Here:

22.9%
Nova Scotia:

27.4%
Female: 1,560
This region:

1.4%
Nova Scotia:

1.6%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 15,145
Here:

6.9%
Nova Scotia:

5.3%
Male: 12,225
Here:

10.9%
Nova Scotia:

8.2%
Female: 2,920
This region:

2.7%
Nova Scotia:

2.2%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 20,450
Here:

9.3%
Nova Scotia:

8.4%
Male: 6,820
This region:

6.1%
Nova Scotia:

5.4%
Female: 13,630
This region:

12.6%
Nova Scotia:

11.6%
Health occupations
Total: 15,215
Here:

6.9%
Province:

6.6%
Male: 3,210
Here:

2.9%
Province:

2.3%
Female: 12,005
This region:

11.1%
Nova Scotia:

11.3%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 3,445
This region:

1.6%
Nova Scotia:

5.2%
Male: 2,820
Here:

2.5%
Nova Scotia:

8.6%
Female: 620
Here:

0.6%
Province:

1.6%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 44,965
This region:

20.5%
Nova Scotia:

17.3%
Male: 26,705
This region:

23.9%
Province:

19.5%
Female: 18,260
This region:

16.9%
Province:

14.9%
Educational services
Total: 16,965
This region:

7.7%
Nova Scotia:

7.4%
Male: 5,695
Here:

5.1%
Province:

4.8%
Female: 11,270
Here:

10.4%
Nova Scotia:

10.2%
Other services
Total: 54,190
Here:

24.7%
Nova Scotia:

21.9%
Male: 27,755
Here:

24.8%
Province:

20.6%
Female: 26,435
This region:

24.5%
Nova Scotia:

23.4%
Health care and social services
Total: 25,495
This region:

11.6%
Province:

11.7%
Male: 5,110
This region:

4.6%
Nova Scotia:

3.9%
Female: 20,385
Here:

18.9%
Province:

20.0%
Manufacturing
Total: 12,140
Here:

5.5%
Nova Scotia:

8.9%
Male: 8,750
This region:

7.8%
Province:

12.4%
Female: 3,390
This region:

3.1%
Nova Scotia:

5.1%
Retail trade
Total: 26,205
This region:

11.9%
Nova Scotia:

12.5%
Male: 11,190
Here:

10.0%
Province:

10.1%
Female: 15,015
Here:

13.9%
Province:

15.1%
Finance and real estate
Total: 13,875
This region:

6.3%
Province:

4.6%
Male: 5,930
Here:

5.3%
Province:

3.6%
Female: 7,940
Here:

7.4%
Nova Scotia:

5.6%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 4,070
Here:

1.9%
Province:

5.8%
Male: 3,015
Here:

2.7%
Province:

9.1%
Female: 1,050
This region:

1.0%
Nova Scotia:

2.3%
Construction
Total: 12,700
This region:

5.8%
Province:

6.4%
Male: 11,340
Here:

10.2%
Province:

11.2%
Female: 1,360
Here:

1.3%
Nova Scotia:

1.2%
Wholesale trade
Total: 9,030
This region:

4.1%
Nova Scotia:

3.5%
Male: 6,195
Here:

5.5%
Province:

4.8%
Female: 2,835
This region:

2.6%
Province:

2.2%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 164,330
This region:

78.8%
Nova Scotia:

59.3%
Male: 78,120
Here:

73.7%
Nova Scotia:

53.9%
Female: 86,205
This region:

84.1%
Province:

65.0%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 5,370
This region:

2.6%
Nova Scotia:

6.8%
Male: 3,070
Here:

2.9%
Province:

7.4%
Female: 2,295
This region:

2.2%
Nova Scotia:

6.2%
Worked at home
Total: 12,760
Here:

6.1%
Nova Scotia:

6.4%
Male: 6,185
Here:

5.8%
Province:

6.3%
Female: 6,575
This region:

6.4%
Nova Scotia:

6.5%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 20,610
Here:

9.9%
Nova Scotia:

11.3%
Male: 15,770
Here:

14.9%
Province:

17.3%
Female: 4,835
This region:

4.7%
Province:

4.8%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 1,025
This region:

0.5%
Province:

0.4%
Male: 715
Here:

0.7%
Nova Scotia:

0.6%
Female: 310
Here:

0.3%
Nova Scotia:

0.2%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 2,520
This region:

1.2%
Nova Scotia:

14.7%
Male: 975
This region:

0.9%
Province:

13.0%
Female: 1,540
Here:

1.5%
Province:

16.4%
Worked in different province
Total: 1,795
This region:

0.9%
Nova Scotia:

1.1%
Male: 1,120
Here:

1.1%
Nova Scotia:

1.4%
Female: 680
This region:

0.7%
Province:

0.8%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 127,925
Here:

65.7%
Nova Scotia:

72.8%
Male: 70,295
This region:

71.0%
Province:

76.1%
Female: 57,630
Here:

60.3%
Nova Scotia:

69.2%
All other modes
Total: 2,540
This region:

1.3%
Province:

1.6%
Male: 1,570
Here:

1.6%
Province:

1.9%
Female: 970
This region:

1.0%
Nova Scotia:

1.3%
Public transit
Total: 22,130
Here:

11.4%
Province:

5.9%
Male: 8,900
Here:

9.0%
Nova Scotia:

4.7%
Female: 13,230
Here:

13.8%
Province:

7.3%
Car as passenger
Total: 20,770
Here:

10.7%
Province:

10.8%
Male: 7,985
Here:

8.1%
Province:

9.0%
Female: 12,785
Here:

13.4%
Nova Scotia:

12.8%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 21,260
Here:

10.9%
Province:

8.8%
Male: 10,310
This region:

10.4%
Province:

8.3%
Female: 10,950
This region:

11.5%
Province:

9.5%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 298,650
Here:

91.8%
Province:

91.2%
Male: 138,435
This region:

89.5%
Province:

88.6%
Female: 160,215
Here:

93.8%
Province:

93.5%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 295,385
Here:

90.8%
Province:

90.1%
Male: 136,420
Here:

88.2%
Nova Scotia:

87.2%
Female: 158,965
This region:

93.1%
Province:

92.7%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 112,580
Here:

34.6%
Nova Scotia:

34.7%
Male: 48,685
This region:

31.5%
Nova Scotia:

30.9%
Female: 63,895
Here:

37.4%
Nova Scotia:

38.0%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 50,035
This region:

15.4%
Nova Scotia:

17.7%
Male: 19,775
Here:

12.8%
Nova Scotia:

14.8%
Female: 30,255
This region:

17.7%
Province:

20.4%

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