| Central Okanagan |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
| Population (15+) |
117,400 |
120,100 |
123,400 |
125,300 |
134,400 |
| Labour force |
74,200 |
77,900 |
80,300 |
81,400 |
86,900 |
| Employed (1) |
68,700 |
72,900 |
72,600 |
73,800 |
82,600 |
| Full-time |
51,300 |
56,500 |
53,100 |
28,100 |
82,600 |
| Part-time |
17,400 |
16,400 |
19,500 |
15,700 |
19,500 |
| Unemployed |
5,600 |
5,000 |
5,000 |
7,500 |
4,300 |
| Not in labour force |
43,200 |
42,200 |
43,100 |
43,900 |
47,500 |
| Participation rate (2) |
63% |
64.1% |
63.6% |
62.8% |
64.7% |
| Unemployment rate |
7.5% |
6.4% |
9.6% |
9.2% |
4.9% |
| Employment rate (3) |
58.5% |
60.8% |
58.8% |
58.9% |
61.5% |
Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey (Annual Averages) Produced by: BC STATS, February 2005
| Annual Averages (thousands of persons) |
2000/1 |
2001/2 |
2002/3 |
2003/4 |
| |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
% Chg |
% Chg |
% Chg |
% Chg |
| All Industries |
210.3 |
210.4 |
207.8 |
218.1 |
228.1 |
0% |
-1.2% |
5% |
4.6% |
| Goods-Producing Sector |
51.6 |
50.3 |
52.2 |
52 |
58 |
-2.5% |
3.8% |
-0.4% |
11.5% |
| Agriculture |
5.6 |
4.5 |
5.6 |
6.9 |
7.5 |
19.6% |
24.4% |
23.2% |
8.7% |
| Forestry, Fishing, Mining, Oil and Gas |
7.9 |
5.7 |
6.9 |
6.8 |
5.4 |
-27.8% |
21.1% |
-1.4% |
-20.6% |
| Utilities |
1.5 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
- |
- |
6.7% |
12.5% |
- |
- |
| Construction |
12 |
14.6 |
14.2 |
13.4 |
18.4 |
21.7% |
-2.7% |
-5.6% |
37.3% |
| Manufacturing |
24.7 |
23.9 |
23.6 |
23.8 |
25.7 |
-3.2% |
-1.3% |
-0.8% |
8.0% |
| Services-Producing Sector |
158.7 |
160.2 |
155.5 |
166.1 |
170.2 |
0.9% |
-2.9% |
6.8% |
2.5% |
| Trade (retail and wholesale sales) |
36.9 |
35.1 |
35.6 |
39 |
37.7 |
-4.9% |
1.4% |
9.6% |
-3.3% |
| Transportation and Warehousing |
10 |
9.8 |
9.4 |
12 |
12 |
-2% |
-4.1% |
27.7% |
0.0% |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Leasing |
10.5 |
12.4 |
11.3 |
10.4 |
11.4 |
18.1% |
-8.9% |
-8% |
9.6% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services |
12 |
9.7 |
8.6 |
10.4 |
8.9 |
-19.2% |
-11.3% |
-20.9% |
-14.4% |
| Management, Administration and Other Support Services |
8 |
6.8 |
8.5 |
8.3 |
10.9 |
-15% |
25% |
-2.4% |
31.3% |
| Educational Services |
12.9 |
16.4 |
13 |
14.1 |
13.7 |
27.1% |
-20.7% |
8.5% |
-2.8% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance |
25.3 |
25.7 |
23.7 |
26.1 |
26.2 |
1.6% |
-7.8% |
10.1% |
0.4% |
| Information, culture and recreation |
7.6 |
8.2 |
6.9 |
9.2 |
12.7 |
7.9% |
-15.9% |
33.3% |
38% |
| Accommodation and food services |
18.4 |
16.6 |
20.1 |
19.8 |
19.3 |
-9.8% |
21.1% |
-1.5% |
-2.5% |
| Other services |
10.8 |
10.8 |
11.4 |
10.1 |
10.5 |
0% |
5.6% |
-11.4% |
4% |
| Public administration |
6.3 |
8.8 |
7.1 |
6.7 |
6.7 |
39.7% |
-19.3% |
-5.6% |
0% |
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