Labour Force
Labour participation rate: 62.4%




Labour Force by Industry
Primary Goods 5.4%
Manufacturing 7.1%
Construction 5.9%
Non-Government Services 71.3%
Government 10.3%



Labour Force by Occupation
Management 10.4%
Professional Occupations 15.8%
Technical Trades and High Skilled 26.5%
Intermediate and Lesser Skilled 47.2%



Just over 50% of the Vancouver Island population over the age of 20 has received post-secondary education, slightly higher than the provincial average.




Workforce education attainment
With post-secondary certificate or diploma 34.9%
With university degree 16.4%

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