Jobs in Richmond Hot Facts

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1 Jobs in Richmond Hot Facts Introduction This issue of Hot Facts examines the number and the occupational categories of Richmond jobs. Jobs within Richmond are those that are held by: y Richmond workers who live in Richmond; y those workers who reside elsewhere, but who listed Richmond as their place of work in the 2011 National Household Survey (NHS). Statistics Canada provides information regarding the number of workers, their age, gender, occupation and income level. The Hot Facts issue called Labour and Mode of Travel to Work provides information about labour force activity and work force occupations of Richmond residents no matter where they work. This issue of Hot Facts examines the number of jobs and occupational categories in Richmond held by workers no matter where they live. Richmond Jobs The 2011 National Household Survey indicates that there are 102,580 jobs in Richmond with a fixed workplace and an additional 7,365 jobs held by those who worked at home. It is estimated that there were another 16,160 workers in Richmond with no fixed place of work. These include contractors, construction labourers, truck drivers, couriers and taxi drivers. Number of Jobs in Richmond 2011 NHS Fixed place of work 102,580 Work at home 7,365 No fixed place of work (Metro Vancouver est.) 16,160 Total Jobs 126,105 PP-HF-26 / rev. October 2014

2 Number of Richmond Jobs by Major Occupation Category The largest category of jobs in Richmond are in the sales and service occupations (29.3%) and business, finance and administration occupations (18.6%). Occupation National Occupational Classification System Total jobs in Richmond (includes workers with fixed place of work (102,580) and individuals working at home (7,365)) *Does not include workers without a fixed place of work. (Metro Vancouver estimate is 16,160 workers without a fixed place of work) Total Labour by Job Classification in 2010 City of Richmond Hot Facts 2 % of Total Jobs 109, % Sales and service occupations 32, % Business, finance and administration occupations 20, % Management occupations 13, % Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 12, % Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 9, % Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 7, % Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 5, % Health occupations 3, % Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 2, % Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations % The National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2011 is a standardized system used by Statistics Canada in reporting the type of work performed by the population. It groups jobs into 10 broad occupational categories. Jobs to Employed Labour Force Ratios in Metro Vancouver Municipality Jobs to Employed Labour (ELF) Ratio (includes no fixed workplace workers) Langley City 1.40 Richmond 1.36 Burnaby 1.24 Vancouver 1.23 North Vancouver City 1.10 Delta 0.97 Langley Township 0.94 West Vancouver 0.88 New Westminster 0.78 Port Coquitlam 0.76 White Rock 0.73 Surrey 0.73 Coquitlam 0.71 North Vancouver District 0.63 Pitt Meadows 0.59 Maple Ridge 0.58 Port Moody 0.49 Data includes individuals who work at home and workers with no fixed workplace.

3 Where do people who live in Richmond work? The following table illustrates where Richmond s labour force (those with a fixed place of work) go each day for work. A large proportion (55.18%) stay in Richmond for work, with 27.4% travelling to Vancouver to work. Place of Work Richmond as Place of Residence Percent of Fixed Placed Workers Richmond 40, % Vancouver 20, % Burnaby 4, % Delta 2, % Surrey 2, % Greater Vancouver A 1, % New Westminster % Coquitlam % North Vancouver City % Langley Township % North Vancouver District % Port Coquitlam % Langley City % White Rock % Abbotsford % West Vancouver % Capilano 5, IRI % Port Moody % Edmonton % Nanaimo % Toronto % Victoria % Saanich % City of Richmond Hot Facts 3

4 Where do people who live in Richmond work? Municipality / District Richmond Vancouver Burnaby Delta Surrey Greater Vancouver A New Westminster North Vancouver City Coquitlam Langley Township North Vancouver District Port Coquitlam Langley City White Rock Abbotsford West Vancouver Capilano 5, IRI Port Moody 0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 30,000 35,000 40,000 45,000 Number of Fixed Workplace Workers Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 National Household Survey Where do people who work in Richmond come from? The following table illustrates where those who hold Richmond jobs (with a fixed place of work) come from to work in Richmond. A large proportion come from Vancouver (21.89%) followed by Surrey (13.81%) and Delta (6.72%). Place of Residence Richmond as Place of Work Percent of Fixed Placed Workers Richmond 40, % Vancouver 22, % Surrey 14, % Delta 6, % Burnaby 6, % New Westminster 2, % Coquitlam 1, % Langley Township 1, % North Vancouver District % Port Coquitlam % White Rock % Maple Ridge % North Vancouver City % Langley City % Port Moody % West Vancouver % City of Richmond Hot Facts 4

Place of Residence Richmond as Place of Work Percent of Fixed Placed Workers Abbotsford 300 0.29% Mission 235 0.23% Greater Vancouver A 205 0.20% Chilliwack 135 0.13% Pitt Meadows 130 0.

5 Place of Residence Richmond as Place of Work Percent of Fixed Placed Workers Abbotsford % Mission % Greater Vancouver A % Chilliwack % Pitt Meadows % Squamish % Tsawwassen % Capilano 5, IRI % Anmore % Musqueam % Total Lower Mainland 101, % Where do people who live in Richmond come from? Municipality / District Richmond Vancouver Surrey Delta Burnaby New Westminster Coquitlam Langley Township North Vancouver District Port Coquitlam White Rock Maple Ridge North Vancouver City Langley City Port Moody West Vancouver Abbotsford Mission Greater Vancouver A Chilliwack Pitt Meadows Squamish Tsawwassen Capilano 5, IRI Anmore Musqueam 2 0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 30,000 35,000 40,000 45,000 Number of Fixed Workplace Workers Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 National Household Survey City of Richmond Hot Facts 5

6 Net Movement of Labour (In and Out of Richmond) The following table illustrates the proportion of Richmond s labour force that either remain in Richmond to work each day (i.e., fixed place of work) and the proportion of Richmond s labour force that leave Richmond to work elsewhere (to a fixed place of work). Approximately 7,600 more workers stay in Richmond for work compared to those that leave Richmond for work. An additional 61,020 workers who live outside Richmond come to Richmond each day for work. The difference between those workers leaving Richmond for jobs elsewhere and those coming to Richmond for jobs results in a net incoming flow of 27,955 workers coming to Richmond for work. Going out of Richmond or Staying in Richmond for Work Total Richmond labour force with a fixed place of work 73,770 Richmond residents who work in Richmond 40,705 Richmond residents leaving Richmond for work elsewhere Coming into Richmond from Elsewhere to Work 33,065 (net outflow) Total workers with Richmond as a fixed place of work 101,725 Richmond residents who work in Richmond 40,705 Net incoming from elsewhere to Richmond for work Net incoming 61,020 (total inflow) 27,955 (net incoming) For Further Information: Please contact the Policy Planning Division at or communityplanning@richmond.ca. City of Richmond 6911 No. 3 Road, Richmond, BC V6Y 2C1

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