Grand Forks Labour Information
LEADING EMPLOYERS IN THE GRAND FORKS AREA
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Approx. # of employees as of March 2008
- Leading Grand Forks Area Employers
- # Employed
- Interior Health Authority (Boundary Region)
- 250
- School District #51
- 167
- Roxul (West) Inc.
- 150
- Extra Foods
- 90
- Overwaitea Foods
- 59
- Grand Forks & District Savings Credit Union
- 52
- Corporation of the City of Grand Forks (including Mayor & Council)
- 41
- Unifab
- 40
- Bron & Sons Nursery (Feb to Nov)
- 70/80
- Advance Orchard Co. Ltd
- 40
- Argosy Construction (at height of peak/summer season)
- 50
LABOUR QUALITY – WORKFORCE EDUCATION ATTAINMENT (25-64 years of age)
Source: Statistics Canada, Census, 2001, Invest BC
- Educational Qualifications
- Population
- Distribution %
- Less than High School Diploma
- 710
- 20.0%
- High School Diploma Only
- 435
- 12.3%
- Some Post Secondary
- 425
- 12.0%
- Post Secondary Certificate/Diploma
- 1,550
- 43.7%
- University Bachelor Degree
- 275
- 7.7%
- University Graduate Degree/Certificate
- 155
- 4.4%
LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE (AGE 15 – 64 Years)
(Defined as the Ability to Hold a Conversation)
- Language
- Population
- Distribution %
- English
- 5,535
- 99.8%
- Russian
- 510
- 9.2%
- German
- 140
- 2.5%
- Punjabi
- 60
- 1.1%
- Spanish
- 55
- 1.0%
- Dutch
- 45
- 0.8%
- Italian
- 40
- 0.7%
- Tagalog (Filipino)
- 25
- 0.5%
- Hindi
- 15
- 0.3%
- French
- 10
- 0.2%
EMPLOYMENT FIGURES
Grand Forks Area (extrapolated, based on Pop est. 2004 9,072)
Kootenay Region (Aug-05)
- Labour Force Survey – (per 1,000)
- Kootenay
- Grand Forks
- Population
- 126
- 29.1
- Labour Force
- 76.5
- 5.5
- Employed
- 72.4
- 5.1
- Full-Time
- 53.8
- 3.9
- Part-Time
- 18.6
- 1.4
- Unemployed
- 4.1
- 0.3
- Participation Rate
- 60.7
- 4.3
- Unemployment Rate
- 5.4
- 0.3
- Employment Rate
- 57.5
- 4.2
LABOUR FORCE BY SECTOR
Non-Agricultural Labor Force Reported by Place of Residence (2001)
- Labour Force Sector
- Population
- Distribution %
- Forestry & Logging
- 70
- 1.8%
- Mining, Oil & Gas
- 20
- 0.5%
- Construction
- 205
- 5.4%
- Manufacturing
- 555
- 14.6%
- Transportation, Warehousing & Public Utilities
- 200
- 5.3%
- Wholesale Trade
- 140
- 3.7%
- Retail Trade
- 455
- 12.0%
- Finance, Insurance, Real Estate & Leasing
- 215
- 5.7%
- Services
- 1,510
- 39.7%
- Government
- 190
- 5.0%
- Sectors Total
- 3,805
- 100%
LABOUR FORCE BY OCCUPATION
Reported by Place of Residence (2001)
- Labour Force Occupation
- Population
- Distribution %
- Administrative/Clerical
- 520
- 13.7%
- Executive
- 50
- 1.3%
- Farming/Forestry
- 220
- 5.8%
- Labourers/Handlers
- 460
- 12.1%
- Machine Operators
- 360
- 9.5%
- Management
- 135
- 3.6%
- Precision Production
- 70
- 1.8%
- Professional
- 190
- 5.0%
- Protective Services
- 20
- 0.5%
- Sales
- 220
- 5.8%
- Services
- 1,090
- 28.7%
- Technician
- 345
- 9.1%
- Transportation and Public Utilities
- 110
- 2.9%
- Occupations Total
- 3,800
- 100%
Distance from Residence to Usual Place of Work (2001)
- People Who Travel To Work
- Amount
- Less than 10 km
- 2,240
- 10 km to 19.9 km
- 350
- 20 km to 29.9 km
- 120
- 30 km and over
- 240
- Median distance
- 2.5 km
