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Transportation and Warehousing

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Overview Workforce Employment Earnings

Location of work Employment outlook Related careers Additional resources

Overview

Employment summary

Growth (2014-2015):

+4.6%

Job growth (2014-2015):

+6,200

Total employment (2015):

140,000

Source: 2015 Labour Force Survey

Key points

Most of the employment in the Transportation and Warehousing industry is in the Mainland / Southwest region.
Almost half of all employees in the industry are unionized.
Wages in this industry are comparable to the provincial average.
Unemployment rates are low in this industry compared to the all-industry average in B.C.
Only a small portion of employees in this industry are under 25 years of age.

Businesses in the Transportation and Warehousing industry are involved mainly in transporting passengers and goods and in warehousing and storing goods.

Workforce

Gender

Employment by gender in 2015

Men: 77%

Women: 23%

Source: 2015 Labour Force Survey

Provincial average in 2015

Men: 52%

Women: 48%

Source: 2015 Labour Force Survey

Age groups

% of employees under 25 years of age

2010
2015
B.C. average (2015)

Source: 2015 Labour Force Survey

% of employees 55 years and older

2010
2015
B.C. average (2015)

Source: 2015 Labour Force Survey

Employment

Types of employment

	2010	2015	B.C. average (2015)
Part time (% of employees working part time)	2010 12%	2015 12%	B.C. average (2015) 21%
Self-employed (% of employees who are self-employed)	2010 18%	2015 18%	B.C. average (2015) 18%
Temporary jobs (% of employees in temporary jobs)	2010 9%	2015 9%	B.C. average (2015) 14%