Occupation - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016 - Skill-level Category (8A), Mobility Status 5 Years Ago (9), Place of Residence 5 Years Ago (15), Labour Force Status (3), Age (13A) and Sex (3) for the Labour Force Aged 15 Years and Over in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories and Census Divisions, 2016 Census - 25% Sample Data

• Place of Residence 5 Years Ago (15): Total - Place of residence 5 years ago
• Labour Force Status (3): Total - Labour Force Status
• Age (13A): Total - Age
• Sex (3): Total - Sex

This table details occupation - national occupational classification 2016 - skill-level category , mobility status 5 years ago , place of residence 5 years ago , labour force status , age and sex for the labour force aged 15 years and over in private households in Comox Valley

Mobility Status 5 Years Ago (9)	Occupation - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016 - Skill-level category (8A)
	Total - Occupation - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016 Skill-level category^Footnote 2	Occupation - not applicable^Footnote 3	All skill levels^Footnote 4	Skill level A Managers	Skill level A Professionals	Skill level B College or apprenticeship training^Footnote 5	Skill level C High school or job-specific training^Footnote 6	Skill level D On-the-job training^Footnote 7
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago	31,875	485	31,390	3,315	4,550	10,960	8,140	4,430
Non-movers	17,350	280	17,075	1,840	2,565	5,855	4,340	2,475
Movers	14,525	210	14,320	1,480	1,980	5,110	3,800	1,960
Non-migrants	6,375	75	6,305	460	745	2,235	1,855	1,005
Migrants	8,145	135	8,015	1,015	1,235	2,870	1,940	950
Internal migrants	7,510	130	7,375	910	1,140	2,690	1,810	825
Intraprovincial migrants	5,010	85	4,925	570	810	1,740	1,270	530
Interprovincial migrants	2,495	45	2,450	345	330	945	535	295
External migrants	640	0	635	105	95	180	135	125

Symbol(s)

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not available for a specific reference period

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not applicable

Symbol x

suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act

Symbol F

too unreliable to be published

Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

Refers to whether a person aged 15 years and over who is in the labour force was employed or unemployed during the week of Sunday, May 1 to Saturday, May 7, 2016.


Early enumeration was conducted in remote, isolated parts of the provinces and territories. When enumeration has taken place before May 2016, the reference date used is the date on which the household was enumerated.


In the past, this variable was called Labour force activity.

Footnote 2

Refers to the kind of work performed by persons aged 15 years and over as determined by their kind of work and the description of the main activities in their job. The occupation data are produced according to the NOC 2016.

Footnote 3

Includes persons aged 15 years and over who never worked for pay or self-employment, or last worked for pay or self-employment prior to 2015.

Footnote 4

Includes persons aged 15 years and over who have worked at some point in time between January 2015 and May 2016.

Footnote 5

Occupations that usually require a college or apprenticeship training.

Footnote 6

Occupations that usually require a high school or job-specific training.

Footnote 7

Occupations for which on-the-job training is given.

Data quality note(s) – Comox Valley

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Default. Not applicable.
• Long-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 4.9%.
• Long-form income data quality flag
  Default. Data quality index showing a long-form income non-response rate lower than 10%.

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-400-X2016293.