The largest percentage of resident labour force (by industry) in the Western Region, including Digby, is employed in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry, which accounts for 17.0% of the labour force compared to 3.7% for Nova Scotia. The percentage of labour force (13.1%) in the local Retail Trade industry is also high.

Characteristic 14Western RegionWestern Region (%)Nova Scotia
(%)
Total labour force 15 years and over by industry 26,643 100.0 525,462
Industry - Not applicable 500 1.9 2.0
All industries 26,143 98.1 98.0
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 4,522 17.0 3.7
Mining and oil and gas extraction 0 0.0 0.7
Utilities 16 0.1 0.6
Construction 1,488 5.6 6.7
Manufacturing 3,044 11.4 6.9
Wholesale trade 748 2.8 3.2
Retail trade 3,497 13.1 12.7
Transportation and warehousing 690 2.6 4.0
Information and cultural industries 271 1.0 2.0
Finance and insurance 437 1.6 3.3
Real estate and rental and leasing 222 0.8 1.4
Professional, scientific and technical services 782 2.9 5.0
Management of companies and enterprises 0 0.0 0.0
Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 880 3.3 4.9
Educational services 2,003 7.5 8.1
Health care and social assistance 3,210 12.0 12.4
Arts, entertainment and recreation 350 1.3 2.0
Accommodation and food services 1,371 5.1 6.6
Other services (except public administration) 1,153 4.3 4.2
Public administration 1,461 5.5 9.9

Source: Western REN from Human Resources Skills Development Canada's Labour Market Information Service (2016).