The Social & Economic Landscape
Bridging the Gap: From Education to Employment, Pilot Phase II

Proportion of Employment

The proportion of employment charts below reflect the number of full and part time workers as a percentage of total population (thus, the percentages do not add to 100). Burgeo has comparable proportions of people with part-time employment (working less than 30 hours per week), but significantly lower proportions of people working full-time.

Proportion of Employment - Burgeo

graphic of Proportion of Employment bar charts. Burgeo-Full Time Employment:23%, Part Time Employment: 7%. Economic Zone 9-Full Time Employment: 29%, Part Time Employment: 9%.Newfoundland & Labrador-Full Time Employment: 36%, Part Time Employment: 10%.

Seasonal Employment

The distribution of weeks among seasonally employed workers in Burgeo communities are much more even than the zonal and provincial figures, with the notable difference of a much greater number of people employed between 12 and 19 weeks of the year in the Economic Zone.

Seasonal Employment - Burgeo

graphic of Burgeo's weeks of seasonal employment bar chart compared to the zonal and provincial charts. Most people in Burgeo work 21-49 weeks, followed by 12-19 weeks, followed by less than 12 weeks.