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

People Living within Sustainable Communities/Zones

This section presents information with regard to the sustainability of communities. One of the key indicators of a sustainable community is a diversified economy.

The graphs below demonstrate the main industries Port Hope Simpson, and the percentage of the population they employ. 'Processing and Manufacturing,' 'Primary,' and 'Sales and Service' are the three largest sectors, employing close to two-thirds of the workforce among them.


Main Industries - Port Hope Simpson

graphic of population employed in Port Hope Simpson's main industries bar graph-Health:2%, Education:5%, Primary:21%, Sales & Service:21%, Management:4%, Office & Related:6%, Construction & Related:13%, Processing & Manufacturing:22%, Other:6%.