Happy Valley-Goose Bay, NL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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52%

Household income NAT. AVG.

1%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

8%

In labour force NAT. AVG.

Index	Happy Valley-Goose Bay	Newfoundland and Labrador	National
Median household income	$125,462	$73,940	$82,436
Unemployment rate	6.4%	10.8%	6.4%
In labour force	69.1%	57.3%	63.9%

Key findings

The median household income in Happy Valley-Goose Bay is 52% higher than the national average
The unemployment rate in Happy Valley-Goose Bay is 1% lower than the national average
In Happy Valley-Goose Bay 4.1% of people earn $20,000 or less
In Happy Valley-Goose Bay 9.4% of people earn between $80,000 and $100,000
In Happy Valley-Goose Bay 4.1% of people earn $300,000 or more

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am i middle class

$83,632 $125,462 $250,924

City

$49,288 $73,940 $147,880

State

$54,951 $82,436 $164,872

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Happy Valley-Goose Bay median earnings by income bracket

Happy Valley-Goose Bay employment by industry

Labour Type	Percent
Construction industry	8.6%
Manufacturing sector	1.3%
Financial & insurance services	1.1%
Wholesale & retail services	9.0%
Public administration	9.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	6.5%
Education, health & social services	13.3%
Other	18.9%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
North West River, NL	533	$96,090	16.6%
Sheshatshiu 3, NL	1,496	$93,164	13.0%
Happy Valley-Goose Bay, NL	8,051	$125,462	52.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Kings, Subd. C, NS	8,052	$58,581	28.9%
Nanaimo A, BC	8,048	$88,846	7.8%
Fairwood CDP (Spokane County), WA	8,055	n/a
August, CA	8,046	n/a
Blandon, PA	8,046	n/a
Happy Valley-Goose Bay, NL	8,051	$125,462	52.2%

Source: The Happy Valley-Goose Bay, NL data and statistics displayed above are derived from Statistics Canada and updated for 2021 by Environics Analytics.