Lower Post, BC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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41%

Household income NAT. AVG.

20%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

12%

In labour force NAT. AVG.

Index	Lower Post	British Columbia	National
Median household income	$48,552	$86,325	$82,436
Unemployment rate	5.1%	3.9%	6.4%
In labour force	56.4%	64.2%	63.9%

Key findings

The median household income in Lower Post is 41% lower than the national average
The unemployment rate in Lower Post is 20% lower than the national average
In Lower Post 21.9% of people earn $20,000 or less
In Lower Post 12.5% of people earn between $80,000 and $100,000
In Lower Post 0.0% of people earn $300,000 or more

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am i middle class

$32,364 $48,552 $97,104

City

$57,544 $86,325 $172,650

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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Lower Post employment by industry

Labour Type	Percent
Construction industry	15.4%
Manufacturing sector	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	2.6%
Public administration	20.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%
Education, health & social services	12.8%
Other	5.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Watson Lake, YT	869	$70,313	14.7%
Two Mile and Two and One-Half Mile Village, YT	205	$68,038	17.5%
Upper Liard, YT	137	$65,432	20.6%
Liard River 3, BC	30	$63,042	23.5%
Lower Post, BC	55	$48,552	41.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Dayton, AL	55	n/a
Minturn, AR	55	n/a
Hayesville, IA	55	n/a
Nodaway, IA	55	n/a
Thornburg, IA	55	n/a
Lower Post, BC	55	$48,552	41.1%

Source: The Lower Post, BC data and statistics displayed above are derived from Statistics Canada.