Fort William, NL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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38%

Household income NAT. AVG.

44%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

7%

In labour force NAT. AVG.

Index	Fort William	St. John's	Newfoundland and Labrador
Median household income	$113,421	$79,167	$73,940
Unemployment rate	3.6%	9.3%	10.8%
In labour force	59.4%	63.4%	57.3%

Key findings

The median household income in Fort William is 38% higher than the national average
The unemployment rate in Fort William is 44% lower than the national average
In Fort William 7.4% of people earn $20,000 or less
In Fort William 9.9% of people earn between $80,000 and $100,000
In Fort William 8.5% of people earn $300,000 or more

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am i middle class

$52,772 $79,167 $158,334

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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Fort William median earnings by income bracket

Fort William employment by industry

Labour Type	Percent
Construction industry	4.2%
Manufacturing sector	1.3%
Financial & insurance services	4.4%
Wholesale & retail services	6.1%
Public administration	4.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	1.1%
Education, health & social services	16.9%
Other	20.9%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove, NL	2,289	$125,000	51.6%
Paradise, NL	23,144	$120,560	46.2%
Portugal Cove-St. Philip's, NL	8,634	$119,098	44.5%
Flatrock, NL	1,904	$118,365	43.6%
Torbay, NL	8,388	$116,831	41.7%
St. John's, NL	109,566	$79,167	4.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Billings, MT	109,705	n/a
Inglewood, CA	109,309	n/a
Richmond, CA	110,051	n/a
Broken Arrow, OK	108,875	n/a
Lakeland, FL	110,335	n/a
St. John's, NL	109,566	$79,167	4.0%

Source: The Fort William, St. John's, NL data and statistics displayed above are derived from Statistics Canada and updated for 2021 by Environics Analytics.

Fort William, St. John's, NL Employment