Lamèque, NB Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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16%

Household income NAT. AVG.

8%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

18%

In labour force NAT. AVG.

Index	Lamèque	New Brunswick	National
Median household income	$69,070	$70,223	$82,436
Unemployment rate	6.9%	5.4%	6.4%
In labour force	52.2%	60.7%	63.9%

Key findings

The median household income in Lamèque is 16% lower than the national average
The unemployment rate in Lamèque is 8% higher than the national average
In Lamèque 7.3% of people earn $20,000 or less
In Lamèque 12.9% of people earn between $80,000 and $100,000
In Lamèque 1.3% of people earn $300,000 or more

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am i middle class

$46,042 $69,070 $138,140

City

$46,810 $70,223 $140,446

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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Lamèque employment by industry

Labour Type	Percent
Construction industry	3.8%
Manufacturing sector	4.2%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	9.2%
Public administration	1.6%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	2.4%
Education, health & social services	9.1%
Other	21.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Le Goulet, NB	781	$90,664	10.0%
Inkerman, NB	2,249	$65,362	20.7%
Shippagan, NB	4,769	$63,507	23.0%
Sainte-Marie-Saint-Raphaël, NB	851	$57,555	30.2%
Bas-Caraquet, NB	1,293	$56,765	31.1%
Lamèque, NB	1,240	$69,070	16.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Wallace, LA	1,240	n/a
Columbus, NC	1,240	n/a
Rock Island, WA	1,240	n/a
St-Pierre-Jolys, MB	1,240	$73,211	11.2%
Manning, AB	1,240	$69,189	16.1%
Lamèque, NB	1,240	$69,070	16.2%

Source: The Lamèque, NB data and statistics displayed above are derived from Statistics Canada and updated for 2021 by Environics Analytics.