What share of adults in Kamloops work?

64.0% of people aged 15 and over in Kamloops were in the labour force in May 2021 and 59.2% were employed, a participation rate 29th lowest of 69 Canadian cities and metropolitan areas on this site (Canada: 63.7% and 57.1%).

Economy, jobs and prices in Kamloops, Canada: official figures

The median total income of households in Kamloops was C$88,000 in 2020, as reported in the 2021 Census, joint 28th highest of 69 Canadian cities and metropolitan areas on this site; the median for Canada was C$84,000.

Median household income (2020)

C$88,000

2020

Unemployment rate (Census, May 2021)

7.4%

2021

What is the median after-tax household income in Kamloops?

After income taxes, the median household in Kamloops had C$78,000 in 2020 (28th highest of 69 Canadian cities and metropolitan areas on this site; Canada: C$73,000).

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What is the median salary in Kamloops?

People in Kamloops who worked full-year, full-time in 2020 had median employment income of C$65,500, joint 25th highest of 69 Canadian cities and metropolitan areas on this site (Canada: C$63,600).

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What was the unemployment rate in Kamloops at the 2021 Census?

At the 2021 Census, taken in May 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic, the unemployment rate in Kamloops was 7.4%, 11th lowest of 69 Canadian cities and metropolitan areas on this site, below the national 10.3%; 3,800 people aged 15 and over were looking for work.

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What industries do people in Kamloops work in?

In 2021, 15.6% of the labour force in Kamloops worked in health care and social assistance, 13.6% in retail trade, 4.6% in manufacturing and 6.3% in professional, scientific and technical services (Canada: 12.7%, 11.1%, 8.0% and 8.1%).

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How do people in Kamloops get to work?

Of employed residents of Kamloops commuting to a usual or no fixed workplace in May 2021, 87.4% went by car, truck or van, 4.5% by public transit and 5.1% on foot; 13.5% of all employed residents worked at home (Canada: 7.7% by transit, 24.3% at home).

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What is the unemployment rate in Kamloops now?

In the three months July to September 2026, the Labour Force Survey put the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in the Kamloops census metropolitan area at 4.4%, 5th lowest of 41 metropolitan areas in the survey, against 9.2% a year earlier and 6.5% for Canada; 61.2% of people aged 15 and over were employed.

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How much is a house worth in Kamloops?

Owners in Kamloops valued their homes at a median C$552,000 in 2021, joint 33rd lowest of 69 Canadian cities and metropolitan areas on this site (Canada: C$472,000); median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings were C$1,300 and 60.2% of owner households had a mortgage.

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How much is rent in Kamloops?

Renter households in Kamloops paid median monthly shelter costs of C$1,180 in 2021, joint 32nd lowest of 69 Canadian cities and metropolitan areas on this site (Canada: C$1,070); 30.0% of households rented their home (Canada: 33.1%).

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How Kamloops compares with other cities in Canada

Median total household income, 2020 (2021 Census) (2020)

Kamloops ranks 29 of 69, highest first.

Rank	City	Median total household income, 2020 (2021 Census)
26	Edmonton	C$90,000
27	Abbotsford	C$90,000
28	Regina	C$88,000
29	Kamloops	C$88,000
30	Kitchener	C$87,000
31	Hamilton	C$86,000
32	Oshawa	C$86,000

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Median employment income of full-year, full-time workers, 2020 (2021 Census) (2020)

Kamloops ranks 26 of 69, highest first.

Rank	City	Median employment income of full-year, full-time workers, 2020 (2021 Census)
23	Gatineau	C$66,500
24	St. John's	C$66,000
25	Guelph	C$65,500
26	Kamloops	C$65,500
27	Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo	C$65,000
28	Saskatoon	C$65,000
29	Burnaby	C$65,000

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Unemployment rate, census reference week of May 2021 (2021)

Kamloops ranks 59 of 69, highest first.

Rank	City	Unemployment rate, census reference week of May 2021
56	Longueuil	7.8%
57	Abbotsford	7.8%
58	Abbotsford-Mission	7.6%
59	Kamloops	7.4%
60	Delta	7.3%
61	Québec	7.1%
62	Saanich	6.8%

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Labour force participation rate, May 2021 (2021 Census) (2021)

Kamloops ranks 41 of 69, highest first.

Rank	City	Labour force participation rate, May 2021 (2021 Census)
38	Moncton	65.0%
39	Québec	64.9%
40	Burnaby	64.3%
41	Kamloops	64.0%
42	Toronto	63.9%
43	Mississauga	63.9%
44	Delta	63.8%

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Median value of owned dwellings, 2021 Census (2021)

Kamloops ranks 37 of 69, highest first.

Rank	City	Median value of owned dwellings, 2021 Census
34	Nanaimo	C$600,000
35	St. Catharines-Niagara	C$552,000
36	Brantford	C$552,000
37	Kamloops	C$552,000
38	Ottawa - Gatineau	C$548,000
39	London	C$548,000
40	St. Catharines	C$548,000

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Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings, 2021 Census (2021)

Kamloops ranks 37 of 69, highest first.

Rank	City	Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings, 2021 Census
34	Cambridge	C$1,220
35	Abbotsford	C$1,190
36	Abbotsford-Mission	C$1,180
37	Kamloops	C$1,180
38	Chilliwack	C$1,180
39	Halifax	C$1,170
40	Red Deer	C$1,160

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Sources

Statistics Canada: Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population (98-316-X2021001): census subdivisions, selected characteristics (Census Profile SDMX API extract, dataflow DF_CSD, gender total, counts and rates), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 46d086943a5e…)
Statistics Canada: Table 14-10-0459-01: Labour force characteristics by census metropolitan area, three-month moving average, seasonally adjusted (Web Data Service extract: unemployment and employment rates, latest 13 months; request saved as lfs-14100459-cma.request.json, geography names in lfs-14100459-metadata.json), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 5f4399c9fdfa…)

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