Brampton - City, Ontario, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 225,080
This city:

67.7%
Province:

62.8%
Male: 120,690
Here:

74.4%
Ontario:

68.1%
Female: 104,390
This city:

61.4%
Ontario:

57.8%
Unemployed
Total: 15,905
Here:

4.8%
Ontario:

4.3%
Male: 6,740
Here:

4.2%
Ontario:

4.4%
Female: 9,165
This city:

5.4%
Ontario:

4.3%
Not in the labour force
Total: 91,250
This city:

27.5%
Ontario:

32.9%
Male: 34,820
This city:

21.5%
Ontario:

27.5%
Female: 56,430
This city:

33.2%
Ontario:

37.9%
Participation rate
All persons
This city:

72.5%
Province:

67.1%
Male
This city:

78.5%
Province:

72.5%
Female
Here:

66.8%
Ontario:

62.1%
Unemployment rate
All persons
Here:

6.6%
Province:

6.4%
Male
Here:

5.3%
Ontario:

6.0%
Female
This city:

8.1%
Province:

6.8%

Labour force activity in Brampton

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 45,775
This city:

19.4%
Province:

23.5%
Male: 19,525
This city:

15.6%
Province:

19.4%
Female: 26,250
Here:

23.7%
Ontario:

28.0%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 3,930
This city:

1.7%
Ontario:

3.1%
Male: 1,640
This city:

1.3%
Ontario:

2.7%
Female: 2,295
Here:

2.1%
Ontario:

3.6%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 53,675
This city:

22.7%
Province:

18.6%
Male: 16,845
Here:

13.4%
Ontario:

10.6%
Female: 36,830
This city:

33.3%
Province:

27.3%
Management occupations
Total: 19,670
This city:

8.3%
Ontario:

10.3%
Male: 12,450
Here:

9.9%
Ontario:

12.4%
Female: 7,220
Here:

6.5%
Ontario:

8.0%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 30,070
Here:

12.7%
Ontario:

7.2%
Male: 15,780
This city:

12.6%
Ontario:

8.8%
Female: 14,290
This city:

12.9%
Province:

5.4%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 45,895
This city:

19.4%
Province:

14.1%
Male: 41,815
This city:

33.3%
Province:

25.0%
Female: 4,085
This city:

3.7%
Ontario:

2.1%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 14,845
This city:

6.3%
Ontario:

7.0%
Male: 11,655
Here:

9.3%
Ontario:

10.3%
Female: 3,195
This city:

2.9%
Province:

3.3%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 12,175
This city:

5.2%
Ontario:

8.4%
Male: 3,020
Here:

2.4%
Province:

5.2%
Female: 9,150
This city:

8.3%
Ontario:

12.0%
Health occupations
Total: 8,150
Here:

3.4%
Ontario:

5.3%
Male: 1,240
Here:

1.0%
Province:

2.0%
Female: 6,910
This city:

6.2%
Ontario:

8.9%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 2,075
Here:

0.9%
Province:

2.6%
Male: 1,575
Here:

1.3%
Province:

3.7%
Female: 500
Here:

0.5%
Ontario:

1.3%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 58,685
Here:

24.8%
Ontario:

19.7%
Male: 36,110
Here:

28.8%
Province:

22.3%
Female: 22,570
Here:

20.4%
Province:

16.8%
Educational services
Total: 9,915
Here:

4.2%
Ontario:

6.7%
Male: 2,790
This city:

2.2%
Province:

4.2%
Female: 7,125
This city:

6.4%
Ontario:

9.5%
Other services
Total: 29,265
Here:

12.4%
Ontario:

18.7%
Male: 13,350
Here:

10.6%
Province:

16.6%
Female: 15,915
Here:

14.4%
Ontario:

20.9%
Health care and social services
Total: 14,565
Here:

6.2%
Province:

9.4%
Male: 1,975
This city:

1.6%
Province:

3.1%
Female: 12,585
Here:

11.4%
Province:

16.4%
Manufacturing
Total: 50,375
This city:

21.3%
Ontario:

13.9%
Male: 31,685
This city:

25.2%
Province:

18.6%
Female: 18,695
This city:

16.9%
Ontario:

8.8%
Retail trade
Total: 25,740
Here:

10.9%
Province:

11.1%
Male: 11,300
Here:

9.0%
Ontario:

9.5%
Female: 14,440
Here:

13.0%
Ontario:

12.9%
Finance and real estate
Total: 14,880
This city:

6.3%
Province:

6.8%
Male: 6,140
Here:

4.9%
Province:

5.7%
Female: 8,745
Here:

7.9%
Ontario:

8.1%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 1,940
This city:

0.8%
Ontario:

2.9%
Male: 1,170
This city:

0.9%
Province:

4.1%
Female: 765
Here:

0.7%
Ontario:

1.7%
Construction
Total: 12,415
This city:

5.3%
Ontario:

5.9%
Male: 10,815
This city:

8.6%
Ontario:

10.0%
Female: 1,600
Here:

1.4%
Ontario:

1.5%
Wholesale trade
Total: 18,490
Here:

7.8%
Province:

4.7%
Male: 10,210
This city:

8.1%
Ontario:

5.9%
Female: 8,280
Here:

7.5%
Province:

3.5%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 71,355
Here:

31.7%
Ontario:

49.6%
Male: 33,210
This city:

27.5%
Ontario:

44.0%
Female: 38,140
This city:

36.5%
Province:

55.7%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 59,910
Here:

26.6%
Province:

19.7%
Male: 33,215
Here:

27.5%
Province:

21.6%
Female: 26,695
This city:

25.6%
Ontario:

17.5%
Worked at home
Total: 9,305
This city:

4.1%
Province:

7.1%
Male: 4,520
This city:

3.7%
Province:

6.8%
Female: 4,785
This city:

4.6%
Province:

7.4%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 25,585
This city:

11.4%
Province:

9.7%
Male: 19,560
This city:

16.2%
Ontario:

13.8%
Female: 6,030
This city:

5.8%
Ontario:

5.1%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 1,055
Here:

0.5%
Province:

0.6%
Male: 775
Here:

0.6%
Ontario:

0.7%
Female: 285
Here:

0.3%
Province:

0.4%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 57,590
Here:

25.6%
Ontario:

12.9%
Male: 29,200
This city:

24.2%
Province:

12.5%
Female: 28,385
Here:

27.2%
Province:

13.3%
Worked in different province
Total: 275
Here:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.5%
Male: 205
Here:

0.2%
Ontario:

0.5%
Female: 70
This city:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.5%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 164,675
This city:

76.7%
Ontario:

71.0%
Male: 96,090
Here:

83.3%
Province:

76.2%
Female: 68,585
Here:

69.1%
Ontario:

65.2%
All other modes
Total: 1,845
Here:

0.9%
Ontario:

1.0%
Male: 865
Here:

0.7%
Province:

1.0%
Female: 980
Here:

1.0%
Province:

1.1%
Public transit
Total: 21,960
Here:

10.2%
Ontario:

12.9%
Male: 8,615
Here:

7.5%
Ontario:

10.0%
Female: 13,340
This city:

13.4%
Province:

16.1%
Car as passenger
Total: 21,255
This city:

9.9%
Province:

8.3%
Male: 7,755
Here:

6.7%
Ontario:

6.4%
Female: 13,500
Here:

13.6%
Ontario:

10.3%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 4,985
This city:

2.3%
Ontario:

6.8%
Male: 2,065
Here:

1.8%
Ontario:

6.4%
Female: 2,920
Here:

2.9%
Province:

7.3%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 303,875
This city:

91.5%
Province:

91.6%
Male: 145,135
This city:

89.5%
Province:

89.8%
Female: 158,740
This city:

93.4%
Ontario:

93.2%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 297,225
This city:

89.5%
Ontario:

90.3%
Male: 141,235
Here:

87.0%
Province:

88.2%
Female: 155,995
Here:

91.8%
Province:

92.3%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 158,830
Here:

47.8%
Province:

38.1%
Male: 70,775
This city:

43.6%
Ontario:

34.8%
Female: 88,055
Here:

51.8%
Ontario:

41.1%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 61,525
This city:

18.5%
Province:

18.7%
Male: 27,175
Here:

16.7%
Ontario:

16.3%
Female: 34,355
This city:

20.2%
Province:

21.0%

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