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



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 44,635
This city:

62.0%
Province:

62.8%
Male: 23,130
This city:

67.4%
Ontario:

68.1%
Female: 21,505
Here:

57.1%
Province:

57.8%
Unemployed
Total: 3,195
This city:

4.4%
Province:

4.3%
Male: 1,550
Here:

4.5%
Ontario:

4.4%
Female: 1,640
This city:

4.4%
Province:

4.3%
Not in the labour force
Total: 24,160
This city:

33.6%
Province:

32.9%
Male: 9,655
This city:

28.1%
Province:

27.5%
Female: 14,500
This city:

38.5%
Ontario:

37.9%
Participation rate
All persons
Here:

66.4%
Ontario:

67.1%
Male
Here:

71.9%
Ontario:

72.5%
Female
Here:

61.5%
Province:

62.1%
Unemployment rate
All persons
This city:

6.7%
Province:

6.4%
Male
This city:

6.3%
Province:

6.0%
Female
Here:

7.1%
Province:

6.8%

Labour force activity in this city

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 12,160
Here:

25.8%
Ontario:

23.5%
Male: 4,785
This city:

19.6%
Ontario:

19.4%
Female: 7,375
Here:

32.5%
Ontario:

28.0%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 790
This city:

1.7%
Ontario:

3.1%
Male: 425
This city:

1.7%
Province:

2.7%
Female: 365
This city:

1.6%
Province:

3.6%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 7,735
Here:

16.4%
Province:

18.6%
Male: 2,325
Here:

9.5%
Province:

10.6%
Female: 5,410
Here:

23.8%
Ontario:

27.3%
Management occupations
Total: 3,760
Here:

8.0%
Province:

10.3%
Male: 2,280
This city:

9.3%
Province:

12.4%
Female: 1,480
This city:

6.5%
Ontario:

8.0%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 5,795
This city:

12.3%
Province:

7.2%
Male: 3,895
This city:

15.9%
Province:

8.8%
Female: 1,895
Here:

8.4%
Ontario:

5.4%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 8,190
This city:

17.4%
Province:

14.1%
Male: 7,425
This city:

30.4%
Province:

25.0%
Female: 765
This city:

3.4%
Ontario:

2.1%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 1,775
This city:

3.8%
Province:

7.0%
Male: 1,400
This city:

5.7%
Province:

10.3%
Female: 375
This city:

1.7%
Ontario:

3.3%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 3,220
Here:

6.8%
Province:

8.4%
Male: 895
Here:

3.7%
Ontario:

5.2%
Female: 2,325
This city:

10.2%
Ontario:

12.0%
Health occupations
Total: 2,895
This city:

6.1%
Ontario:

5.3%
Male: 400
This city:

1.6%
Ontario:

2.0%
Female: 2,490
Here:

11.0%
Province:

8.9%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 785
Here:

1.7%
Province:

2.6%
Male: 575
This city:

2.4%
Province:

3.7%
Female: 205
Here:

0.9%
Province:

1.3%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 7,740
Here:

16.4%
Ontario:

19.7%
Male: 4,325
This city:

17.7%
Ontario:

22.3%
Female: 3,415
This city:

15.1%
Province:

16.8%
Educational services
Total: 2,930
Here:

6.2%
Province:

6.7%
Male: 915
Here:

3.7%
Ontario:

4.2%
Female: 2,015
Here:

8.9%
Province:

9.5%
Other services
Total: 8,000
This city:

17.0%
Ontario:

18.7%
Male: 3,420
Here:

14.0%
Province:

16.6%
Female: 4,575
Here:

20.2%
Province:

20.9%
Health care and social services
Total: 5,005
Here:

10.6%
Province:

9.4%
Male: 690
This city:

2.8%
Ontario:

3.1%
Female: 4,320
Here:

19.0%
Province:

16.4%
Manufacturing
Total: 10,540
This city:

22.4%
Province:

13.9%
Male: 7,735
Here:

31.7%
Ontario:

18.6%
Female: 2,805
This city:

12.4%
Ontario:

8.8%
Retail trade
Total: 5,175
Here:

11.0%
Province:

11.1%
Male: 2,190
Here:

9.0%
Province:

9.5%
Female: 2,985
This city:

13.2%
Province:

12.9%
Finance and real estate
Total: 1,810
Here:

3.8%
Ontario:

6.8%
Male: 700
This city:

2.9%
Ontario:

5.7%
Female: 1,105
This city:

4.9%
Province:

8.1%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 685
Here:

1.5%
Ontario:

2.9%
Male: 375
Here:

1.5%
Province:

4.1%
Female: 315
This city:

1.4%
Ontario:

1.7%
Construction
Total: 2,750
Here:

5.8%
Province:

5.9%
Male: 2,385
This city:

9.8%
Ontario:

10.0%
Female: 365
Here:

1.6%
Province:

1.5%
Wholesale trade
Total: 2,465
Here:

5.2%
Province:

4.7%
Male: 1,675
This city:

6.9%
Province:

5.9%
Female: 785
This city:

3.5%
Ontario:

3.5%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 26,435
Here:

59.2%
Province:

49.6%
Male: 11,655
Here:

50.4%
Province:

44.0%
Female: 14,775
This city:

68.7%
Province:

55.7%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 8,660
Here:

19.4%
Ontario:

19.7%
Male: 5,480
This city:

23.7%
Ontario:

21.6%
Female: 3,185
This city:

14.8%
Province:

17.5%
Worked at home
Total: 2,020
This city:

4.5%
Province:

7.1%
Male: 935
This city:

4.0%
Province:

6.8%
Female: 1,085
Here:

5.0%
Ontario:

7.4%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 3,840
Here:

8.6%
Province:

9.7%
Male: 2,815
Here:

12.2%
Province:

13.8%
Female: 1,025
This city:

4.8%
Province:

5.1%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 135
Here:

0.3%
Province:

0.6%
Male: 110
Here:

0.5%
Ontario:

0.7%
Female: 25
This city:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.4%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 3,495
This city:

7.8%
Province:

12.9%
Male: 2,110
This city:

9.1%
Province:

12.5%
Female: 1,390
This city:

6.5%
Province:

13.3%
Worked in different province
Total: 45
This city:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.5%
Male: 30
Here:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.5%
Female: 15
This city:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.5%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 33,010
This city:

77.7%
Ontario:

71.0%
Male: 17,720
Here:

80.2%
Ontario:

76.2%
Female: 15,290
This city:

75.0%
Ontario:

65.2%
All other modes
Total: 550
This city:

1.3%
Ontario:

1.0%
Male: 260
Here:

1.2%
Ontario:

1.0%
Female: 295
This city:

1.4%
Ontario:

1.1%
Public transit
Total: 1,755
This city:

4.1%
Ontario:

12.9%
Male: 695
Here:

3.1%
Province:

10.0%
Female: 1,055
This city:

5.2%
Province:

16.1%
Car as passenger
Total: 4,500
This city:

10.6%
Ontario:

8.3%
Male: 2,090
This city:

9.5%
Province:

6.4%
Female: 2,410
This city:

11.8%
Province:

10.3%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 2,660
Here:

6.3%
Ontario:

6.8%
Male: 1,315
Here:

6.0%
Province:

6.4%
Female: 1,345
Here:

6.6%
Ontario:

7.3%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 66,580
This city:

92.5%
Province:

91.6%
Male: 31,210
This city:

90.9%
Ontario:

89.8%
Female: 35,375
This city:

94.0%
Province:

93.2%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 65,645
This city:

91.2%
Province:

90.3%
Male: 30,570
This city:

89.0%
Province:

88.2%
Female: 35,075
This city:

93.2%
Province:

92.3%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 27,760
Here:

38.6%
Province:

38.1%
Male: 11,950
This city:

34.8%
Ontario:

34.8%
Female: 15,810
This city:

42.0%
Province:

41.1%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 14,060
Here:

19.5%
Province:

18.7%
Male: 5,800
Here:

16.9%
Province:

16.3%
Female: 8,260
Here:

21.9%
Ontario:

21.0%

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