Labour force activity
EmployedTotal: 246,345This division: | 60.4% |
Province: | 62.8% |
Female: 117,040This division: | 55.5% |
Province: | 57.8% |
Unemployed
Male: 8,770This division: | 4.5% |
Province: | 4.4% |
Female: 8,485This division: | 4.0% |
Ontario: | 4.3% |
Not in the labour force
Male: 58,620This division: | 29.8% |
Province: | 27.5% |
Female: 85,375This division: | 40.5% |
Province: | 37.9% |
Participation rateAll personsThis division: | 64.7% |
Ontario: | 67.1% |
Unemployment rate
FemaleThis division: | 6.8% |
Ontario: | 6.8% |
Labour force activity in Hamilton
Occupation
Sales and service occupations
Female: 37,810This division: | 30.8% |
Ontario: | 28.0% |
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Female: 3,455This division: | 2.8% |
Ontario: | 3.6% |
Business; finance and administration occupations
Male: 11,455This division: | 8.4% |
Province: | 10.6% |
Female: 31,160This division: | 25.3% |
Province: | 27.3% |
Management occupationsTotal: 23,085This division: | 8.9% |
Province: | 10.3% |
Male: 14,430This division: | 10.6% |
Ontario: | 12.4% |
Female: 8,655This division: | 7.0% |
Ontario: | 8.0% |
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Male: 13,230This division: | 9.7% |
Ontario: | 8.8% |
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupationsTotal: 44,205This division: | 17.1% |
Province: | 14.1% |
Natural and applied sciences and related occupationsTotal: 13,985This division: | 5.4% |
Ontario: | 7.0% |
Female: 2,725This division: | 2.2% |
Ontario: | 3.3% |
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Health occupations
Male: 3,085This division: | 2.3% |
Province: | 2.0% |
Female: 13,860This division: | 11.3% |
Province: | 8.9% |
Occupations unique to primary industryTotal: 6,295This division: | 2.4% |
Ontario: | 2.6% |
Male: 4,375This division: | 3.2% |
Ontario: | 3.7% |
Female: 1,920This division: | 1.6% |
Ontario: | 1.3% |
Industry
Business services
Male: 25,610This division: | 18.9% |
Ontario: | 22.3% |
Health care and social services
Female: 25,285This division: | 20.6% |
Province: | 16.4% |
Manufacturing
Male: 32,230This division: | 23.7% |
Province: | 18.6% |
Female: 10,295This division: | 8.4% |
Ontario: | 8.8% |
Retail trade
Female: 17,260This division: | 14.0% |
Province: | 12.9% |
Finance and real estateTotal: 14,260This division: | 5.5% |
Province: | 6.8% |
Male: 5,565This division: | 4.1% |
Ontario: | 5.7% |
Female: 8,690This division: | 7.1% |
Province: | 8.1% |
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Female: 2,135This division: | 1.7% |
Ontario: | 1.7% |
ConstructionTotal: 17,485This division: | 6.8% |
Province: | 5.9% |
Wholesale tradeTotal: 12,020This division: | 4.6% |
Ontario: | 4.7% |
Female: 3,420This division: | 2.8% |
Ontario: | 3.5% |
Place of work status
Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Male: 66,320This division: | 51.3% |
Ontario: | 44.0% |
Female: 79,160This division: | 67.6% |
Province: | 55.7% |
Worked in same province of residence
No fixed workplace address
Female: 5,785This division: | 4.9% |
Province: | 5.1% |
Worked outside Canada
Male: 630This division: | 0.5% |
Ontario: | 0.7% |
Female: 265This division: | 0.2% |
Province: | 0.4% |
Worked in different provinceTotal: 355This division: | 0.1% |
Province: | 0.5% |
Male: 190This division: | 0.1% |
Ontario: | 0.5% |
Mode of transportation to work
Car as driverTotal: 172,520This division: | 74.4% |
Province: | 71.0% |
Male: 96,620This division: | 79.2% |
Province: | 76.2% |
All other modesTotal: 1,985This division: | 0.9% |
Ontario: | 1.0% |
Male: 980This division: | 0.8% |
Province: | 1.0% |
Female: 1,005This division: | 0.9% |
Ontario: | 1.1% |
Public transit
Male: 8,855This division: | 7.3% |
Province: | 10.0% |
Car as passenger
Female: 11,990This division: | 10.9% |
Ontario: | 10.3% |
Walked or bicycledTotal: 14,700This division: | 6.3% |
Province: | 6.8% |
Male: 6,555This division: | 5.4% |
Ontario: | 6.4% |
Female: 8,145This division: | 7.4% |
Ontario: | 7.3% |
Mode of transportation to work
Unpaid work
Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Male: 176,040This division: | 89.5% |
Province: | 89.8% |
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Male: 172,880This division: | 87.9% |
Province: | 88.2% |
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Male: 66,955This division: | 34.0% |
Province: | 34.8% |
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Male: 32,440This division: | 16.5% |
Ontario: | 16.3% |
Female: 44,380This division: | 21.0% |
Ontario: | 21.0% |
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Source:
Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 92-591-XWE. Ottawa. Released March 13 2007 and
Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012.
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