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



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 56,940
This city:

59.6%
Province:

62.8%
Male: 28,365
Here:

63.1%
Ontario:

68.1%
Female: 28,575
This city:

56.5%
Ontario:

57.8%
Unemployed
Total: 4,300
This city:

4.5%
Province:

4.3%
Male: 2,210
This city:

4.9%
Province:

4.4%
Female: 2,090
This city:

4.1%
Ontario:

4.3%
Not in the labour force
Total: 34,280
Here:

35.9%
Ontario:

32.9%
Male: 14,365
Here:

32.0%
Province:

27.5%
Female: 19,915
This city:

39.4%
Province:

37.9%
Participation rate
All persons
Here:

64.1%
Ontario:

67.1%
Male
Here:

68.0%
Ontario:

72.5%
Female
Here:

60.6%
Province:

62.1%
Unemployment rate
All persons
Here:

7.0%
Province:

6.4%
Male
This city:

7.2%
Ontario:

6.0%
Female
Here:

6.8%
Ontario:

6.8%

Labour force activity in this city

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 17,220
This city:

28.6%
Province:

23.5%
Male: 8,170
This city:

27.1%
Ontario:

19.4%
Female: 9,045
Here:

29.9%
Ontario:

28.0%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 2,020
Here:

3.3%
Ontario:

3.1%
Male: 780
This city:

2.6%
Ontario:

2.7%
Female: 1,240
Here:

4.1%
Ontario:

3.6%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 10,435
Here:

17.3%
Ontario:

18.6%
Male: 2,810
Here:

9.3%
Province:

10.6%
Female: 7,630
Here:

25.3%
Ontario:

27.3%
Management occupations
Total: 5,600
This city:

9.3%
Province:

10.3%
Male: 3,505
This city:

11.6%
Province:

12.4%
Female: 2,095
This city:

6.9%
Ontario:

8.0%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 1,310
This city:

2.2%
Ontario:

7.2%
Male: 1,015
Here:

3.4%
Ontario:

8.8%
Female: 295
Here:

1.0%
Province:

5.4%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 5,940
This city:

9.8%
Ontario:

14.1%
Male: 5,635
This city:

18.7%
Province:

25.0%
Female: 305
This city:

1.0%
Province:

2.1%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 3,750
Here:

6.2%
Ontario:

7.0%
Male: 2,975
This city:

9.9%
Province:

10.3%
Female: 775
This city:

2.6%
Province:

3.3%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 8,170
This city:

13.5%
Ontario:

8.4%
Male: 3,365
This city:

11.2%
Province:

5.2%
Female: 4,805
Here:

15.9%
Ontario:

12.0%
Health occupations
Total: 5,090
Here:

8.4%
Ontario:

5.3%
Male: 1,235
This city:

4.1%
Ontario:

2.0%
Female: 3,850
Here:

12.7%
Ontario:

8.9%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 775
This city:

1.3%
Province:

2.6%
Male: 600
Here:

2.0%
Ontario:

3.7%
Female: 170
Here:

0.6%
Province:

1.3%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 8,695
This city:

14.4%
Province:

19.7%
Male: 5,340
This city:

17.7%
Ontario:

22.3%
Female: 3,350
This city:

11.1%
Province:

16.8%
Educational services
Total: 8,150
Here:

13.5%
Province:

6.7%
Male: 3,205
This city:

10.6%
Ontario:

4.2%
Female: 4,950
This city:

16.4%
Province:

9.5%
Other services
Total: 16,530
Here:

27.4%
Province:

18.7%
Male: 8,535
This city:

28.4%
Province:

16.6%
Female: 7,995
Here:

26.5%
Ontario:

20.9%
Health care and social services
Total: 8,855
This city:

14.7%
Ontario:

9.4%
Male: 1,955
Here:

6.5%
Province:

3.1%
Female: 6,905
This city:

22.9%
Ontario:

16.4%
Manufacturing
Total: 2,845
Here:

4.7%
Ontario:

13.9%
Male: 2,275
This city:

7.6%
Province:

18.6%
Female: 570
Here:

1.9%
Province:

8.8%
Retail trade
Total: 7,330
This city:

12.2%
Province:

11.1%
Male: 3,270
This city:

10.9%
Province:

9.5%
Female: 4,055
Here:

13.4%
Province:

12.9%
Finance and real estate
Total: 2,990
Here:

5.0%
Ontario:

6.8%
Male: 1,375
Here:

4.6%
Ontario:

5.7%
Female: 1,615
Here:

5.3%
Province:

8.1%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 655
This city:

1.1%
Province:

2.9%
Male: 470
Here:

1.6%
Ontario:

4.1%
Female: 185
This city:

0.6%
Province:

1.7%
Construction
Total: 3,055
Here:

5.1%
Province:

5.9%
Male: 2,740
This city:

9.1%
Ontario:

10.0%
Female: 315
Here:

1.0%
Ontario:

1.5%
Wholesale trade
Total: 1,210
Here:

2.0%
Province:

4.7%
Male: 935
Here:

3.1%
Ontario:

5.9%
Female: 270
Here:

0.9%
Ontario:

3.5%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 44,195
This city:

77.6%
Province:

49.6%
Male: 20,480
Here:

72.2%
Province:

44.0%
Female: 23,715
This city:

83.0%
Province:

55.7%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 3,570
Here:

6.3%
Ontario:

19.7%
Male: 2,145
Here:

7.6%
Ontario:

21.6%
Female: 1,425
This city:

5.0%
Province:

17.5%
Worked at home
Total: 3,505
This city:

6.2%
Province:

7.1%
Male: 1,740
Here:

6.1%
Province:

6.8%
Female: 1,770
This city:

6.2%
Province:

7.4%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 4,810
Here:

8.4%
Ontario:

9.7%
Male: 3,540
This city:

12.5%
Ontario:

13.8%
Female: 1,270
Here:

4.4%
Province:

5.1%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 295
Here:

0.5%
Province:

0.6%
Male: 210
This city:

0.7%
Province:

0.7%
Female: 80
Here:

0.3%
Province:

0.4%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 360
This city:

0.6%
Province:

12.9%
Male: 135
This city:

0.5%
Province:

12.5%
Female: 225
Here:

0.8%
Province:

13.3%
Worked in different province
Total: 195
This city:

0.3%
Ontario:

0.5%
Male: 110
Here:

0.4%
Province:

0.5%
Female: 80
Here:

0.3%
Province:

0.5%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 36,720
Here:

69.1%
Ontario:

71.0%
Male: 19,115
Here:

72.4%
Ontario:

76.2%
Female: 17,605
Here:

65.9%
Ontario:

65.2%
All other modes
Total: 885
This city:

1.7%
Province:

1.0%
Male: 400
Here:

1.5%
Ontario:

1.0%
Female: 480
This city:

1.8%
Ontario:

1.1%
Public transit
Total: 2,685
This city:

5.1%
Ontario:

12.9%
Male: 1,015
This city:

3.8%
Ontario:

10.0%
Female: 1,675
Here:

6.3%
Ontario:

16.1%
Car as passenger
Total: 5,125
Here:

9.6%
Province:

8.3%
Male: 1,815
Here:

6.9%
Ontario:

6.4%
Female: 3,305
Here:

12.4%
Ontario:

10.3%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 7,715
This city:

14.5%
Province:

6.8%
Male: 4,070
This city:

15.4%
Province:

6.4%
Female: 3,645
This city:

13.6%
Province:

7.3%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 87,780
This city:

91.9%
Ontario:

91.6%
Male: 40,610
Here:

90.4%
Province:

89.8%
Female: 47,175
This city:

93.3%
Province:

93.2%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 87,015
Here:

91.1%
Ontario:

90.3%
Male: 40,170
Here:

89.4%
Ontario:

88.2%
Female: 46,840
This city:

92.6%
Ontario:

92.3%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 32,525
This city:

34.1%
Province:

38.1%
Male: 14,205
Here:

31.6%
Province:

34.8%
Female: 18,315
This city:

36.2%
Province:

41.1%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 16,520
This city:

17.3%
Province:

18.7%
Male: 6,820
Here:

15.2%
Province:

16.3%
Female: 9,700
Here:

19.2%
Ontario:

21.0%

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