Meaford - Municipality, Ontario, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 5,560
Here:

60.1%
Ontario:

62.8%
Male: 2,965
Here:

65.2%
Ontario:

68.1%
Female: 2,595
This municipality:

55.3%
Province:

57.8%
Unemployed
Total: 315
This municipality:

3.4%
Province:

4.3%
Male: 150
This municipality:

3.3%
Ontario:

4.4%
Female: 160
Here:

3.4%
Ontario:

4.3%
Not in the labour force
Total: 3,365
This municipality:

36.4%
Province:

32.9%
Male: 1,430
Here:

31.4%
Province:

27.5%
Female: 1,940
Here:

41.4%
Province:

37.9%
Participation rate
All persons
Here:

63.5%
Ontario:

67.1%
Male
Here:

68.6%
Ontario:

72.5%
Female
Here:

58.6%
Ontario:

62.1%
Unemployment rate
All persons
This municipality:

5.4%
Province:

6.4%
Male
This municipality:

4.8%
Province:

6.0%
Female
Here:

5.8%
Province:

6.8%

Labour force activity in Meaford

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 1,470
This municipality:

25.2%
Province:

23.5%
Male: 560
This municipality:

18.1%
Ontario:

19.4%
Female: 910
This municipality:

33.3%
Ontario:

28.0%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 240
This municipality:

4.1%
Ontario:

3.1%
Male: 100
This municipality:

3.2%
Province:

2.7%
Female: 140
This municipality:

5.1%
Province:

3.6%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 630
Here:

10.8%
Province:

18.6%
Male: 105
Here:

3.4%
Province:

10.6%
Female: 530
Here:

19.4%
Ontario:

27.3%
Management occupations
Total: 470
Here:

8.1%
Province:

10.3%
Male: 320
This municipality:

10.4%
Ontario:

12.4%
Female: 145
This municipality:

5.3%
Province:

8.0%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 370
Here:

6.3%
Province:

7.2%
Male: 280
This municipality:

9.1%
Ontario:

8.8%
Female: 90
This municipality:

3.3%
Ontario:

5.4%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 1,080
Here:

18.5%
Ontario:

14.1%
Male: 1,005
Here:

32.5%
Ontario:

25.0%
Female: 75
This municipality:

2.7%
Province:

2.1%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 210
This municipality:

3.6%
Ontario:

7.0%
Male: 165
This municipality:

5.3%
Province:

10.3%
Female: 45
This municipality:

1.6%
Province:

3.3%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 395
This municipality:

6.8%
Ontario:

8.4%
Male: 110
Here:

3.6%
Province:

5.2%
Female: 285
Here:

10.4%
Province:

12.0%
Health occupations
Total: 445
This municipality:

7.6%
Ontario:

5.3%
Male: 100
This municipality:

3.2%
Province:

2.0%
Female: 350
Here:

12.8%
Province:

8.9%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 515
This municipality:

8.8%
Province:

2.6%
Male: 340
This municipality:

11.0%
Province:

3.7%
Female: 170
This municipality:

6.2%
Ontario:

1.3%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 650
This municipality:

11.1%
Province:

19.7%
Male: 355
Here:

11.5%
Ontario:

22.3%
Female: 300
Here:

10.9%
Province:

16.8%
Educational services
Total: 345
This municipality:

5.9%
Ontario:

6.7%
Male: 90
This municipality:

2.9%
Province:

4.2%
Female: 250
Here:

9.1%
Ontario:

9.5%
Other services
Total: 1,285
This municipality:

22.0%
Province:

18.7%
Male: 735
This municipality:

23.7%
Ontario:

16.6%
Female: 550
Here:

20.1%
Province:

20.9%
Health care and social services
Total: 745
Here:

12.8%
Ontario:

9.4%
Male: 130
This municipality:

4.2%
Ontario:

3.1%
Female: 615
Here:

22.4%
Province:

16.4%
Manufacturing
Total: 730
Here:

12.5%
Province:

13.9%
Male: 560
This municipality:

18.1%
Province:

18.6%
Female: 175
Here:

6.4%
Province:

8.8%
Retail trade
Total: 700
Here:

12.0%
Ontario:

11.1%
Male: 280
Here:

9.0%
Province:

9.5%
Female: 420
This municipality:

15.3%
Ontario:

12.9%
Finance and real estate
Total: 300
Here:

5.1%
Province:

6.8%
Male: 115
Here:

3.7%
Province:

5.7%
Female: 185
Here:

6.8%
Ontario:

8.1%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 405
Here:

6.9%
Ontario:

2.9%
Male: 250
Here:

8.1%
Province:

4.1%
Female: 155
This municipality:

5.7%
Province:

1.7%
Construction
Total: 580
This municipality:

9.9%
Province:

5.9%
Male: 525
Here:

17.0%
Province:

10.0%
Female: 55
Here:

2.0%
Province:

1.5%
Wholesale trade
Total: 85
Here:

1.5%
Ontario:

4.7%
Male: 55
This municipality:

1.8%
Province:

5.9%
Female: 30
This municipality:

1.1%
Province:

3.5%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 1,580
Here:

28.4%
Ontario:

49.6%
Male: 760
This municipality:

25.6%
Ontario:

44.0%
Female: 820
Here:

31.7%
Province:

55.7%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 540
This municipality:

9.7%
Ontario:

19.7%
Male: 315
This municipality:

10.6%
Province:

21.6%
Female: 230
This municipality:

8.9%
Ontario:

17.5%
Worked at home
Total: 680
This municipality:

12.2%
Ontario:

7.1%
Male: 370
This municipality:

12.5%
Province:

6.8%
Female: 305
This municipality:

11.8%
Ontario:

7.4%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 780
This municipality:

14.0%
Ontario:

9.7%
Male: 620
This municipality:

20.9%
Province:

13.8%
Female: 155
Here:

6.0%
Province:

5.1%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 20
This municipality:

0.4%
Province:

0.6%
Male: 15
This municipality:

0.5%
Ontario:

0.7%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 1,940
Here:

34.9%
Province:

12.9%
Male: 875
Here:

29.5%
Province:

12.5%
Female: 1,065
This municipality:

41.1%
Ontario:

13.3%
Worked in different province
Total: 20
Here:

0.4%
Ontario:

0.5%
Male: 10
This municipality:

0.3%
Ontario:

0.5%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 3,865
Here:

79.4%
Province:

71.0%
Male: 2,110
Here:

81.8%
Ontario:

76.2%
Female: 1,755
This municipality:

77.0%
Ontario:

65.2%
All other modes
Total: 65
Here:

1.3%
Province:

1.0%
Male: 35
This municipality:

1.4%
Ontario:

1.0%
Female: 25
Here:

1.1%
Ontario:

1.1%
Public transit
Total: 35
This municipality:

0.7%
Province:

12.9%
Male: 15
Here:

0.6%
Ontario:

10.0%
Female: 15
This municipality:

0.7%
Province:

16.1%
Car as passenger
Total: 395
Here:

8.1%
Ontario:

8.3%
Male: 145
This municipality:

5.6%
Ontario:

6.4%
Female: 250
Here:

11.0%
Province:

10.3%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 500
This municipality:

10.3%
Province:

6.8%
Male: 265
Here:

10.3%
Province:

6.4%
Female: 235
Here:

10.3%
Ontario:

7.3%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 8,560
Here:

92.6%
Ontario:

91.6%
Male: 4,080
Here:

89.7%
Ontario:

89.8%
Female: 4,480
This municipality:

95.5%
Province:

93.2%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 8,475
Here:

91.7%
Province:

90.3%
Male: 4,040
This municipality:

88.8%
Ontario:

88.2%
Female: 4,435
Here:

94.6%
Province:

92.3%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 2,715
This municipality:

29.4%
Ontario:

38.1%
Male: 1,150
Here:

25.3%
Province:

34.8%
Female: 1,560
Here:

33.3%
Ontario:

41.1%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 1,825
Here:

19.7%
Ontario:

18.7%
Male: 835
This municipality:

18.4%
Province:

16.3%
Female: 995
This municipality:

21.2%
Province:

21.0%

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