Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 15,955
Here:

60.5%
Saskatchewan:

64.6%
Male: 8,190
This city:

65.3%
Saskatchewan:

70.0%
Female: 7,765
Here:

56.2%
Province:

59.4%
Unemployed
Total: 950
This city:

3.6%
Saskatchewan:

3.8%
Male: 500
This city:

4.0%
Saskatchewan:

4.4%
Female: 450
Here:

3.3%
Saskatchewan:

3.3%
Not in the labour force
Total: 9,455
This city:

35.9%
Province:

31.6%
Male: 3,850
This city:

30.7%
Saskatchewan:

25.6%
Female: 5,605
Here:

40.6%
Province:

37.2%
Participation rate
All persons
This city:

64.1%
Province:

68.4%
Male
This city:

69.3%
Province:

74.4%
Female
Here:

59.5%
Saskatchewan:

62.8%
Unemployment rate
All persons
Here:

5.6%
Province:

5.6%
Male
This city:

5.8%
Saskatchewan:

5.9%
Female
Here:

5.5%
Saskatchewan:

5.3%

Labour force activity in Moose Jaw

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 4,660
Here:

28.0%
Saskatchewan:

23.3%
Male: 1,745
Here:

20.3%
Province:

17.1%
Female: 2,910
Here:

36.0%
Saskatchewan:

30.3%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 400
This city:

2.4%
Province:

2.1%
Male: 180
This city:

2.1%
Saskatchewan:

1.6%
Female: 220
This city:

2.7%
Saskatchewan:

2.7%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 2,295
Here:

13.8%
Saskatchewan:

15.6%
Male: 525
Here:

6.1%
Saskatchewan:

7.0%
Female: 1,770
Here:

21.9%
Saskatchewan:

25.2%
Management occupations
Total: 1,525
This city:

9.1%
Saskatchewan:

8.0%
Male: 970
Here:

11.3%
Province:

9.3%
Female: 555
This city:

6.9%
Province:

6.6%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 805
This city:

4.8%
Saskatchewan:

3.1%
Male: 680
Here:

7.9%
Saskatchewan:

4.6%
Female: 125
This city:

1.5%
Province:

1.5%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 2,775
This city:

16.6%
Saskatchewan:

16.1%
Male: 2,590
This city:

30.1%
Province:

28.4%
Female: 185
Here:

2.3%
Saskatchewan:

2.2%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 690
Here:

4.1%
Province:

4.2%
Male: 605
This city:

7.0%
Province:

6.2%
Female: 75
This city:

0.9%
Province:

2.0%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 1,380
This city:

8.3%
Saskatchewan:

8.3%
Male: 435
Here:

5.1%
Province:

4.9%
Female: 945
This city:

11.7%
Province:

12.1%
Health occupations
Total: 1,325
Here:

7.9%
Province:

6.2%
Male: 140
This city:

1.6%
Saskatchewan:

1.8%
Female: 1,190
Here:

14.7%
Province:

11.2%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 805
This city:

4.8%
Saskatchewan:

13.1%
Male: 715
Here:

8.3%
Province:

19.2%
Female: 95
Here:

1.2%
Saskatchewan:

6.1%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 2,535
This city:

15.2%
Saskatchewan:

13.6%
Male: 1,820
This city:

21.2%
Province:

15.7%
Female: 710
This city:

8.8%
Province:

11.3%
Educational services
Total: 1,385
This city:

8.3%
Province:

7.8%
Male: 480
Here:

5.6%
Saskatchewan:

4.5%
Female: 900
Here:

11.1%
Province:

11.6%
Other services
Total: 3,920
This city:

23.5%
Saskatchewan:

19.9%
Male: 1,800
This city:

20.9%
Province:

17.1%
Female: 2,125
Here:

26.3%
Saskatchewan:

23.0%
Health care and social services
Total: 2,315
This city:

13.9%
Saskatchewan:

11.3%
Male: 295
Here:

3.4%
Saskatchewan:

3.2%
Female: 2,020
Here:

25.0%
Province:

20.4%
Manufacturing
Total: 1,285
This city:

7.7%
Saskatchewan:

5.8%
Male: 1,085
This city:

12.6%
Saskatchewan:

8.4%
Female: 200
Here:

2.5%
Saskatchewan:

2.8%
Retail trade
Total: 2,165
This city:

13.0%
Saskatchewan:

11.0%
Male: 930
This city:

10.8%
Saskatchewan:

9.3%
Female: 1,235
This city:

15.3%
Province:

12.8%
Finance and real estate
Total: 760
This city:

4.6%
Saskatchewan:

4.9%
Male: 275
Here:

3.2%
Saskatchewan:

3.4%
Female: 485
This city:

6.0%
Province:

6.6%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 1,125
Here:

6.7%
Saskatchewan:

16.3%
Male: 945
This city:

11.0%
Province:

23.4%
Female: 180
This city:

2.2%
Province:

8.2%
Construction
Total: 825
This city:

4.9%
Province:

5.8%
Male: 710
Here:

8.3%
Province:

9.8%
Female: 120
This city:

1.5%
Saskatchewan:

1.3%
Wholesale trade
Total: 350
This city:

2.1%
Saskatchewan:

3.7%
Male: 255
Here:

3.0%
Saskatchewan:

5.1%
Female: 95
This city:

1.2%
Saskatchewan:

2.1%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 11,320
This city:

70.9%
Saskatchewan:

53.7%
Male: 5,090
This city:

62.1%
Saskatchewan:

47.0%
Female: 6,235
Here:

80.3%
Saskatchewan:

61.1%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 1,175
Here:

7.4%
Saskatchewan:

4.9%
Male: 775
Here:

9.5%
Saskatchewan:

5.1%
Female: 400
Here:

5.2%
Province:

4.7%
Worked at home
Total: 840
This city:

5.3%
Saskatchewan:

14.1%
Male: 475
This city:

5.8%
Saskatchewan:

16.1%
Female: 365
This city:

4.7%
Saskatchewan:

11.8%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 1,510
This city:

9.5%
Saskatchewan:

9.9%
Male: 1,150
This city:

14.0%
Saskatchewan:

15.1%
Female: 360
This city:

4.6%
Saskatchewan:

4.1%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 40
Here:

0.3%
Province:

0.2%
Male: 35
Here:

0.4%
Saskatchewan:

0.3%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 940
Here:

5.9%
Province:

15.2%
Male: 600
This city:

7.3%
Saskatchewan:

14.1%
Female: 340
Here:

4.4%
Province:

16.5%
Worked in different province
Total: 120
This city:

0.8%
Province:

2.0%
Male: 60
This city:

0.7%
Province:

2.3%
Female: 60
Here:

0.8%
Province:

1.7%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 12,405
This city:

82.3%
Saskatchewan:

79.3%
Male: 6,255
Here:

81.4%
Province:

81.6%
Female: 6,150
Here:

83.2%
Province:

76.8%
All other modes
Total: 175
This city:

1.2%
Province:

1.7%
Male: 110
This city:

1.4%
Saskatchewan:

2.1%
Female: 60
Here:

0.8%
Saskatchewan:

1.2%
Public transit
Total: 110
This city:

0.7%
Saskatchewan:

2.2%
Male: 35
Here:

0.5%
Province:

1.6%
Female: 75
Here:

1.0%
Province:

2.8%
Car as passenger
Total: 1,125
Here:

7.5%
Province:

7.3%
Male: 560
This city:

7.3%
Saskatchewan:

6.0%
Female: 560
This city:

7.6%
Saskatchewan:

8.6%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 1,260
Here:

8.4%
Province:

9.6%
Male: 715
Here:

9.3%
Saskatchewan:

8.7%
Female: 545
Here:

7.4%
Province:

10.6%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 24,305
Here:

92.2%
Province:

92.9%
Male: 11,270
This city:

89.9%
Province:

90.9%
Female: 13,040
Here:

94.4%
Saskatchewan:

94.9%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 24,040
This city:

91.2%
Province:

91.9%
Male: 11,115
This city:

88.6%
Saskatchewan:

89.4%
Female: 12,930
Here:

93.6%
Province:

94.2%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 9,915
Here:

37.6%
Province:

38.5%
Male: 4,260
This city:

34.0%
Province:

34.6%
Female: 5,655
This city:

40.9%
Saskatchewan:

42.2%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 5,325
Here:

20.2%
Province:

20.5%
Male: 2,230
Here:

17.8%
Province:

17.5%
Female: 3,100
Here:

22.4%
Saskatchewan:

23.3%

Discuss Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry on our hugely popular Canada forum.



  1. All Cities
  2. Canada
  3. Saskatchewan
  4. Moose Jaw
  5. Labour, occupation and industry


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. This data is an unofficial version of the materials, made without affiliation or endorsement of Statistics Canada.
City-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site. Use at your own risk.
Website © 2003-2024 Advameg, Inc.