Oakville - Town, Ontario, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 87,395
This town:

67.1%
Ontario:

62.8%
Male: 45,720
This town:

73.2%
Ontario:

68.1%
Female: 41,675
Here:

61.5%
Ontario:

57.8%
Unemployed
Total: 4,895
This town:

3.8%
Province:

4.3%
Male: 2,340
This town:

3.7%
Ontario:

4.4%
Female: 2,555
This town:

3.8%
Province:

4.3%
Not in the labour force
Total: 37,915
This town:

29.1%
Ontario:

32.9%
Male: 14,365
This town:

23.0%
Ontario:

27.5%
Female: 23,545
This town:

34.7%
Province:

37.9%
Participation rate
All persons
This town:

70.9%
Province:

67.1%
Male
Here:

77.0%
Province:

72.5%
Female
This town:

65.3%
Province:

62.1%
Unemployment rate
All persons
Here:

5.3%
Province:

6.4%
Male
Here:

4.9%
Ontario:

6.0%
Female
This town:

5.8%
Province:

6.8%

Labour force activity in this town

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 20,465
This town:

22.5%
Ontario:

23.5%
Male: 9,425
This town:

19.8%
Ontario:

19.4%
Female: 11,040
This town:

25.3%
Province:

28.0%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 3,475
Here:

3.8%
Ontario:

3.1%
Male: 1,535
Here:

3.2%
Province:

2.7%
Female: 1,940
Here:

4.4%
Ontario:

3.6%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 18,860
Here:

20.7%
Province:

18.6%
Male: 6,490
This town:

13.7%
Province:

10.6%
Female: 12,375
This town:

28.3%
Ontario:

27.3%
Management occupations
Total: 17,185
Here:

18.9%
Province:

10.3%
Male: 11,470
This town:

24.2%
Province:

12.4%
Female: 5,715
Here:

13.1%
Province:

8.0%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 2,920
Here:

3.2%
Ontario:

7.2%
Male: 1,915
Here:

4.0%
Province:

8.8%
Female: 1,010
Here:

2.3%
Province:

5.4%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 6,860
This town:

7.5%
Province:

14.1%
Male: 6,355
Here:

13.4%
Province:

25.0%
Female: 505
This town:

1.2%
Province:

2.1%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 7,825
Here:

8.6%
Province:

7.0%
Male: 6,015
This town:

12.7%
Province:

10.3%
Female: 1,810
Here:

4.1%
Ontario:

3.3%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 8,590
Here:

9.4%
Ontario:

8.4%
Male: 2,605
This town:

5.5%
Ontario:

5.2%
Female: 5,985
This town:

13.7%
Ontario:

12.0%
Health occupations
Total: 3,930
This town:

4.3%
Province:

5.3%
Male: 870
Here:

1.8%
Ontario:

2.0%
Female: 3,060
This town:

7.0%
Province:

8.9%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 1,025
Here:

1.1%
Ontario:

2.6%
Male: 800
This town:

1.7%
Ontario:

3.7%
Female: 225
This town:

0.5%
Ontario:

1.3%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 22,545
This town:

24.7%
Ontario:

19.7%
Male: 13,375
This town:

28.2%
Ontario:

22.3%
Female: 9,175
Here:

21.0%
Ontario:

16.8%
Educational services
Total: 6,355
Here:

7.0%
Province:

6.7%
Male: 1,855
Here:

3.9%
Province:

4.2%
Female: 4,505
Here:

10.3%
Ontario:

9.5%
Other services
Total: 13,855
This town:

15.2%
Province:

18.7%
Male: 6,430
Here:

13.5%
Province:

16.6%
Female: 7,425
This town:

17.0%
Province:

20.9%
Health care and social services
Total: 6,975
Here:

7.7%
Province:

9.4%
Male: 1,140
Here:

2.4%
Ontario:

3.1%
Female: 5,835
This town:

13.4%
Ontario:

16.4%
Manufacturing
Total: 9,725
This town:

10.7%
Province:

13.9%
Male: 6,720
Here:

14.2%
Province:

18.6%
Female: 3,000
Here:

6.9%
Ontario:

8.8%
Retail trade
Total: 9,625
This town:

10.6%
Province:

11.1%
Male: 4,430
This town:

9.3%
Province:

9.5%
Female: 5,195
This town:

11.9%
Ontario:

12.9%
Finance and real estate
Total: 10,635
Here:

11.7%
Ontario:

6.8%
Male: 5,580
This town:

11.8%
Province:

5.7%
Female: 5,055
This town:

11.6%
Ontario:

8.1%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 1,160
This town:

1.3%
Ontario:

2.9%
Male: 810
Here:

1.7%
Province:

4.1%
Female: 350
Here:

0.8%
Province:

1.7%
Construction
Total: 3,765
This town:

4.1%
Ontario:

5.9%
Male: 3,160
This town:

6.7%
Province:

10.0%
Female: 605
Here:

1.4%
Province:

1.5%
Wholesale trade
Total: 6,505
This town:

7.1%
Province:

4.7%
Male: 3,985
Here:

8.4%
Ontario:

5.9%
Female: 2,515
This town:

5.8%
Province:

3.5%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 26,035
Here:

29.8%
Province:

49.6%
Male: 11,100
This town:

24.3%
Province:

44.0%
Female: 14,935
Here:

35.8%
Ontario:

55.7%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 39,920
Here:

45.7%
Ontario:

19.7%
Male: 22,540
This town:

49.3%
Ontario:

21.6%
Female: 17,375
This town:

41.7%
Province:

17.5%
Worked at home
Total: 8,545
Here:

9.8%
Province:

7.1%
Male: 4,030
Here:

8.8%
Province:

6.8%
Female: 4,515
Here:

10.8%
Ontario:

7.4%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 6,830
Here:

7.8%
Province:

9.7%
Male: 4,795
This town:

10.5%
Ontario:

13.8%
Female: 2,035
Here:

4.9%
Ontario:

5.1%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 530
Here:

0.6%
Ontario:

0.6%
Male: 395
This town:

0.9%
Ontario:

0.7%
Female: 135
This town:

0.3%
Province:

0.4%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 5,260
This town:

6.0%
Ontario:

12.9%
Male: 2,710
Here:

5.9%
Ontario:

12.5%
Female: 2,550
This town:

6.1%
Ontario:

13.3%
Worked in different province
Total: 270
Here:

0.3%
Province:

0.5%
Male: 150
Here:

0.3%
Ontario:

0.5%
Female: 120
This town:

0.3%
Ontario:

0.5%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 57,500
Here:

73.4%
Province:

71.0%
Male: 31,340
This town:

75.9%
Ontario:

76.2%
Female: 26,155
This town:

70.7%
Province:

65.2%
All other modes
Total: 760
Here:

1.0%
Ontario:

1.0%
Male: 360
This town:

0.9%
Province:

1.0%
Female: 400
This town:

1.1%
Province:

1.1%
Public transit
Total: 11,185
Here:

14.3%
Province:

12.9%
Male: 5,640
Here:

13.7%
Province:

10.0%
Female: 5,545
Here:

15.0%
Ontario:

16.1%
Car as passenger
Total: 5,670
This town:

7.2%
Ontario:

8.3%
Male: 2,375
Here:

5.8%
Province:

6.4%
Female: 3,300
This town:

8.9%
Province:

10.3%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 3,205
Here:

4.1%
Province:

6.8%
Male: 1,590
Here:

3.8%
Ontario:

6.4%
Female: 1,615
This town:

4.4%
Ontario:

7.3%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 119,440
This town:

91.7%
Ontario:

91.6%
Male: 56,315
This town:

90.2%
Ontario:

89.8%
Female: 63,125
This town:

93.1%
Province:

93.2%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 117,900
Here:

90.5%
Ontario:

90.3%
Male: 55,370
Here:

88.7%
Ontario:

88.2%
Female: 62,530
Here:

92.3%
Ontario:

92.3%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 55,100
This town:

42.3%
Province:

38.1%
Male: 24,870
Here:

39.8%
Province:

34.8%
Female: 30,225
This town:

44.6%
Province:

41.1%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 23,390
This town:

18.0%
Province:

18.7%
Male: 9,910
This town:

15.9%
Province:

16.3%
Female: 13,475
Here:

19.9%
Ontario:

21.0%

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