Labour force activity
EmployedTotal: 70,525This city: | 61.4% |
Province: | 62.8% |
Female: 33,405This city: | 56.4% |
Ontario: | 57.8% |
Unemployed
Male: 3,000This city: | 5.4% |
Province: | 4.4% |
Female: 2,820This city: | 4.8% |
Province: | 4.3% |
Not in the labour force
Female: 23,000This city: | 38.8% |
Ontario: | 37.9% |
Participation rateAll personsThis city: | 66.5% |
Province: | 67.1% |
MaleThis city: | 72.2% |
Ontario: | 72.5% |
FemaleThis city: | 61.2% |
Ontario: | 62.1% |
Unemployment rateAll personsThis city: | 7.6% |
Province: | 6.4% |
Labour force activity in this city
Occupation
Sales and service occupations
Female: 11,255This city: | 31.7% |
Ontario: | 28.0% |
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Female: 1,050This city: | 3.0% |
Province: | 3.6% |
Business; finance and administration occupations
Management occupations
Male: 3,605This city: | 9.1% |
Ontario: | 12.4% |
Female: 2,460This city: | 6.9% |
Ontario: | 8.0% |
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Male: 5,590This city: | 14.2% |
Ontario: | 8.8% |
Female: 2,015This city: | 5.7% |
Ontario: | 5.4% |
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Male: 12,510This city: | 31.7% |
Province: | 25.0% |
Natural and applied sciences and related occupationsTotal: 3,415This city: | 4.6% |
Ontario: | 7.0% |
Male: 2,540This city: | 6.4% |
Ontario: | 10.3% |
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Female: 3,950This city: | 11.1% |
Ontario: | 12.0% |
Health occupationsTotal: 3,555This city: | 4.7% |
Ontario: | 5.3% |
Female: 3,145This city: | 8.9% |
Ontario: | 8.9% |
Occupations unique to primary industryTotal: 1,060This city: | 1.4% |
Province: | 2.6% |
Male: 850This city: | 2.2% |
Province: | 3.7% |
Female: 205This city: | 0.6% |
Province: | 1.3% |
Industry
Business services
Male: 7,745This city: | 19.6% |
Ontario: | 22.3% |
Educational servicesTotal: 4,960This city: | 6.6% |
Ontario: | 6.7% |
Female: 3,405This city: | 9.6% |
Ontario: | 9.5% |
Other servicesTotal: 13,380This city: | 17.8% |
Province: | 18.7% |
Male: 5,840This city: | 14.8% |
Province: | 16.6% |
Female: 7,545This city: | 21.3% |
Province: | 20.9% |
Health care and social servicesTotal: 7,175This city: | 9.6% |
Ontario: | 9.4% |
Male: 890This city: | 2.3% |
Province: | 3.1% |
Female: 6,285This city: | 17.7% |
Province: | 16.4% |
ManufacturingTotal: 12,770This city: | 17.0% |
Ontario: | 13.9% |
Female: 2,945This city: | 8.3% |
Province: | 8.8% |
Retail trade
Female: 5,130This city: | 14.5% |
Ontario: | 12.9% |
Finance and real estate
Male: 1,585This city: | 4.0% |
Ontario: | 5.7% |
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Construction
Female: 645This city: | 1.8% |
Ontario: | 1.5% |
Wholesale trade
Male: 2,245This city: | 5.7% |
Province: | 5.9% |
Place of work status
Worked in same census subdivision of residenceTotal: 27,310This city: | 38.7% |
Ontario: | 49.6% |
Female: 14,835This city: | 44.4% |
Ontario: | 55.7% |
Worked in same province of residence
Female: 5,690This city: | 17.0% |
Province: | 17.5% |
Worked at home
Female: 1,850This city: | 5.5% |
Ontario: | 7.4% |
No fixed workplace address
Male: 5,550This city: | 15.0% |
Province: | 13.8% |
Worked outside CanadaTotal: 160This city: | 0.2% |
Province: | 0.6% |
Worked in same census division of residence
Male: 9,440This city: | 25.4% |
Province: | 12.5% |
Worked in different provinceTotal: 115This city: | 0.2% |
Province: | 0.5% |
Male: 70This city: | 0.2% |
Ontario: | 0.5% |
Mode of transportation to work
Car as driverTotal: 51,280This city: | 76.5% |
Province: | 71.0% |
Male: 28,780This city: | 80.9% |
Province: | 76.2% |
All other modes
Male: 290This city: | 0.8% |
Ontario: | 1.0% |
Female: 315This city: | 1.0% |
Province: | 1.1% |
Public transit
Male: 2,305This city: | 6.5% |
Ontario: | 10.0% |
Female: 3,285This city: | 10.4% |
Province: | 16.1% |
Car as passenger
Male: 2,690This city: | 7.6% |
Ontario: | 6.4% |
Walked or bicycledTotal: 3,400This city: | 5.1% |
Ontario: | 6.8% |
Mode of transportation to work
Unpaid work
Population reporting hours of unpaid workTotal: 105,725This city: | 92.1% |
Ontario: | 91.6% |
Male: 50,300This city: | 90.5% |
Province: | 89.8% |
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Male: 49,570This city: | 89.2% |
Ontario: | 88.2% |
Female: 54,965This city: | 92.8% |
Ontario: | 92.3% |
Population reporting hours looking after children without payTotal: 44,235This city: | 38.5% |
Province: | 38.1% |
Male: 19,115This city: | 34.4% |
Province: | 34.8% |
Female: 25,125This city: | 42.4% |
Ontario: | 41.1% |
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniorsTotal: 20,400This city: | 17.8% |
Province: | 18.7% |
Male: 8,445This city: | 15.2% |
Province: | 16.3% |
Female: 11,950This city: | 20.2% |
Province: | 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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