Ottawa - Gatineau (Ontario part), Ontario, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 448,565
Here:

65.4%
Province:

62.8%
Male: 230,480
This city:

69.9%
Province:

68.1%
Female: 218,085
Here:

61.3%
Province:

57.8%
Unemployed
Total: 27,620
This city:

4.0%
Ontario:

4.3%
Male: 13,805
Here:

4.2%
Ontario:

4.4%
Female: 13,820
This city:

3.9%
Ontario:

4.3%
Not in the labour force
Total: 209,335
Here:

30.5%
Ontario:

32.9%
Male: 85,350
This city:

25.9%
Ontario:

27.5%
Female: 123,985
This city:

34.8%
Ontario:

37.9%
Participation rate
All persons
This city:

69.5%
Ontario:

67.1%
Male
Here:

74.1%
Ontario:

72.5%
Female
This city:

65.2%
Province:

62.1%
Unemployment rate
All persons
This city:

5.8%
Province:

6.4%
Male
Here:

5.7%
Ontario:

6.0%
Female
Here:

6.0%
Ontario:

6.8%

Labour force activity in Ottawa

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 102,935
Here:

22.0%
Ontario:

23.5%
Male: 50,665
Here:

21.1%
Province:

19.4%
Female: 52,270
This city:

23.0%
Province:

28.0%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 20,475
This city:

4.4%
Province:

3.1%
Male: 8,340
This city:

3.5%
Ontario:

2.7%
Female: 12,135
This city:

5.3%
Ontario:

3.6%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 97,465
Here:

20.8%
Ontario:

18.6%
Male: 31,885
Here:

13.3%
Ontario:

10.6%
Female: 65,585
Here:

28.8%
Province:

27.3%
Management occupations
Total: 55,280
Here:

11.8%
Province:

10.3%
Male: 34,270
This city:

14.2%
Province:

12.4%
Female: 21,005
This city:

9.2%
Province:

8.0%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 6,725
This city:

1.4%
Ontario:

7.2%
Male: 4,415
This city:

1.8%
Province:

8.8%
Female: 2,310
This city:

1.0%
Province:

5.4%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 37,490
This city:

8.0%
Province:

14.1%
Male: 34,985
This city:

14.5%
Province:

25.0%
Female: 2,500
This city:

1.1%
Province:

2.1%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 60,720
This city:

13.0%
Ontario:

7.0%
Male: 45,860
Here:

19.1%
Ontario:

10.3%
Female: 14,860
This city:

6.5%
Ontario:

3.3%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 55,950
This city:

11.9%
Ontario:

8.4%
Male: 19,825
This city:

8.2%
Ontario:

5.2%
Female: 36,125
Here:

15.9%
Ontario:

12.0%
Health occupations
Total: 25,295
This city:

5.4%
Ontario:

5.3%
Male: 5,580
This city:

2.3%
Ontario:

2.0%
Female: 19,715
This city:

8.7%
Province:

8.9%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 5,970
This city:

1.3%
Province:

2.6%
Male: 4,740
Here:

2.0%
Province:

3.7%
Female: 1,230
Here:

0.5%
Ontario:

1.3%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 104,905
Here:

22.4%
Ontario:

19.7%
Male: 66,130
This city:

27.5%
Ontario:

22.3%
Female: 38,775
Here:

17.0%
Ontario:

16.8%
Educational services
Total: 32,060
Here:

6.8%
Ontario:

6.7%
Male: 11,015
This city:

4.6%
Ontario:

4.2%
Female: 21,040
This city:

9.2%
Ontario:

9.5%
Other services
Total: 154,945
This city:

33.1%
Province:

18.7%
Male: 74,580
This city:

31.0%
Province:

16.6%
Female: 80,365
This city:

35.3%
Province:

20.9%
Health care and social services
Total: 45,425
Here:

9.7%
Ontario:

9.4%
Male: 8,985
This city:

3.7%
Ontario:

3.1%
Female: 36,445
This city:

16.0%
Province:

16.4%
Manufacturing
Total: 21,750
This city:

4.6%
Province:

13.9%
Male: 15,370
This city:

6.4%
Ontario:

18.6%
Female: 6,375
Here:

2.8%
Province:

8.8%
Retail trade
Total: 48,355
Here:

10.3%
Province:

11.1%
Male: 23,525
This city:

9.8%
Ontario:

9.5%
Female: 24,830
Here:

10.9%
Province:

12.9%
Finance and real estate
Total: 23,785
This city:

5.1%
Ontario:

6.8%
Male: 11,355
This city:

4.7%
Province:

5.7%
Female: 12,430
This city:

5.5%
Ontario:

8.1%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 4,800
Here:

1.0%
Ontario:

2.9%
Male: 3,445
This city:

1.4%
Ontario:

4.1%
Female: 1,355
This city:

0.6%
Ontario:

1.7%
Construction
Total: 20,020
Here:

4.3%
Province:

5.9%
Male: 17,340
This city:

7.2%
Ontario:

10.0%
Female: 2,685
Here:

1.2%
Province:

1.5%
Wholesale trade
Total: 12,260
This city:

2.6%
Ontario:

4.7%
Male: 8,820
Here:

3.7%
Ontario:

5.9%
Female: 3,435
This city:

1.5%
Ontario:

3.5%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 343,730
Here:

76.6%
Province:

49.6%
Male: 169,965
This city:

73.7%
Ontario:

44.0%
Female: 173,765
Here:

79.7%
Province:

55.7%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 17,670
This city:

3.9%
Province:

19.7%
Male: 9,205
Here:

4.0%
Province:

21.6%
Female: 8,465
This city:

3.9%
Province:

17.5%
Worked at home
Total: 31,465
Here:

7.0%
Province:

7.1%
Male: 15,180
Here:

6.6%
Ontario:

6.8%
Female: 16,285
Here:

7.5%
Ontario:

7.4%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 34,110
Here:

7.6%
Province:

9.7%
Male: 24,720
This city:

10.7%
Province:

13.8%
Female: 9,390
This city:

4.3%
Ontario:

5.1%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 2,225
This city:

0.5%
Province:

0.6%
Male: 1,455
This city:

0.6%
Ontario:

0.7%
Female: 775
This city:

0.4%
Ontario:

0.4%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 625
This city:

0.1%
Province:

12.9%
Male: 275
Here:

0.1%
Ontario:

12.5%
Female: 355
This city:

0.2%
Province:

13.3%
Worked in different province
Total: 18,740
This city:

4.2%
Province:

0.5%
Male: 9,690
Here:

4.2%
Ontario:

0.5%
Female: 9,050
This city:

4.1%
Ontario:

0.5%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 250,430
Here:

60.4%
Province:

71.0%
Male: 141,745
Here:

66.3%
Province:

76.2%
Female: 108,685
This city:

54.1%
Province:

65.2%
All other modes
Total: 3,785
This city:

0.9%
Province:

1.0%
Male: 1,875
This city:

0.9%
Province:

1.0%
Female: 1,910
Here:

1.0%
Province:

1.1%
Public transit
Total: 88,050
Here:

21.2%
Ontario:

12.9%
Male: 38,315
Here:

17.9%
Province:

10.0%
Female: 49,735
This city:

24.7%
Ontario:

16.1%
Car as passenger
Total: 31,845
Here:

7.7%
Ontario:

8.3%
Male: 10,200
Here:

4.8%
Province:

6.4%
Female: 21,645
This city:

10.8%
Ontario:

10.3%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 40,755
Here:

9.8%
Ontario:

6.8%
Male: 21,700
This city:

10.1%
Ontario:

6.4%
Female: 19,055
This city:

9.5%
Ontario:

7.3%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 632,270
Here:

92.2%
Ontario:

91.6%
Male: 298,755
Here:

90.6%
Province:

89.8%
Female: 333,515
This city:

93.7%
Province:

93.2%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 625,095
This city:

91.2%
Ontario:

90.3%
Male: 294,515
Here:

89.3%
Ontario:

88.2%
Female: 330,580
Here:

92.9%
Province:

92.3%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 250,815
This city:

36.6%
Province:

38.1%
Male: 111,255
Here:

33.8%
Province:

34.8%
Female: 139,555
This city:

39.2%
Province:

41.1%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 124,355
This city:

18.1%
Province:

18.7%
Male: 51,800
This city:

15.7%
Ontario:

16.3%
Female: 72,550
This city:

20.4%
Ontario:

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. This data is an unofficial version of the materials, made without affiliation or endorsement of Statistics Canada.
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