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



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 152,970
This city:

66.8%
Ontario:

62.8%
Male: 77,910
Here:

70.2%
Province:

68.1%
Female: 75,060
Here:

63.6%
Province:

57.8%
Unemployed
Total: 8,910
Here:

3.9%
Ontario:

4.3%
Male: 5,070
Here:

4.6%
Ontario:

4.4%
Female: 3,845
This city:

3.3%
Province:

4.3%
Not in the labour force
Total: 67,200
Here:

29.3%
Province:

32.9%
Male: 28,040
Here:

25.3%
Province:

27.5%
Female: 39,160
This city:

33.2%
Province:

37.9%
Participation rate
All persons
Here:

70.7%
Province:

67.1%
Male
Here:

74.7%
Ontario:

72.5%
Female
Here:

66.8%
Ontario:

62.1%
Unemployment rate
All persons
Here:

5.5%
Province:

6.4%
Male
This city:

6.1%
Ontario:

6.0%
Female
Here:

4.9%
Ontario:

6.8%

Labour force activity in Ottawa

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 37,465
This city:

23.6%
Ontario:

23.5%
Male: 18,850
Here:

23.2%
Province:

19.4%
Female: 18,615
Here:

24.1%
Ontario:

28.0%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 6,425
This city:

4.0%
Province:

3.1%
Male: 2,420
Here:

3.0%
Ontario:

2.7%
Female: 4,005
Here:

5.2%
Province:

3.6%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 35,940
This city:

22.6%
Ontario:

18.6%
Male: 10,490
Here:

12.9%
Province:

10.6%
Female: 25,445
This city:

32.9%
Ontario:

27.3%
Management occupations
Total: 14,605
This city:

9.2%
Ontario:

10.3%
Male: 9,045
Here:

11.1%
Province:

12.4%
Female: 5,565
This city:

7.2%
Ontario:

8.0%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 2,900
Here:

1.8%
Province:

7.2%
Male: 2,355
This city:

2.9%
Ontario:

8.8%
Female: 550
Here:

0.7%
Province:

5.4%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 20,265
Here:

12.8%
Ontario:

14.1%
Male: 19,155
This city:

23.6%
Province:

25.0%
Female: 1,110
Here:

1.4%
Ontario:

2.1%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 12,565
Here:

7.9%
Province:

7.0%
Male: 9,645
Here:

11.9%
Ontario:

10.3%
Female: 2,920
Here:

3.8%
Ontario:

3.3%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 18,980
This city:

12.0%
Province:

8.4%
Male: 6,070
This city:

7.5%
Province:

5.2%
Female: 12,910
Here:

16.7%
Ontario:

12.0%
Health occupations
Total: 7,915
Here:

5.0%
Province:

5.3%
Male: 1,815
Here:

2.2%
Province:

2.0%
Female: 6,100
This city:

7.9%
Ontario:

8.9%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 1,635
Here:

1.0%
Ontario:

2.6%
Male: 1,460
Here:

1.8%
Ontario:

3.7%
Female: 175
This city:

0.2%
Province:

1.3%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 24,595
Here:

15.5%
Province:

19.7%
Male: 15,710
This city:

19.3%
Ontario:

22.3%
Female: 8,885
Here:

11.5%
Province:

16.8%
Educational services
Total: 11,915
Here:

7.5%
Province:

6.7%
Male: 3,950
Here:

4.9%
Province:

4.2%
Female: 7,965
This city:

10.3%
Ontario:

9.5%
Other services
Total: 60,045
This city:

37.8%
Province:

18.7%
Male: 27,570
This city:

33.9%
Province:

16.6%
Female: 32,475
This city:

42.0%
Ontario:

20.9%
Health care and social services
Total: 16,480
This city:

10.4%
Province:

9.4%
Male: 3,465
Here:

4.3%
Province:

3.1%
Female: 13,015
Here:

16.8%
Ontario:

16.4%
Manufacturing
Total: 7,015
This city:

4.4%
Ontario:

13.9%
Male: 5,670
Here:

7.0%
Ontario:

18.6%
Female: 1,340
This city:

1.7%
Ontario:

8.8%
Retail trade
Total: 16,670
Here:

10.5%
Ontario:

11.1%
Male: 8,320
Here:

10.2%
Province:

9.5%
Female: 8,350
This city:

10.8%
Ontario:

12.9%
Finance and real estate
Total: 5,965
This city:

3.8%
Province:

6.8%
Male: 2,605
Here:

3.2%
Ontario:

5.7%
Female: 3,360
This city:

4.3%
Ontario:

8.1%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 1,945
Here:

1.2%
Ontario:

2.9%
Male: 1,460
Here:

1.8%
Province:

4.1%
Female: 485
This city:

0.6%
Ontario:

1.7%
Construction
Total: 10,870
This city:

6.8%
Province:

5.9%
Male: 9,985
This city:

12.3%
Ontario:

10.0%
Female: 880
Here:

1.1%
Province:

1.5%
Wholesale trade
Total: 3,205
Here:

2.0%
Province:

4.7%
Male: 2,570
This city:

3.2%
Ontario:

5.9%
Female: 635
This city:

0.8%
Province:

3.5%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 65,435
This city:

42.8%
Ontario:

49.6%
Male: 29,460
Here:

37.8%
Province:

44.0%
Female: 35,975
This city:

47.9%
Province:

55.7%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 11,105
Here:

7.3%
Ontario:

19.7%
Male: 5,575
This city:

7.2%
Province:

21.6%
Female: 5,530
Here:

7.4%
Province:

17.5%
Worked at home
Total: 7,870
This city:

5.1%
Province:

7.1%
Male: 3,800
Here:

4.9%
Ontario:

6.8%
Female: 4,070
Here:

5.4%
Ontario:

7.4%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 13,570
Here:

8.9%
Ontario:

9.7%
Male: 10,965
Here:

14.1%
Ontario:

13.8%
Female: 2,605
Here:

3.5%
Province:

5.1%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 380
Here:

0.2%
Ontario:

0.6%
Male: 270
This city:

0.3%
Ontario:

0.7%
Female: 110
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.4%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 540
Here:

0.4%
Ontario:

12.9%
Male: 230
Here:

0.3%
Ontario:

12.5%
Female: 305
This city:

0.4%
Province:

13.3%
Worked in different province
Total: 54,060
Here:

35.3%
Province:

0.5%
Male: 27,605
Here:

35.4%
Province:

0.5%
Female: 26,455
Here:

35.2%
Province:

0.5%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 100,525
This city:

69.5%
Ontario:

71.0%
Male: 55,660
This city:

75.4%
Province:

76.2%
Female: 44,865
Here:

63.3%
Province:

65.2%
All other modes
Total: 1,165
Here:

0.8%
Province:

1.0%
Male: 685
Here:

0.9%
Province:

1.0%
Female: 475
Here:

0.7%
Province:

1.1%
Public transit
Total: 20,785
Here:

14.4%
Ontario:

12.9%
Male: 8,400
This city:

11.4%
Ontario:

10.0%
Female: 12,380
Here:

17.5%
Ontario:

16.1%
Car as passenger
Total: 13,030
Here:

9.0%
Province:

8.3%
Male: 4,215
Here:

5.7%
Ontario:

6.4%
Female: 8,810
Here:

12.4%
Province:

10.3%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 9,210
This city:

6.4%
Province:

6.8%
Male: 4,875
Here:

6.6%
Ontario:

6.4%
Female: 4,340
This city:

6.1%
Ontario:

7.3%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 212,550
Here:

92.8%
Province:

91.6%
Male: 100,990
Here:

91.0%
Ontario:

89.8%
Female: 111,560
Here:

94.5%
Province:

93.2%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 209,805
This city:

91.6%
Ontario:

90.3%
Male: 99,290
This city:

89.4%
Ontario:

88.2%
Female: 110,520
This city:

93.6%
Province:

92.3%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 95,575
Here:

41.7%
Province:

38.1%
Male: 42,905
Here:

38.6%
Province:

34.8%
Female: 52,665
This city:

44.6%
Province:

41.1%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 42,715
This city:

18.6%
Province:

18.7%
Male: 18,175
This city:

16.4%
Ontario:

16.3%
Female: 24,540
Here:

20.8%
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. This data is an unofficial version of the materials, made without affiliation or endorsement of Statistics Canada.
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