Labour force activity
EmployedTotal: 9,980This city: | 57.2% |
Ontario: | 62.8% |
Male: 4,975This city: | 61.8% |
Ontario: | 68.1% |
Female: 5,005This city: | 53.2% |
Province: | 57.8% |
Unemployed
Female: 285This city: | 3.0% |
Province: | 4.3% |
Participation rateAll personsThis city: | 61.8% |
Province: | 67.1% |
Unemployment rateAll personsThis city: | 7.4% |
Ontario: | 6.4% |
MaleThis city: | 9.3% |
Province: | 6.0% |
FemaleThis city: | 5.4% |
Ontario: | 6.8% |
Labour force activity in this city
Occupation
Sales and service occupationsTotal: 3,280This city: | 31.0% |
Province: | 23.5% |
Female: 1,985This city: | 38.2% |
Province: | 28.0% |
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sportTotal: 285This city: | 2.7% |
Province: | 3.1% |
Female: 145This city: | 2.8% |
Province: | 3.6% |
Business; finance and administration occupations
Management occupationsTotal: 890This city: | 8.4% |
Province: | 10.3% |
Female: 410This city: | 7.9% |
Ontario: | 8.0% |
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilitiesTotal: 765This city: | 7.2% |
Ontario: | 7.2% |
Male: 520This city: | 9.7% |
Ontario: | 8.8% |
Female: 245This city: | 4.7% |
Ontario: | 5.4% |
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Male: 1,525This city: | 28.4% |
Province: | 25.0% |
Natural and applied sciences and related occupationsTotal: 485This city: | 4.6% |
Province: | 7.0% |
Female: 95This city: | 1.8% |
Province: | 3.3% |
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religionTotal: 870This city: | 8.2% |
Province: | 8.4% |
Male: 295This city: | 5.5% |
Province: | 5.2% |
Female: 575This city: | 11.1% |
Province: | 12.0% |
Health occupationsTotal: 790This city: | 7.5% |
Province: | 5.3% |
Male: 145This city: | 2.7% |
Province: | 2.0% |
Occupations unique to primary industry
Male: 160This city: | 3.0% |
Ontario: | 3.7% |
Industry
Business services
Female: 705This city: | 13.6% |
Province: | 16.8% |
Educational servicesTotal: 695This city: | 6.6% |
Province: | 6.7% |
Male: 250This city: | 4.7% |
Ontario: | 4.2% |
Other services
Female: 1,170This city: | 22.5% |
Province: | 20.9% |
Health care and social servicesTotal: 1,540This city: | 14.6% |
Province: | 9.4% |
Male: 280This city: | 5.2% |
Province: | 3.1% |
Female: 1,255This city: | 24.2% |
Ontario: | 16.4% |
Manufacturing
Male: 1,070This city: | 19.9% |
Ontario: | 18.6% |
Female: 355This city: | 6.8% |
Province: | 8.8% |
Retail tradeTotal: 1,560This city: | 14.8% |
Province: | 11.1% |
Male: 690This city: | 12.8% |
Province: | 9.5% |
Female: 865This city: | 16.7% |
Ontario: | 12.9% |
Finance and real estateTotal: 435This city: | 4.1% |
Province: | 6.8% |
Male: 175This city: | 3.3% |
Province: | 5.7% |
Agriculture and other resource-based industriesTotal: 220This city: | 2.1% |
Ontario: | 2.9% |
Female: 30This city: | 0.6% |
Province: | 1.7% |
Construction
Male: 560This city: | 10.4% |
Province: | 10.0% |
Wholesale trade
Male: 195This city: | 3.6% |
Province: | 5.9% |
Place of work status
Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Male: 2,860This city: | 57.4% |
Province: | 44.0% |
Female: 3,760This city: | 75.1% |
Ontario: | 55.7% |
Worked in same province of residence
Male: 440This city: | 8.8% |
Province: | 21.6% |
Worked at homeTotal: 545This city: | 5.5% |
Province: | 7.1% |
Male: 245This city: | 4.9% |
Province: | 6.8% |
Female: 300This city: | 6.0% |
Ontario: | 7.4% |
No fixed workplace address
Worked outside CanadaTotal: 25This city: | 0.3% |
Ontario: | 0.6% |
Male: 25This city: | 0.5% |
Ontario: | 0.7% |
Worked in same census division of residence
Male: 850This city: | 17.1% |
Province: | 12.5% |
Worked in different province
Female: 10This city: | 0.2% |
Ontario: | 0.5% |
Mode of transportation to work
Car as driverTotal: 6,625This city: | 70.4% |
Province: | 71.0% |
Female: 3,100This city: | 66.0% |
Province: | 65.2% |
All other modesTotal: 260This city: | 2.8% |
Province: | 1.0% |
Public transit
Male: 90This city: | 1.9% |
Ontario: | 10.0% |
Female: 115This city: | 2.4% |
Ontario: | 16.1% |
Car as passengerTotal: 1,145This city: | 12.2% |
Ontario: | 8.3% |
Male: 465This city: | 9.9% |
Ontario: | 6.4% |
Female: 680This city: | 14.5% |
Ontario: | 10.3% |
Walked or bicycledTotal: 1,175This city: | 12.5% |
Ontario: | 6.8% |
Male: 545This city: | 11.6% |
Province: | 6.4% |
Mode of transportation to work
Unpaid work
Population reporting hours of unpaid workTotal: 15,990This city: | 91.7% |
Province: | 91.6% |
Male: 7,170This city: | 89.1% |
Ontario: | 89.8% |
Female: 8,825This city: | 93.8% |
Province: | 93.2% |
Population reporting hours of unpaid houseworkTotal: 15,835This city: | 90.8% |
Province: | 90.3% |
Male: 7,070This city: | 87.9% |
Province: | 88.2% |
Female: 8,765This city: | 93.2% |
Province: | 92.3% |
Population reporting hours looking after children without payTotal: 6,035This city: | 34.6% |
Ontario: | 38.1% |
Male: 2,500This city: | 31.1% |
Province: | 34.8% |
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniorsTotal: 3,435This city: | 19.7% |
Province: | 18.7% |
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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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