Labour force activity
EmployedTotal: 15,840This city: | 60.2% |
Ontario: | 62.8% |
Male: 8,025This city: | 64.1% |
Province: | 68.1% |
UnemployedTotal: 1,030This city: | 3.9% |
Province: | 4.3% |
Female: 390This city: | 2.8% |
Ontario: | 4.3% |
Not in the labour forceTotal: 9,430This city: | 35.9% |
Ontario: | 32.9% |
Male: 3,850This city: | 30.8% |
Ontario: | 27.5% |
Female: 5,580This city: | 40.5% |
Province: | 37.9% |
Participation rateAll personsThis city: | 64.1% |
Province: | 67.1% |
Unemployment rate
MaleThis city: | 7.4% |
Ontario: | 6.0% |
FemaleThis city: | 4.8% |
Province: | 6.8% |
Labour force activity in Owen Sound
Occupation
Sales and service occupationsTotal: 4,725This city: | 28.4% |
Province: | 23.5% |
Male: 1,810This city: | 21.2% |
Province: | 19.4% |
Female: 2,910This city: | 36.0% |
Ontario: | 28.0% |
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Female: 225This city: | 2.8% |
Province: | 3.6% |
Business; finance and administration occupationsTotal: 2,335This city: | 14.0% |
Ontario: | 18.6% |
Management occupations
Female: 645This city: | 8.0% |
Province: | 8.0% |
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilitiesTotal: 1,110This city: | 6.7% |
Ontario: | 7.2% |
Female: 370This city: | 4.6% |
Province: | 5.4% |
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupationsTotal: 2,805This city: | 16.9% |
Province: | 14.1% |
Male: 2,630This city: | 30.8% |
Ontario: | 25.0% |
Female: 180This city: | 2.2% |
Province: | 2.1% |
Natural and applied sciences and related occupationsTotal: 725This city: | 4.4% |
Ontario: | 7.0% |
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religionTotal: 1,235This city: | 7.4% |
Province: | 8.4% |
Male: 415This city: | 4.9% |
Province: | 5.2% |
Female: 825This city: | 10.2% |
Province: | 12.0% |
Occupations unique to primary industry
Industry
Business services
Male: 1,670This city: | 19.6% |
Ontario: | 22.3% |
Educational servicesTotal: 1,015This city: | 6.1% |
Province: | 6.7% |
Male: 360This city: | 4.2% |
Ontario: | 4.2% |
Female: 650This city: | 8.0% |
Ontario: | 9.5% |
Other services
Male: 1,340This city: | 15.7% |
Province: | 16.6% |
Health care and social servicesTotal: 2,415This city: | 14.5% |
Ontario: | 9.4% |
Male: 405This city: | 4.7% |
Province: | 3.1% |
Female: 2,005This city: | 24.8% |
Province: | 16.4% |
Retail tradeTotal: 2,505This city: | 15.1% |
Province: | 11.1% |
Male: 1,100This city: | 12.9% |
Ontario: | 9.5% |
Finance and real estateTotal: 700This city: | 4.2% |
Province: | 6.8% |
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Male: 475This city: | 5.6% |
Ontario: | 4.1% |
Female: 100This city: | 1.2% |
Province: | 1.7% |
ConstructionTotal: 1,085This city: | 6.5% |
Ontario: | 5.9% |
Male: 965This city: | 11.3% |
Ontario: | 10.0% |
Wholesale trade
Female: 80This city: | 1.0% |
Province: | 3.5% |
Place of work status
Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Worked in same province of residence
Male: 1,030This city: | 12.8% |
Province: | 21.6% |
Worked at homeTotal: 1,115This city: | 7.0% |
Province: | 7.1% |
No fixed workplace addressTotal: 1,320This city: | 8.3% |
Province: | 9.7% |
Male: 935This city: | 11.7% |
Ontario: | 13.8% |
Female: 380This city: | 4.9% |
Province: | 5.1% |
Worked in same census division of residence
Worked in different provinceTotal: 15This city: | 0.1% |
Province: | 0.5% |
Female: 10This city: | 0.1% |
Province: | 0.5% |
Mode of transportation to work
Car as driver
Female: 5,150This city: | 71.2% |
Province: | 65.2% |
All other modesTotal: 335This city: | 2.3% |
Province: | 1.0% |
Male: 115This city: | 1.5% |
Ontario: | 1.0% |
Public transitTotal: 240This city: | 1.6% |
Province: | 12.9% |
Female: 140This city: | 1.9% |
Ontario: | 16.1% |
Car as passengerTotal: 1,605This city: | 10.9% |
Province: | 8.3% |
Female: 995This city: | 13.8% |
Ontario: | 10.3% |
Walked or bicycledTotal: 1,350This city: | 9.2% |
Province: | 6.8% |
Female: 730This city: | 10.1% |
Ontario: | 7.3% |
Mode of transportation to work
Unpaid work
Population reporting hours of unpaid workTotal: 24,315This city: | 92.5% |
Ontario: | 91.6% |
Male: 11,305This city: | 90.3% |
Province: | 89.8% |
Female: 13,010This city: | 94.4% |
Ontario: | 93.2% |
Population reporting hours of unpaid houseworkTotal: 24,120This city: | 91.7% |
Ontario: | 90.3% |
Male: 11,180This city: | 89.3% |
Province: | 88.2% |
Female: 12,940This city: | 93.9% |
Ontario: | 92.3% |
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Male: 3,985This city: | 31.8% |
Ontario: | 34.8% |
Female: 5,320This city: | 38.6% |
Ontario: | 41.1% |
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniorsTotal: 5,410This city: | 20.6% |
Ontario: | 18.7% |
Male: 2,080This city: | 16.6% |
Province: | 16.3% |
Female: 3,330This city: | 24.2% |
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.
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