Portage la Prairie - City, Manitoba, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 5,900
Here:

61.6%
Manitoba:

63.6%
Male: 2,930
Here:

65.8%
Province:

68.8%
Female: 2,965
This city:

57.7%
Manitoba:

58.7%
Unemployed
Total: 375
This city:

3.9%
Province:

3.7%
Male: 205
This city:

4.6%
Province:

4.0%
Female: 175
This city:

3.4%
Manitoba:

3.4%
Not in the labour force
Total: 3,310
Here:

34.5%
Province:

32.7%
Male: 1,315
Here:

29.6%
Manitoba:

27.2%
Female: 2,000
Here:

38.9%
Manitoba:

38.0%
Participation rate
All persons
Here:

65.5%
Manitoba:

67.3%
Male
Here:

70.4%
Province:

72.8%
Female
This city:

61.1%
Province:

62.0%
Unemployment rate
All persons
Here:

6.0%
Manitoba:

5.5%
Male
This city:

6.5%
Manitoba:

5.5%
Female
Here:

5.6%
Province:

5.4%

Labour force activity in this city

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 1,895
This city:

30.5%
Province:

24.6%
Male: 830
This city:

26.8%
Province:

19.6%
Female: 1,060
This city:

34.0%
Manitoba:

30.3%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 110
Here:

1.8%
Province:

2.3%
Male: 40
This city:

1.3%
Manitoba:

2.0%
Female: 70
Here:

2.2%
Manitoba:

2.7%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 850
Here:

13.7%
Province:

17.3%
Male: 290
Here:

9.4%
Province:

9.4%
Female: 565
This city:

18.1%
Province:

26.2%
Management occupations
Total: 585
Here:

9.4%
Manitoba:

8.5%
Male: 340
This city:

11.0%
Province:

10.1%
Female: 245
Here:

7.9%
Manitoba:

6.8%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 330
Here:

5.3%
Manitoba:

5.3%
Male: 245
This city:

7.9%
Manitoba:

7.0%
Female: 90
This city:

2.9%
Province:

3.4%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 685
This city:

11.0%
Province:

15.0%
Male: 660
This city:

21.3%
Province:

26.9%
Female: 30
Here:

1.0%
Manitoba:

1.7%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 115
This city:

1.9%
Manitoba:

4.9%
Male: 85
This city:

2.7%
Manitoba:

7.4%
Female: 30
This city:

1.0%
Province:

2.2%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 605
This city:

9.7%
Province:

8.8%
Male: 225
This city:

7.3%
Province:

5.6%
Female: 375
Here:

12.0%
Province:

12.4%
Health occupations
Total: 780
This city:

12.6%
Province:

6.7%
Male: 175
Here:

5.7%
Manitoba:

2.5%
Female: 600
Here:

19.2%
Province:

11.4%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 260
This city:

4.2%
Province:

6.5%
Male: 215
Here:

6.9%
Manitoba:

9.5%
Female: 50
Here:

1.6%
Province:

3.0%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 580
This city:

9.3%
Province:

15.8%
Male: 365
This city:

11.8%
Manitoba:

18.9%
Female: 215
This city:

6.9%
Province:

12.4%
Educational services
Total: 545
This city:

8.8%
Manitoba:

7.9%
Male: 190
Here:

6.1%
Province:

5.0%
Female: 355
This city:

11.4%
Manitoba:

11.1%
Other services
Total: 1,305
Here:

21.0%
Province:

20.1%
Male: 620
This city:

20.0%
Province:

18.2%
Female: 690
This city:

22.2%
Province:

22.2%
Health care and social services
Total: 1,285
Here:

20.7%
Province:

12.6%
Male: 305
Here:

9.9%
Manitoba:

4.4%
Female: 980
Here:

31.5%
Manitoba:

21.7%
Manufacturing
Total: 635
Here:

10.2%
Manitoba:

10.4%
Male: 500
This city:

16.2%
Province:

14.4%
Female: 135
Here:

4.3%
Manitoba:

6.0%
Retail trade
Total: 875
Here:

14.1%
Manitoba:

10.9%
Male: 425
This city:

13.7%
Province:

9.7%
Female: 455
This city:

14.6%
Province:

12.2%
Finance and real estate
Total: 275
Here:

4.4%
Manitoba:

5.2%
Male: 115
This city:

3.7%
Manitoba:

3.9%
Female: 160
This city:

5.1%
Manitoba:

6.7%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 305
This city:

4.9%
Manitoba:

7.9%
Male: 240
Here:

7.8%
Province:

11.1%
Female: 70
Here:

2.2%
Province:

4.3%
Construction
Total: 250
Here:

4.0%
Manitoba:

5.4%
Male: 225
Here:

7.3%
Province:

9.2%
Female: 25
This city:

0.8%
Province:

1.1%
Wholesale trade
Total: 150
Here:

2.4%
Province:

3.8%
Male: 115
Here:

3.7%
Province:

5.2%
Female: 35
This city:

1.1%
Province:

2.3%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 4,385
This city:

74.3%
Province:

63.2%
Male: 2,000
Here:

68.3%
Province:

58.0%
Female: 2,385
Here:

80.3%
Province:

68.9%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 315
Here:

5.3%
Manitoba:

9.3%
Male: 165
This city:

5.6%
Manitoba:

9.9%
Female: 150
This city:

5.1%
Manitoba:

8.6%
Worked at home
Total: 230
This city:

3.9%
Manitoba:

9.1%
Male: 105
Here:

3.6%
Province:

9.7%
Female: 130
This city:

4.4%
Manitoba:

8.4%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 350
This city:

5.9%
Manitoba:

8.9%
Male: 245
Here:

8.4%
Manitoba:

13.0%
Female: 105
This city:

3.5%
Province:

4.3%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 25
Here:

0.4%
Manitoba:

0.3%
Male: 30
This city:

1.0%
Manitoba:

0.4%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 550
Here:

9.3%
Province:

8.7%
Male: 355
Here:

12.1%
Manitoba:

8.2%
Female: 190
This city:

6.4%
Province:

9.3%
Worked in different province
Total: 35
Here:

0.6%
Province:

0.6%
Male: 30
This city:

1.0%
Manitoba:

0.7%
Female: 10
This city:

0.3%
Manitoba:

0.4%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 4,305
This city:

76.4%
Manitoba:

72.3%
Male: 2,175
This city:

77.7%
Manitoba:

77.1%
Female: 2,130
Here:

75.1%
Province:

67.0%
All other modes
Total: 145
Here:

2.6%
Manitoba:

1.2%
Male: 70
This city:

2.5%
Manitoba:

1.3%
Female: 75
This city:

2.6%
Province:

1.0%
Public transit
Total: 25
Here:

0.4%
Province:

8.9%
Male: 10
Here:

0.4%
Province:

7.0%
Female: 15
This city:

0.5%
Manitoba:

10.9%
Car as passenger
Total: 485
Here:

8.6%
Province:

8.7%
Male: 185
This city:

6.6%
Manitoba:

6.1%
Female: 295
This city:

10.4%
Manitoba:

11.4%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 680
This city:

12.1%
Province:

9.0%
Male: 355
This city:

12.7%
Province:

8.4%
Female: 325
Here:

11.5%
Manitoba:

9.6%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 8,845
This city:

92.3%
Manitoba:

92.3%
Male: 4,045
This city:

90.9%
Manitoba:

90.4%
Female: 4,800
This city:

93.4%
Province:

94.1%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 8,745
Here:

91.2%
Province:

91.1%
Male: 3,980
This city:

89.4%
Province:

88.9%
Female: 4,770
Here:

92.8%
Manitoba:

93.2%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 3,750
Here:

39.1%
Province:

39.0%
Male: 1,545
Here:

34.7%
Manitoba:

35.2%
Female: 2,210
Here:

43.0%
Province:

42.6%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 2,235
Here:

23.3%
Manitoba:

20.7%
Male: 840
This city:

18.9%
Manitoba:

17.8%
Female: 1,390
Here:

27.0%
Manitoba:

23.3%

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