Québec, Quebec, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 277,125
Here:

62.6%
Province:

60.4%
Male: 141,895
Here:

67.5%
Quebec:

65.4%
Female: 135,230
Here:

58.2%
Quebec:

55.7%
Unemployed
Total: 14,210
Here:

3.2%
Quebec:

4.5%
Male: 7,880
Here:

3.7%
Province:

5.2%
Female: 6,325
This division:

2.7%
Quebec:

3.9%
Not in the labour force
Total: 151,150
Here:

34.2%
Quebec:

35.1%
Male: 60,500
This division:

28.8%
Quebec:

29.4%
Female: 90,650
Here:

39.0%
Quebec:

40.5%
Participation rate
All persons
Here:

65.8%
Quebec:

64.9%
Male
Here:

71.2%
Province:

70.6%
Female
This division:

61.0%
Province:

59.5%
Unemployment rate
All persons
Here:

4.9%
Province:

7.0%
Male
This division:

5.3%
Province:

7.4%
Female
This division:

4.5%
Quebec:

6.5%

Labour force activity in Québec

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 75,050
Here:

26.2%
Quebec:

23.9%
Male: 36,415
Here:

24.7%
Province:

20.4%
Female: 38,640
This division:

27.7%
Quebec:

27.9%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 10,610
Here:

3.7%
Province:

3.2%
Male: 4,900
This division:

3.3%
Province:

2.8%
Female: 5,710
Here:

4.1%
Quebec:

3.7%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 57,025
Here:

19.9%
Province:

18.2%
Male: 17,460
This division:

11.9%
Quebec:

10.2%
Female: 39,560
This division:

28.4%
Quebec:

27.3%
Management occupations
Total: 23,780
This division:

8.3%
Province:

9.0%
Male: 15,535
This division:

10.5%
Province:

11.0%
Female: 8,245
This division:

5.9%
Quebec:

6.7%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 7,535
Here:

2.6%
Quebec:

6.7%
Male: 5,190
Here:

3.5%
Province:

8.5%
Female: 2,345
Here:

1.7%
Province:

4.6%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 32,985
This division:

11.5%
Province:

14.8%
Male: 30,545
Here:

20.7%
Quebec:

26.0%
Female: 2,440
This division:

1.7%
Quebec:

2.2%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 25,090
Here:

8.7%
Quebec:

6.5%
Male: 19,150
Here:

13.0%
Quebec:

9.6%
Female: 5,940
This division:

4.3%
Quebec:

3.1%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 31,115
This division:

10.9%
Quebec:

9.1%
Male: 11,395
Here:

7.7%
Province:

5.2%
Female: 19,720
Here:

14.1%
Province:

13.5%
Health occupations
Total: 21,350
This division:

7.4%
Province:

6.0%
Male: 4,865
Here:

3.3%
Province:

2.4%
Female: 16,490
Here:

11.8%
Quebec:

10.1%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 2,195
This division:

0.8%
Quebec:

2.6%
Male: 1,855
This division:

1.3%
Quebec:

3.9%
Female: 340
Here:

0.2%
Province:

1.1%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 48,575
This division:

16.9%
Quebec:

17.1%
Male: 31,405
Here:

21.3%
Quebec:

20.2%
Female: 17,165
Here:

12.3%
Province:

13.7%
Educational services
Total: 21,515
Here:

7.5%
Province:

6.9%
Male: 8,390
Here:

5.7%
Province:

4.4%
Female: 13,125
Here:

9.4%
Quebec:

9.7%
Other services
Total: 79,125
This division:

27.6%
Province:

19.4%
Male: 39,305
This division:

26.7%
Quebec:

17.5%
Female: 39,820
This division:

28.6%
Province:

21.5%
Health care and social services
Total: 36,920
This division:

12.9%
Province:

11.2%
Male: 8,610
Here:

5.8%
Quebec:

4.4%
Female: 28,310
This division:

20.3%
Quebec:

19.0%
Manufacturing
Total: 21,635
Here:

7.5%
Province:

14.6%
Male: 15,490
This division:

10.5%
Province:

19.4%
Female: 6,145
Here:

4.4%
Quebec:

9.2%
Retail trade
Total: 35,460
This division:

12.4%
Province:

12.0%
Male: 16,525
This division:

11.2%
Quebec:

10.5%
Female: 18,935
This division:

13.6%
Province:

13.7%
Finance and real estate
Total: 18,320
Here:

6.4%
Quebec:

5.4%
Male: 7,430
This division:

5.0%
Province:

4.1%
Female: 10,895
Here:

7.8%
Province:

6.8%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 3,755
This division:

1.3%
Quebec:

3.7%
Male: 2,625
This division:

1.8%
Quebec:

5.2%
Female: 1,130
Here:

0.8%
Quebec:

2.0%
Construction
Total: 11,510
Here:

4.0%
Quebec:

5.2%
Male: 10,255
Here:

7.0%
Quebec:

8.8%
Female: 1,255
Here:

0.9%
Province:

1.3%
Wholesale trade
Total: 9,930
This division:

3.5%
Province:

4.4%
Male: 7,270
Here:

4.9%
Quebec:

5.5%
Female: 2,660
This division:

1.9%
Province:

3.1%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 203,120
Here:

73.3%
Province:

46.0%
Male: 96,445
This division:

68.0%
Province:

41.7%
Female: 106,675
This division:

78.9%
Quebec:

50.7%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 21,350
Here:

7.7%
Quebec:

24.6%
Male: 13,775
Here:

9.7%
Province:

25.8%
Female: 7,575
Here:

5.6%
Province:

23.3%
Worked at home
Total: 14,450
Here:

5.2%
Province:

6.7%
Male: 7,290
This division:

5.1%
Quebec:

6.5%
Female: 7,165
This division:

5.3%
Province:

6.9%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 19,385
This division:

7.0%
Province:

8.0%
Male: 14,560
This division:

10.3%
Province:

11.7%
Female: 4,825
This division:

3.6%
Province:

3.9%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 555
Here:

0.2%
Quebec:

0.3%
Male: 390
This division:

0.3%
Province:

0.4%
Female: 160
Here:

0.1%
Quebec:

0.2%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 17,695
This division:

6.4%
Province:

12.6%
Male: 9,090
This division:

6.4%
Province:

12.1%
Female: 8,610
This division:

6.4%
Quebec:

13.1%
Worked in different province
Total: 565
Here:

0.2%
Province:

1.8%
Male: 345
Here:

0.2%
Province:

1.8%
Female: 220
Here:

0.2%
Province:

1.8%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 186,100
Here:

71.0%
Quebec:

72.7%
Male: 101,845
Here:

75.9%
Province:

77.4%
Female: 84,260
This division:

65.9%
Quebec:

67.4%
All other modes
Total: 1,845
This division:

0.7%
Province:

0.9%
Male: 1,125
This division:

0.8%
Quebec:

1.0%
Female: 720
Here:

0.6%
Quebec:

0.8%
Public transit
Total: 33,560
This division:

12.8%
Quebec:

12.8%
Male: 13,210
Here:

9.8%
Province:

10.0%
Female: 20,350
This division:

15.9%
Quebec:

15.9%
Car as passenger
Total: 14,165
This division:

5.4%
Quebec:

5.5%
Male: 4,720
This division:

3.5%
Province:

4.1%
Female: 9,440
This division:

7.4%
Quebec:

7.2%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 26,440
Here:

10.1%
Quebec:

8.0%
Male: 13,315
This division:

9.9%
Province:

7.4%
Female: 13,130
This division:

10.3%
Province:

8.7%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 404,485
Here:

91.4%
Province:

91.3%
Male: 187,850
This division:

89.3%
Province:

88.9%
Female: 216,640
Here:

93.3%
Province:

93.5%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 399,875
Here:

90.4%
Quebec:

89.9%
Male: 184,810
This division:

87.9%
Province:

87.0%
Female: 215,065
Here:

92.6%
Province:

92.6%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 150,310
This division:

34.0%
Province:

37.7%
Male: 66,615
This division:

31.7%
Quebec:

34.6%
Female: 83,700
Here:

36.0%
Province:

40.7%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 76,715
This division:

17.3%
Quebec:

18.6%
Male: 31,120
This division:

14.8%
Quebec:

15.8%
Female: 45,590
Here:

19.6%
Province:

21.3%

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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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