Saguenay, Quebec, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 69,175
This city:

54.8%
Province:

60.4%
Male: 37,470
This city:

61.0%
Province:

65.4%
Female: 31,705
Here:

48.9%
Quebec:

55.7%
Unemployed
Total: 6,670
This city:

5.3%
Province:

4.5%
Male: 3,985
This city:

6.5%
Quebec:

5.2%
Female: 2,685
Here:

4.1%
Quebec:

3.9%
Not in the labour force
Total: 50,410
This city:

39.9%
Province:

35.1%
Male: 20,030
This city:

32.6%
Province:

29.4%
Female: 30,385
This city:

46.9%
Province:

40.5%
Participation rate
All persons
Here:

60.1%
Province:

64.9%
Male
This city:

67.4%
Province:

70.6%
Female
Here:

53.1%
Province:

59.5%
Unemployment rate
All persons
Here:

8.8%
Province:

7.0%
Male
Here:

9.6%
Province:

7.4%
Female
This city:

7.8%
Quebec:

6.5%

Labour force activity in this city

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 20,420
Here:

27.7%
Quebec:

23.9%
Male: 8,975
This city:

22.2%
Province:

20.4%
Female: 11,440
Here:

34.3%
Province:

27.9%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 1,360
Here:

1.8%
Province:

3.2%
Male: 570
This city:

1.4%
Quebec:

2.8%
Female: 790
Here:

2.4%
Quebec:

3.7%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 11,330
This city:

15.4%
Province:

18.2%
Male: 3,195
This city:

7.9%
Quebec:

10.2%
Female: 8,135
Here:

24.4%
Quebec:

27.3%
Management occupations
Total: 5,310
This city:

7.2%
Province:

9.0%
Male: 3,325
Here:

8.2%
Quebec:

11.0%
Female: 1,980
Here:

5.9%
Quebec:

6.7%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 3,780
Here:

5.1%
Quebec:

6.7%
Male: 3,345
Here:

8.3%
Quebec:

8.5%
Female: 435
Here:

1.3%
Province:

4.6%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 12,880
Here:

17.5%
Quebec:

14.8%
Male: 12,295
Here:

30.5%
Quebec:

26.0%
Female: 585
This city:

1.8%
Province:

2.2%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 4,985
This city:

6.8%
Quebec:

6.5%
Male: 4,120
Here:

10.2%
Quebec:

9.6%
Female: 860
This city:

2.6%
Quebec:

3.1%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 7,015
This city:

9.5%
Quebec:

9.1%
Male: 2,095
Here:

5.2%
Province:

5.2%
Female: 4,920
Here:

14.8%
Province:

13.5%
Health occupations
Total: 5,040
This city:

6.8%
Quebec:

6.0%
Male: 1,080
Here:

2.7%
Province:

2.4%
Female: 3,965
This city:

11.9%
Quebec:

10.1%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 1,550
This city:

2.1%
Quebec:

2.6%
Male: 1,355
This city:

3.4%
Province:

3.9%
Female: 195
This city:

0.6%
Province:

1.1%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 9,640
Here:

13.1%
Quebec:

17.1%
Male: 6,610
Here:

16.4%
Province:

20.2%
Female: 3,030
This city:

9.1%
Province:

13.7%
Educational services
Total: 6,065
This city:

8.2%
Quebec:

6.9%
Male: 2,325
Here:

5.8%
Quebec:

4.4%
Female: 3,740
Here:

11.2%
Province:

9.7%
Other services
Total: 15,695
This city:

21.3%
Quebec:

19.4%
Male: 7,340
This city:

18.2%
Province:

17.5%
Female: 8,355
This city:

25.1%
Quebec:

21.5%
Health care and social services
Total: 9,690
Here:

13.2%
Province:

11.2%
Male: 2,015
Here:

5.0%
Province:

4.4%
Female: 7,675
This city:

23.0%
Quebec:

19.0%
Manufacturing
Total: 10,075
Here:

13.7%
Province:

14.6%
Male: 8,500
This city:

21.1%
Province:

19.4%
Female: 1,570
This city:

4.7%
Quebec:

9.2%
Retail trade
Total: 10,170
Here:

13.8%
Province:

12.0%
Male: 4,300
This city:

10.7%
Province:

10.5%
Female: 5,870
Here:

17.6%
Province:

13.7%
Finance and real estate
Total: 2,480
This city:

3.4%
Province:

5.4%
Male: 985
This city:

2.4%
Province:

4.1%
Female: 1,490
Here:

4.5%
Province:

6.8%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 3,100
Here:

4.2%
Province:

3.7%
Male: 2,515
This city:

6.2%
Province:

5.2%
Female: 575
Here:

1.7%
Province:

2.0%
Construction
Total: 4,310
This city:

5.9%
Province:

5.2%
Male: 3,920
This city:

9.7%
Province:

8.8%
Female: 395
Here:

1.2%
Quebec:

1.3%
Wholesale trade
Total: 2,440
Here:

3.3%
Quebec:

4.4%
Male: 1,850
Here:

4.6%
Quebec:

5.5%
Female: 590
Here:

1.8%
Quebec:

3.1%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 55,360
This city:

80.0%
Province:

46.0%
Male: 28,610
This city:

76.4%
Province:

41.7%
Female: 26,750
This city:

84.4%
Quebec:

50.7%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 2,930
This city:

4.2%
Quebec:

24.6%
Male: 2,085
Here:

5.6%
Quebec:

25.8%
Female: 845
Here:

2.7%
Quebec:

23.3%
Worked at home
Total: 2,985
This city:

4.3%
Province:

6.7%
Male: 1,410
This city:

3.8%
Quebec:

6.5%
Female: 1,580
This city:

5.0%
Province:

6.9%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 4,720
This city:

6.8%
Province:

8.0%
Male: 3,540
This city:

9.4%
Province:

11.7%
Female: 1,185
Here:

3.7%
Quebec:

3.9%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 60
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.3%
Male: 50
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.4%
Female: 10
This city:

0.0%
Province:

0.2%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 3,015
Here:

4.4%
Quebec:

12.6%
Male: 1,710
Here:

4.6%
Quebec:

12.1%
Female: 1,305
Here:

4.1%
Province:

13.1%
Worked in different province
Total: 90
This city:

0.1%
Province:

1.8%
Male: 60
This city:

0.2%
Quebec:

1.8%
Female: 25
This city:

0.1%
Quebec:

1.8%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 56,280
This city:

85.1%
Quebec:

72.7%
Male: 31,435
This city:

87.3%
Quebec:

77.4%
Female: 24,840
This city:

82.5%
Quebec:

67.4%
All other modes
Total: 750
Here:

1.1%
Province:

0.9%
Male: 455
This city:

1.3%
Quebec:

1.0%
Female: 295
Here:

1.0%
Province:

0.8%
Public transit
Total: 1,600
Here:

2.4%
Province:

12.8%
Male: 555
This city:

1.5%
Province:

10.0%
Female: 1,045
Here:

3.5%
Quebec:

15.9%
Car as passenger
Total: 3,475
This city:

5.3%
Province:

5.5%
Male: 1,550
Here:

4.3%
Quebec:

4.1%
Female: 1,930
This city:

6.4%
Quebec:

7.2%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 4,010
Here:

6.1%
Quebec:

8.0%
Male: 2,010
This city:

5.6%
Quebec:

7.4%
Female: 2,000
Here:

6.6%
Province:

8.7%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 115,440
This city:

91.4%
Quebec:

91.3%
Male: 54,750
This city:

89.1%
Province:

88.9%
Female: 60,690
This city:

93.7%
Quebec:

93.5%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 113,885
This city:

90.2%
Province:

89.9%
Male: 53,695
Here:

87.3%
Quebec:

87.0%
Female: 60,190
Here:

92.9%
Quebec:

92.6%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 48,635
Here:

38.5%
Quebec:

37.7%
Male: 21,685
This city:

35.3%
Province:

34.6%
Female: 26,955
This city:

41.6%
Province:

40.7%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 25,935
Here:

20.5%
Quebec:

18.6%
Male: 10,690
Here:

17.4%
Province:

15.8%
Female: 15,245
Here:

23.5%
Quebec:

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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