Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 125,525
This city:

66.9%
Saskatchewan:

64.6%
Male: 64,965
Here:

72.1%
Province:

70.0%
Female: 60,565
This city:

62.1%
Province:

59.4%
Unemployed
Total: 6,920
This city:

3.7%
Province:

3.8%
Male: 3,700
Here:

4.1%
Province:

4.4%
Female: 3,220
Here:

3.3%
Saskatchewan:

3.3%
Not in the labour force
Total: 55,245
Here:

29.4%
Saskatchewan:

31.6%
Male: 21,495
Here:

23.8%
Saskatchewan:

25.6%
Female: 33,745
This city:

34.6%
Saskatchewan:

37.2%
Participation rate
All persons
This city:

70.6%
Saskatchewan:

68.4%
Male
Here:

76.2%
Province:

74.4%
Female
Here:

65.4%
Province:

62.8%
Unemployment rate
All persons
This city:

5.2%
Saskatchewan:

5.6%
Male
Here:

5.4%
Saskatchewan:

5.9%
Female
This city:

5.0%
Province:

5.3%

Labour force activity in this city

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 32,920
This city:

25.1%
Province:

23.3%
Male: 13,880
Here:

20.4%
Province:

17.1%
Female: 19,040
Here:

30.2%
Saskatchewan:

30.3%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 3,380
This city:

2.6%
Saskatchewan:

2.1%
Male: 1,470
Here:

2.2%
Saskatchewan:

1.6%
Female: 1,910
Here:

3.0%
Saskatchewan:

2.7%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 22,150
This city:

16.9%
Saskatchewan:

15.6%
Male: 5,840
This city:

8.6%
Province:

7.0%
Female: 16,310
This city:

25.9%
Saskatchewan:

25.2%
Management occupations
Total: 11,840
Here:

9.0%
Saskatchewan:

8.0%
Male: 7,185
This city:

10.6%
Province:

9.3%
Female: 4,655
This city:

7.4%
Province:

6.6%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 5,185
Here:

4.0%
Saskatchewan:

3.1%
Male: 3,775
Here:

5.6%
Province:

4.6%
Female: 1,410
Here:

2.2%
Province:

1.5%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 20,520
Here:

15.7%
Saskatchewan:

16.1%
Male: 19,160
This city:

28.2%
Province:

28.4%
Female: 1,355
This city:

2.1%
Saskatchewan:

2.2%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 7,905
Here:

6.0%
Province:

4.2%
Male: 6,120
This city:

9.0%
Province:

6.2%
Female: 1,795
Here:

2.8%
Province:

2.0%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 12,770
This city:

9.7%
Saskatchewan:

8.3%
Male: 4,670
This city:

6.9%
Saskatchewan:

4.9%
Female: 8,105
This city:

12.8%
Saskatchewan:

12.1%
Health occupations
Total: 9,245
This city:

7.1%
Saskatchewan:

6.2%
Male: 1,850
This city:

2.7%
Saskatchewan:

1.8%
Female: 7,390
This city:

11.7%
Saskatchewan:

11.2%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 5,075
This city:

3.9%
Saskatchewan:

13.1%
Male: 3,945
Here:

5.8%
Saskatchewan:

19.2%
Female: 1,135
Here:

1.8%
Province:

6.1%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 22,025
Here:

16.8%
Province:

13.6%
Male: 13,175
This city:

19.4%
Saskatchewan:

15.7%
Female: 8,850
This city:

14.0%
Saskatchewan:

11.3%
Educational services
Total: 12,595
Here:

9.6%
Province:

7.8%
Male: 4,635
This city:

6.8%
Province:

4.5%
Female: 7,960
Here:

12.6%
Saskatchewan:

11.6%
Other services
Total: 26,595
Here:

20.3%
Saskatchewan:

19.9%
Male: 11,995
Here:

17.7%
Province:

17.1%
Female: 14,600
This city:

23.1%
Saskatchewan:

23.0%
Health care and social services
Total: 16,310
Here:

12.5%
Province:

11.3%
Male: 2,910
Here:

4.3%
Saskatchewan:

3.2%
Female: 13,400
This city:

21.2%
Saskatchewan:

20.4%
Manufacturing
Total: 11,000
Here:

8.4%
Province:

5.8%
Male: 8,280
This city:

12.2%
Saskatchewan:

8.4%
Female: 2,720
This city:

4.3%
Province:

2.8%
Retail trade
Total: 14,000
This city:

10.7%
Province:

11.0%
Male: 6,650
This city:

9.8%
Saskatchewan:

9.3%
Female: 7,345
Here:

11.6%
Province:

12.8%
Finance and real estate
Total: 6,320
This city:

4.8%
Saskatchewan:

4.9%
Male: 2,550
This city:

3.8%
Province:

3.4%
Female: 3,775
This city:

6.0%
Saskatchewan:

6.6%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 7,660
Here:

5.8%
Saskatchewan:

16.3%
Male: 5,865
Here:

8.6%
Saskatchewan:

23.4%
Female: 1,805
This city:

2.9%
Saskatchewan:

8.2%
Construction
Total: 8,070
This city:

6.2%
Province:

5.8%
Male: 7,170
Here:

10.6%
Province:

9.8%
Female: 900
Here:

1.4%
Saskatchewan:

1.3%
Wholesale trade
Total: 6,410
This city:

4.9%
Province:

3.7%
Male: 4,670
Here:

6.9%
Saskatchewan:

5.1%
Female: 1,740
Here:

2.8%
Saskatchewan:

2.1%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 88,370
This city:

70.4%
Saskatchewan:

53.7%
Male: 42,350
Here:

65.2%
Saskatchewan:

47.0%
Female: 46,015
This city:

76.0%
Province:

61.1%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 4,270
Here:

3.4%
Saskatchewan:

4.9%
Male: 2,625
This city:

4.0%
Saskatchewan:

5.1%
Female: 1,645
This city:

2.7%
Saskatchewan:

4.7%
Worked at home
Total: 7,565
This city:

6.0%
Province:

14.1%
Male: 3,485
Here:

5.4%
Province:

16.1%
Female: 4,080
Here:

6.7%
Saskatchewan:

11.8%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 11,835
This city:

9.4%
Saskatchewan:

9.9%
Male: 9,000
Here:

13.9%
Province:

15.1%
Female: 2,835
This city:

4.7%
Province:

4.1%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 345
This city:

0.3%
Saskatchewan:

0.2%
Male: 235
Here:

0.4%
Province:

0.3%
Female: 110
Here:

0.2%
Saskatchewan:

0.2%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 12,060
Here:

9.6%
Saskatchewan:

15.2%
Male: 6,470
This city:

10.0%
Saskatchewan:

14.1%
Female: 5,595
Here:

9.2%
Province:

16.5%
Worked in different province
Total: 1,080
Here:

0.9%
Saskatchewan:

2.0%
Male: 795
Here:

1.2%
Province:

2.3%
Female: 285
Here:

0.5%
Saskatchewan:

1.7%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 92,505
This city:

78.7%
Saskatchewan:

79.3%
Male: 49,355
This city:

80.6%
Saskatchewan:

81.6%
Female: 43,150
This city:

76.5%
Saskatchewan:

76.8%
All other modes
Total: 1,855
Here:

1.6%
Saskatchewan:

1.7%
Male: 1,315
This city:

2.1%
Saskatchewan:

2.1%
Female: 535
Here:

0.9%
Province:

1.2%
Public transit
Total: 4,345
This city:

3.7%
Province:

2.2%
Male: 1,600
Here:

2.6%
Saskatchewan:

1.6%
Female: 2,740
This city:

4.9%
Province:

2.8%
Car as passenger
Total: 8,815
Here:

7.5%
Province:

7.3%
Male: 3,680
This city:

6.0%
Saskatchewan:

6.0%
Female: 5,135
This city:

9.1%
Province:

8.6%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 10,100
Here:

8.6%
Province:

9.6%
Male: 5,290
This city:

8.6%
Saskatchewan:

8.7%
Female: 4,810
Here:

8.5%
Province:

10.6%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 174,475
Here:

93.0%
Saskatchewan:

92.9%
Male: 82,365
Here:

91.4%
Saskatchewan:

90.9%
Female: 92,105
Here:

94.4%
Saskatchewan:

94.9%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 172,720
Here:

92.0%
Province:

91.9%
Male: 81,185
This city:

90.1%
Province:

89.4%
Female: 91,530
Here:

93.8%
Saskatchewan:

94.2%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 71,310
This city:

38.0%
Province:

38.5%
Male: 31,215
This city:

34.6%
Province:

34.6%
Female: 40,095
Here:

41.1%
Province:

42.2%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 33,185
This city:

17.7%
Province:

20.5%
Male: 13,350
This city:

14.8%
Province:

17.5%
Female: 19,830
Here:

20.3%
Saskatchewan:

23.3%

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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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