St. Catharines - City, Ontario, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 64,410
This city:

59.3%
Province:

62.8%
Male: 32,955
Here:

64.2%
Ontario:

68.1%
Female: 31,455
This city:

55.0%
Ontario:

57.8%
Unemployed
Total: 4,515
Here:

4.2%
Province:

4.3%
Male: 2,260
This city:

4.4%
Ontario:

4.4%
Female: 2,250
This city:

3.9%
Province:

4.3%
Not in the labour force
Total: 39,660
This city:

36.5%
Ontario:

32.9%
Male: 16,145
Here:

31.4%
Province:

27.5%
Female: 23,515
Here:

41.1%
Ontario:

37.9%
Participation rate
All persons
This city:

63.5%
Ontario:

67.1%
Male
Here:

68.6%
Ontario:

72.5%
Female
Here:

58.9%
Province:

62.1%
Unemployment rate
All persons
This city:

6.6%
Ontario:

6.4%
Male
Here:

6.4%
Ontario:

6.0%
Female
Here:

6.7%
Province:

6.8%

Labour force activity in St. Catharines

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 19,855
Here:

29.3%
Province:

23.5%
Male: 8,320
This city:

24.0%
Ontario:

19.4%
Female: 11,530
Here:

34.8%
Ontario:

28.0%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 1,830
This city:

2.7%
Ontario:

3.1%
Male: 850
This city:

2.5%
Province:

2.7%
Female: 985
Here:

3.0%
Ontario:

3.6%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 11,045
This city:

16.3%
Province:

18.6%
Male: 3,065
This city:

8.8%
Ontario:

10.6%
Female: 7,985
This city:

24.1%
Province:

27.3%
Management occupations
Total: 5,725
This city:

8.4%
Province:

10.3%
Male: 3,500
This city:

10.1%
Province:

12.4%
Female: 2,225
Here:

6.7%
Province:

8.0%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 4,485
This city:

6.6%
Ontario:

7.2%
Male: 3,305
Here:

9.5%
Province:

8.8%
Female: 1,180
This city:

3.6%
Ontario:

5.4%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 9,755
Here:

14.4%
Province:

14.1%
Male: 9,105
Here:

26.3%
Ontario:

25.0%
Female: 645
Here:

1.9%
Ontario:

2.1%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 3,255
This city:

4.8%
Province:

7.0%
Male: 2,775
Here:

8.0%
Ontario:

10.3%
Female: 480
Here:

1.4%
Ontario:

3.3%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 5,785
This city:

8.5%
Province:

8.4%
Male: 1,785
Here:

5.1%
Ontario:

5.2%
Female: 4,000
Here:

12.1%
Ontario:

12.0%
Health occupations
Total: 4,080
This city:

6.0%
Ontario:

5.3%
Male: 610
Here:

1.8%
Province:

2.0%
Female: 3,475
This city:

10.5%
Province:

8.9%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 1,965
This city:

2.9%
Ontario:

2.6%
Male: 1,350
This city:

3.9%
Ontario:

3.7%
Female: 615
This city:

1.9%
Province:

1.3%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 11,620
This city:

17.1%
Province:

19.7%
Male: 6,970
Here:

20.1%
Ontario:

22.3%
Female: 4,655
Here:

14.1%
Ontario:

16.8%
Educational services
Total: 5,010
Here:

7.4%
Ontario:

6.7%
Male: 1,700
Here:

4.9%
Province:

4.2%
Female: 3,310
Here:

10.0%
Ontario:

9.5%
Other services
Total: 14,695
This city:

21.7%
Province:

18.7%
Male: 6,520
This city:

18.8%
Province:

16.6%
Female: 8,175
This city:

24.7%
Ontario:

20.9%
Health care and social services
Total: 6,855
This city:

10.1%
Province:

9.4%
Male: 955
This city:

2.8%
Ontario:

3.1%
Female: 5,895
This city:

17.8%
Ontario:

16.4%
Manufacturing
Total: 9,265
This city:

13.7%
Ontario:

13.9%
Male: 7,180
This city:

20.7%
Ontario:

18.6%
Female: 2,080
This city:

6.3%
Province:

8.8%
Retail trade
Total: 8,575
This city:

12.7%
Ontario:

11.1%
Male: 3,705
This city:

10.7%
Ontario:

9.5%
Female: 4,870
This city:

14.7%
Province:

12.9%
Finance and real estate
Total: 3,195
Here:

4.7%
Province:

6.8%
Male: 1,365
Here:

3.9%
Ontario:

5.7%
Female: 1,830
This city:

5.5%
Ontario:

8.1%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 1,935
Here:

2.9%
Ontario:

2.9%
Male: 1,200
This city:

3.5%
Ontario:

4.1%
Female: 735
Here:

2.2%
Province:

1.7%
Construction
Total: 4,070
This city:

6.0%
Province:

5.9%
Male: 3,535
This city:

10.2%
Province:

10.0%
Female: 535
Here:

1.6%
Ontario:

1.5%
Wholesale trade
Total: 2,560
This city:

3.8%
Province:

4.7%
Male: 1,540
This city:

4.4%
Province:

5.9%
Female: 1,025
Here:

3.1%
Province:

3.5%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 35,030
Here:

54.4%
Ontario:

49.6%
Male: 16,005
This city:

48.6%
Province:

44.0%
Female: 19,025
Here:

60.5%
Ontario:

55.7%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 4,825
Here:

7.5%
Province:

19.7%
Male: 3,300
Here:

10.0%
Province:

21.6%
Female: 1,515
This city:

4.8%
Province:

17.5%
Worked at home
Total: 3,350
Here:

5.2%
Ontario:

7.1%
Male: 1,630
Here:

4.9%
Province:

6.8%
Female: 1,720
This city:

5.5%
Province:

7.4%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 5,510
This city:

8.6%
Province:

9.7%
Male: 4,095
This city:

12.4%
Province:

13.8%
Female: 1,415
Here:

4.5%
Province:

5.1%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 540
Here:

0.8%
Province:

0.6%
Male: 380
Here:

1.2%
Ontario:

0.7%
Female: 155
Here:

0.5%
Province:

0.4%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 15,075
Here:

23.4%
Ontario:

12.9%
Male: 7,485
This city:

22.7%
Province:

12.5%
Female: 7,590
This city:

24.1%
Ontario:

13.3%
Worked in different province
Total: 85
This city:

0.1%
Province:

0.5%
Male: 55
Here:

0.2%
Province:

0.5%
Female: 35
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.5%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 47,330
Here:

78.2%
Province:

71.0%
Male: 24,760
This city:

80.0%
Province:

76.2%
Female: 22,570
This city:

76.3%
Province:

65.2%
All other modes
Total: 725
Here:

1.2%
Province:

1.0%
Male: 460
This city:

1.5%
Ontario:

1.0%
Female: 265
Here:

0.9%
Province:

1.1%
Public transit
Total: 2,630
Here:

4.3%
Province:

12.9%
Male: 975
Here:

3.2%
Ontario:

10.0%
Female: 1,650
Here:

5.6%
Province:

16.1%
Car as passenger
Total: 5,610
Here:

9.3%
Province:

8.3%
Male: 2,600
This city:

8.4%
Ontario:

6.4%
Female: 3,010
This city:

10.2%
Ontario:

10.3%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 4,225
This city:

7.0%
Province:

6.8%
Male: 2,140
Here:

6.9%
Province:

6.4%
Female: 2,085
Here:

7.0%
Ontario:

7.3%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 99,155
Here:

91.3%
Province:

91.6%
Male: 45,890
Here:

89.3%
Province:

89.8%
Female: 53,265
This city:

93.1%
Ontario:

93.2%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 98,075
Here:

90.3%
Province:

90.3%
Male: 45,245
This city:

88.1%
Province:

88.2%
Female: 52,835
Here:

92.3%
Province:

92.3%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 38,550
Here:

35.5%
Ontario:

38.1%
Male: 16,760
This city:

32.6%
Ontario:

34.8%
Female: 21,795
Here:

38.1%
Province:

41.1%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 20,840
Here:

19.2%
Ontario:

18.7%
Male: 8,585
Here:

16.7%
Province:

16.3%
Female: 12,255
This city:

21.4%
Ontario:

21.0%

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