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



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 17,825
This city:

61.9%
Ontario:

62.8%
Male: 9,290
This city:

67.4%
Province:

68.1%
Female: 8,540
Here:

56.9%
Ontario:

57.8%
Unemployed
Total: 1,200
This city:

4.2%
Province:

4.3%
Male: 605
Here:

4.4%
Ontario:

4.4%
Female: 595
Here:

4.0%
Ontario:

4.3%
Not in the labour force
Total: 9,765
Here:

33.9%
Ontario:

32.9%
Male: 3,890
This city:

28.2%
Province:

27.5%
Female: 5,875
Here:

39.1%
Ontario:

37.9%
Participation rate
All persons
Here:

66.1%
Ontario:

67.1%
Male
Here:

71.8%
Ontario:

72.5%
Female
This city:

60.8%
Ontario:

62.1%
Unemployment rate
All persons
Here:

6.3%
Province:

6.4%
Male
This city:

6.1%
Province:

6.0%
Female
Here:

6.5%
Province:

6.8%

Labour force activity in this city

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 4,505
This city:

24.1%
Ontario:

23.5%
Male: 1,650
This city:

16.9%
Ontario:

19.4%
Female: 2,850
Here:

31.8%
Ontario:

28.0%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 290
Here:

1.6%
Ontario:

3.1%
Male: 85
This city:

0.9%
Ontario:

2.7%
Female: 210
Here:

2.3%
Province:

3.6%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 2,745
Here:

14.7%
Province:

18.6%
Male: 850
Here:

8.7%
Ontario:

10.6%
Female: 1,895
This city:

21.2%
Province:

27.3%
Management occupations
Total: 1,120
Here:

6.0%
Ontario:

10.3%
Male: 725
Here:

7.4%
Province:

12.4%
Female: 395
This city:

4.4%
Ontario:

8.0%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 3,535
Here:

18.9%
Ontario:

7.2%
Male: 2,440
Here:

25.0%
Ontario:

8.8%
Female: 1,100
Here:

12.3%
Province:

5.4%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 3,100
Here:

16.6%
Ontario:

14.1%
Male: 2,835
This city:

29.1%
Province:

25.0%
Female: 265
Here:

3.0%
Ontario:

2.1%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 685
Here:

3.7%
Province:

7.0%
Male: 485
Here:

5.0%
Province:

10.3%
Female: 205
This city:

2.3%
Ontario:

3.3%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 1,195
This city:

6.4%
Ontario:

8.4%
Male: 305
Here:

3.1%
Ontario:

5.2%
Female: 890
This city:

9.9%
Province:

12.0%
Health occupations
Total: 1,225
Here:

6.5%
Ontario:

5.3%
Male: 190
Here:

1.9%
Province:

2.0%
Female: 1,035
This city:

11.6%
Province:

8.9%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 295
Here:

1.6%
Province:

2.6%
Male: 190
This city:

1.9%
Ontario:

3.7%
Female: 105
Here:

1.2%
Ontario:

1.3%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 2,995
Here:

16.0%
Ontario:

19.7%
Male: 1,945
This city:

19.9%
Ontario:

22.3%
Female: 1,060
Here:

11.8%
Province:

16.8%
Educational services
Total: 830
Here:

4.4%
Province:

6.7%
Male: 255
Here:

2.6%
Ontario:

4.2%
Female: 575
Here:

6.4%
Ontario:

9.5%
Other services
Total: 3,185
This city:

17.0%
Ontario:

18.7%
Male: 1,135
Here:

11.6%
Ontario:

16.6%
Female: 2,050
Here:

22.9%
Province:

20.9%
Health care and social services
Total: 2,360
Here:

12.6%
Ontario:

9.4%
Male: 310
This city:

3.2%
Ontario:

3.1%
Female: 2,050
This city:

22.9%
Province:

16.4%
Manufacturing
Total: 5,305
Here:

28.4%
Province:

13.9%
Male: 3,900
This city:

40.0%
Ontario:

18.6%
Female: 1,410
Here:

15.7%
Ontario:

8.8%
Retail trade
Total: 1,935
This city:

10.3%
Ontario:

11.1%
Male: 835
This city:

8.6%
Ontario:

9.5%
Female: 1,100
This city:

12.3%
Ontario:

12.9%
Finance and real estate
Total: 535
Here:

2.9%
Province:

6.8%
Male: 195
Here:

2.0%
Ontario:

5.7%
Female: 340
This city:

3.8%
Ontario:

8.1%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 155
Here:

0.8%
Ontario:

2.9%
Male: 90
Here:

0.9%
Province:

4.1%
Female: 65
This city:

0.7%
Province:

1.7%
Construction
Total: 755
This city:

4.0%
Province:

5.9%
Male: 630
Here:

6.5%
Province:

10.0%
Female: 120
Here:

1.3%
Province:

1.5%
Wholesale trade
Total: 645
Here:

3.4%
Province:

4.7%
Male: 460
This city:

4.7%
Ontario:

5.9%
Female: 185
This city:

2.1%
Province:

3.5%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 9,255
This city:

51.9%
Province:

49.6%
Male: 4,170
This city:

44.9%
Province:

44.0%
Female: 5,080
Here:

59.5%
Ontario:

55.7%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 4,735
This city:

26.6%
Ontario:

19.7%
Male: 2,650
Here:

28.5%
Province:

21.6%
Female: 2,085
Here:

24.4%
Province:

17.5%
Worked at home
Total: 640
This city:

3.6%
Ontario:

7.1%
Male: 250
This city:

2.7%
Province:

6.8%
Female: 390
This city:

4.6%
Province:

7.4%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 1,210
This city:

6.8%
Ontario:

9.7%
Male: 910
This city:

9.8%
Province:

13.8%
Female: 300
This city:

3.5%
Province:

5.1%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 70
Here:

0.4%
Province:

0.6%
Male: 65
Here:

0.7%
Province:

0.7%
Female: 10
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.4%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 1,900
This city:

10.7%
Province:

12.9%
Male: 1,235
Here:

13.3%
Province:

12.5%
Female: 665
This city:

7.8%
Ontario:

13.3%
Worked in different province
Total: 20
Here:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.5%
Male: 10
This city:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.5%
Female: 15
Here:

0.2%
Ontario:

0.5%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 13,355
This city:

78.0%
Province:

71.0%
Male: 7,300
Here:

81.4%
Ontario:

76.2%
Female: 6,055
Here:

74.4%
Ontario:

65.2%
All other modes
Total: 110
This city:

0.6%
Province:

1.0%
Male: 65
Here:

0.7%
Province:

1.0%
Female: 45
This city:

0.6%
Province:

1.1%
Public transit
Total: 160
This city:

0.9%
Province:

12.9%
Male: 20
This city:

0.2%
Province:

10.0%
Female: 135
This city:

1.7%
Province:

16.1%
Car as passenger
Total: 1,930
This city:

11.3%
Province:

8.3%
Male: 845
Here:

9.4%
Ontario:

6.4%
Female: 1,080
Here:

13.3%
Province:

10.3%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 1,560
This city:

9.1%
Province:

6.8%
Male: 735
This city:

8.2%
Ontario:

6.4%
Female: 825
Here:

10.1%
Province:

7.3%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 26,640
This city:

92.5%
Ontario:

91.6%
Male: 12,585
Here:

91.3%
Ontario:

89.8%
Female: 14,055
This city:

93.6%
Province:

93.2%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 26,360
This city:

91.5%
Ontario:

90.3%
Male: 12,415
Here:

90.1%
Ontario:

88.2%
Female: 13,950
Here:

92.9%
Province:

92.3%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 11,010
Here:

38.2%
Ontario:

38.1%
Male: 4,875
Here:

35.4%
Province:

34.8%
Female: 6,135
This city:

40.9%
Ontario:

41.1%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 4,790
Here:

16.6%
Province:

18.7%
Male: 1,920
Here:

13.9%
Province:

16.3%
Female: 2,870
Here:

19.1%
Ontario:

21.0%

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