Thetford Mines, Quebec, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 12,045
This city:

54.5%
Province:

60.4%
Male: 6,380
This city:

60.8%
Province:

65.4%
Female: 5,665
This city:

48.9%
Quebec:

55.7%
Unemployed
Total: 820
Here:

3.7%
Province:

4.5%
Male: 525
Here:

5.0%
Province:

5.2%
Female: 290
Here:

2.5%
Province:

3.9%
Not in the labour force
Total: 9,225
Here:

41.8%
Province:

35.1%
Male: 3,595
Here:

34.2%
Quebec:

29.4%
Female: 5,630
This city:

48.6%
Province:

40.5%
Participation rate
All persons
Here:

58.2%
Quebec:

64.9%
Male
Here:

65.8%
Quebec:

70.6%
Female
This city:

51.4%
Quebec:

59.5%
Unemployment rate
All persons
This city:

6.4%
Province:

7.0%
Male
This city:

7.6%
Quebec:

7.4%
Female
Here:

4.9%
Province:

6.5%

Labour force activity in this city

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 3,275
Here:

25.9%
Quebec:

23.9%
Male: 1,285
This city:

18.9%
Province:

20.4%
Female: 1,990
Here:

34.0%
Quebec:

27.9%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 195
This city:

1.5%
Province:

3.2%
Male: 80
This city:

1.2%
Province:

2.8%
Female: 110
This city:

1.9%
Province:

3.7%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 1,830
Here:

14.5%
Province:

18.2%
Male: 435
Here:

6.4%
Quebec:

10.2%
Female: 1,395
Here:

23.8%
Quebec:

27.3%
Management occupations
Total: 790
Here:

6.3%
Province:

9.0%
Male: 525
This city:

7.7%
Quebec:

11.0%
Female: 260
This city:

4.4%
Quebec:

6.7%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 1,215
This city:

9.6%
Province:

6.7%
Male: 930
Here:

13.7%
Province:

8.5%
Female: 290
This city:

5.0%
Quebec:

4.6%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 2,310
This city:

18.3%
Province:

14.8%
Male: 2,180
This city:

32.1%
Province:

26.0%
Female: 135
This city:

2.3%
Province:

2.2%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 530
This city:

4.2%
Province:

6.5%
Male: 445
Here:

6.6%
Quebec:

9.6%
Female: 85
This city:

1.5%
Quebec:

3.1%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 1,075
Here:

8.5%
Quebec:

9.1%
Male: 365
This city:

5.4%
Province:

5.2%
Female: 710
This city:

12.1%
Province:

13.5%
Health occupations
Total: 980
This city:

7.8%
Quebec:

6.0%
Male: 160
This city:

2.4%
Quebec:

2.4%
Female: 815
This city:

13.9%
Province:

10.1%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 440
This city:

3.5%
Quebec:

2.6%
Male: 375
This city:

5.5%
Quebec:

3.9%
Female: 60
This city:

1.0%
Province:

1.1%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 1,285
This city:

10.2%
Province:

17.1%
Male: 850
This city:

12.5%
Quebec:

20.2%
Female: 435
This city:

7.4%
Province:

13.7%
Educational services
Total: 780
Here:

6.2%
Quebec:

6.9%
Male: 265
This city:

3.9%
Province:

4.4%
Female: 515
Here:

8.8%
Quebec:

9.7%
Other services
Total: 2,230
Here:

17.6%
Quebec:

19.4%
Male: 950
This city:

14.0%
Quebec:

17.5%
Female: 1,285
This city:

22.0%
Quebec:

21.5%
Health care and social services
Total: 1,695
This city:

13.4%
Quebec:

11.2%
Male: 320
Here:

4.7%
Quebec:

4.4%
Female: 1,370
Here:

23.4%
Quebec:

19.0%
Manufacturing
Total: 2,510
This city:

19.9%
Quebec:

14.6%
Male: 1,930
This city:

28.4%
Province:

19.4%
Female: 580
Here:

9.9%
Province:

9.2%
Retail trade
Total: 1,895
This city:

15.0%
Province:

12.0%
Male: 730
Here:

10.8%
Quebec:

10.5%
Female: 1,165
This city:

19.9%
Quebec:

13.7%
Finance and real estate
Total: 470
Here:

3.7%
Quebec:

5.4%
Male: 200
This city:

2.9%
Province:

4.1%
Female: 270
This city:

4.6%
Quebec:

6.8%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 860
This city:

6.8%
Quebec:

3.7%
Male: 770
This city:

11.3%
Province:

5.2%
Female: 90
This city:

1.5%
Province:

2.0%
Construction
Total: 575
Here:

4.5%
Province:

5.2%
Male: 520
This city:

7.7%
Quebec:

8.8%
Female: 55
This city:

0.9%
Province:

1.3%
Wholesale trade
Total: 335
Here:

2.7%
Province:

4.4%
Male: 250
This city:

3.7%
Province:

5.5%
Female: 80
This city:

1.4%
Quebec:

3.1%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 8,810
Here:

73.1%
Province:

46.0%
Male: 4,250
Here:

66.6%
Quebec:

41.7%
Female: 4,565
This city:

80.6%
Province:

50.7%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 1,150
This city:

9.5%
Quebec:

24.6%
Male: 835
This city:

13.1%
Province:

25.8%
Female: 320
This city:

5.6%
Quebec:

23.3%
Worked at home
Total: 600
Here:

5.0%
Quebec:

6.7%
Male: 325
This city:

5.1%
Quebec:

6.5%
Female: 275
This city:

4.9%
Province:

6.9%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 700
This city:

5.8%
Quebec:

8.0%
Male: 525
This city:

8.2%
Province:

11.7%
Female: 170
This city:

3.0%
Province:

3.9%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 20
This city:

0.2%
Quebec:

0.3%
Male: 20
This city:

0.3%
Quebec:

0.4%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 740
Here:

6.1%
Province:

12.6%
Male: 405
This city:

6.3%
Province:

12.1%
Female: 335
Here:

5.9%
Province:

13.1%
Worked in different province
Total: 20
This city:

0.2%
Province:

1.8%
Male: 20
This city:

0.3%
Quebec:

1.8%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 9,810
Here:

85.9%
Province:

72.7%
Male: 5,235
Here:

86.7%
Province:

77.4%
Female: 4,575
This city:

84.9%
Quebec:

67.4%
All other modes
Total: 60
Here:

0.5%
Province:

0.9%
Male: 40
This city:

0.7%
Quebec:

1.0%
Female: 20
This city:

0.4%
Quebec:

0.8%
Public transit
Total: 60
Here:

0.5%
Province:

12.8%
Male: 15
Here:

0.2%
Province:

10.0%
Female: 45
Here:

0.8%
Province:

15.9%
Car as passenger
Total: 615
This city:

5.4%
Quebec:

5.5%
Male: 340
This city:

5.6%
Province:

4.1%
Female: 275
This city:

5.1%
Quebec:

7.2%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 875
This city:

7.7%
Quebec:

8.0%
Male: 400
This city:

6.6%
Quebec:

7.4%
Female: 475
Here:

8.8%
Quebec:

8.7%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 20,185
This city:

91.4%
Province:

91.3%
Male: 9,380
Here:

89.3%
Quebec:

88.9%
Female: 10,800
Here:

93.2%
Province:

93.5%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 19,990
This city:

90.5%
Quebec:

89.9%
Male: 9,245
This city:

88.0%
Quebec:

87.0%
Female: 10,745
This city:

92.7%
Quebec:

92.6%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 7,425
Here:

33.6%
Quebec:

37.7%
Male: 3,255
Here:

31.0%
Province:

34.6%
Female: 4,165
This city:

36.0%
Quebec:

40.7%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 4,745
This city:

21.5%
Province:

18.6%
Male: 1,985
Here:

18.9%
Province:

15.8%
Female: 2,755
This city:

23.8%
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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