Labour force activity
UnemployedTotal: 3,085This city: | 3.9% |
Province: | 4.3% |
Male: 1,530This city: | 3.9% |
Ontario: | 4.4% |
Female: 1,555This city: | 3.9% |
Province: | 4.3% |
Not in the labour forceTotal: 22,720This city: | 28.8% |
Province: | 32.9% |
Male: 9,310This city: | 24.0% |
Ontario: | 27.5% |
Participation rateAll personsThis city: | 71.2% |
Province: | 67.1% |
Unemployment rateAll personsThis city: | 5.5% |
Ontario: | 6.4% |
MaleThis city: | 5.2% |
Ontario: | 6.0% |
FemaleThis city: | 5.8% |
Ontario: | 6.8% |
Labour force activity in this city
Occupation
Sales and service occupations
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Male: 715This city: | 2.5% |
Ontario: | 2.7% |
Female: 1,105This city: | 4.2% |
Ontario: | 3.6% |
Business; finance and administration occupations
Male: 3,090This city: | 10.6% |
Ontario: | 10.6% |
Female: 7,510This city: | 28.5% |
Ontario: | 27.3% |
Management occupations
Female: 2,165This city: | 8.2% |
Province: | 8.0% |
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupationsTotal: 5,550This city: | 10.0% |
Province: | 14.1% |
Male: 5,170This city: | 17.7% |
Ontario: | 25.0% |
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Male: 4,735This city: | 16.2% |
Province: | 10.3% |
Female: 1,385This city: | 5.3% |
Province: | 3.3% |
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religionTotal: 7,105This city: | 12.8% |
Province: | 8.4% |
Health occupations
Female: 1,850This city: | 7.0% |
Province: | 8.9% |
Occupations unique to primary industry
Industry
Business servicesTotal: 9,670This city: | 17.4% |
Ontario: | 19.7% |
Educational servicesTotal: 7,695This city: | 13.9% |
Ontario: | 6.7% |
Female: 4,295This city: | 16.3% |
Province: | 9.5% |
Other servicesTotal: 7,695This city: | 13.9% |
Province: | 18.7% |
Male: 3,285This city: | 11.3% |
Ontario: | 16.6% |
Female: 4,410This city: | 16.7% |
Ontario: | 20.9% |
Health care and social services
Male: 905This city: | 3.1% |
Ontario: | 3.1% |
Female: 3,390This city: | 12.9% |
Province: | 16.4% |
Manufacturing
Female: 2,590This city: | 9.8% |
Ontario: | 8.8% |
Retail tradeTotal: 5,995This city: | 10.8% |
Ontario: | 11.1% |
Finance and real estateTotal: 5,630This city: | 10.1% |
Province: | 6.8% |
Male: 2,195This city: | 7.5% |
Province: | 5.7% |
Female: 3,440This city: | 13.0% |
Province: | 8.1% |
Agriculture and other resource-based industriesTotal: 495This city: | 0.9% |
Ontario: | 2.9% |
Male: 360This city: | 1.2% |
Ontario: | 4.1% |
Female: 135This city: | 0.5% |
Ontario: | 1.7% |
Construction
Female: 400This city: | 1.5% |
Province: | 1.5% |
Wholesale trade
Male: 1,605This city: | 5.5% |
Ontario: | 5.9% |
Place of work status
Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Female: 11,815This city: | 46.9% |
Province: | 55.7% |
Worked in same province of residenceTotal: 3,990This city: | 7.5% |
Ontario: | 19.7% |
Male: 2,600This city: | 9.3% |
Ontario: | 21.6% |
Female: 1,390This city: | 5.5% |
Province: | 17.5% |
Worked at homeTotal: 3,425This city: | 6.4% |
Ontario: | 7.1% |
Female: 1,805This city: | 7.2% |
Province: | 7.4% |
No fixed workplace addressTotal: 3,780This city: | 7.1% |
Ontario: | 9.7% |
Worked outside Canada
Male: 135This city: | 0.5% |
Province: | 0.7% |
Female: 85This city: | 0.3% |
Ontario: | 0.4% |
Worked in same census division of residenceTotal: 18,330This city: | 34.5% |
Ontario: | 12.9% |
Female: 8,930This city: | 35.5% |
Ontario: | 13.3% |
Worked in different provinceTotal: 80This city: | 0.2% |
Province: | 0.5% |
Female: 25This city: | 0.1% |
Province: | 0.5% |
Mode of transportation to work
Car as driverTotal: 37,150This city: | 75.0% |
Province: | 71.0% |
Male: 20,215This city: | 77.0% |
Province: | 76.2% |
All other modes
Male: 225This city: | 0.9% |
Ontario: | 1.0% |
Female: 155This city: | 0.7% |
Province: | 1.1% |
Public transit
Male: 910This city: | 3.5% |
Province: | 10.0% |
Female: 1,355This city: | 5.8% |
Ontario: | 16.1% |
Car as passengerTotal: 4,460This city: | 9.0% |
Province: | 8.3% |
Female: 2,680This city: | 11.5% |
Ontario: | 10.3% |
Walked or bicycledTotal: 5,265This city: | 10.6% |
Ontario: | 6.8% |
Male: 3,110This city: | 11.9% |
Ontario: | 6.4% |
Mode of transportation to work
Unpaid work
Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Male: 35,790This city: | 92.2% |
Province: | 89.8% |
Population reporting hours of unpaid houseworkTotal: 73,015This city: | 92.4% |
Ontario: | 90.3% |
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Female: 16,475This city: | 41.0% |
Ontario: | 41.1% |
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniorsTotal: 13,785This city: | 17.5% |
Province: | 18.7% |
Male: 5,790This city: | 14.9% |
Province: | 16.3% |
Female: 7,995This city: | 19.9% |
Ontario: | 21.0% |
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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.
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