Toronto - City, Ontario, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 1,242,215
This city:

60.1%
Province:

62.8%
Male: 645,640
This city:

65.7%
Province:

68.1%
Female: 596,575
This city:

55.0%
Province:

57.8%
Unemployed
Total: 102,610
Here:

5.0%
Ontario:

4.3%
Male: 49,070
Here:

5.0%
Ontario:

4.4%
Female: 53,535
Here:

4.9%
Province:

4.3%
Not in the labour force
Total: 722,620
This city:

35.0%
Province:

32.9%
Male: 288,320
Here:

29.3%
Ontario:

27.5%
Female: 434,295
Here:

40.0%
Province:

37.9%
Participation rate
All persons
Here:

65.0%
Province:

67.1%
Male
Here:

70.7%
Ontario:

72.5%
Female
This city:

60.0%
Ontario:

62.1%
Unemployment rate
All persons
This city:

7.6%
Province:

6.4%
Male
Here:

7.1%
Province:

6.0%
Female
This city:

8.2%
Ontario:

6.8%

Labour force activity in this city

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 299,150
Here:

22.8%
Province:

23.5%
Male: 138,150
This city:

20.3%
Ontario:

19.4%
Female: 160,995
This city:

25.5%
Ontario:

28.0%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 70,275
Here:

5.4%
Ontario:

3.1%
Male: 35,380
This city:

5.2%
Province:

2.7%
Female: 34,895
Here:

5.5%
Ontario:

3.6%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 271,815
Here:

20.7%
Ontario:

18.6%
Male: 96,590
Here:

14.2%
Ontario:

10.6%
Female: 175,225
Here:

27.7%
Province:

27.3%
Management occupations
Total: 139,475
Here:

10.6%
Province:

10.3%
Male: 84,195
This city:

12.4%
Ontario:

12.4%
Female: 55,280
This city:

8.8%
Ontario:

8.0%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 93,185
This city:

7.1%
Ontario:

7.2%
Male: 53,265
This city:

7.8%
Ontario:

8.8%
Female: 39,915
This city:

6.3%
Province:

5.4%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 134,190
This city:

10.2%
Ontario:

14.1%
Male: 124,290
Here:

18.3%
Ontario:

25.0%
Female: 9,900
Here:

1.6%
Province:

2.1%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 105,835
This city:

8.1%
Ontario:

7.0%
Male: 80,380
Here:

11.8%
Ontario:

10.3%
Female: 25,450
This city:

4.0%
Ontario:

3.3%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 125,300
This city:

9.6%
Province:

8.4%
Male: 44,490
This city:

6.5%
Province:

5.2%
Female: 80,810
Here:

12.8%
Ontario:

12.0%
Health occupations
Total: 64,655
This city:

4.9%
Ontario:

5.3%
Male: 17,060
Here:

2.5%
Province:

2.0%
Female: 47,590
This city:

7.5%
Ontario:

8.9%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 7,815
This city:

0.6%
Province:

2.6%
Male: 6,375
This city:

0.9%
Ontario:

3.7%
Female: 1,440
Here:

0.2%
Ontario:

1.3%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 330,280
This city:

25.2%
Province:

19.7%
Male: 191,585
This city:

28.2%
Province:

22.3%
Female: 138,690
Here:

22.0%
Ontario:

16.8%
Educational services
Total: 88,325
This city:

6.7%
Province:

6.7%
Male: 31,390
This city:

4.6%
Province:

4.2%
Female: 56,940
This city:

9.0%
Province:

9.5%
Other services
Total: 224,125
This city:

17.1%
Province:

18.7%
Male: 105,870
Here:

15.6%
Ontario:

16.6%
Female: 118,255
This city:

18.7%
Province:

20.9%
Health care and social services
Total: 116,975
Here:

8.9%
Province:

9.4%
Male: 25,960
This city:

3.8%
Province:

3.1%
Female: 91,020
Here:

14.4%
Ontario:

16.4%
Manufacturing
Total: 153,705
Here:

11.7%
Ontario:

13.9%
Male: 98,865
This city:

14.5%
Province:

18.6%
Female: 54,840
Here:

8.7%
Province:

8.8%
Retail trade
Total: 130,405
This city:

9.9%
Province:

11.1%
Male: 61,200
This city:

9.0%
Ontario:

9.5%
Female: 69,210
This city:

11.0%
Ontario:

12.9%
Finance and real estate
Total: 132,580
This city:

10.1%
Province:

6.8%
Male: 62,950
Here:

9.3%
Province:

5.7%
Female: 69,630
Here:

11.0%
Province:

8.1%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 10,530
Here:

0.8%
Ontario:

2.9%
Male: 7,180
Here:

1.1%
Province:

4.1%
Female: 3,350
Here:

0.5%
Ontario:

1.7%
Construction
Total: 63,225
Here:

4.8%
Ontario:

5.9%
Male: 56,815
Here:

8.4%
Ontario:

10.0%
Female: 6,410
This city:

1.0%
Ontario:

1.5%
Wholesale trade
Total: 61,540
Here:

4.7%
Province:

4.7%
Male: 38,375
Here:

5.6%
Ontario:

5.9%
Female: 23,165
Here:

3.7%
Province:

3.5%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 819,940
This city:

66.0%
Province:

49.6%
Male: 378,850
This city:

58.7%
Ontario:

44.0%
Female: 441,090
This city:

73.9%
Province:

55.7%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 197,110
Here:

15.9%
Ontario:

19.7%
Male: 124,770
Here:

19.3%
Ontario:

21.6%
Female: 72,340
This city:

12.1%
Province:

17.5%
Worked at home
Total: 85,470
This city:

6.9%
Ontario:

7.1%
Male: 43,335
Here:

6.7%
Ontario:

6.8%
Female: 42,130
Here:

7.1%
Province:

7.4%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 130,180
This city:

10.5%
Ontario:

9.7%
Male: 92,800
This city:

14.4%
Province:

13.8%
Female: 37,380
Here:

6.3%
Ontario:

5.1%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 7,810
Here:

0.6%
Ontario:

0.6%
Male: 5,005
This city:

0.8%
Ontario:

0.7%
Female: 2,805
Here:

0.5%
Province:

0.4%
Worked in different province
Total: 1,705
This city:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.5%
Male: 875
This city:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.5%
Female: 830
This city:

0.1%
Province:

0.5%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 567,465
Here:

49.4%
Province:

71.0%
Male: 355,635
This city:

59.5%
Province:

76.2%
Female: 211,835
This city:

38.4%
Ontario:

65.2%
All other modes
Total: 12,015
Here:

1.0%
Ontario:

1.0%
Male: 5,885
This city:

1.0%
Ontario:

1.0%
Female: 6,130
This city:

1.1%
Ontario:

1.1%
Public transit
Total: 394,960
Here:

34.4%
Province:

12.9%
Male: 160,105
This city:

26.8%
Ontario:

10.0%
Female: 234,855
This city:

42.6%
Ontario:

16.1%
Car as passenger
Total: 73,145
This city:

6.4%
Ontario:

8.3%
Male: 26,790
This city:

4.5%
Ontario:

6.4%
Female: 46,355
Here:

8.4%
Province:

10.3%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 101,350
This city:

8.8%
Province:

6.8%
Male: 48,885
This city:

8.2%
Province:

6.4%
Female: 52,465
Here:

9.5%
Ontario:

7.3%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 1,852,650
Here:

89.6%
Province:

91.6%
Male: 858,340
This city:

87.3%
Ontario:

89.8%
Female: 994,310
This city:

91.7%
Province:

93.2%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 1,820,430
Here:

88.1%
Province:

90.3%
Male: 839,450
Here:

85.4%
Ontario:

88.2%
Female: 980,980
This city:

90.5%
Province:

92.3%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 700,830
This city:

33.9%
Province:

38.1%
Male: 300,180
This city:

30.5%
Province:

34.8%
Female: 400,645
This city:

36.9%
Ontario:

41.1%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 360,250
Here:

17.4%
Province:

18.7%
Male: 153,170
This city:

15.6%
Ontario:

16.3%
Female: 207,080
This city:

19.1%
Province:

21.0%

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