Cobourg, Ontario, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 8,120
This city:

54.9%
Ontario:

62.8%
Male: 4,150
This city:

60.5%
Province:

68.1%
Female: 3,960
This city:

49.9%
Ontario:

57.8%
Unemployed
Total: 580
Here:

3.9%
Province:

4.3%
Male: 235
This city:

3.4%
Ontario:

4.4%
Female: 340
This city:

4.3%
Ontario:

4.3%
Not in the labour force
Total: 6,090
This city:

41.2%
Ontario:

32.9%
Male: 2,460
Here:

35.9%
Province:

27.5%
Female: 3,630
Here:

45.7%
Province:

37.9%
Participation rate
All persons
Here:

58.8%
Province:

67.1%
Male
This city:

64.0%
Ontario:

72.5%
Female
Here:

54.3%
Ontario:

62.1%
Unemployment rate
All persons
This city:

6.7%
Province:

6.4%
Male
Here:

5.4%
Province:

6.0%
Female
This city:

7.9%
Ontario:

6.8%

Labour force activity in Cobourg

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 2,345
This city:

27.4%
Province:

23.5%
Male: 900
Here:

20.5%
Province:

19.4%
Female: 1,445
Here:

34.5%
Ontario:

28.0%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 255
This city:

3.0%
Ontario:

3.1%
Male: 80
Here:

1.8%
Province:

2.7%
Female: 170
Here:

4.1%
Ontario:

3.6%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 1,140
Here:

13.3%
Ontario:

18.6%
Male: 330
This city:

7.5%
Ontario:

10.6%
Female: 810
Here:

19.4%
Ontario:

27.3%
Management occupations
Total: 820
This city:

9.6%
Ontario:

10.3%
Male: 430
Here:

9.8%
Province:

12.4%
Female: 385
This city:

9.2%
Ontario:

8.0%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 925
This city:

10.8%
Ontario:

7.2%
Male: 610
Here:

13.9%
Ontario:

8.8%
Female: 310
Here:

7.4%
Ontario:

5.4%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 1,255
Here:

14.6%
Ontario:

14.1%
Male: 1,195
This city:

27.3%
Province:

25.0%
Female: 65
Here:

1.6%
Province:

2.1%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 410
This city:

4.8%
Province:

7.0%
Male: 325
This city:

7.4%
Ontario:

10.3%
Female: 80
Here:

1.9%
Province:

3.3%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 740
This city:

8.6%
Ontario:

8.4%
Male: 315
Here:

7.2%
Province:

5.2%
Female: 425
This city:

10.2%
Province:

12.0%
Health occupations
Total: 515
This city:

6.0%
Province:

5.3%
Male: 60
Here:

1.4%
Province:

2.0%
Female: 455
Here:

10.9%
Ontario:

8.9%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 160
This city:

1.9%
Ontario:

2.6%
Male: 130
This city:

3.0%
Ontario:

3.7%
Female: 30
Here:

0.7%
Ontario:

1.3%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 1,140
This city:

13.3%
Ontario:

19.7%
Male: 620
This city:

14.1%
Province:

22.3%
Female: 520
This city:

12.4%
Province:

16.8%
Educational services
Total: 550
This city:

6.4%
Ontario:

6.7%
Male: 170
This city:

3.9%
Ontario:

4.2%
Female: 380
This city:

9.1%
Ontario:

9.5%
Other services
Total: 1,840
Here:

21.5%
Ontario:

18.7%
Male: 835
Here:

19.0%
Ontario:

16.6%
Female: 1,000
This city:

23.9%
Ontario:

20.9%
Health care and social services
Total: 960
Here:

11.2%
Province:

9.4%
Male: 180
This city:

4.1%
Province:

3.1%
Female: 785
Here:

18.8%
Province:

16.4%
Manufacturing
Total: 1,675
Here:

19.5%
Ontario:

13.9%
Male: 1,110
Here:

25.3%
Ontario:

18.6%
Female: 560
This city:

13.4%
Ontario:

8.8%
Retail trade
Total: 995
This city:

11.6%
Province:

11.1%
Male: 380
This city:

8.7%
Ontario:

9.5%
Female: 610
This city:

14.6%
Ontario:

12.9%
Finance and real estate
Total: 345
Here:

4.0%
Province:

6.8%
Male: 155
This city:

3.5%
Ontario:

5.7%
Female: 190
Here:

4.5%
Province:

8.1%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 320
This city:

3.7%
Ontario:

2.9%
Male: 250
This city:

5.7%
Ontario:

4.1%
Female: 65
This city:

1.6%
Province:

1.7%
Construction
Total: 520
This city:

6.1%
Province:

5.9%
Male: 485
This city:

11.1%
Province:

10.0%
Female: 35
Here:

0.8%
Ontario:

1.5%
Wholesale trade
Total: 230
Here:

2.7%
Ontario:

4.7%
Male: 190
Here:

4.3%
Ontario:

5.9%
Female: 40
This city:

1.0%
Ontario:

3.5%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 4,270
This city:

52.6%
Ontario:

49.6%
Male: 1,765
Here:

42.5%
Province:

44.0%
Female: 2,505
This city:

63.2%
Province:

55.7%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 1,400
This city:

17.3%
Ontario:

19.7%
Male: 875
Here:

21.1%
Province:

21.6%
Female: 525
This city:

13.2%
Ontario:

17.5%
Worked at home
Total: 495
This city:

6.1%
Ontario:

7.1%
Male: 245
This city:

5.9%
Province:

6.8%
Female: 250
This city:

6.3%
Province:

7.4%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 705
Here:

8.7%
Ontario:

9.7%
Male: 560
Here:

13.5%
Ontario:

13.8%
Female: 145
Here:

3.7%
Ontario:

5.1%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 20
This city:

0.2%
Ontario:

0.6%
Male: 10
This city:

0.2%
Province:

0.7%
Female: 10
This city:

0.3%
Ontario:

0.4%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 1,210
This city:

14.9%
Ontario:

12.9%
Male: 680
This city:

16.4%
Province:

12.5%
Female: 525
Here:

13.2%
Ontario:

13.3%
Worked in different province
Total: 10
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.5%
Male: 10
This city:

0.2%
Province:

0.5%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 5,675
Here:

74.7%
Ontario:

71.0%
Male: 2,970
This city:

76.3%
Ontario:

76.2%
Female: 2,700
Here:

73.0%
Province:

65.2%
All other modes
Total: 45
Here:

0.6%
Ontario:

1.0%
Male: 15
Here:

0.4%
Province:

1.0%
Female: 30
This city:

0.8%
Ontario:

1.1%
Public transit
Total: 165
This city:

2.2%
Province:

12.9%
Male: 70
This city:

1.8%
Province:

10.0%
Female: 90
Here:

2.4%
Ontario:

16.1%
Car as passenger
Total: 805
This city:

10.6%
Ontario:

8.3%
Male: 435
This city:

11.2%
Province:

6.4%
Female: 370
Here:

10.0%
Province:

10.3%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 910
Here:

12.0%
Ontario:

6.8%
Male: 400
This city:

10.3%
Province:

6.4%
Female: 515
Here:

13.9%
Province:

7.3%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 13,430
Here:

90.8%
Ontario:

91.6%
Male: 6,095
Here:

88.9%
Province:

89.8%
Female: 7,335
This city:

92.4%
Ontario:

93.2%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 13,300
This city:

90.0%
Province:

90.3%
Male: 6,010
Here:

87.7%
Ontario:

88.2%
Female: 7,285
Here:

91.8%
Province:

92.3%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 4,740
This city:

32.1%
Province:

38.1%
Male: 2,025
Here:

29.5%
Province:

34.8%
Female: 2,715
Here:

34.2%
Ontario:

41.1%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 3,035
This city:

20.5%
Ontario:

18.7%
Male: 1,260
This city:

18.4%
Ontario:

16.3%
Female: 1,775
Here:

22.4%
Province:

21.0%

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