Kitchener, Ontario, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 243,340
This city:

67.5%
Province:

62.8%
Male: 128,495
This city:

72.9%
Province:

68.1%
Female: 114,845
Here:

62.4%
Province:

57.8%
Unemployed
Total: 14,355
This city:

4.0%
Province:

4.3%
Male: 6,995
Here:

4.0%
Province:

4.4%
Female: 7,360
This city:

4.0%
Province:

4.3%
Not in the labour force
Total: 102,645
This city:

28.5%
Province:

32.9%
Male: 40,845
This city:

23.2%
Ontario:

27.5%
Female: 61,800
Here:

33.6%
Ontario:

37.9%
Participation rate
All persons
This city:

71.5%
Ontario:

67.1%
Male
This city:

76.8%
Province:

72.5%
Female
This city:

66.4%
Province:

62.1%
Unemployment rate
All persons
This city:

5.6%
Province:

6.4%
Male
This city:

5.2%
Province:

6.0%
Female
Here:

6.0%
Ontario:

6.8%

Labour force activity in Kitchener

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 56,000
Here:

22.0%
Ontario:

23.5%
Male: 23,005
This city:

17.2%
Province:

19.4%
Female: 32,995
This city:

27.4%
Ontario:

28.0%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 5,845
This city:

2.3%
Province:

3.1%
Male: 2,355
This city:

1.8%
Province:

2.7%
Female: 3,495
This city:

2.9%
Ontario:

3.6%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 45,380
This city:

17.8%
Province:

18.6%
Male: 12,445
Here:

9.3%
Ontario:

10.6%
Female: 32,935
Here:

27.3%
Province:

27.3%
Management occupations
Total: 23,950
Here:

9.4%
Province:

10.3%
Male: 15,135
This city:

11.3%
Province:

12.4%
Female: 8,815
This city:

7.3%
Province:

8.0%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 29,620
This city:

11.6%
Province:

7.2%
Male: 18,455
Here:

13.8%
Province:

8.8%
Female: 11,160
Here:

9.3%
Ontario:

5.4%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 39,010
Here:

15.3%
Ontario:

14.1%
Male: 36,115
Here:

27.0%
Province:

25.0%
Female: 2,890
Here:

2.4%
Ontario:

2.1%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 19,015
Here:

7.5%
Province:

7.0%
Male: 14,670
Here:

10.9%
Province:

10.3%
Female: 4,345
This city:

3.6%
Ontario:

3.3%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 20,290
This city:

8.0%
Ontario:

8.4%
Male: 7,000
Here:

5.2%
Province:

5.2%
Female: 13,285
This city:

11.0%
Ontario:

12.0%
Health occupations
Total: 11,575
This city:

4.5%
Province:

5.3%
Male: 1,930
Here:

1.4%
Province:

2.0%
Female: 9,645
This city:

8.0%
Ontario:

8.9%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 3,830
Here:

1.5%
Ontario:

2.6%
Male: 2,875
Here:

2.1%
Province:

3.7%
Female: 950
Here:

0.8%
Ontario:

1.3%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 42,175
This city:

16.6%
Province:

19.7%
Male: 24,725
Here:

18.5%
Ontario:

22.3%
Female: 17,445
This city:

14.5%
Province:

16.8%
Educational services
Total: 19,485
Here:

7.7%
Ontario:

6.7%
Male: 7,190
Here:

5.4%
Ontario:

4.2%
Female: 12,295
Here:

10.2%
Province:

9.5%
Other services
Total: 35,805
This city:

14.1%
Province:

18.7%
Male: 15,570
This city:

11.6%
Province:

16.6%
Female: 20,230
Here:

16.8%
Province:

20.9%
Health care and social services
Total: 20,725
This city:

8.1%
Ontario:

9.4%
Male: 3,010
This city:

2.2%
Ontario:

3.1%
Female: 17,710
Here:

14.7%
Ontario:

16.4%
Manufacturing
Total: 57,725
This city:

22.7%
Province:

13.9%
Male: 39,680
This city:

29.6%
Ontario:

18.6%
Female: 18,050
This city:

15.0%
Ontario:

8.8%
Retail trade
Total: 27,960
Here:

11.0%
Province:

11.1%
Male: 12,355
This city:

9.2%
Ontario:

9.5%
Female: 15,605
Here:

12.9%
Ontario:

12.9%
Finance and real estate
Total: 18,240
This city:

7.2%
Ontario:

6.8%
Male: 6,655
This city:

5.0%
Province:

5.7%
Female: 11,585
This city:

9.6%
Ontario:

8.1%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 3,845
This city:

1.5%
Ontario:

2.9%
Male: 2,580
This city:

1.9%
Ontario:

4.1%
Female: 1,265
This city:

1.0%
Province:

1.7%
Construction
Total: 15,525
Here:

6.1%
Ontario:

5.9%
Male: 13,505
This city:

10.1%
Province:

10.0%
Female: 2,020
Here:

1.7%
Province:

1.5%
Wholesale trade
Total: 13,030
Here:

5.1%
Ontario:

4.7%
Male: 8,720
This city:

6.5%
Province:

5.9%
Female: 4,310
This city:

3.6%
Province:

3.5%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 111,135
Here:

45.7%
Province:

49.6%
Male: 52,450
This city:

40.8%
Province:

44.0%
Female: 58,685
This city:

51.1%
Province:

55.7%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 28,715
Here:

11.8%
Province:

19.7%
Male: 18,790
This city:

14.6%
Ontario:

21.6%
Female: 9,925
Here:

8.6%
Ontario:

17.5%
Worked at home
Total: 13,790
This city:

5.7%
Ontario:

7.1%
Male: 6,535
This city:

5.1%
Ontario:

6.8%
Female: 7,255
Here:

6.3%
Province:

7.4%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 19,490
This city:

8.0%
Ontario:

9.7%
Male: 14,580
This city:

11.3%
Province:

13.8%
Female: 4,910
This city:

4.3%
Ontario:

5.1%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 845
Here:

0.3%
Province:

0.6%
Male: 615
This city:

0.5%
Ontario:

0.7%
Female: 235
This city:

0.2%
Ontario:

0.4%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 69,060
Here:

28.4%
Province:

12.9%
Male: 35,345
This city:

27.5%
Province:

12.5%
Female: 33,715
This city:

29.4%
Province:

13.3%
Worked in different province
Total: 295
This city:

0.1%
Province:

0.5%
Male: 175
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.5%
Female: 120
Here:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.5%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 179,110
Here:

78.3%
Province:

71.0%
Male: 99,100
Here:

81.7%
Ontario:

76.2%
Female: 80,010
Here:

74.5%
Province:

65.2%
All other modes
Total: 1,760
This city:

0.8%
Ontario:

1.0%
Male: 830
Here:

0.7%
Ontario:

1.0%
Female: 930
This city:

0.9%
Ontario:

1.1%
Public transit
Total: 10,940
Here:

4.8%
Province:

12.9%
Male: 4,270
This city:

3.5%
Province:

10.0%
Female: 6,665
This city:

6.2%
Ontario:

16.1%
Car as passenger
Total: 21,535
Here:

9.4%
Ontario:

8.3%
Male: 9,095
This city:

7.5%
Province:

6.4%
Female: 12,440
Here:

11.6%
Ontario:

10.3%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 15,355
This city:

6.7%
Province:

6.8%
Male: 8,045
Here:

6.6%
Ontario:

6.4%
Female: 7,305
This city:

6.8%
Province:

7.3%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 332,725
Here:

92.3%
Province:

91.6%
Male: 159,980
This city:

90.7%
Province:

89.8%
Female: 172,750
Here:

93.9%
Ontario:

93.2%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 328,935
Here:

91.3%
Ontario:

90.3%
Male: 157,540
This city:

89.3%
Ontario:

88.2%
Female: 171,395
Here:

93.1%
Province:

92.3%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 142,520
This city:

39.6%
Ontario:

38.1%
Male: 63,900
This city:

36.2%
Ontario:

34.8%
Female: 78,620
Here:

42.7%
Ontario:

41.1%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 60,885
Here:

16.9%
Ontario:

18.7%
Male: 25,220
Here:

14.3%
Ontario:

16.3%
Female: 35,660
This city:

19.4%
Ontario:

21.0%

Discuss Kitchener, Ontario, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry on our hugely popular Canada forum.



  1. All Cities
  2. Canada
  3. Ontario
  4. Kitchener
  5. Labour, occupation and industry


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.
City-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site. Use at your own risk.
Website © 2003-2024 Advameg, Inc.