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Occupation, industry, labour force activity

Labour force activity

In the labour force
Niagara Falls:44,405 65.89%
Citys' average:54,584 67.74%
Niagara:6,587,580 67.09%
MaleFemale
Niagara Falls:22,615 70.37%
Niagara:3,437,670 72.45%
Here:21,790 61.82%
Niagara:3,149,905 62.07%
 
Employed
Here:41,650 93.80%
Citys' average:51,203 93.81%
Niagara:6,164,245 93.57%
MaleFemale
Niagara Falls:21,245 93.94%
Niagara:3,230,050 93.96%
Here:20,405 93.64%
Niagara:2,934,195 93.15%
 
Unemployed
Niagara Falls:2,760 6.22%
Citys' average:3,380 6.19%
Province:423,335 6.43%
MaleFemale
Niagara Falls:1,375 6.08%
Niagara:207,620 6.04%
Niagara Falls:1,385 6.36%
Niagara:215,710 6.85%
 
Not in the labour force
Niagara Falls:22,980 34.10%
Citys' average:25,997 32.26%
Niagara:3,231,840 32.91%
MaleFemale
Niagara Falls:9,520 29.63%
Niagara:1,307,035 27.55%
Niagara Falls:13,460 38.18%
Niagara:1,924,805 37.93%
 
Participation rate
Niagara Falls:65.9 %
Citys' average:66.1 %
Niagara:67.1 %
MaleFemale
Niagara Falls:70.4 %
Province:72.5 %
Niagara Falls:61.8 %
Niagara:62.1 %
 
Employment rate
Here:61.8 %
Citys' average:61.9 %
Province:62.8 %
MaleFemale
Niagara Falls:66.1 %
Niagara:68.1 %
Niagara Falls:57.9 %
Niagara:57.8 %
 
Unemployment rate
Niagara Falls:6.2 %
Citys' average:6.4 %
Province:6.4 %
MaleFemale
Here:6.1 %
Province:6.0 %
Niagara Falls:6.4 %
Niagara:6.8 %
 

Occupation

Occupation

Management occupations
Niagara Falls:3,760 8.60%
Citys' average:5,197 9.98%
Niagara:666,485 10.30%
MaleFemale
Here:2,135 9.56%
Niagara:418,355 12.36%
Niagara Falls:1,625 7.60%
Niagara:248,125 8.04%
 
Business; finance and administration occupations
Niagara Falls:6,065 13.87%
Citys' average:9,886 18.99%
Niagara:1,204,490 18.61%
MaleFemale
Niagara Falls:1,645 7.36%
Niagara:360,225 10.64%
Niagara Falls:4,425 20.69%
Niagara:844,260 27.34%
 
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Niagara Falls:1,485 3.40%
Citys' average:3,886 7.47%
Niagara:451,930 6.98%
MaleFemale
Niagara Falls:1,330 5.95%
Province:349,305 10.32%
Niagara Falls:160 0.75%
Niagara:102,630 3.32%
 
Health occupations
Niagara Falls:2,135 4.88%
Citys' average:2,889 5.55%
Niagara:340,690 5.26%
MaleFemale
Here:305 1.37%
Niagara:66,950 1.98%
Niagara Falls:1,830 8.56%
Province:273,740 8.87%
 
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Niagara Falls:2,535 5.80%
Citys' average:4,479 8.60%
Niagara:546,385 8.44%
MaleFemale
Niagara Falls:705 3.16%
Niagara:174,765 5.16%
Niagara Falls:1,830 8.56%
Niagara:371,620 12.03%
 
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Niagara Falls:955 2.18%
Citys' average:1,713 3.29%
Niagara:200,980 3.10%
MaleFemale
Niagara Falls:410 1.84%
Niagara:90,590 2.68%
Niagara Falls:540 2.52%
Niagara:110,390 3.57%
 
Sales and service occupations
Niagara Falls:17,335 39.64%
Citys' average:12,755 24.50%
Province:1,522,820 23.52%
MaleFemale
Here:7,395 33.10%
Niagara:657,605 19.42%
Niagara Falls:9,940 46.47%
Province:865,215 28.02%
 
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Niagara Falls:6,385 14.60%
Citys' average:7,250 13.93%
Niagara:911,250 14.08%
MaleFemale
Niagara Falls:6,025 26.97%
Province:845,595 24.97%
Here:365 1.71%
Niagara:65,655 2.13%
 
Occupations unique to primary industry
Niagara Falls:765 1.75%
Citys' average:1,010 1.94%
Niagara:165,085 2.55%
MaleFemale
Niagara Falls:610 2.73%
Niagara:125,660 3.71%
Niagara Falls:155 0.72%
Niagara:39,430 1.28%
 
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Niagara Falls:2,290 5.24%
Citys' average:2,991 5.75%
Niagara:463,610 7.16%
MaleFemale
Niagara Falls:1,775 7.95%
Niagara:296,825 8.77%
Niagara Falls:510 2.38%
Niagara:166,785 5.40%
 

Industry

Industry

Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Niagara Falls:855 1.96%
Citys' average:1,592 3.06%
Niagara:190,000 2.93%
MaleFemale
Niagara Falls:595 2.66%
Niagara:137,345 4.06%
Here:265 1.24%
Niagara:52,660 1.71%
 
Construction
Niagara Falls:2,360 5.40%
Citys' average:3,209 6.16%
Niagara:384,775 5.94%
MaleFemale
Niagara Falls:2,155 9.65%
Niagara:338,850 10.01%
Here:205 0.96%
Niagara:45,930 1.49%
 
Manufacturing
Niagara Falls:4,570 10.45%
Citys' average:5,829 11.20%
Niagara:899,670 13.90%
MaleFemale
Niagara Falls:3,610 16.16%
Niagara:628,460 18.56%
Niagara Falls:960 4.49%
Niagara:271,210 8.78%
 
Wholesale trade
Here:1,230 2.81%
Citys' average:2,399 4.61%
Province:307,465 4.75%
MaleFemale
Niagara Falls:855 3.83%
Niagara:199,755 5.90%
Niagara Falls:370 1.73%
Niagara:107,710 3.49%
 
Retail trade
Here:4,515 10.32%
Citys' average:5,929 11.39%
Niagara:720,235 11.13%
MaleFemale
Niagara Falls:1,805 8.08%
Niagara:322,715 9.53%
Niagara Falls:2,715 12.69%
Province:397,515 12.87%
 
Finance and real estate
Niagara Falls:1,565 3.58%
Citys' average:3,487 6.70%
Niagara:442,610 6.84%
MaleFemale
Niagara Falls:620 2.78%
Niagara:193,375 5.71%
Niagara Falls:950 4.44%
Niagara:249,230 8.07%
 
Health care and social services
Niagara Falls:3,825 8.75%
Citys' average:5,127 9.85%
Niagara:611,740 9.45%
MaleFemale
Niagara Falls:465 2.08%
Niagara:104,935 3.10%
Niagara Falls:3,360 15.71%
Niagara:506,805 16.41%
 
Educational services
Here:2,165 4.95%
Citys' average:3,581 6.88%
Niagara:433,485 6.70%
MaleFemale
Niagara Falls:665 2.98%
Province:141,630 4.18%
Niagara Falls:1,505 7.04%
Niagara:291,855 9.45%
 
Business services
Here:5,855 13.39%
Citys' average:10,715 20.58%
Province:1,274,345 19.68%
MaleFemale
Niagara Falls:3,640 16.29%
Niagara:755,215 22.30%
Niagara Falls:2,215 10.36%
Niagara:519,130 16.81%
 
Other services
Niagara Falls:16,785 38.38%
Citys' average:10,189 19.57%
Niagara:1,209,390 18.68%
MaleFemale
Here:7,930 35.50%
Niagara:563,600 16.65%
Niagara Falls:8,855 41.40%
Niagara:645,790 20.91%
 

Unpaid work

Population 15 years and over reporting hours of unpaid work: 61,430
Population 15 years and over reporting hours of unpaid housework: 60,660
Population 15 years and over reporting hours looking after children without pay: 25,065
Population 15 years and over reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors: 13,425

Place of work

Worked at home
Here:1,565 3.76%
Citys' average:3,066 6.18%
Niagara:436,380 7.08%
MaleFemale
Here:760 3.58%
Niagara:220,340 6.82%
Niagara Falls:805 3.95%
Niagara:216,040 7.36%
 
Worked outside Canada
Niagara Falls:585 1.40%
Citys' average:286 0.58%
Niagara:36,905 0.60%
MaleFemale
Niagara Falls:375 1.77%
Niagara:24,210 0.75%
Niagara Falls:210 1.03%
Niagara:12,695 0.43%
 
No fixed workplace address
Here:3,250 7.80%
Citys' average:5,226 10.53%
Niagara:596,305 9.67%
MaleFemale
Niagara Falls:2,520 11.86%
Niagara:445,625 13.80%
Niagara Falls:735 3.60%
Niagara:150,680 5.14%
 
Worked at usual place
Niagara Falls:36,245 87.02%
Citys' average:41,051 82.71%
Niagara:5,094,650 82.65%
MaleFemale
Here:17,595 82.84%
Niagara:2,539,870 78.63%
Niagara Falls:18,650 91.42%
Niagara:2,554,780 87.07%
 
Worked in census subdivision of residence
Niagara Falls:24,165 66.67%
Citys' average:29,777 72.54%
Niagara:3,056,365 59.99%
MaleFemale
Niagara Falls:10,680 60.70%
Niagara:1,421,005 55.95%
Niagara Falls:13,480 72.28%
Niagara:1,635,365 64.01%
 
Worked in a different census subdivision within the census division of residence
Here:10,275 28.35%
Citys' average:5,717 13.93%
Niagara:795,195 15.61%
MaleFemale
Niagara Falls:5,550 31.54%
Niagara:404,425 15.92%
Niagara Falls:4,730 25.36%
Province:390,765 15.30%
 
Worked in a different census division
Niagara Falls:1,740 4.80%
Citys' average:5,255 12.80%
Niagara:1,211,410 23.78%
MaleFemale
Niagara Falls:1,330 7.56%
Province:696,880 27.44%
Niagara Falls:405 2.17%
Niagara:514,525 20.14%
 
Worked in a different province
Niagara Falls:70 0.19%
Citys' average:299 0.73%
Niagara:31,680 0.62%
MaleFemale
Niagara Falls:35 0.20%
Niagara:17,555 0.69%
Niagara Falls:35 0.19%
Niagara:14,120 0.55%
 

Mode of transportation to work

Mode of transportation

Car (as driver)
Niagara Falls:30,680 77.67%
Citys' average:31,730 68.56%
Niagara:4,038,035 70.96%
MaleFemale
Niagara Falls:15,975 79.46%
Province:2,274,810 76.20%
Here:14,700 75.81%
Province:1,763,230 65.17%
 
Car (as passenger)
Niagara Falls:4,260 10.78%
Citys' average:3,804 8.22%
Province:470,410 8.27%
MaleFemale
Niagara Falls:1,890 9.40%
Niagara:191,695 6.42%
Niagara Falls:2,370 12.22%
Niagara:278,715 10.30%
 
Public transit
Niagara Falls:1,105 2.80%
Citys' average:6,595 14.25%
Niagara:736,060 12.93%
MaleFemale
Here:395 1.96%
Niagara:299,920 10.05%
Niagara Falls:710 3.66%
Niagara:436,140 16.12%
 
Walked or bicycled
Niagara Falls:2,850 7.22%
Citys' average:3,621 7.82%
Niagara:389,105 6.84%
MaleFemale
Niagara Falls:1,540 7.66%
Niagara:190,340 6.38%
Niagara Falls:1,310 6.76%
Niagara:198,765 7.35%
 
All other modes
Niagara Falls:595 1.51%
Citys' average:525 1.13%
Niagara:57,350 1.01%
MaleFemale
Niagara Falls:305 1.52%
Niagara:28,740 0.96%
Here:295 1.52%
Niagara:28,610 1.06%
 

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Source: Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 92-591-XWE. Ottawa. Released March 13 2007. This data is an unofficial version of the materials, made without affiliation or endorsement of Statistics Canada.
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