Ottawa - Gatineau, Ontario, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 601,535
This city:

65.8%
Ontario:

62.8%
Male: 308,390
This city:

70.0%
Province:

68.1%
Female: 293,150
Here:

61.9%
Province:

57.8%
Unemployed
Total: 36,535
Here:

4.0%
Ontario:

4.3%
Male: 18,870
This city:

4.3%
Ontario:

4.4%
Female: 17,660
Here:

3.7%
Province:

4.3%
Not in the labour force
Total: 276,535
Here:

30.2%
Province:

32.9%
Male: 113,390
This city:

25.7%
Ontario:

27.5%
Female: 163,145
Here:

34.4%
Ontario:

37.9%
Participation rate
All persons
Here:

69.8%
Province:

67.1%
Male
Here:

74.3%
Ontario:

72.5%
Female
Here:

65.6%
Province:

62.1%
Unemployment rate
All persons
Here:

5.7%
Ontario:

6.4%
Male
Here:

5.8%
Province:

6.0%
Female
This city:

5.7%
Ontario:

6.8%

Labour force activity in this city

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 140,400
Here:

22.4%
Province:

23.5%
Male: 69,520
This city:

21.6%
Ontario:

19.4%
Female: 70,885
Here:

23.2%
Province:

28.0%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 26,900
Here:

4.3%
Province:

3.1%
Male: 10,765
Here:

3.3%
Province:

2.7%
Female: 16,135
Here:

5.3%
Ontario:

3.6%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 133,405
This city:

21.3%
Province:

18.6%
Male: 42,375
Here:

13.2%
Ontario:

10.6%
Female: 91,030
This city:

29.8%
Ontario:

27.3%
Management occupations
Total: 69,885
This city:

11.1%
Province:

10.3%
Male: 43,315
Here:

13.5%
Province:

12.4%
Female: 26,570
This city:

8.7%
Ontario:

8.0%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 9,625
Here:

1.5%
Province:

7.2%
Male: 6,770
This city:

2.1%
Ontario:

8.8%
Female: 2,860
Here:

0.9%
Ontario:

5.4%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 57,750
Here:

9.2%
Province:

14.1%
Male: 54,145
This city:

16.8%
Province:

25.0%
Female: 3,605
This city:

1.2%
Province:

2.1%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 73,290
Here:

11.7%
Ontario:

7.0%
Male: 55,505
Here:

17.2%
Ontario:

10.3%
Female: 17,785
Here:

5.8%
Province:

3.3%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 74,930
This city:

12.0%
Ontario:

8.4%
Male: 25,895
This city:

8.0%
Province:

5.2%
Female: 49,035
Here:

16.1%
Province:

12.0%
Health occupations
Total: 33,215
This city:

5.3%
Province:

5.3%
Male: 7,395
Here:

2.3%
Province:

2.0%
Female: 25,815
This city:

8.5%
Province:

8.9%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 7,605
This city:

1.2%
Ontario:

2.6%
Male: 6,200
Here:

1.9%
Province:

3.7%
Female: 1,400
This city:

0.5%
Ontario:

1.3%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 129,500
This city:

20.7%
Ontario:

19.7%
Male: 81,845
This city:

25.4%
Ontario:

22.3%
Female: 47,655
This city:

15.6%
Province:

16.8%
Educational services
Total: 43,970
This city:

7.0%
Province:

6.7%
Male: 14,965
Here:

4.6%
Ontario:

4.2%
Female: 29,000
Here:

9.5%
Ontario:

9.5%
Other services
Total: 214,985
Here:

34.3%
Province:

18.7%
Male: 102,150
Here:

31.7%
Ontario:

16.6%
Female: 112,835
This city:

37.0%
Province:

20.9%
Health care and social services
Total: 61,905
This city:

9.9%
Province:

9.4%
Male: 12,445
This city:

3.9%
Province:

3.1%
Female: 49,460
This city:

16.2%
Ontario:

16.4%
Manufacturing
Total: 28,765
Here:

4.6%
Ontario:

13.9%
Male: 21,045
This city:

6.5%
Ontario:

18.6%
Female: 7,720
This city:

2.5%
Ontario:

8.8%
Retail trade
Total: 65,025
Here:

10.4%
Province:

11.1%
Male: 31,845
This city:

9.9%
Province:

9.5%
Female: 33,180
This city:

10.9%
Province:

12.9%
Finance and real estate
Total: 29,750
Here:

4.7%
Province:

6.8%
Male: 13,960
This city:

4.3%
Ontario:

5.7%
Female: 15,785
This city:

5.2%
Province:

8.1%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 6,745
Here:

1.1%
Province:

2.9%
Male: 4,905
This city:

1.5%
Province:

4.1%
Female: 1,840
This city:

0.6%
Province:

1.7%
Construction
Total: 30,895
Here:

4.9%
Province:

5.9%
Male: 27,325
This city:

8.5%
Province:

10.0%
Female: 3,565
Here:

1.2%
Ontario:

1.5%
Wholesale trade
Total: 15,470
Here:

2.5%
Ontario:

4.7%
Male: 11,395
Here:

3.5%
Province:

5.9%
Female: 4,075
Here:

1.3%
Province:

3.5%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 409,165
This city:

68.0%
Province:

49.6%
Male: 199,420
This city:

64.7%
Province:

44.0%
Female: 209,745
This city:

71.5%
Ontario:

55.7%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 28,775
This city:

4.8%
Ontario:

19.7%
Male: 14,775
Here:

4.8%
Ontario:

21.6%
Female: 14,000
Here:

4.8%
Ontario:

17.5%
Worked at home
Total: 39,335
This city:

6.5%
Ontario:

7.1%
Male: 18,980
This city:

6.2%
Province:

6.8%
Female: 20,355
Here:

6.9%
Province:

7.4%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 47,685
Here:

7.9%
Ontario:

9.7%
Male: 35,685
Here:

11.6%
Province:

13.8%
Female: 12,000
This city:

4.1%
Ontario:

5.1%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 2,610
Here:

0.4%
Province:

0.6%
Male: 1,725
Here:

0.6%
Province:

0.7%
Female: 880
Here:

0.3%
Province:

0.4%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 1,165
This city:

0.2%
Ontario:

12.9%
Male: 505
Here:

0.2%
Province:

12.5%
Female: 660
This city:

0.2%
Province:

13.3%
Worked in different province
Total: 72,805
Here:

12.1%
Ontario:

0.5%
Male: 37,290
This city:

12.1%
Ontario:

0.5%
Female: 35,510
Here:

12.1%
Province:

0.5%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 350,960
This city:

62.7%
Ontario:

71.0%
Male: 197,400
This city:

68.6%
Province:

76.2%
Female: 153,555
Here:

56.5%
Ontario:

65.2%
All other modes
Total: 4,950
Here:

0.9%
Province:

1.0%
Male: 2,565
This city:

0.9%
Ontario:

1.0%
Female: 2,380
Here:

0.9%
Province:

1.1%
Public transit
Total: 108,835
This city:

19.4%
Ontario:

12.9%
Male: 46,720
Here:

16.2%
Province:

10.0%
Female: 62,115
Here:

22.8%
Province:

16.1%
Car as passenger
Total: 44,880
This city:

8.0%
Province:

8.3%
Male: 14,420
This city:

5.0%
Ontario:

6.4%
Female: 30,460
Here:

11.2%
Province:

10.3%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 49,975
Here:

8.9%
Ontario:

6.8%
Male: 26,575
Here:

9.2%
Ontario:

6.4%
Female: 23,395
This city:

8.6%
Ontario:

7.3%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 844,820
Here:

92.4%
Ontario:

91.6%
Male: 399,745
This city:

90.7%
Ontario:

89.8%
Female: 445,075
This city:

93.9%
Province:

93.2%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 834,900
This city:

91.3%
Province:

90.3%
Male: 393,800
This city:

89.4%
Province:

88.2%
Female: 441,100
Here:

93.1%
Ontario:

92.3%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 346,390
Here:

37.9%
Province:

38.1%
Male: 154,170
Here:

35.0%
Province:

34.8%
Female: 192,225
This city:

40.6%
Province:

41.1%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 167,070
Here:

18.3%
Province:

18.7%
Male: 69,975
Here:

15.9%
Ontario:

16.3%
Female: 97,095
This city:

20.5%
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. This data is an unofficial version of the materials, made without affiliation or endorsement of Statistics Canada.
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