Shawinigan - Ville, Quebec, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 6,300
This city:

42.2%
Province:

60.4%
Male: 3,265
Here:

47.3%
Province:

65.4%
Female: 3,035
This city:

37.8%
Quebec:

55.7%
Unemployed
Total: 755
Here:

5.1%
Quebec:

4.5%
Male: 415
This city:

6.0%
Province:

5.2%
Female: 340
Here:

4.2%
Quebec:

3.9%
Not in the labour force
Total: 7,885
Here:

52.8%
Quebec:

35.1%
Male: 3,225
Here:

46.7%
Province:

29.4%
Female: 4,660
Here:

58.0%
Quebec:

40.5%
Participation rate
All persons
Here:

47.2%
Quebec:

64.9%
Male
This city:

53.3%
Quebec:

70.6%
Female
This city:

42.0%
Province:

59.5%
Unemployment rate
All persons
This city:

10.7%
Quebec:

7.0%
Male
Here:

11.3%
Province:

7.4%
Female
Here:

10.1%
Province:

6.5%

Labour force activity in this city

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 1,840
This city:

27.2%
Quebec:

23.9%
Male: 775
This city:

21.9%
Quebec:

20.4%
Female: 1,065
Here:

33.1%
Province:

27.9%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 65
This city:

1.0%
Province:

3.2%
Male: 25
This city:

0.7%
Province:

2.8%
Female: 40
This city:

1.2%
Quebec:

3.7%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 1,125
Here:

16.7%
Quebec:

18.2%
Male: 245
This city:

6.9%
Quebec:

10.2%
Female: 885
This city:

27.5%
Province:

27.3%
Management occupations
Total: 435
This city:

6.4%
Quebec:

9.0%
Male: 275
Here:

7.8%
Province:

11.0%
Female: 160
Here:

5.0%
Province:

6.7%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 730
Here:

10.8%
Quebec:

6.7%
Male: 570
This city:

16.1%
Quebec:

8.5%
Female: 165
Here:

5.1%
Province:

4.6%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 1,130
This city:

16.7%
Province:

14.8%
Male: 1,075
This city:

30.4%
Province:

26.0%
Female: 55
This city:

1.7%
Quebec:

2.2%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 295
Here:

4.4%
Quebec:

6.5%
Male: 265
Here:

7.5%
Quebec:

9.6%
Female: 25
This city:

0.8%
Quebec:

3.1%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 530
This city:

7.8%
Quebec:

9.1%
Male: 170
This city:

4.8%
Province:

5.2%
Female: 355
Here:

11.0%
Quebec:

13.5%
Health occupations
Total: 560
This city:

8.3%
Quebec:

6.0%
Male: 100
This city:

2.8%
Province:

2.4%
Female: 465
This city:

14.4%
Quebec:

10.1%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 50
Here:

0.7%
Province:

2.6%
Male: 40
Here:

1.1%
Province:

3.9%
Female: 10
Here:

0.3%
Quebec:

1.1%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 620
Here:

9.2%
Quebec:

17.1%
Male: 370
Here:

10.5%
Province:

20.2%
Female: 250
Here:

7.8%
Province:

13.7%
Educational services
Total: 460
Here:

6.8%
Quebec:

6.9%
Male: 175
This city:

5.0%
Quebec:

4.4%
Female: 285
Here:

8.9%
Quebec:

9.7%
Other services
Total: 1,570
Here:

23.2%
Quebec:

19.4%
Male: 660
This city:

18.7%
Quebec:

17.5%
Female: 910
This city:

28.3%
Province:

21.5%
Health care and social services
Total: 980
This city:

14.5%
Quebec:

11.2%
Male: 230
This city:

6.5%
Province:

4.4%
Female: 750
Here:

23.3%
Quebec:

19.0%
Manufacturing
Total: 1,270
Here:

18.8%
Quebec:

14.6%
Male: 1,050
This city:

29.7%
Quebec:

19.4%
Female: 220
This city:

6.8%
Quebec:

9.2%
Retail trade
Total: 960
This city:

14.2%
Province:

12.0%
Male: 470
Here:

13.3%
Province:

10.5%
Female: 490
This city:

15.2%
Quebec:

13.7%
Finance and real estate
Total: 215
Here:

3.2%
Quebec:

5.4%
Male: 40
This city:

1.1%
Province:

4.1%
Female: 180
Here:

5.6%
Province:

6.8%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 140
This city:

2.1%
Quebec:

3.7%
Male: 100
Here:

2.8%
Quebec:

5.2%
Female: 35
This city:

1.1%
Quebec:

2.0%
Construction
Total: 335
This city:

5.0%
Quebec:

5.2%
Male: 310
Here:

8.8%
Province:

8.8%
Female: 30
This city:

0.9%
Quebec:

1.3%
Wholesale trade
Total: 190
This city:

2.8%
Province:

4.4%
Male: 125
Here:

3.5%
Quebec:

5.5%
Female: 70
This city:

2.2%
Province:

3.1%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 4,455
This city:

70.7%
Province:

46.0%
Male: 2,135
Here:

65.4%
Quebec:

41.7%
Female: 2,320
Here:

76.6%
Quebec:

50.7%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 1,220
This city:

19.4%
Province:

24.6%
Male: 775
Here:

23.7%
Province:

25.8%
Female: 450
This city:

14.9%
Quebec:

23.3%
Worked at home
Total: 265
Here:

4.2%
Province:

6.7%
Male: 105
Here:

3.2%
Province:

6.5%
Female: 165
Here:

5.4%
Quebec:

6.9%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 345
Here:

5.5%
Quebec:

8.0%
Male: 250
Here:

7.7%
Quebec:

11.7%
Female: 95
This city:

3.1%
Quebec:

3.9%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 4,820
Here:

80.1%
Province:

72.7%
Male: 2,575
This city:

81.6%
Province:

77.4%
Female: 2,245
Here:

78.4%
Quebec:

67.4%
All other modes
Total: 25
Here:

0.4%
Quebec:

0.9%
Male: 25
Here:

0.8%
Quebec:

1.0%
Public transit
Total: 160
This city:

2.7%
Quebec:

12.8%
Male: 40
Here:

1.3%
Quebec:

10.0%
Female: 125
Here:

4.4%
Quebec:

15.9%
Car as passenger
Total: 290
Here:

4.8%
Quebec:

5.5%
Male: 140
This city:

4.4%
Province:

4.1%
Female: 150
This city:

5.2%
Province:

7.2%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 725
This city:

12.0%
Province:

8.0%
Male: 385
Here:

12.2%
Quebec:

7.4%
Female: 345
This city:

12.0%
Quebec:

8.7%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 13,385
This city:

89.6%
Province:

91.3%
Male: 5,990
Here:

86.7%
Quebec:

88.9%
Female: 7,395
Here:

92.1%
Quebec:

93.5%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 13,230
Here:

88.5%
Quebec:

89.9%
Male: 5,885
This city:

85.2%
Province:

87.0%
Female: 7,345
This city:

91.5%
Quebec:

92.6%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 4,295
Here:

28.7%
Province:

37.7%
Male: 1,745
Here:

25.3%
Province:

34.6%
Female: 2,550
Here:

31.8%
Province:

40.7%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 3,295
Here:

22.0%
Province:

18.6%
Male: 1,345
This city:

19.5%
Quebec:

15.8%
Female: 1,955
Here:

24.3%
Province:

21.3%

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