Stratford, Ontario, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 16,320
This city:

65.9%
Ontario:

62.8%
Male: 8,325
This city:

71.5%
Province:

68.1%
Female: 7,990
This city:

61.0%
Province:

57.8%
Unemployed
Total: 860
This city:

3.5%
Ontario:

4.3%
Male: 380
This city:

3.3%
Province:

4.4%
Female: 480
Here:

3.7%
Ontario:

4.3%
Not in the labour force
Total: 7,570
Here:

30.6%
Province:

32.9%
Male: 2,945
This city:

25.3%
Ontario:

27.5%
Female: 4,625
Here:

35.3%
Ontario:

37.9%
Participation rate
All persons
This city:

69.4%
Province:

67.1%
Male
Here:

74.7%
Ontario:

72.5%
Female
This city:

64.7%
Ontario:

62.1%
Unemployment rate
All persons
This city:

5.0%
Province:

6.4%
Male
Here:

4.4%
Ontario:

6.0%
Female
This city:

5.7%
Province:

6.8%

Labour force activity in this city

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 4,345
Here:

25.5%
Province:

23.5%
Male: 1,690
This city:

19.6%
Province:

19.4%
Female: 2,660
Here:

31.7%
Ontario:

28.0%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 670
This city:

3.9%
Province:

3.1%
Male: 340
This city:

3.9%
Ontario:

2.7%
Female: 330
This city:

3.9%
Ontario:

3.6%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 2,585
Here:

15.2%
Ontario:

18.6%
Male: 755
Here:

8.7%
Province:

10.6%
Female: 1,830
This city:

21.8%
Province:

27.3%
Management occupations
Total: 1,500
This city:

8.8%
Ontario:

10.3%
Male: 900
This city:

10.4%
Province:

12.4%
Female: 600
This city:

7.2%
Ontario:

8.0%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 2,480
Here:

14.6%
Ontario:

7.2%
Male: 1,550
This city:

18.0%
Province:

8.8%
Female: 925
This city:

11.0%
Province:

5.4%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 2,305
This city:

13.5%
Ontario:

14.1%
Male: 2,135
This city:

24.7%
Ontario:

25.0%
Female: 170
Here:

2.0%
Ontario:

2.1%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 695
This city:

4.1%
Ontario:

7.0%
Male: 570
Here:

6.6%
Ontario:

10.3%
Female: 130
This city:

1.5%
Province:

3.3%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 1,305
Here:

7.7%
Ontario:

8.4%
Male: 400
This city:

4.6%
Province:

5.2%
Female: 900
This city:

10.7%
Ontario:

12.0%
Health occupations
Total: 885
This city:

5.2%
Province:

5.3%
Male: 110
This city:

1.3%
Province:

2.0%
Female: 775
Here:

9.2%
Province:

8.9%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 255
This city:

1.5%
Province:

2.6%
Male: 185
This city:

2.1%
Ontario:

3.7%
Female: 70
Here:

0.8%
Ontario:

1.3%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 1,930
This city:

11.3%
Province:

19.7%
Male: 1,265
This city:

14.7%
Ontario:

22.3%
Female: 665
This city:

7.9%
Ontario:

16.8%
Educational services
Total: 1,095
Here:

6.4%
Province:

6.7%
Male: 350
Here:

4.1%
Province:

4.2%
Female: 740
Here:

8.8%
Ontario:

9.5%
Other services
Total: 3,505
Here:

20.6%
Ontario:

18.7%
Male: 1,520
Here:

17.6%
Province:

16.6%
Female: 1,985
This city:

23.7%
Province:

20.9%
Health care and social services
Total: 1,745
Here:

10.2%
Ontario:

9.4%
Male: 265
Here:

3.1%
Province:

3.1%
Female: 1,485
This city:

17.7%
Province:

16.4%
Manufacturing
Total: 4,065
Here:

23.9%
Ontario:

13.9%
Male: 2,735
Here:

31.7%
Ontario:

18.6%
Female: 1,330
This city:

15.9%
Ontario:

8.8%
Retail trade
Total: 2,000
Here:

11.7%
Province:

11.1%
Male: 795
Here:

9.2%
Province:

9.5%
Female: 1,205
Here:

14.4%
Province:

12.9%
Finance and real estate
Total: 905
Here:

5.3%
Province:

6.8%
Male: 265
This city:

3.1%
Province:

5.7%
Female: 640
Here:

7.6%
Province:

8.1%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 255
Here:

1.5%
Ontario:

2.9%
Male: 185
This city:

2.1%
Province:

4.1%
Female: 70
Here:

0.8%
Province:

1.7%
Construction
Total: 810
This city:

4.8%
Province:

5.9%
Male: 730
This city:

8.5%
Ontario:

10.0%
Female: 80
Here:

1.0%
Province:

1.5%
Wholesale trade
Total: 720
This city:

4.2%
Province:

4.7%
Male: 520
This city:

6.0%
Province:

5.9%
Female: 195
This city:

2.3%
Ontario:

3.5%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 11,515
This city:

70.6%
Province:

49.6%
Male: 5,415
This city:

65.0%
Ontario:

44.0%
Female: 6,100
This city:

76.3%
Province:

55.7%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 1,875
This city:

11.5%
Province:

19.7%
Male: 1,165
Here:

14.0%
Province:

21.6%
Female: 710
This city:

8.9%
Ontario:

17.5%
Worked at home
Total: 755
This city:

4.6%
Ontario:

7.1%
Male: 320
This city:

3.8%
Ontario:

6.8%
Female: 435
Here:

5.4%
Province:

7.4%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 1,155
This city:

7.1%
Province:

9.7%
Male: 805
Here:

9.7%
Province:

13.8%
Female: 350
This city:

4.4%
Province:

5.1%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 80
This city:

0.5%
Ontario:

0.6%
Male: 40
Here:

0.5%
Province:

0.7%
Female: 35
Here:

0.4%
Province:

0.4%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 905
This city:

5.5%
Ontario:

12.9%
Male: 580
This city:

7.0%
Ontario:

12.5%
Female: 320
Here:

4.0%
Ontario:

13.3%
Worked in different province
Total: 30
Here:

0.2%
Province:

0.5%
Female: 30
This city:

0.4%
Province:

0.5%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 10,895
Here:

70.4%
Province:

71.0%
Male: 5,745
This city:

72.1%
Ontario:

76.2%
Female: 5,150
This city:

68.5%
Ontario:

65.2%
All other modes
Total: 200
Here:

1.3%
Province:

1.0%
Male: 75
Here:

0.9%
Ontario:

1.0%
Female: 125
This city:

1.7%
Ontario:

1.1%
Public transit
Total: 325
Here:

2.1%
Province:

12.9%
Male: 95
This city:

1.2%
Province:

10.0%
Female: 225
This city:

3.0%
Ontario:

16.1%
Car as passenger
Total: 1,455
This city:

9.4%
Ontario:

8.3%
Male: 680
This city:

8.5%
Province:

6.4%
Female: 775
This city:

10.3%
Ontario:

10.3%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 2,605
Here:

16.8%
Province:

6.8%
Male: 1,370
Here:

17.2%
Province:

6.4%
Female: 1,235
Here:

16.4%
Ontario:

7.3%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 22,990
Here:

92.9%
Ontario:

91.6%
Male: 10,755
Here:

92.3%
Province:

89.8%
Female: 12,235
This city:

93.4%
Province:

93.2%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 22,825
This city:

92.2%
Ontario:

90.3%
Male: 10,635
This city:

91.3%
Ontario:

88.2%
Female: 12,185
Here:

93.0%
Ontario:

92.3%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 9,030
Here:

36.5%
Province:

38.1%
Male: 3,965
This city:

34.0%
Province:

34.8%
Female: 5,060
Here:

38.6%
Province:

41.1%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 4,790
Here:

19.3%
Province:

18.7%
Male: 1,890
This city:

16.2%
Province:

16.3%
Female: 2,905
This city:

22.2%
Ontario:

21.0%

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