Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 71,445
Here:

58.5%
Ontario:

62.8%
Male: 36,545
Here:

61.4%
Province:

68.1%
Female: 34,895
Here:

55.8%
Ontario:

57.8%
Unemployed
Total: 6,330
Here:

5.2%
Ontario:

4.3%
Male: 3,830
Here:

6.4%
Ontario:

4.4%
Female: 2,505
Here:

4.0%
Ontario:

4.3%
Not in the labour force
Total: 44,305
This division:

36.3%
Ontario:

32.9%
Male: 19,155
Here:

32.2%
Province:

27.5%
Female: 25,150
Here:

40.2%
Province:

37.9%
Participation rate
All persons
Here:

63.7%
Ontario:

67.1%
Male
Here:

67.8%
Province:

72.5%
Female
This division:

59.8%
Province:

62.1%
Unemployment rate
All persons
Here:

8.1%
Ontario:

6.4%
Male
Here:

9.5%
Ontario:

6.0%
Female
Here:

6.7%
Ontario:

6.8%

Labour force activity in Thunder Bay

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 20,420
Here:

26.7%
Ontario:

23.5%
Male: 8,150
This division:

20.5%
Ontario:

19.4%
Female: 12,270
Here:

33.4%
Province:

28.0%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 1,605
Here:

2.1%
Province:

3.1%
Male: 645
Here:

1.6%
Ontario:

2.7%
Female: 955
This division:

2.6%
Ontario:

3.6%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 12,200
Here:

16.0%
Ontario:

18.6%
Male: 2,925
This division:

7.4%
Province:

10.6%
Female: 9,275
This division:

25.3%
Ontario:

27.3%
Management occupations
Total: 5,890
Here:

7.7%
Province:

10.3%
Male: 3,445
Here:

8.7%
Province:

12.4%
Female: 2,445
This division:

6.7%
Ontario:

8.0%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 3,235
Here:

4.2%
Ontario:

7.2%
Male: 2,835
Here:

7.1%
Province:

8.8%
Female: 400
This division:

1.1%
Ontario:

5.4%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 13,365
Here:

17.5%
Ontario:

14.1%
Male: 12,565
Here:

31.7%
Province:

25.0%
Female: 795
Here:

2.2%
Province:

2.1%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 3,785
Here:

5.0%
Province:

7.0%
Male: 3,165
Here:

8.0%
Province:

10.3%
Female: 620
This division:

1.7%
Province:

3.3%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 7,365
This division:

9.6%
Ontario:

8.4%
Male: 2,270
This division:

5.7%
Ontario:

5.2%
Female: 5,095
This division:

13.9%
Ontario:

12.0%
Health occupations
Total: 5,445
Here:

7.1%
Province:

5.3%
Male: 960
This division:

2.4%
Province:

2.0%
Female: 4,480
Here:

12.2%
Province:

8.9%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 3,090
Here:

4.0%
Ontario:

2.6%
Male: 2,710
This division:

6.8%
Ontario:

3.7%
Female: 385
This division:

1.0%
Ontario:

1.3%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 12,045
Here:

15.8%
Ontario:

19.7%
Male: 7,800
This division:

19.7%
Province:

22.3%
Female: 4,240
This division:

11.5%
Ontario:

16.8%
Educational services
Total: 6,705
This division:

8.8%
Province:

6.7%
Male: 2,025
This division:

5.1%
Ontario:

4.2%
Female: 4,680
This division:

12.7%
Ontario:

9.5%
Other services
Total: 16,750
Here:

21.9%
Ontario:

18.7%
Male: 7,585
Here:

19.1%
Province:

16.6%
Female: 9,165
This division:

24.9%
Province:

20.9%
Health care and social services
Total: 10,650
Here:

13.9%
Ontario:

9.4%
Male: 1,745
Here:

4.4%
Province:

3.1%
Female: 8,905
This division:

24.2%
Ontario:

16.4%
Manufacturing
Total: 7,200
Here:

9.4%
Province:

13.9%
Male: 6,170
This division:

15.6%
Province:

18.6%
Female: 1,035
Here:

2.8%
Ontario:

8.8%
Retail trade
Total: 9,220
Here:

12.1%
Ontario:

11.1%
Male: 3,830
This division:

9.7%
Ontario:

9.5%
Female: 5,390
Here:

14.7%
Ontario:

12.9%
Finance and real estate
Total: 2,880
Here:

3.8%
Province:

6.8%
Male: 1,280
This division:

3.2%
Province:

5.7%
Female: 1,600
Here:

4.4%
Ontario:

8.1%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 4,880
This division:

6.4%
Province:

2.9%
Male: 4,050
This division:

10.2%
Ontario:

4.1%
Female: 830
This division:

2.3%
Province:

1.7%
Construction
Total: 4,030
This division:

5.3%
Province:

5.9%
Male: 3,625
Here:

9.1%
Ontario:

10.0%
Female: 405
Here:

1.1%
Province:

1.5%
Wholesale trade
Total: 2,045
Here:

2.7%
Province:

4.7%
Male: 1,560
This division:

3.9%
Ontario:

5.9%
Female: 480
Here:

1.3%
Province:

3.5%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 50,420
Here:

70.6%
Province:

49.6%
Male: 23,685
This division:

64.8%
Province:

44.0%
Female: 26,735
This division:

76.6%
Province:

55.7%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 920
This division:

1.3%
Ontario:

19.7%
Male: 635
Here:

1.7%
Province:

21.6%
Female: 285
This division:

0.8%
Province:

17.5%
Worked at home
Total: 3,160
This division:

4.4%
Ontario:

7.1%
Male: 1,385
This division:

3.8%
Ontario:

6.8%
Female: 1,775
This division:

5.1%
Ontario:

7.4%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 6,645
Here:

9.3%
Province:

9.7%
Male: 5,155
This division:

14.1%
Ontario:

13.8%
Female: 1,490
This division:

4.3%
Province:

5.1%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 210
Here:

0.3%
Ontario:

0.6%
Male: 130
Here:

0.4%
Ontario:

0.7%
Female: 85
Here:

0.2%
Province:

0.4%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 9,620
This division:

13.5%
Ontario:

12.9%
Male: 5,190
This division:

14.2%
Ontario:

12.5%
Female: 4,425
Here:

12.7%
Province:

13.3%
Worked in different province
Total: 465
This division:

0.7%
Province:

0.5%
Male: 365
This division:

1.0%
Ontario:

0.5%
Female: 100
This division:

0.3%
Ontario:

0.5%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 53,495
This division:

78.6%
Province:

71.0%
Male: 28,105
Here:

80.2%
Ontario:

76.2%
Female: 25,390
This division:

76.8%
Ontario:

65.2%
All other modes
Total: 675
Here:

1.0%
Province:

1.0%
Male: 480
Here:

1.4%
Ontario:

1.0%
Female: 195
Here:

0.6%
Ontario:

1.1%
Public transit
Total: 1,840
Here:

2.7%
Ontario:

12.9%
Male: 780
This division:

2.2%
Ontario:

10.0%
Female: 1,060
This division:

3.2%
Ontario:

16.1%
Car as passenger
Total: 5,885
Here:

8.6%
Province:

8.3%
Male: 2,680
Here:

7.7%
Province:

6.4%
Female: 3,205
This division:

9.7%
Ontario:

10.3%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 6,165
Here:

9.1%
Ontario:

6.8%
Male: 2,980
Here:

8.5%
Province:

6.4%
Female: 3,185
This division:

9.6%
Province:

7.3%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 112,840
Here:

92.4%
Ontario:

91.6%
Male: 53,955
This division:

90.6%
Ontario:

89.8%
Female: 58,880
This division:

94.1%
Province:

93.2%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 111,250
Here:

91.1%
Province:

90.3%
Male: 53,040
Here:

89.1%
Ontario:

88.2%
Female: 58,210
Here:

93.1%
Province:

92.3%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 44,890
This division:

36.8%
Province:

38.1%
Male: 19,710
This division:

33.1%
Ontario:

34.8%
Female: 25,180
Here:

40.3%
Ontario:

41.1%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 25,455
This division:

20.9%
Ontario:

18.7%
Male: 10,570
Here:

17.8%
Ontario:

16.3%
Female: 14,885
This division:

23.8%
Ontario:

21.0%




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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