Brantford, Ontario, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 63,475
This city:

63.8%
Province:

62.8%
Male: 33,310
This city:

69.3%
Ontario:

68.1%
Female: 30,160
This city:

58.6%
Ontario:

57.8%
Unemployed
Total: 4,060
This city:

4.1%
Province:

4.3%
Male: 1,895
Here:

3.9%
Ontario:

4.4%
Female: 2,160
This city:

4.2%
Ontario:

4.3%
Not in the labour force
Total: 31,990
Here:

32.1%
Province:

32.9%
Male: 12,870
Here:

26.8%
Ontario:

27.5%
Female: 19,120
Here:

37.2%
Province:

37.9%
Participation rate
All persons
Here:

67.9%
Ontario:

67.1%
Male
Here:

73.2%
Province:

72.5%
Female
Here:

62.8%
Province:

62.1%
Unemployment rate
All persons
This city:

6.0%
Province:

6.4%
Male
Here:

5.4%
Province:

6.0%
Female
This city:

6.7%
Ontario:

6.8%

Labour force activity in this city

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 16,100
This city:

24.2%
Province:

23.5%
Male: 6,200
This city:

17.8%
Ontario:

19.4%
Female: 9,900
Here:

31.1%
Ontario:

28.0%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 1,190
Here:

1.8%
Ontario:

3.1%
Male: 545
This city:

1.6%
Province:

2.7%
Female: 645
This city:

2.0%
Province:

3.6%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 10,835
Here:

16.3%
Province:

18.6%
Male: 3,070
This city:

8.8%
Ontario:

10.6%
Female: 7,760
This city:

24.4%
Ontario:

27.3%
Management occupations
Total: 5,620
This city:

8.4%
Ontario:

10.3%
Male: 3,430
Here:

9.8%
Province:

12.4%
Female: 2,195
This city:

6.9%
Province:

8.0%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 7,535
This city:

11.3%
Province:

7.2%
Male: 5,115
This city:

14.7%
Province:

8.8%
Female: 2,420
Here:

7.6%
Province:

5.4%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 11,855
Here:

17.8%
Ontario:

14.1%
Male: 10,835
Here:

31.1%
Ontario:

25.0%
Female: 1,020
This city:

3.2%
Ontario:

2.1%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 2,660
This city:

4.0%
Province:

7.0%
Male: 2,075
Here:

6.0%
Province:

10.3%
Female: 585
Here:

1.8%
Ontario:

3.3%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 4,605
This city:

6.9%
Province:

8.4%
Male: 1,360
Here:

3.9%
Province:

5.2%
Female: 3,245
This city:

10.2%
Ontario:

12.0%
Health occupations
Total: 3,895
This city:

5.8%
Ontario:

5.3%
Male: 565
This city:

1.6%
Province:

2.0%
Female: 3,330
This city:

10.5%
Province:

8.9%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 2,355
This city:

3.5%
Province:

2.6%
Male: 1,675
Here:

4.8%
Ontario:

3.7%
Female: 685
Here:

2.2%
Ontario:

1.3%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 10,915
This city:

16.4%
Province:

19.7%
Male: 6,300
Here:

18.1%
Ontario:

22.3%
Female: 4,615
Here:

14.5%
Province:

16.8%
Educational services
Total: 4,045
Here:

6.1%
Ontario:

6.7%
Male: 1,245
This city:

3.6%
Ontario:

4.2%
Female: 2,800
This city:

8.8%
Province:

9.5%
Other services
Total: 11,330
Here:

17.0%
Ontario:

18.7%
Male: 4,885
Here:

14.0%
Ontario:

16.6%
Female: 6,445
This city:

20.3%
Ontario:

20.9%
Health care and social services
Total: 6,780
Here:

10.2%
Ontario:

9.4%
Male: 935
This city:

2.7%
Province:

3.1%
Female: 5,850
This city:

18.4%
Province:

16.4%
Manufacturing
Total: 14,210
This city:

21.3%
Province:

13.9%
Male: 10,340
This city:

29.7%
Province:

18.6%
Female: 3,865
Here:

12.2%
Province:

8.8%
Retail trade
Total: 6,960
Here:

10.4%
Ontario:

11.1%
Male: 2,935
This city:

8.4%
Province:

9.5%
Female: 4,025
Here:

12.7%
Province:

12.9%
Finance and real estate
Total: 2,465
This city:

3.7%
Province:

6.8%
Male: 915
This city:

2.6%
Ontario:

5.7%
Female: 1,550
Here:

4.9%
Ontario:

8.1%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 2,310
Here:

3.5%
Ontario:

2.9%
Male: 1,380
Here:

4.0%
Province:

4.1%
Female: 935
Here:

2.9%
Province:

1.7%
Construction
Total: 4,060
Here:

6.1%
Ontario:

5.9%
Male: 3,515
Here:

10.1%
Province:

10.0%
Female: 545
Here:

1.7%
Ontario:

1.5%
Wholesale trade
Total: 3,575
This city:

5.4%
Province:

4.7%
Male: 2,415
Here:

6.9%
Ontario:

5.9%
Female: 1,160
This city:

3.6%
Province:

3.5%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 30,540
Here:

48.1%
Ontario:

49.6%
Male: 13,635
Here:

40.9%
Ontario:

44.0%
Female: 16,905
This city:

56.1%
Ontario:

55.7%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 14,370
This city:

22.6%
Ontario:

19.7%
Male: 8,775
Here:

26.3%
Ontario:

21.6%
Female: 5,595
This city:

18.6%
Province:

17.5%
Worked at home
Total: 4,235
This city:

6.7%
Ontario:

7.1%
Male: 2,150
Here:

6.5%
Province:

6.8%
Female: 2,080
Here:

6.9%
Ontario:

7.4%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 5,605
This city:

8.8%
Province:

9.7%
Male: 4,130
Here:

12.4%
Ontario:

13.8%
Female: 1,475
Here:

4.9%
Ontario:

5.1%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 210
This city:

0.3%
Ontario:

0.6%
Male: 180
Here:

0.5%
Ontario:

0.7%
Female: 30
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.4%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 8,430
Here:

13.3%
Ontario:

12.9%
Male: 4,385
Here:

13.2%
Ontario:

12.5%
Female: 4,050
Here:

13.4%
Ontario:

13.3%
Worked in different province
Total: 75
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.5%
Male: 45
This city:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.5%
Female: 30
This city:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.5%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 47,370
Here:

80.2%
Province:

71.0%
Male: 25,540
Here:

82.5%
Ontario:

76.2%
Female: 21,825
Here:

77.8%
Province:

65.2%
All other modes
Total: 735
Here:

1.2%
Province:

1.0%
Male: 345
Here:

1.1%
Ontario:

1.0%
Female: 385
This city:

1.4%
Province:

1.1%
Public transit
Total: 1,845
This city:

3.1%
Province:

12.9%
Male: 735
This city:

2.4%
Ontario:

10.0%
Female: 1,110
Here:

4.0%
Ontario:

16.1%
Car as passenger
Total: 5,610
Here:

9.5%
Ontario:

8.3%
Male: 2,630
Here:

8.5%
Ontario:

6.4%
Female: 2,975
This city:

10.6%
Province:

10.3%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 3,475
This city:

5.9%
Ontario:

6.8%
Male: 1,725
Here:

5.6%
Province:

6.4%
Female: 1,755
Here:

6.3%
Ontario:

7.3%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 92,200
This city:

92.6%
Ontario:

91.6%
Male: 43,755
This city:

91.0%
Province:

89.8%
Female: 48,445
This city:

94.2%
Ontario:

93.2%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 91,010
This city:

91.4%
Ontario:

90.3%
Male: 42,920
Here:

89.3%
Province:

88.2%
Female: 48,090
Here:

93.5%
Ontario:

92.3%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 38,575
Here:

38.8%
Province:

38.1%
Male: 16,915
Here:

35.2%
Ontario:

34.8%
Female: 21,660
Here:

42.1%
Province:

41.1%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 19,950
Here:

20.0%
Ontario:

18.7%
Male: 8,230
This city:

17.1%
Ontario:

16.3%
Female: 11,715
Here:

22.8%
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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