Dufferin, Ontario, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 29,720
This division:

70.2%
Province:

62.8%
Male: 16,020
Here:

76.2%
Ontario:

68.1%
Female: 13,705
This division:

64.2%
Province:

57.8%
Unemployed
Total: 1,405
This division:

3.3%
Province:

4.3%
Male: 675
Here:

3.2%
Ontario:

4.4%
Female: 725
This division:

3.4%
Ontario:

4.3%
Not in the labour force
Total: 11,235
Here:

26.5%
Province:

32.9%
Male: 4,325
Here:

20.6%
Ontario:

27.5%
Female: 6,905
This division:

32.4%
Province:

37.9%
Participation rate
All persons
Here:

73.5%
Ontario:

67.1%
Male
This division:

79.4%
Ontario:

72.5%
Female
Here:

67.6%
Province:

62.1%
Unemployment rate
All persons
Here:

4.5%
Ontario:

6.4%
Male
Here:

4.0%
Ontario:

6.0%
Female
Here:

5.0%
Province:

6.8%

Labour force activity in Dufferin

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 7,415
This division:

24.0%
Province:

23.5%
Male: 3,030
This division:

18.3%
Province:

19.4%
Female: 4,385
Here:

30.6%
Ontario:

28.0%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 705
Here:

2.3%
Province:

3.1%
Male: 310
Here:

1.9%
Ontario:

2.7%
Female: 395
This division:

2.8%
Province:

3.6%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 4,885
This division:

15.8%
Province:

18.6%
Male: 1,180
Here:

7.1%
Ontario:

10.6%
Female: 3,700
This division:

25.8%
Province:

27.3%
Management occupations
Total: 3,250
This division:

10.5%
Province:

10.3%
Male: 2,145
This division:

12.9%
Province:

12.4%
Female: 1,105
Here:

7.7%
Province:

8.0%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 2,705
Here:

8.7%
Province:

7.2%
Male: 1,660
Here:

10.0%
Ontario:

8.8%
Female: 1,040
This division:

7.3%
Province:

5.4%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 6,005
This division:

19.4%
Province:

14.1%
Male: 5,500
This division:

33.1%
Province:

25.0%
Female: 510
Here:

3.6%
Ontario:

2.1%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 1,330
This division:

4.3%
Ontario:

7.0%
Male: 1,060
Here:

6.4%
Ontario:

10.3%
Female: 265
Here:

1.8%
Ontario:

3.3%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 2,130
Here:

6.9%
Ontario:

8.4%
Male: 585
This division:

3.5%
Province:

5.2%
Female: 1,540
This division:

10.8%
Ontario:

12.0%
Health occupations
Total: 1,290
Here:

4.2%
Province:

5.3%
Male: 175
Here:

1.1%
Province:

2.0%
Female: 1,110
This division:

7.7%
Ontario:

8.9%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 1,205
Here:

3.9%
Ontario:

2.6%
Male: 940
Here:

5.7%
Ontario:

3.7%
Female: 265
This division:

1.8%
Province:

1.3%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 5,455
Here:

17.6%
Province:

19.7%
Male: 3,050
This division:

18.4%
Ontario:

22.3%
Female: 2,400
This division:

16.8%
Ontario:

16.8%
Educational services
Total: 1,800
This division:

5.8%
Province:

6.7%
Male: 570
This division:

3.4%
Province:

4.2%
Female: 1,235
Here:

8.6%
Ontario:

9.5%
Other services
Total: 5,310
Here:

17.2%
Province:

18.7%
Male: 2,615
Here:

15.8%
Province:

16.6%
Female: 2,695
Here:

18.8%
Province:

20.9%
Health care and social services
Total: 2,490
This division:

8.1%
Province:

9.4%
Male: 220
Here:

1.3%
Ontario:

3.1%
Female: 2,270
Here:

15.8%
Ontario:

16.4%
Manufacturing
Total: 5,620
Here:

18.2%
Province:

13.9%
Male: 3,745
This division:

22.6%
Ontario:

18.6%
Female: 1,875
This division:

13.1%
Ontario:

8.8%
Retail trade
Total: 3,485
Here:

11.3%
Province:

11.1%
Male: 1,640
Here:

9.9%
Ontario:

9.5%
Female: 1,850
This division:

12.9%
Province:

12.9%
Finance and real estate
Total: 1,250
Here:

4.0%
Province:

6.8%
Male: 495
Here:

3.0%
Province:

5.7%
Female: 750
Here:

5.2%
Ontario:

8.1%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 1,250
Here:

4.0%
Province:

2.9%
Male: 940
This division:

5.7%
Ontario:

4.1%
Female: 310
This division:

2.2%
Province:

1.7%
Construction
Total: 2,400
Here:

7.8%
Ontario:

5.9%
Male: 2,090
Here:

12.6%
Ontario:

10.0%
Female: 315
This division:

2.2%
Province:

1.5%
Wholesale trade
Total: 1,855
Here:

6.0%
Ontario:

4.7%
Male: 1,230
Here:

7.4%
Province:

5.9%
Female: 625
Here:

4.4%
Ontario:

3.5%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 7,535
Here:

25.3%
Province:

49.6%
Male: 3,075
Here:

19.2%
Ontario:

44.0%
Female: 4,460
Here:

32.5%
Ontario:

55.7%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 10,935
This division:

36.8%
Province:

19.7%
Male: 6,695
This division:

41.8%
Ontario:

21.6%
Female: 4,240
Here:

30.9%
Ontario:

17.5%
Worked at home
Total: 2,795
This division:

9.4%
Province:

7.1%
Male: 1,385
This division:

8.6%
Province:

6.8%
Female: 1,410
Here:

10.3%
Ontario:

7.4%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 3,445
Here:

11.6%
Ontario:

9.7%
Male: 2,680
This division:

16.7%
Ontario:

13.8%
Female: 770
This division:

5.6%
Ontario:

5.1%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 105
Here:

0.4%
Province:

0.6%
Male: 90
Here:

0.6%
Province:

0.7%
Female: 15
Here:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.4%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 4,815
This division:

16.2%
Province:

12.9%
Male: 2,035
Here:

12.7%
Ontario:

12.5%
Female: 2,780
This division:

20.3%
Ontario:

13.3%
Worked in different province
Total: 85
This division:

0.3%
Province:

0.5%
Male: 60
This division:

0.4%
Ontario:

0.5%
Female: 25
Here:

0.2%
Province:

0.5%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 22,470
This division:

83.8%
Province:

71.0%
Male: 12,535
Here:

86.2%
Ontario:

76.2%
Female: 9,935
Here:

80.9%
Ontario:

65.2%
All other modes
Total: 240
Here:

0.9%
Province:

1.0%
Male: 90
This division:

0.6%
Province:

1.0%
Female: 145
Here:

1.2%
Ontario:

1.1%
Public transit
Total: 220
This division:

0.8%
Ontario:

12.9%
Male: 40
This division:

0.3%
Province:

10.0%
Female: 185
This division:

1.5%
Province:

16.1%
Car as passenger
Total: 2,270
Here:

8.5%
Province:

8.3%
Male: 1,075
This division:

7.4%
Province:

6.4%
Female: 1,200
Here:

9.8%
Province:

10.3%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 1,620
Here:

6.0%
Province:

6.8%
Male: 805
This division:

5.5%
Province:

6.4%
Female: 815
Here:

6.6%
Province:

7.3%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 39,435
This division:

93.1%
Province:

91.6%
Male: 19,315
Here:

91.9%
Province:

89.8%
Female: 20,120
Here:

94.3%
Ontario:

93.2%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 39,010
This division:

92.1%
Province:

90.3%
Male: 18,990
This division:

90.3%
Ontario:

88.2%
Female: 20,015
Here:

93.8%
Province:

92.3%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 18,090
Here:

42.7%
Ontario:

38.1%
Male: 8,265
Here:

39.3%
Ontario:

34.8%
Female: 9,825
This division:

46.0%
Ontario:

41.1%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 7,445
Here:

17.6%
Province:

18.7%
Male: 2,980
Here:

14.2%
Province:

16.3%
Female: 4,455
This division:

20.9%
Province:

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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