Markham - Town, Ontario, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 135,100
Here:

63.4%
Province:

62.8%
Male: 71,010
This town:

68.9%
Province:

68.1%
Female: 64,090
This town:

58.3%
Province:

57.8%
Unemployed
Total: 9,640
This town:

4.5%
Province:

4.3%
Male: 4,700
This town:

4.6%
Ontario:

4.4%
Female: 4,935
Here:

4.5%
Province:

4.3%
Not in the labour force
Total: 68,395
Here:

32.1%
Ontario:

32.9%
Male: 27,420
Here:

26.6%
Province:

27.5%
Female: 40,975
This town:

37.3%
Ontario:

37.9%
Participation rate
All persons
This town:

67.9%
Province:

67.1%
Male
Here:

73.4%
Ontario:

72.5%
Female
This town:

62.8%
Ontario:

62.1%
Unemployment rate
All persons
Here:

6.7%
Province:

6.4%
Male
This town:

6.2%
Ontario:

6.0%
Female
Here:

7.1%
Ontario:

6.8%

Labour force activity in this town

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 29,915
This town:

21.1%
Province:

23.5%
Male: 15,070
Here:

20.3%
Ontario:

19.4%
Female: 14,845
Here:

22.0%
Ontario:

28.0%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 4,325
Here:

3.1%
Province:

3.1%
Male: 2,025
Here:

2.7%
Province:

2.7%
Female: 2,290
This town:

3.4%
Ontario:

3.6%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 33,300
Here:

23.5%
Ontario:

18.6%
Male: 11,045
This town:

14.9%
Province:

10.6%
Female: 22,255
Here:

33.0%
Province:

27.3%
Management occupations
Total: 19,385
This town:

13.7%
Province:

10.3%
Male: 12,600
This town:

17.0%
Province:

12.4%
Female: 6,785
Here:

10.1%
Province:

8.0%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 9,645
This town:

6.8%
Ontario:

7.2%
Male: 5,105
This town:

6.9%
Ontario:

8.8%
Female: 4,540
This town:

6.7%
Ontario:

5.4%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 10,820
This town:

7.6%
Province:

14.1%
Male: 9,890
This town:

13.3%
Province:

25.0%
Female: 930
This town:

1.4%
Province:

2.1%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 15,570
Here:

11.0%
Province:

7.0%
Male: 12,045
This town:

16.2%
Ontario:

10.3%
Female: 3,520
This town:

5.2%
Ontario:

3.3%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 11,120
Here:

7.8%
Province:

8.4%
Male: 3,600
Here:

4.9%
Ontario:

5.2%
Female: 7,520
Here:

11.1%
Province:

12.0%
Health occupations
Total: 6,370
Here:

4.5%
Province:

5.3%
Male: 1,855
This town:

2.5%
Ontario:

2.0%
Female: 4,510
Here:

6.7%
Province:

8.9%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 1,225
Here:

0.9%
Ontario:

2.6%
Male: 955
This town:

1.3%
Ontario:

3.7%
Female: 260
Here:

0.4%
Ontario:

1.3%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 31,395
Here:

22.2%
Province:

19.7%
Male: 18,815
This town:

25.4%
Ontario:

22.3%
Female: 12,580
This town:

18.6%
Province:

16.8%
Educational services
Total: 8,915
This town:

6.3%
Ontario:

6.7%
Male: 2,795
Here:

3.8%
Province:

4.2%
Female: 6,120
This town:

9.1%
Ontario:

9.5%
Other services
Total: 22,080
Here:

15.6%
Province:

18.7%
Male: 11,540
Here:

15.6%
Province:

16.6%
Female: 10,535
Here:

15.6%
Province:

20.9%
Health care and social services
Total: 10,505
Here:

7.4%
Province:

9.4%
Male: 2,225
This town:

3.0%
Province:

3.1%
Female: 8,275
This town:

12.3%
Ontario:

16.4%
Manufacturing
Total: 19,420
Here:

13.7%
Province:

13.9%
Male: 12,010
This town:

16.2%
Province:

18.6%
Female: 7,410
Here:

11.0%
Ontario:

8.8%
Retail trade
Total: 15,700
This town:

11.1%
Ontario:

11.1%
Male: 7,790
Here:

10.5%
Province:

9.5%
Female: 7,910
Here:

11.7%
Ontario:

12.9%
Finance and real estate
Total: 16,815
Here:

11.9%
Province:

6.8%
Male: 7,665
Here:

10.3%
Province:

5.7%
Female: 9,155
Here:

13.6%
Ontario:

8.1%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 1,370
This town:

1.0%
Ontario:

2.9%
Male: 970
Here:

1.3%
Ontario:

4.1%
Female: 400
Here:

0.6%
Ontario:

1.7%
Construction
Total: 4,880
Here:

3.4%
Province:

5.9%
Male: 4,045
This town:

5.5%
Province:

10.0%
Female: 830
Here:

1.2%
Province:

1.5%
Wholesale trade
Total: 10,585
Here:

7.5%
Province:

4.7%
Male: 6,345
Here:

8.6%
Ontario:

5.9%
Female: 4,240
This town:

6.3%
Ontario:

3.5%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 33,770
This town:

25.0%
Province:

49.6%
Male: 15,635
Here:

22.0%
Ontario:

44.0%
Female: 18,145
This town:

28.3%
Ontario:

55.7%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 63,065
Here:

46.7%
Province:

19.7%
Male: 32,570
This town:

45.9%
Ontario:

21.6%
Female: 30,490
This town:

47.6%
Province:

17.5%
Worked at home
Total: 10,690
Here:

7.9%
Ontario:

7.1%
Male: 5,755
This town:

8.1%
Province:

6.8%
Female: 4,930
This town:

7.7%
Province:

7.4%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 11,655
Here:

8.6%
Province:

9.7%
Male: 8,090
This town:

11.4%
Province:

13.8%
Female: 3,570
This town:

5.6%
Ontario:

5.1%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 1,085
This town:

0.8%
Ontario:

0.6%
Male: 775
This town:

1.1%
Province:

0.7%
Female: 310
Here:

0.5%
Ontario:

0.4%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 14,660
This town:

10.9%
Ontario:

12.9%
Male: 8,090
Here:

11.4%
Ontario:

12.5%
Female: 6,570
This town:

10.3%
Province:

13.3%
Worked in different province
Total: 160
This town:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.5%
Male: 90
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.5%
Female: 70
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.5%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 90,995
Here:

73.8%
Ontario:

71.0%
Male: 52,460
Here:

81.4%
Province:

76.2%
Female: 38,535
This town:

65.5%
Province:

65.2%
All other modes
Total: 930
Here:

0.8%
Ontario:

1.0%
Male: 420
This town:

0.7%
Ontario:

1.0%
Female: 505
This town:

0.9%
Ontario:

1.1%
Public transit
Total: 17,730
This town:

14.4%
Province:

12.9%
Male: 7,020
This town:

10.9%
Ontario:

10.0%
Female: 10,715
This town:

18.2%
Province:

16.1%
Car as passenger
Total: 10,820
Here:

8.8%
Ontario:

8.3%
Male: 3,230
This town:

5.0%
Province:

6.4%
Female: 7,590
This town:

12.9%
Ontario:

10.3%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 2,840
This town:

2.3%
Province:

6.8%
Male: 1,340
This town:

2.1%
Province:

6.4%
Female: 1,500
Here:

2.5%
Province:

7.3%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 192,280
Here:

90.2%
Ontario:

91.6%
Male: 91,345
This town:

88.6%
Ontario:

89.8%
Female: 100,935
This town:

91.8%
Ontario:

93.2%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 188,950
This town:

88.7%
Ontario:

90.3%
Male: 89,430
This town:

86.7%
Ontario:

88.2%
Female: 99,525
Here:

90.5%
Ontario:

92.3%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 89,510
This town:

42.0%
Ontario:

38.1%
Male: 40,260
Here:

39.0%
Ontario:

34.8%
Female: 49,250
This town:

44.8%
Ontario:

41.1%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 47,085
This town:

22.1%
Province:

18.7%
Male: 20,755
This town:

20.1%
Ontario:

16.3%
Female: 26,330
Here:

23.9%
Ontario:

21.0%

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