Montréal - Ville, Quebec, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 779,045
Here:

57.7%
Province:

60.4%
Male: 405,925
This city:

62.9%
Quebec:

65.4%
Female: 373,115
This city:

53.0%
Quebec:

55.7%
Unemployed
Total: 78,615
Here:

5.8%
Province:

4.5%
Male: 42,895
This city:

6.6%
Province:

5.2%
Female: 35,715
This city:

5.1%
Province:

3.9%
Not in the labour force
Total: 492,140
This city:

36.5%
Province:

35.1%
Male: 196,790
This city:

30.5%
Province:

29.4%
Female: 295,345
This city:

41.9%
Quebec:

40.5%
Participation rate
All persons
This city:

63.5%
Province:

64.9%
Male
This city:

69.5%
Quebec:

70.6%
Female
This city:

58.1%
Quebec:

59.5%
Unemployment rate
All persons
Here:

9.2%
Province:

7.0%
Male
This city:

9.6%
Quebec:

7.4%
Female
This city:

8.7%
Quebec:

6.5%

Labour force activity in Montréal

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 202,225
This city:

24.5%
Province:

23.9%
Male: 102,395
Here:

23.7%
Quebec:

20.4%
Female: 99,830
Here:

25.3%
Province:

27.9%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 47,175
Here:

5.7%
Quebec:

3.2%
Male: 23,075
Here:

5.3%
Quebec:

2.8%
Female: 24,095
Here:

6.1%
Province:

3.7%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 166,020
This city:

20.1%
Quebec:

18.2%
Male: 59,295
This city:

13.7%
Province:

10.2%
Female: 106,725
Here:

27.1%
Quebec:

27.3%
Management occupations
Total: 74,290
Here:

9.0%
Quebec:

9.0%
Male: 46,230
This city:

10.7%
Province:

11.0%
Female: 28,060
This city:

7.1%
Province:

6.7%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 49,505
This city:

6.0%
Province:

6.7%
Male: 28,740
This city:

6.7%
Quebec:

8.5%
Female: 20,760
This city:

5.3%
Province:

4.6%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 82,730
Here:

10.0%
Province:

14.8%
Male: 75,450
This city:

17.5%
Province:

26.0%
Female: 7,285
Here:

1.8%
Province:

2.2%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 65,550
This city:

7.9%
Province:

6.5%
Male: 51,410
This city:

11.9%
Quebec:

9.6%
Female: 14,140
This city:

3.6%
Province:

3.1%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 86,655
This city:

10.5%
Quebec:

9.1%
Male: 29,970
Here:

6.9%
Quebec:

5.2%
Female: 56,685
This city:

14.4%
Province:

13.5%
Health occupations
Total: 48,095
Here:

5.8%
Quebec:

6.0%
Male: 12,175
This city:

2.8%
Quebec:

2.4%
Female: 35,920
This city:

9.1%
Province:

10.1%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 4,075
Here:

0.5%
Quebec:

2.6%
Male: 3,410
This city:

0.8%
Province:

3.9%
Female: 665
Here:

0.2%
Quebec:

1.1%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 193,960
Here:

23.5%
Province:

17.1%
Male: 118,300
Here:

27.4%
Province:

20.2%
Female: 75,660
This city:

19.2%
Province:

13.7%
Educational services
Total: 65,050
Here:

7.9%
Quebec:

6.9%
Male: 24,520
Here:

5.7%
Province:

4.4%
Female: 40,530
This city:

10.3%
Province:

9.7%
Other services
Total: 150,145
Here:

18.2%
Province:

19.4%
Male: 76,465
Here:

17.7%
Quebec:

17.5%
Female: 73,685
Here:

18.7%
Province:

21.5%
Health care and social services
Total: 91,825
This city:

11.1%
Province:

11.2%
Male: 22,615
This city:

5.2%
Province:

4.4%
Female: 69,205
Here:

17.6%
Quebec:

19.0%
Manufacturing
Total: 104,750
This city:

12.7%
Quebec:

14.6%
Male: 67,145
Here:

15.5%
Province:

19.4%
Female: 37,605
This city:

9.5%
Quebec:

9.2%
Retail trade
Total: 90,345
This city:

10.9%
Quebec:

12.0%
Male: 43,735
This city:

10.1%
Quebec:

10.5%
Female: 46,610
Here:

11.8%
Province:

13.7%
Finance and real estate
Total: 53,700
Here:

6.5%
Quebec:

5.4%
Male: 24,235
This city:

5.6%
Quebec:

4.1%
Female: 29,465
Here:

7.5%
Province:

6.8%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 7,765
Here:

0.9%
Quebec:

3.7%
Male: 5,225
This city:

1.2%
Quebec:

5.2%
Female: 2,535
This city:

0.6%
Quebec:

2.0%
Construction
Total: 26,620
Here:

3.2%
Province:

5.2%
Male: 23,670
Here:

5.5%
Province:

8.8%
Female: 2,950
Here:

0.7%
Province:

1.3%
Wholesale trade
Total: 42,160
Here:

5.1%
Province:

4.4%
Male: 26,235
This city:

6.1%
Province:

5.5%
Female: 15,920
This city:

4.0%
Quebec:

3.1%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 551,720
Here:

70.8%
Quebec:

46.0%
Male: 267,200
This city:

65.8%
Quebec:

41.7%
Female: 284,525
This city:

76.3%
Province:

50.7%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 55,305
This city:

7.1%
Quebec:

24.6%
Male: 34,855
This city:

8.6%
Quebec:

25.8%
Female: 20,445
Here:

5.5%
Province:

23.3%
Worked at home
Total: 46,060
Here:

5.9%
Quebec:

6.7%
Male: 24,885
Here:

6.1%
Quebec:

6.5%
Female: 21,175
Here:

5.7%
Province:

6.9%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 59,420
This city:

7.6%
Province:

8.0%
Male: 42,675
This city:

10.5%
Quebec:

11.7%
Female: 16,745
This city:

4.5%
Province:

3.9%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 3,750
This city:

0.5%
Province:

0.3%
Male: 2,515
This city:

0.6%
Quebec:

0.4%
Female: 1,235
This city:

0.3%
Quebec:

0.2%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 60,595
This city:

7.8%
Province:

12.6%
Male: 32,545
This city:

8.0%
Province:

12.1%
Female: 28,045
This city:

7.5%
Quebec:

13.1%
Worked in different province
Total: 2,195
Here:

0.3%
Province:

1.8%
Male: 1,250
This city:

0.3%
Quebec:

1.8%
Female: 950
Here:

0.3%
Province:

1.8%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 356,375
This city:

48.9%
Quebec:

72.7%
Male: 216,780
Here:

57.3%
Quebec:

77.4%
Female: 139,595
Here:

39.8%
Quebec:

67.4%
All other modes
Total: 7,180
Here:

1.0%
Quebec:

0.9%
Male: 4,085
This city:

1.1%
Province:

1.0%
Female: 3,095
This city:

0.9%
Province:

0.8%
Public transit
Total: 253,305
This city:

34.7%
Province:

12.8%
Male: 106,895
This city:

28.2%
Province:

10.0%
Female: 146,405
This city:

41.7%
Quebec:

15.9%
Car as passenger
Total: 31,930
This city:

4.4%
Province:

5.5%
Male: 10,935
Here:

2.9%
Quebec:

4.1%
Female: 20,995
This city:

6.0%
Province:

7.2%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 80,445
Here:

11.0%
Quebec:

8.0%
Male: 39,835
This city:

10.5%
Quebec:

7.4%
Female: 40,610
This city:

11.6%
Province:

8.7%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 1,210,030
This city:

89.6%
Quebec:

91.3%
Male: 561,400
Here:

87.0%
Province:

88.9%
Female: 648,625
This city:

92.1%
Quebec:

93.5%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 1,186,410
This city:

87.9%
Province:

89.9%
Male: 546,655
This city:

84.7%
Province:

87.0%
Female: 639,755
This city:

90.9%
Quebec:

92.6%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 432,950
This city:

32.1%
Quebec:

37.7%
Male: 185,025
Here:

28.7%
Quebec:

34.6%
Female: 247,925
Here:

35.2%
Province:

40.7%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 223,880
Here:

16.6%
Province:

18.6%
Male: 92,120
This city:

14.3%
Quebec:

15.8%
Female: 131,765
Here:

18.7%
Quebec:

21.3%

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