Niagara, Ontario, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 212,245
Here:

60.7%
Province:

62.8%
Male: 110,610
Here:

65.7%
Ontario:

68.1%
Female: 101,635
This division:

56.0%
Ontario:

57.8%
Unemployed
Total: 13,740
Here:

3.9%
Province:

4.3%
Male: 6,935
This division:

4.1%
Ontario:

4.4%
Female: 6,805
Here:

3.7%
Ontario:

4.3%
Not in the labour force
Total: 123,810
Here:

35.4%
Province:

32.9%
Male: 50,710
Here:

30.1%
Province:

27.5%
Female: 73,100
This division:

40.3%
Province:

37.9%
Participation rate
All persons
Here:

64.6%
Province:

67.1%
Male
Here:

69.9%
Province:

72.5%
Female
Here:

59.7%
Province:

62.1%
Unemployment rate
All persons
Here:

6.1%
Province:

6.4%
Male
This division:

5.9%
Province:

6.0%
Female
This division:

6.3%
Province:

6.8%

Labour force activity in this division

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 65,400
Here:

29.4%
Province:

23.5%
Male: 27,295
This division:

23.5%
Province:

19.4%
Female: 38,105
Here:

35.7%
Ontario:

28.0%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 5,385
This division:

2.4%
Ontario:

3.1%
Male: 2,290
This division:

2.0%
Province:

2.7%
Female: 3,095
This division:

2.9%
Ontario:

3.6%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 35,555
This division:

16.0%
Province:

18.6%
Male: 9,185
This division:

7.9%
Province:

10.6%
Female: 26,370
Here:

24.7%
Province:

27.3%
Management occupations
Total: 20,045
Here:

9.0%
Ontario:

10.3%
Male: 12,225
Here:

10.5%
Ontario:

12.4%
Female: 7,820
This division:

7.3%
Province:

8.0%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 13,790
Here:

6.2%
Province:

7.2%
Male: 10,605
Here:

9.1%
Ontario:

8.8%
Female: 3,185
This division:

3.0%
Ontario:

5.4%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 35,710
Here:

16.0%
Province:

14.1%
Male: 33,225
This division:

28.6%
Ontario:

25.0%
Female: 2,480
This division:

2.3%
Province:

2.1%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 9,420
Here:

4.2%
Ontario:

7.0%
Male: 7,935
This division:

6.8%
Ontario:

10.3%
Female: 1,485
Here:

1.4%
Ontario:

3.3%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 15,905
Here:

7.1%
Province:

8.4%
Male: 5,030
This division:

4.3%
Province:

5.2%
Female: 10,870
This division:

10.2%
Ontario:

12.0%
Health occupations
Total: 12,740
Here:

5.7%
Province:

5.3%
Male: 2,040
Here:

1.8%
Province:

2.0%
Female: 10,700
Here:

10.0%
Ontario:

8.9%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 8,810
Here:

4.0%
Ontario:

2.6%
Male: 6,265
Here:

5.4%
Ontario:

3.7%
Female: 2,545
This division:

2.4%
Ontario:

1.3%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 35,400
This division:

15.9%
Ontario:

19.7%
Male: 20,615
Here:

17.8%
Province:

22.3%
Female: 14,785
Here:

13.9%
Province:

16.8%
Educational services
Total: 13,730
Here:

6.2%
Province:

6.7%
Male: 4,470
Here:

3.9%
Ontario:

4.2%
Female: 9,260
This division:

8.7%
Ontario:

9.5%
Other services
Total: 54,570
This division:

24.5%
Ontario:

18.7%
Male: 25,320
This division:

21.8%
Province:

16.6%
Female: 29,250
This division:

27.4%
Ontario:

20.9%
Health care and social services
Total: 21,575
Here:

9.7%
Ontario:

9.4%
Male: 3,130
Here:

2.7%
Ontario:

3.1%
Female: 18,440
Here:

17.3%
Province:

16.4%
Manufacturing
Total: 30,510
Here:

13.7%
Province:

13.9%
Male: 24,040
This division:

20.7%
Ontario:

18.6%
Female: 6,470
This division:

6.1%
Ontario:

8.8%
Retail trade
Total: 25,505
Here:

11.4%
Ontario:

11.1%
Male: 10,720
This division:

9.2%
Province:

9.5%
Female: 14,785
This division:

13.9%
Ontario:

12.9%
Finance and real estate
Total: 10,200
This division:

4.6%
Province:

6.8%
Male: 3,995
Here:

3.4%
Ontario:

5.7%
Female: 6,200
This division:

5.8%
Province:

8.1%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 8,575
Here:

3.8%
Ontario:

2.9%
Male: 5,650
Here:

4.9%
Province:

4.1%
Female: 2,925
Here:

2.7%
Province:

1.7%
Construction
Total: 14,090
This division:

6.3%
Province:

5.9%
Male: 12,505
Here:

10.8%
Ontario:

10.0%
Female: 1,585
Here:

1.5%
Province:

1.5%
Wholesale trade
Total: 8,610
This division:

3.9%
Ontario:

4.7%
Male: 5,655
Here:

4.9%
Ontario:

5.9%
Female: 2,960
This division:

2.8%
Province:

3.5%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 91,270
Here:

43.0%
Ontario:

49.6%
Male: 40,845
This division:

36.9%
Ontario:

44.0%
Female: 50,430
Here:

49.6%
Ontario:

55.7%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 22,355
This division:

10.5%
Ontario:

19.7%
Male: 14,605
Here:

13.2%
Ontario:

21.6%
Female: 7,750
This division:

7.6%
Ontario:

17.5%
Worked at home
Total: 13,670
Here:

6.4%
Province:

7.1%
Male: 6,945
This division:

6.3%
Ontario:

6.8%
Female: 6,720
Here:

6.6%
Ontario:

7.4%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 18,505
This division:

8.7%
Province:

9.7%
Male: 14,045
Here:

12.7%
Ontario:

13.8%
Female: 4,460
Here:

4.4%
Ontario:

5.1%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 2,135
This division:

1.0%
Province:

0.6%
Male: 1,385
Here:

1.3%
Province:

0.7%
Female: 750
This division:

0.7%
Province:

0.4%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 63,985
Here:

30.1%
Ontario:

12.9%
Male: 32,585
Here:

29.5%
Province:

12.5%
Female: 31,405
Here:

30.9%
Ontario:

13.3%
Worked in different province
Total: 320
This division:

0.2%
Province:

0.5%
Male: 205
Here:

0.2%
Province:

0.5%
Female: 115
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.5%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 159,880
Here:

81.4%
Province:

71.0%
Male: 84,810
This division:

82.9%
Ontario:

76.2%
Female: 75,065
Here:

79.7%
Ontario:

65.2%
All other modes
Total: 2,170
This division:

1.1%
Province:

1.0%
Male: 1,175
This division:

1.1%
Ontario:

1.0%
Female: 995
Here:

1.1%
Province:

1.1%
Public transit
Total: 4,765
Here:

2.4%
Ontario:

12.9%
Male: 1,835
This division:

1.8%
Province:

10.0%
Female: 2,930
Here:

3.1%
Province:

16.1%
Car as passenger
Total: 17,115
Here:

8.7%
Province:

8.3%
Male: 7,945
This division:

7.8%
Province:

6.4%
Female: 9,165
This division:

9.7%
Province:

10.3%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 12,510
Here:

6.4%
Province:

6.8%
Male: 6,510
Here:

6.4%
Ontario:

6.4%
Female: 6,000
Here:

6.4%
Ontario:

7.3%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 321,250
This division:

91.8%
Province:

91.6%
Male: 151,795
This division:

90.2%
Province:

89.8%
Female: 169,460
This division:

93.3%
Ontario:

93.2%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 317,730
This division:

90.8%
Ontario:

90.3%
Male: 149,515
Here:

88.9%
Province:

88.2%
Female: 168,210
Here:

92.7%
Ontario:

92.3%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 128,345
Here:

36.7%
Province:

38.1%
Male: 56,515
This division:

33.6%
Province:

34.8%
Female: 71,830
This division:

39.6%
Ontario:

41.1%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 71,370
Here:

20.4%
Province:

18.7%
Male: 29,420
Here:

17.5%
Ontario:

16.3%
Female: 41,950
Here:

23.1%
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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