Northumberland, Ontario, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 38,135
Here:

57.7%
Ontario:

62.8%
Male: 20,330
Here:

63.5%
Ontario:

68.1%
Female: 17,810
This division:

52.3%
Ontario:

57.8%
Unemployed
Total: 2,440
This division:

3.7%
Ontario:

4.3%
Male: 1,125
This division:

3.5%
Ontario:

4.4%
Female: 1,310
Here:

3.8%
Province:

4.3%
Not in the labour force
Total: 25,535
This division:

38.6%
Ontario:

32.9%
Male: 10,565
This division:

33.0%
Ontario:

27.5%
Female: 14,965
This division:

43.9%
Province:

37.9%
Participation rate
All persons
This division:

61.4%
Ontario:

67.1%
Male
Here:

67.0%
Ontario:

72.5%
Female
This division:

56.1%
Province:

62.1%
Unemployment rate
All persons
This division:

6.0%
Province:

6.4%
Male
This division:

5.2%
Ontario:

6.0%
Female
Here:

6.9%
Ontario:

6.8%

Labour force activity in this division

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 9,585
This division:

23.9%
Ontario:

23.5%
Male: 3,705
Here:

17.4%
Province:

19.4%
Female: 5,880
Here:

31.4%
Province:

28.0%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 1,070
This division:

2.7%
Province:

3.1%
Male: 400
Here:

1.9%
Province:

2.7%
Female: 675
Here:

3.6%
Province:

3.6%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 5,400
This division:

13.5%
Province:

18.6%
Male: 1,340
Here:

6.3%
Province:

10.6%
Female: 4,065
This division:

21.7%
Province:

27.3%
Management occupations
Total: 3,445
Here:

8.6%
Ontario:

10.3%
Male: 2,100
This division:

9.9%
Province:

12.4%
Female: 1,345
This division:

7.2%
Province:

8.0%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 4,125
This division:

10.3%
Province:

7.2%
Male: 2,705
This division:

12.7%
Province:

8.8%
Female: 1,415
This division:

7.5%
Ontario:

5.4%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 7,350
This division:

18.4%
Ontario:

14.1%
Male: 6,725
Here:

31.6%
Province:

25.0%
Female: 630
Here:

3.4%
Ontario:

2.1%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 1,865
This division:

4.7%
Province:

7.0%
Male: 1,470
This division:

6.9%
Province:

10.3%
Female: 395
Here:

2.1%
Province:

3.3%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 2,970
This division:

7.4%
Ontario:

8.4%
Male: 1,055
This division:

5.0%
Province:

5.2%
Female: 1,920
This division:

10.2%
Province:

12.0%
Health occupations
Total: 2,165
Here:

5.4%
Province:

5.3%
Male: 285
This division:

1.3%
Province:

2.0%
Female: 1,875
Here:

10.0%
Ontario:

8.9%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 2,055
This division:

5.1%
Ontario:

2.6%
Male: 1,510
This division:

7.1%
Ontario:

3.7%
Female: 545
Here:

2.9%
Ontario:

1.3%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 6,000
Here:

15.0%
Province:

19.7%
Male: 3,475
Here:

16.3%
Province:

22.3%
Female: 2,525
Here:

13.5%
Province:

16.8%
Educational services
Total: 2,420
Here:

6.0%
Ontario:

6.7%
Male: 850
This division:

4.0%
Ontario:

4.2%
Female: 1,575
Here:

8.4%
Ontario:

9.5%
Other services
Total: 7,680
This division:

19.2%
Province:

18.7%
Male: 3,560
Here:

16.7%
Province:

16.6%
Female: 4,115
This division:

21.9%
Ontario:

20.9%
Health care and social services
Total: 3,900
This division:

9.7%
Ontario:

9.4%
Male: 515
Here:

2.4%
Province:

3.1%
Female: 3,380
This division:

18.0%
Ontario:

16.4%
Manufacturing
Total: 7,020
Here:

17.5%
Province:

13.9%
Male: 4,710
This division:

22.1%
Province:

18.6%
Female: 2,310
Here:

12.3%
Ontario:

8.8%
Retail trade
Total: 4,575
Here:

11.4%
Province:

11.1%
Male: 1,875
Here:

8.8%
Ontario:

9.5%
Female: 2,695
Here:

14.4%
Province:

12.9%
Finance and real estate
Total: 1,415
This division:

3.5%
Province:

6.8%
Male: 600
This division:

2.8%
Ontario:

5.7%
Female: 810
Here:

4.3%
Ontario:

8.1%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 2,715
This division:

6.8%
Province:

2.9%
Male: 2,000
Here:

9.4%
Ontario:

4.1%
Female: 715
Here:

3.8%
Province:

1.7%
Construction
Total: 3,080
Here:

7.7%
Province:

5.9%
Male: 2,780
This division:

13.1%
Ontario:

10.0%
Female: 290
This division:

1.5%
Ontario:

1.5%
Wholesale trade
Total: 1,240
This division:

3.1%
Ontario:

4.7%
Male: 910
Here:

4.3%
Ontario:

5.9%
Female: 325
Here:

1.7%
Ontario:

3.5%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 11,340
This division:

29.7%
Province:

49.6%
Male: 4,940
This division:

24.3%
Province:

44.0%
Female: 6,405
This division:

36.0%
Ontario:

55.7%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 9,940
Here:

26.1%
Province:

19.7%
Male: 6,020
This division:

29.6%
Province:

21.6%
Female: 3,930
This division:

22.1%
Province:

17.5%
Worked at home
Total: 3,875
Here:

10.2%
Ontario:

7.1%
Male: 2,080
Here:

10.2%
Ontario:

6.8%
Female: 1,790
Here:

10.1%
Ontario:

7.4%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 4,025
This division:

10.6%
Province:

9.7%
Male: 3,120
Here:

15.4%
Ontario:

13.8%
Female: 900
This division:

5.1%
Ontario:

5.1%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 60
Here:

0.2%
Province:

0.6%
Male: 45
This division:

0.2%
Ontario:

0.7%
Female: 15
This division:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.4%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 8,840
This division:

23.2%
Ontario:

12.9%
Male: 4,085
Here:

20.1%
Ontario:

12.5%
Female: 4,760
Here:

26.7%
Ontario:

13.3%
Worked in different province
Total: 50
This division:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.5%
Male: 45
Here:

0.2%
Province:

0.5%
Female: 10
This division:

0.1%
Province:

0.5%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 27,705
Here:

81.0%
Ontario:

71.0%
Male: 15,065
Here:

82.8%
Province:

76.2%
Female: 12,640
Here:

79.0%
Ontario:

65.2%
All other modes
Total: 265
This division:

0.8%
Province:

1.0%
Male: 125
This division:

0.7%
Ontario:

1.0%
Female: 145
This division:

0.9%
Ontario:

1.1%
Public transit
Total: 415
This division:

1.2%
Ontario:

12.9%
Male: 165
Here:

0.9%
Province:

10.0%
Female: 250
Here:

1.6%
Ontario:

16.1%
Car as passenger
Total: 3,215
This division:

9.4%
Province:

8.3%
Male: 1,655
Here:

9.1%
Ontario:

6.4%
Female: 1,560
Here:

9.8%
Province:

10.3%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 2,595
This division:

7.6%
Province:

6.8%
Male: 1,180
Here:

6.5%
Province:

6.4%
Female: 1,410
This division:

8.8%
Province:

7.3%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 60,915
Here:

92.1%
Ontario:

91.6%
Male: 29,060
Here:

90.8%
Ontario:

89.8%
Female: 31,855
This division:

93.5%
Ontario:

93.2%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 60,340
This division:

91.3%
Ontario:

90.3%
Male: 28,710
Here:

89.7%
Ontario:

88.2%
Female: 31,630
Here:

92.8%
Ontario:

92.3%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 22,460
This division:

34.0%
Ontario:

38.1%
Male: 9,735
Here:

30.4%
Ontario:

34.8%
Female: 12,725
This division:

37.3%
Province:

41.1%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 12,830
This division:

19.4%
Ontario:

18.7%
Male: 5,180
Here:

16.2%
Ontario:

16.3%
Female: 7,650
Here:

22.4%
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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