Oxford, Ontario, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 53,920
Here:

66.0%
Ontario:

62.8%
Male: 28,910
This division:

72.5%
Province:

68.1%
Female: 25,015
Here:

59.9%
Ontario:

57.8%
Unemployed
Total: 2,695
Here:

3.3%
Ontario:

4.3%
Male: 1,250
Here:

3.1%
Ontario:

4.4%
Female: 1,445
Here:

3.5%
Ontario:

4.3%
Not in the labour force
Total: 25,045
This division:

30.7%
Ontario:

32.9%
Male: 9,735
This division:

24.4%
Province:

27.5%
Female: 15,310
This division:

36.7%
Ontario:

37.9%
Participation rate
All persons
Here:

69.3%
Province:

67.1%
Male
Here:

75.6%
Ontario:

72.5%
Female
Here:

63.3%
Province:

62.1%
Unemployment rate
All persons
Here:

4.8%
Ontario:

6.4%
Male
This division:

4.1%
Ontario:

6.0%
Female
Here:

5.5%
Province:

6.8%

Labour force activity in this division

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 12,175
This division:

21.7%
Province:

23.5%
Male: 4,465
This division:

14.9%
Province:

19.4%
Female: 7,715
Here:

29.6%
Ontario:

28.0%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 1,000
This division:

1.8%
Ontario:

3.1%
Male: 325
This division:

1.1%
Province:

2.7%
Female: 675
This division:

2.6%
Province:

3.6%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 7,920
Here:

14.1%
Ontario:

18.6%
Male: 1,760
Here:

5.9%
Ontario:

10.6%
Female: 6,160
Here:

23.6%
Province:

27.3%
Management occupations
Total: 4,155
This division:

7.4%
Ontario:

10.3%
Male: 2,560
This division:

8.6%
Ontario:

12.4%
Female: 1,595
This division:

6.1%
Ontario:

8.0%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 7,665
This division:

13.7%
Province:

7.2%
Male: 5,015
Here:

16.8%
Ontario:

8.8%
Female: 2,650
Here:

10.2%
Ontario:

5.4%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 10,945
Here:

19.5%
Ontario:

14.1%
Male: 9,900
Here:

33.1%
Ontario:

25.0%
Female: 1,040
Here:

4.0%
Province:

2.1%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 2,070
This division:

3.7%
Ontario:

7.0%
Male: 1,730
This division:

5.8%
Province:

10.3%
Female: 340
This division:

1.3%
Ontario:

3.3%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 3,255
Here:

5.8%
Ontario:

8.4%
Male: 880
Here:

2.9%
Province:

5.2%
Female: 2,370
Here:

9.1%
Ontario:

12.0%
Health occupations
Total: 2,645
Here:

4.7%
Province:

5.3%
Male: 285
This division:

1.0%
Province:

2.0%
Female: 2,360
Here:

9.0%
Ontario:

8.9%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 4,195
This division:

7.5%
Ontario:

2.6%
Male: 3,000
This division:

10.0%
Ontario:

3.7%
Female: 1,195
This division:

4.6%
Province:

1.3%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 8,055
Here:

14.4%
Province:

19.7%
Male: 4,795
Here:

16.0%
Ontario:

22.3%
Female: 3,260
This division:

12.5%
Ontario:

16.8%
Educational services
Total: 2,455
This division:

4.4%
Province:

6.7%
Male: 715
This division:

2.4%
Ontario:

4.2%
Female: 1,740
This division:

6.7%
Province:

9.5%
Other services
Total: 8,575
Here:

15.3%
Province:

18.7%
Male: 3,725
Here:

12.4%
Ontario:

16.6%
Female: 4,855
This division:

18.6%
Ontario:

20.9%
Health care and social services
Total: 5,025
Here:

9.0%
Province:

9.4%
Male: 450
Here:

1.5%
Province:

3.1%
Female: 4,570
Here:

17.5%
Ontario:

16.4%
Manufacturing
Total: 13,650
This division:

24.4%
Ontario:

13.9%
Male: 9,600
This division:

32.1%
Ontario:

18.6%
Female: 4,055
This division:

15.5%
Ontario:

8.8%
Retail trade
Total: 5,675
Here:

10.1%
Ontario:

11.1%
Male: 2,305
Here:

7.7%
Ontario:

9.5%
Female: 3,375
Here:

12.9%
Province:

12.9%
Finance and real estate
Total: 2,415
Here:

4.3%
Province:

6.8%
Male: 760
This division:

2.5%
Province:

5.7%
Female: 1,655
Here:

6.3%
Province:

8.1%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 4,420
This division:

7.9%
Province:

2.9%
Male: 2,880
This division:

9.6%
Ontario:

4.1%
Female: 1,535
This division:

5.9%
Province:

1.7%
Construction
Total: 3,110
This division:

5.6%
Ontario:

5.9%
Male: 2,785
This division:

9.3%
Ontario:

10.0%
Female: 320
Here:

1.2%
Ontario:

1.5%
Wholesale trade
Total: 2,650
Here:

4.7%
Ontario:

4.7%
Male: 1,910
Here:

6.4%
Ontario:

5.9%
Female: 740
This division:

2.8%
Province:

3.5%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 20,605
Here:

38.2%
Ontario:

49.6%
Male: 9,760
This division:

33.8%
Province:

44.0%
Female: 10,845
This division:

43.4%
Province:

55.7%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 12,470
This division:

23.1%
Ontario:

19.7%
Male: 7,070
Here:

24.5%
Province:

21.6%
Female: 5,395
This division:

21.6%
Province:

17.5%
Worked at home
Total: 5,015
Here:

9.3%
Province:

7.1%
Male: 2,545
Here:

8.8%
Province:

6.8%
Female: 2,475
This division:

9.9%
Ontario:

7.4%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 4,415
Here:

8.2%
Province:

9.7%
Male: 3,525
This division:

12.2%
Ontario:

13.8%
Female: 890
Here:

3.6%
Ontario:

5.1%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 205
Here:

0.4%
Province:

0.6%
Male: 150
Here:

0.5%
Ontario:

0.7%
Female: 55
Here:

0.2%
Ontario:

0.4%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 11,165
This division:

20.7%
Ontario:

12.9%
Male: 5,825
This division:

20.1%
Province:

12.5%
Female: 5,335
Here:

21.3%
Province:

13.3%
Worked in different province
Total: 40
This division:

0.1%
Province:

0.5%
Male: 30
This division:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.5%
Female: 10
This division:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.5%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 39,970
This division:

82.1%
Province:

71.0%
Male: 22,005
Here:

83.9%
Ontario:

76.2%
Female: 17,960
This division:

79.9%
Province:

65.2%
All other modes
Total: 690
This division:

1.4%
Ontario:

1.0%
Male: 345
Here:

1.3%
Province:

1.0%
Female: 345
This division:

1.5%
Ontario:

1.1%
Public transit
Total: 355
This division:

0.7%
Province:

12.9%
Male: 90
This division:

0.3%
Province:

10.0%
Female: 270
Here:

1.2%
Ontario:

16.1%
Car as passenger
Total: 4,230
Here:

8.7%
Ontario:

8.3%
Male: 2,105
Here:

8.0%
Province:

6.4%
Female: 2,120
Here:

9.4%
Province:

10.3%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 3,450
This division:

7.1%
Province:

6.8%
Male: 1,665
This division:

6.4%
Province:

6.4%
Female: 1,780
Here:

7.9%
Province:

7.3%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 76,065
Here:

93.1%
Ontario:

91.6%
Male: 36,560
This division:

91.6%
Province:

89.8%
Female: 39,505
Here:

94.6%
Province:

93.2%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 75,285
This division:

92.2%
Province:

90.3%
Male: 36,055
Here:

90.4%
Province:

88.2%
Female: 39,230
This division:

93.9%
Ontario:

92.3%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 32,430
Here:

39.7%
Province:

38.1%
Male: 14,535
Here:

36.4%
Ontario:

34.8%
Female: 17,895
Here:

42.8%
Province:

41.1%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 15,580
Here:

19.1%
Ontario:

18.7%
Male: 6,180
Here:

15.5%
Ontario:

16.3%
Female: 9,400
Here:

22.5%
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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