Waterloo, Ontario, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 257,655
Here:

67.6%
Province:

62.8%
Male: 136,405
This division:

73.1%
Province:

68.1%
Female: 121,250
Here:

62.4%
Ontario:

57.8%
Unemployed
Total: 14,875
This division:

3.9%
Province:

4.3%
Male: 7,250
Here:

3.9%
Province:

4.4%
Female: 7,630
Here:

3.9%
Province:

4.3%
Not in the labour force
Total: 108,455
Here:

28.5%
Ontario:

32.9%
Male: 42,965
This division:

23.0%
Ontario:

27.5%
Female: 65,490
Here:

33.7%
Province:

37.9%
Participation rate
All persons
Here:

71.5%
Province:

67.1%
Male
Here:

77.0%
Province:

72.5%
Female
This division:

66.3%
Ontario:

62.1%
Unemployment rate
All persons
Here:

5.5%
Province:

6.4%
Male
This division:

5.0%
Province:

6.0%
Female
This division:

5.9%
Ontario:

6.8%

Labour force activity in this division

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 58,875
Here:

21.9%
Province:

23.5%
Male: 24,065
Here:

16.9%
Province:

19.4%
Female: 34,810
This division:

27.4%
Ontario:

28.0%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 6,115
This division:

2.3%
Province:

3.1%
Male: 2,445
Here:

1.7%
Province:

2.7%
Female: 3,670
Here:

2.9%
Ontario:

3.6%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 47,765
Here:

17.7%
Province:

18.6%
Male: 12,955
This division:

9.1%
Province:

10.6%
Female: 34,810
This division:

27.4%
Province:

27.3%
Management occupations
Total: 25,235
Here:

9.4%
Province:

10.3%
Male: 16,010
Here:

11.3%
Ontario:

12.4%
Female: 9,225
This division:

7.3%
Ontario:

8.0%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 30,885
Here:

11.5%
Ontario:

7.2%
Male: 19,295
This division:

13.6%
Ontario:

8.8%
Female: 11,595
Here:

9.1%
Province:

5.4%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 41,990
This division:

15.6%
Ontario:

14.1%
Male: 38,985
Here:

27.4%
Ontario:

25.0%
Female: 3,000
This division:

2.4%
Ontario:

2.1%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 19,745
Here:

7.3%
Ontario:

7.0%
Male: 15,275
This division:

10.7%
Province:

10.3%
Female: 4,465
Here:

3.5%
Ontario:

3.3%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 21,350
Here:

7.9%
Province:

8.4%
Male: 7,335
Here:

5.2%
Ontario:

5.2%
Female: 14,020
Here:

11.0%
Province:

12.0%
Health occupations
Total: 12,240
This division:

4.5%
Ontario:

5.3%
Male: 2,005
Here:

1.4%
Ontario:

2.0%
Female: 10,240
This division:

8.1%
Province:

8.9%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 5,060
Here:

1.9%
Province:

2.6%
Male: 3,765
Here:

2.6%
Ontario:

3.7%
Female: 1,295
Here:

1.0%
Ontario:

1.3%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 44,485
Here:

16.5%
Province:

19.7%
Male: 26,135
This division:

18.4%
Province:

22.3%
Female: 18,355
This division:

14.4%
Ontario:

16.8%
Educational services
Total: 20,515
This division:

7.6%
Ontario:

6.7%
Male: 7,450
Here:

5.2%
Province:

4.2%
Female: 13,060
Here:

10.3%
Province:

9.5%
Other services
Total: 37,665
Here:

14.0%
Province:

18.7%
Male: 16,430
This division:

11.6%
Ontario:

16.6%
Female: 21,235
This division:

16.7%
Ontario:

20.9%
Health care and social services
Total: 21,845
This division:

8.1%
Province:

9.4%
Male: 3,125
Here:

2.2%
Ontario:

3.1%
Female: 18,720
This division:

14.7%
Province:

16.4%
Manufacturing
Total: 60,375
This division:

22.4%
Ontario:

13.9%
Male: 41,680
This division:

29.3%
Ontario:

18.6%
Female: 18,695
Here:

14.7%
Province:

8.8%
Retail trade
Total: 29,450
Here:

10.9%
Province:

11.1%
Male: 13,030
This division:

9.2%
Ontario:

9.5%
Female: 16,425
This division:

12.9%
Province:

12.9%
Finance and real estate
Total: 19,240
This division:

7.1%
Province:

6.8%
Male: 6,985
Here:

4.9%
Province:

5.7%
Female: 12,255
This division:

9.6%
Ontario:

8.1%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 5,190
Here:

1.9%
Ontario:

2.9%
Male: 3,490
This division:

2.5%
Province:

4.1%
Female: 1,695
Here:

1.3%
Province:

1.7%
Construction
Total: 16,595
This division:

6.2%
Ontario:

5.9%
Male: 14,465
This division:

10.2%
Province:

10.0%
Female: 2,130
Here:

1.7%
Province:

1.5%
Wholesale trade
Total: 13,900
Here:

5.2%
Province:

4.7%
Male: 9,340
This division:

6.6%
Ontario:

5.9%
Female: 4,560
This division:

3.6%
Province:

3.5%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 114,020
This division:

44.3%
Province:

49.6%
Male: 53,830
Here:

39.5%
Ontario:

44.0%
Female: 60,190
This division:

49.6%
Province:

55.7%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 30,320
Here:

11.8%
Province:

19.7%
Male: 19,805
Here:

14.5%
Ontario:

21.6%
Female: 10,510
This division:

8.7%
Ontario:

17.5%
Worked at home
Total: 15,875
This division:

6.2%
Province:

7.1%
Male: 7,735
Here:

5.7%
Ontario:

6.8%
Female: 8,140
This division:

6.7%
Ontario:

7.4%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 20,860
Here:

8.1%
Province:

9.7%
Male: 15,670
Here:

11.5%
Ontario:

13.8%
Female: 5,190
Here:

4.3%
Ontario:

5.1%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 910
Here:

0.4%
Ontario:

0.6%
Male: 650
This division:

0.5%
Province:

0.7%
Female: 255
This division:

0.2%
Ontario:

0.4%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 75,365
Here:

29.3%
Province:

12.9%
Male: 38,530
Here:

28.2%
Province:

12.5%
Female: 36,835
This division:

30.4%
Province:

13.3%
Worked in different province
Total: 305
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.5%
Male: 180
This division:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.5%
Female: 130
This division:

0.1%
Province:

0.5%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 189,495
This division:

78.7%
Province:

71.0%
Male: 104,910
This division:

82.0%
Ontario:

76.2%
Female: 84,585
This division:

74.9%
Ontario:

65.2%
All other modes
Total: 1,920
This division:

0.8%
Province:

1.0%
Male: 950
This division:

0.7%
Ontario:

1.0%
Female: 965
This division:

0.9%
Ontario:

1.1%
Public transit
Total: 10,965
Here:

4.6%
Ontario:

12.9%
Male: 4,275
This division:

3.3%
Province:

10.0%
Female: 6,685
This division:

5.9%
Ontario:

16.1%
Car as passenger
Total: 22,415
This division:

9.3%
Province:

8.3%
Male: 9,520
This division:

7.4%
Ontario:

6.4%
Female: 12,895
This division:

11.4%
Province:

10.3%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 16,075
This division:

6.7%
Province:

6.8%
Male: 8,360
This division:

6.5%
Ontario:

6.4%
Female: 7,715
This division:

6.8%
Ontario:

7.3%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 352,030
Here:

92.4%
Ontario:

91.6%
Male: 169,495
This division:

90.8%
Province:

89.8%
Female: 182,535
Here:

93.9%
Ontario:

93.2%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 348,075
Here:

91.4%
Province:

90.3%
Male: 166,935
Here:

89.5%
Province:

88.2%
Female: 181,140
This division:

93.2%
Province:

92.3%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 151,315
Here:

39.7%
Ontario:

38.1%
Male: 67,875
Here:

36.4%
Province:

34.8%
Female: 83,435
Here:

42.9%
Ontario:

41.1%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 65,135
Here:

17.1%
Province:

18.7%
Male: 27,055
Here:

14.5%
Ontario:

16.3%
Female: 38,085
This division:

19.6%
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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