Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 366,435
This city:

65.1%
Manitoba:

63.6%
Male: 189,545
This city:

70.0%
Manitoba:

68.8%
Female: 176,885
This city:

60.6%
Province:

58.7%
Unemployed
Total: 19,435
This city:

3.5%
Manitoba:

3.7%
Male: 9,860
Here:

3.6%
Manitoba:

4.0%
Female: 9,575
This city:

3.3%
Manitoba:

3.4%
Not in the labour force
Total: 176,770
Here:

31.4%
Province:

32.7%
Male: 71,235
Here:

26.3%
Province:

27.2%
Female: 105,535
This city:

36.1%
Manitoba:

38.0%
Participation rate
All persons
Here:

68.6%
Province:

67.3%
Male
This city:

73.7%
Manitoba:

72.8%
Female
Here:

63.9%
Manitoba:

62.0%
Unemployment rate
All persons
This city:

5.0%
Manitoba:

5.5%
Male
Here:

4.9%
Province:

5.5%
Female
This city:

5.1%
Manitoba:

5.4%

Labour force activity in this city

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 95,180
Here:

25.0%
Province:

24.6%
Male: 42,195
Here:

21.4%
Province:

19.6%
Female: 52,985
Here:

28.8%
Province:

30.3%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 10,950
Here:

2.9%
Province:

2.3%
Male: 5,045
Here:

2.6%
Manitoba:

2.0%
Female: 5,900
Here:

3.2%
Manitoba:

2.7%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 76,155
This city:

20.0%
Manitoba:

17.3%
Male: 23,595
This city:

12.0%
Province:

9.4%
Female: 52,560
Here:

28.6%
Province:

26.2%
Management occupations
Total: 35,480
This city:

9.3%
Province:

8.5%
Male: 22,105
This city:

11.2%
Manitoba:

10.1%
Female: 13,375
Here:

7.3%
Manitoba:

6.8%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 21,200
Here:

5.6%
Province:

5.3%
Male: 14,530
This city:

7.4%
Province:

7.0%
Female: 6,675
Here:

3.6%
Manitoba:

3.4%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 51,715
Here:

13.6%
Manitoba:

15.0%
Male: 48,690
This city:

24.7%
Province:

26.9%
Female: 3,025
Here:

1.6%
Province:

1.7%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 23,270
Here:

6.1%
Manitoba:

4.9%
Male: 18,215
Here:

9.3%
Manitoba:

7.4%
Female: 5,060
Here:

2.8%
Manitoba:

2.2%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 35,375
This city:

9.3%
Manitoba:

8.8%
Male: 12,450
Here:

6.3%
Manitoba:

5.6%
Female: 22,925
Here:

12.5%
Manitoba:

12.4%
Health occupations
Total: 25,885
Here:

6.8%
Manitoba:

6.7%
Male: 5,835
This city:

3.0%
Province:

2.5%
Female: 20,045
This city:

10.9%
Manitoba:

11.4%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 5,410
Here:

1.4%
Province:

6.5%
Male: 4,175
Here:

2.1%
Province:

9.5%
Female: 1,235
Here:

0.7%
Manitoba:

3.0%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 70,730
Here:

18.6%
Manitoba:

15.8%
Male: 44,040
This city:

22.4%
Province:

18.9%
Female: 26,695
Here:

14.5%
Manitoba:

12.4%
Educational services
Total: 29,430
This city:

7.7%
Province:

7.9%
Male: 10,210
This city:

5.2%
Manitoba:

5.0%
Female: 19,220
This city:

10.5%
Province:

11.1%
Other services
Total: 80,100
This city:

21.0%
Manitoba:

20.1%
Male: 37,980
This city:

19.3%
Manitoba:

18.2%
Female: 42,115
This city:

22.9%
Manitoba:

22.2%
Health care and social services
Total: 47,310
This city:

12.4%
Province:

12.6%
Male: 9,740
Here:

4.9%
Manitoba:

4.4%
Female: 37,565
Here:

20.4%
Manitoba:

21.7%
Manufacturing
Total: 42,410
Here:

11.1%
Manitoba:

10.4%
Male: 30,565
This city:

15.5%
Province:

14.4%
Female: 11,845
Here:

6.4%
Manitoba:

6.0%
Retail trade
Total: 42,960
Here:

11.3%
Manitoba:

10.9%
Male: 20,160
Here:

10.2%
Province:

9.7%
Female: 22,800
Here:

12.4%
Province:

12.2%
Finance and real estate
Total: 24,095
Here:

6.3%
Province:

5.2%
Male: 9,990
This city:

5.1%
Manitoba:

3.9%
Female: 14,105
Here:

7.7%
Province:

6.7%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 8,620
This city:

2.3%
Manitoba:

7.9%
Male: 6,070
This city:

3.1%
Manitoba:

11.1%
Female: 2,555
This city:

1.4%
Province:

4.3%
Construction
Total: 18,780
This city:

4.9%
Manitoba:

5.4%
Male: 16,830
Here:

8.6%
Manitoba:

9.2%
Female: 1,950
This city:

1.1%
Province:

1.1%
Wholesale trade
Total: 16,180
This city:

4.3%
Manitoba:

3.8%
Male: 11,245
This city:

5.7%
Manitoba:

5.2%
Female: 4,935
Here:

2.7%
Manitoba:

2.3%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 281,765
Here:

76.9%
Manitoba:

63.2%
Male: 137,105
This city:

72.3%
Manitoba:

58.0%
Female: 144,655
Here:

81.8%
Manitoba:

68.9%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 29,085
This city:

7.9%
Province:

9.3%
Male: 16,585
Here:

8.7%
Province:

9.9%
Female: 12,495
Here:

7.1%
Manitoba:

8.6%
Worked at home
Total: 18,635
This city:

5.1%
Province:

9.1%
Male: 9,210
Here:

4.9%
Province:

9.7%
Female: 9,425
Here:

5.3%
Province:

8.4%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 29,965
Here:

8.2%
Manitoba:

8.9%
Male: 22,870
Here:

12.1%
Province:

13.0%
Female: 7,095
This city:

4.0%
Province:

4.3%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 1,005
This city:

0.3%
Manitoba:

0.3%
Male: 650
Here:

0.3%
Province:

0.4%
Female: 355
This city:

0.2%
Province:

0.2%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 4,395
This city:

1.2%
Manitoba:

8.7%
Male: 2,070
This city:

1.1%
Province:

8.2%
Female: 2,320
Here:

1.3%
Province:

9.3%
Worked in different province
Total: 1,590
Here:

0.4%
Province:

0.6%
Male: 1,050
This city:

0.6%
Manitoba:

0.7%
Female: 535
Here:

0.3%
Province:

0.4%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 242,050
This city:

69.8%
Manitoba:

72.3%
Male: 136,085
This city:

75.7%
Province:

77.1%
Female: 105,965
This city:

63.4%
Province:

67.0%
All other modes
Total: 3,045
This city:

0.9%
Manitoba:

1.2%
Male: 1,695
This city:

0.9%
Province:

1.3%
Female: 1,350
Here:

0.8%
Province:

1.0%
Public transit
Total: 44,975
Here:

13.0%
Manitoba:

8.9%
Male: 18,470
Here:

10.3%
Manitoba:

7.0%
Female: 26,500
Here:

15.9%
Manitoba:

10.9%
Car as passenger
Total: 30,855
This city:

8.9%
Manitoba:

8.7%
Male: 10,390
Here:

5.8%
Province:

6.1%
Female: 20,460
This city:

12.2%
Manitoba:

11.4%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 25,870
Here:

7.5%
Manitoba:

9.0%
Male: 13,045
This city:

7.3%
Manitoba:

8.4%
Female: 12,825
This city:

7.7%
Province:

9.6%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 518,360
This city:

92.1%
Manitoba:

92.3%
Male: 244,715
Here:

90.4%
Manitoba:

90.4%
Female: 273,645
Here:

93.7%
Manitoba:

94.1%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 511,885
This city:

91.0%
Manitoba:

91.1%
Male: 240,845
Here:

89.0%
Province:

88.9%
Female: 271,045
This city:

92.8%
Manitoba:

93.2%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 208,175
Here:

37.0%
Province:

39.0%
Male: 91,145
This city:

33.7%
Manitoba:

35.2%
Female: 117,035
Here:

40.1%
Province:

42.6%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 109,820
This city:

19.5%
Province:

20.7%
Male: 45,625
Here:

16.9%
Province:

17.8%
Female: 64,195
Here:

22.0%
Province:

23.3%

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