Burlington - City, Ontario, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 88,280
Here:

66.5%
Province:

62.8%
Male: 45,375
This city:

71.9%
Ontario:

68.1%
Female: 42,900
Here:

61.7%
Ontario:

57.8%
Unemployed
Total: 4,305
This city:

3.2%
Province:

4.3%
Male: 1,995
This city:

3.2%
Province:

4.4%
Female: 2,310
This city:

3.3%
Province:

4.3%
Not in the labour force
Total: 40,110
This city:

30.2%
Province:

32.9%
Male: 15,775
Here:

25.0%
Province:

27.5%
Female: 24,340
This city:

35.0%
Province:

37.9%
Participation rate
All persons
Here:

69.8%
Province:

67.1%
Male
This city:

75.0%
Province:

72.5%
Female
Here:

65.0%
Ontario:

62.1%
Unemployment rate
All persons
This city:

4.6%
Province:

6.4%
Male
This city:

4.2%
Ontario:

6.0%
Female
Here:

5.1%
Province:

6.8%

Labour force activity in this city

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 22,790
Here:

24.8%
Ontario:

23.5%
Male: 10,405
Here:

22.1%
Ontario:

19.4%
Female: 12,385
Here:

27.7%
Ontario:

28.0%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 2,770
This city:

3.0%
Ontario:

3.1%
Male: 1,175
This city:

2.5%
Ontario:

2.7%
Female: 1,590
This city:

3.6%
Province:

3.6%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 18,360
This city:

20.0%
Province:

18.6%
Male: 5,420
This city:

11.5%
Province:

10.6%
Female: 12,935
This city:

28.9%
Ontario:

27.3%
Management occupations
Total: 13,820
Here:

15.1%
Province:

10.3%
Male: 9,385
This city:

20.0%
Ontario:

12.4%
Female: 4,435
Here:

9.9%
Province:

8.0%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 3,900
Here:

4.3%
Ontario:

7.2%
Male: 2,700
Here:

5.7%
Ontario:

8.8%
Female: 1,200
Here:

2.7%
Ontario:

5.4%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 9,625
This city:

10.5%
Ontario:

14.1%
Male: 8,850
Here:

18.8%
Ontario:

25.0%
Female: 775
This city:

1.7%
Province:

2.1%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 6,565
This city:

7.2%
Province:

7.0%
Male: 5,080
Here:

10.8%
Province:

10.3%
Female: 1,485
Here:

3.3%
Province:

3.3%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 7,960
This city:

8.7%
Province:

8.4%
Male: 2,175
Here:

4.6%
Province:

5.2%
Female: 5,785
Here:

12.9%
Ontario:

12.0%
Health occupations
Total: 4,740
Here:

5.2%
Ontario:

5.3%
Male: 925
This city:

2.0%
Ontario:

2.0%
Female: 3,815
Here:

8.5%
Ontario:

8.9%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 1,195
This city:

1.3%
Province:

2.6%
Male: 890
Here:

1.9%
Ontario:

3.7%
Female: 305
Here:

0.7%
Ontario:

1.3%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 18,350
Here:

20.0%
Province:

19.7%
Male: 10,685
Here:

22.7%
Province:

22.3%
Female: 7,665
Here:

17.1%
Province:

16.8%
Educational services
Total: 6,680
This city:

7.3%
Province:

6.7%
Male: 1,835
Here:

3.9%
Ontario:

4.2%
Female: 4,845
Here:

10.8%
Province:

9.5%
Other services
Total: 15,390
This city:

16.8%
Province:

18.7%
Male: 7,280
This city:

15.5%
Province:

16.6%
Female: 8,110
This city:

18.1%
Province:

20.9%
Health care and social services
Total: 8,155
This city:

8.9%
Province:

9.4%
Male: 1,170
Here:

2.5%
Province:

3.1%
Female: 6,985
Here:

15.6%
Province:

16.4%
Manufacturing
Total: 11,995
Here:

13.1%
Province:

13.9%
Male: 8,680
Here:

18.5%
Province:

18.6%
Female: 3,315
Here:

7.4%
Ontario:

8.8%
Retail trade
Total: 10,735
This city:

11.7%
Ontario:

11.1%
Male: 4,825
Here:

10.3%
Ontario:

9.5%
Female: 5,915
This city:

13.2%
Province:

12.9%
Finance and real estate
Total: 8,225
This city:

9.0%
Province:

6.8%
Male: 3,695
Here:

7.9%
Province:

5.7%
Female: 4,530
Here:

10.1%
Ontario:

8.1%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 1,215
Here:

1.3%
Ontario:

2.9%
Male: 790
This city:

1.7%
Province:

4.1%
Female: 430
Here:

1.0%
Province:

1.7%
Construction
Total: 4,120
Here:

4.5%
Ontario:

5.9%
Male: 3,570
Here:

7.6%
Ontario:

10.0%
Female: 550
Here:

1.2%
Ontario:

1.5%
Wholesale trade
Total: 6,860
Here:

7.5%
Province:

4.7%
Male: 4,470
Here:

9.5%
Ontario:

5.9%
Female: 2,385
Here:

5.3%
Ontario:

3.5%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 32,665
Here:

37.0%
Province:

49.6%
Male: 13,870
Here:

30.6%
Province:

44.0%
Female: 18,790
Here:

43.8%
Province:

55.7%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 29,355
Here:

33.3%
Province:

19.7%
Male: 17,110
This city:

37.7%
Province:

21.6%
Female: 12,250
This city:

28.6%
Province:

17.5%
Worked at home
Total: 6,800
This city:

7.7%
Province:

7.1%
Male: 3,380
This city:

7.4%
Province:

6.8%
Female: 3,415
Here:

8.0%
Province:

7.4%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 6,730
This city:

7.6%
Province:

9.7%
Male: 4,725
Here:

10.4%
Ontario:

13.8%
Female: 2,005
This city:

4.7%
Province:

5.1%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 385
This city:

0.4%
Province:

0.6%
Male: 300
This city:

0.7%
Province:

0.7%
Female: 90
This city:

0.2%
Ontario:

0.4%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 12,200
Here:

13.8%
Ontario:

12.9%
Male: 5,920
This city:

13.0%
Province:

12.5%
Female: 6,275
Here:

14.6%
Province:

13.3%
Worked in different province
Total: 145
This city:

0.2%
Ontario:

0.5%
Male: 70
Here:

0.2%
Province:

0.5%
Female: 75
Here:

0.2%
Ontario:

0.5%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 64,645
Here:

79.7%
Ontario:

71.0%
Male: 34,060
This city:

81.7%
Province:

76.2%
Female: 30,585
This city:

77.6%
Ontario:

65.2%
All other modes
Total: 545
This city:

0.7%
Province:

1.0%
Male: 280
This city:

0.7%
Ontario:

1.0%
Female: 260
Here:

0.7%
Ontario:

1.1%
Public transit
Total: 6,455
Here:

8.0%
Ontario:

12.9%
Male: 3,025
This city:

7.3%
Province:

10.0%
Female: 3,435
This city:

8.7%
Province:

16.1%
Car as passenger
Total: 5,820
Here:

7.2%
Ontario:

8.3%
Male: 2,525
Here:

6.1%
Ontario:

6.4%
Female: 3,295
This city:

8.4%
Ontario:

10.3%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 3,630
This city:

4.5%
Province:

6.8%
Male: 1,805
This city:

4.3%
Ontario:

6.4%
Female: 1,820
This city:

4.6%
Province:

7.3%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 122,660
This city:

92.4%
Ontario:

91.6%
Male: 57,360
Here:

90.8%
Province:

89.8%
Female: 65,300
This city:

93.9%
Ontario:

93.2%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 121,255
Here:

91.4%
Ontario:

90.3%
Male: 56,650
Here:

89.7%
Province:

88.2%
Female: 64,605
Here:

92.9%
Ontario:

92.3%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 50,725
This city:

38.2%
Ontario:

38.1%
Male: 22,650
Here:

35.9%
Province:

34.8%
Female: 28,080
This city:

40.4%
Province:

41.1%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 24,680
This city:

18.6%
Ontario:

18.7%
Male: 9,965
This city:

15.8%
Province:

16.3%
Female: 14,720
Here:

21.2%
Province:

21.0%

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