Niagara-on-the-Lake - Town, Ontario, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 7,355
This town:

59.4%
Ontario:

62.8%
Male: 3,970
Here:

65.9%
Province:

68.1%
Female: 3,380
Here:

53.1%
Province:

57.8%
Unemployed
Total: 280
This town:

2.3%
Ontario:

4.3%
Male: 145
Here:

2.4%
Ontario:

4.4%
Female: 140
Here:

2.2%
Ontario:

4.3%
Not in the labour force
Total: 4,750
Here:

38.4%
Ontario:

32.9%
Male: 1,905
Here:

31.6%
Ontario:

27.5%
Female: 2,845
This town:

44.7%
Ontario:

37.9%
Participation rate
All persons
This town:

61.6%
Ontario:

67.1%
Male
Here:

68.4%
Ontario:

72.5%
Female
This town:

55.3%
Province:

62.1%
Unemployment rate
All persons
Here:

3.7%
Province:

6.4%
Male
Here:

3.5%
Ontario:

6.0%
Female
This town:

4.0%
Province:

6.8%

Labour force activity in this town

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 1,935
This town:

25.5%
Province:

23.5%
Male: 865
This town:

21.1%
Ontario:

19.4%
Female: 1,075
Here:

30.7%
Ontario:

28.0%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 375
This town:

4.9%
Ontario:

3.1%
Male: 135
This town:

3.3%
Province:

2.7%
Female: 240
Here:

6.9%
Province:

3.6%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 970
Here:

12.8%
Ontario:

18.6%
Male: 200
Here:

4.9%
Ontario:

10.6%
Female: 770
This town:

22.0%
Ontario:

27.3%
Management occupations
Total: 1,140
Here:

15.0%
Ontario:

10.3%
Male: 665
This town:

16.2%
Ontario:

12.4%
Female: 470
This town:

13.4%
Province:

8.0%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 290
Here:

3.8%
Ontario:

7.2%
Male: 235
This town:

5.7%
Ontario:

8.8%
Female: 50
This town:

1.4%
Ontario:

5.4%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 860
Here:

11.3%
Ontario:

14.1%
Male: 810
This town:

19.8%
Ontario:

25.0%
Female: 50
Here:

1.4%
Province:

2.1%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 285
Here:

3.8%
Province:

7.0%
Male: 255
This town:

6.2%
Ontario:

10.3%
Female: 30
This town:

0.9%
Ontario:

3.3%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 480
This town:

6.3%
Ontario:

8.4%
Male: 180
Here:

4.4%
Province:

5.2%
Female: 300
Here:

8.6%
Province:

12.0%
Health occupations
Total: 415
This town:

5.5%
Ontario:

5.3%
Male: 100
Here:

2.4%
Province:

2.0%
Female: 320
Here:

9.1%
Province:

8.9%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 835
Here:

11.0%
Ontario:

2.6%
Male: 650
This town:

15.9%
Ontario:

3.7%
Female: 185
This town:

5.3%
Province:

1.3%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 1,050
This town:

13.8%
Ontario:

19.7%
Male: 580
Here:

14.2%
Ontario:

22.3%
Female: 465
This town:

13.3%
Ontario:

16.8%
Educational services
Total: 410
Here:

5.4%
Ontario:

6.7%
Male: 135
This town:

3.3%
Province:

4.2%
Female: 275
Here:

7.9%
Province:

9.5%
Other services
Total: 2,035
This town:

26.8%
Province:

18.7%
Male: 905
Here:

22.1%
Ontario:

16.6%
Female: 1,130
Here:

32.3%
Province:

20.9%
Health care and social services
Total: 570
This town:

7.5%
Province:

9.4%
Male: 120
This town:

2.9%
Province:

3.1%
Female: 450
This town:

12.9%
Province:

16.4%
Manufacturing
Total: 900
This town:

11.8%
Province:

13.9%
Male: 710
Here:

17.3%
Ontario:

18.6%
Female: 190
Here:

5.4%
Ontario:

8.8%
Retail trade
Total: 720
This town:

9.5%
Ontario:

11.1%
Male: 310
This town:

7.6%
Ontario:

9.5%
Female: 410
This town:

11.7%
Ontario:

12.9%
Finance and real estate
Total: 405
Here:

5.3%
Province:

6.8%
Male: 185
This town:

4.5%
Ontario:

5.7%
Female: 220
This town:

6.3%
Province:

8.1%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 870
This town:

11.5%
Province:

2.9%
Male: 655
Here:

16.0%
Ontario:

4.1%
Female: 210
This town:

6.0%
Ontario:

1.7%
Construction
Total: 440
This town:

5.8%
Province:

5.9%
Male: 380
Here:

9.3%
Ontario:

10.0%
Female: 55
This town:

1.6%
Ontario:

1.5%
Wholesale trade
Total: 195
This town:

2.6%
Province:

4.7%
Male: 110
This town:

2.7%
Province:

5.9%
Female: 85
Here:

2.4%
Ontario:

3.5%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 2,115
This town:

28.8%
Ontario:

49.6%
Male: 990
This town:

24.9%
Province:

44.0%
Female: 1,120
Here:

33.1%
Ontario:

55.7%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 390
Here:

5.3%
Province:

19.7%
Male: 235
This town:

5.9%
Ontario:

21.6%
Female: 155
Here:

4.6%
Ontario:

17.5%
Worked at home
Total: 1,520
Here:

20.7%
Province:

7.1%
Male: 815
This town:

20.5%
Province:

6.8%
Female: 705
Here:

20.9%
Province:

7.4%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 605
This town:

8.2%
Province:

9.7%
Male: 430
Here:

10.8%
Ontario:

13.8%
Female: 175
This town:

5.2%
Ontario:

5.1%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 60
This town:

0.8%
Province:

0.6%
Male: 50
Here:

1.3%
Ontario:

0.7%
Female: 10
This town:

0.3%
Ontario:

0.4%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 2,635
This town:

35.8%
Ontario:

12.9%
Male: 1,425
Here:

35.9%
Province:

12.5%
Female: 1,210
Here:

35.8%
Province:

13.3%
Worked in different province
Total: 30
This town:

0.4%
Province:

0.5%
Male: 20
This town:

0.5%
Ontario:

0.5%
Female: 10
Here:

0.3%
Province:

0.5%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 4,745
Here:

82.1%
Province:

71.0%
Male: 2,555
Here:

82.3%
Province:

76.2%
Female: 2,185
This town:

81.8%
Ontario:

65.2%
All other modes
Total: 115
This town:

2.0%
Province:

1.0%
Male: 55
This town:

1.8%
Province:

1.0%
Female: 60
This town:

2.2%
Province:

1.1%
Public transit
Total: 60
Here:

1.0%
Ontario:

12.9%
Male: 40
Here:

1.3%
Province:

10.0%
Female: 25
Here:

0.9%
Province:

16.1%
Car as passenger
Total: 430
Here:

7.4%
Ontario:

8.3%
Male: 205
This town:

6.6%
Ontario:

6.4%
Female: 225
Here:

8.4%
Province:

10.3%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 425
This town:

7.4%
Province:

6.8%
Male: 255
This town:

8.2%
Ontario:

6.4%
Female: 175
This town:

6.6%
Ontario:

7.3%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 11,455
This town:

92.5%
Province:

91.6%
Male: 5,485
Here:

91.1%
Province:

89.8%
Female: 5,970
This town:

93.8%
Ontario:

93.2%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 11,310
This town:

91.3%
Ontario:

90.3%
Male: 5,390
Here:

89.5%
Ontario:

88.2%
Female: 5,920
Here:

93.0%
Province:

92.3%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 3,920
Here:

31.7%
Ontario:

38.1%
Male: 1,720
This town:

28.6%
Province:

34.8%
Female: 2,195
This town:

34.5%
Province:

41.1%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 3,125
This town:

25.2%
Province:

18.7%
Male: 1,335
Here:

22.2%
Province:

16.3%
Female: 1,795
This town:

28.2%
Province:

21.0%

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