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



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 429,575
This city:

65.2%
Ontario:

62.8%
Male: 220,545
This city:

69.7%
Province:

68.1%
Female: 209,030
This city:

61.1%
Province:

57.8%
Unemployed
Total: 26,905
This city:

4.1%
Province:

4.3%
Male: 13,415
Here:

4.2%
Ontario:

4.4%
Female: 13,485
Here:

3.9%
Province:

4.3%
Not in the labour force
Total: 202,020
Here:

30.7%
Ontario:

32.9%
Male: 82,260
Here:

26.0%
Ontario:

27.5%
Female: 119,760
This city:

35.0%
Ontario:

37.9%
Participation rate
All persons
Here:

69.3%
Ontario:

67.1%
Male
This city:

74.0%
Ontario:

72.5%
Female
Here:

65.0%
Ontario:

62.1%
Unemployment rate
All persons
Here:

5.9%
Ontario:

6.4%
Male
Here:

5.7%
Province:

6.0%
Female
Here:

6.1%
Province:

6.8%

Labour force activity in Ottawa

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 98,625
Here:

22.0%
Province:

23.5%
Male: 48,660
This city:

21.1%
Province:

19.4%
Female: 49,960
Here:

22.9%
Ontario:

28.0%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 19,970
Here:

4.5%
Ontario:

3.1%
Male: 8,145
This city:

3.5%
Ontario:

2.7%
Female: 11,825
Here:

5.4%
Province:

3.6%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 93,275
This city:

20.8%
Province:

18.6%
Male: 30,785
This city:

13.4%
Province:

10.6%
Female: 62,485
This city:

28.6%
Ontario:

27.3%
Management occupations
Total: 53,350
Here:

11.9%
Ontario:

10.3%
Male: 32,960
Here:

14.3%
Province:

12.4%
Female: 20,390
Here:

9.3%
Ontario:

8.0%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 6,420
This city:

1.4%
Province:

7.2%
Male: 4,175
This city:

1.8%
Province:

8.8%
Female: 2,245
Here:

1.0%
Province:

5.4%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 34,170
Here:

7.6%
Ontario:

14.1%
Male: 31,870
This city:

13.8%
Province:

25.0%
Female: 2,295
This city:

1.1%
Province:

2.1%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 59,295
This city:

13.2%
Ontario:

7.0%
Male: 44,795
Here:

19.4%
Province:

10.3%
Female: 14,500
Here:

6.6%
Ontario:

3.3%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 54,135
Here:

12.1%
Province:

8.4%
Male: 19,305
Here:

8.4%
Ontario:

5.2%
Female: 34,835
Here:

15.9%
Province:

12.0%
Health occupations
Total: 24,105
Here:

5.4%
Ontario:

5.3%
Male: 5,360
Here:

2.3%
Ontario:

2.0%
Female: 18,745
This city:

8.6%
Province:

8.9%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 5,390
Here:

1.2%
Ontario:

2.6%
Male: 4,265
This city:

1.9%
Province:

3.7%
Female: 1,130
This city:

0.5%
Ontario:

1.3%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 101,515
Here:

22.6%
Province:

19.7%
Male: 64,045
Here:

27.8%
Ontario:

22.3%
Female: 37,470
This city:

17.2%
Ontario:

16.8%
Educational services
Total: 30,820
This city:

6.9%
Ontario:

6.7%
Male: 10,650
Here:

4.6%
Ontario:

4.2%
Female: 20,170
This city:

9.2%
Ontario:

9.5%
Other services
Total: 149,105
This city:

33.2%
Province:

18.7%
Male: 71,910
This city:

31.2%
Province:

16.6%
Female: 77,190
This city:

35.3%
Province:

20.9%
Health care and social services
Total: 43,250
Here:

9.6%
Ontario:

9.4%
Male: 8,610
Here:

3.7%
Ontario:

3.1%
Female: 34,645
This city:

15.9%
Province:

16.4%
Manufacturing
Total: 20,950
Here:

4.7%
Ontario:

13.9%
Male: 14,780
Here:

6.4%
Province:

18.6%
Female: 6,165
This city:

2.8%
Province:

8.8%
Retail trade
Total: 46,315
This city:

10.3%
Province:

11.1%
Male: 22,485
This city:

9.8%
Province:

9.5%
Female: 23,830
This city:

10.9%
Ontario:

12.9%
Finance and real estate
Total: 22,940
Here:

5.1%
Province:

6.8%
Male: 10,980
Here:

4.8%
Province:

5.7%
Female: 11,960
Here:

5.5%
Province:

8.1%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 4,290
This city:

1.0%
Ontario:

2.9%
Male: 3,055
This city:

1.3%
Province:

4.1%
Female: 1,235
Here:

0.6%
Ontario:

1.7%
Construction
Total: 18,030
Here:

4.0%
Ontario:

5.9%
Male: 15,530
Here:

6.7%
Province:

10.0%
Female: 2,505
Here:

1.1%
Ontario:

1.5%
Wholesale trade
Total: 11,520
This city:

2.6%
Province:

4.7%
Male: 8,285
This city:

3.6%
Province:

5.9%
Female: 3,235
Here:

1.5%
Province:

3.5%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 340,400
Here:

79.2%
Ontario:

49.6%
Male: 168,515
Here:

76.4%
Ontario:

44.0%
Female: 171,885
Here:

82.2%
Ontario:

55.7%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 7,015
This city:

1.6%
Province:

19.7%
Male: 3,915
This city:

1.8%
Ontario:

21.6%
Female: 3,095
Here:

1.5%
Province:

17.5%
Worked at home
Total: 30,015
Here:

7.0%
Province:

7.1%
Male: 14,460
This city:

6.6%
Ontario:

6.8%
Female: 15,555
This city:

7.4%
Province:

7.4%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 31,905
Here:

7.4%
Province:

9.7%
Male: 22,920
This city:

10.4%
Ontario:

13.8%
Female: 8,990
This city:

4.3%
Ontario:

5.1%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 2,170
Here:

0.5%
Province:

0.6%
Male: 1,430
This city:

0.6%
Province:

0.7%
Female: 740
This city:

0.4%
Ontario:

0.4%
Worked in different province
Total: 18,065
This city:

4.2%
Ontario:

0.5%
Male: 9,305
This city:

4.2%
Ontario:

0.5%
Female: 8,760
Here:

4.2%
Province:

0.5%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 236,900
Here:

59.6%
Province:

71.0%
Male: 134,080
This city:

65.5%
Province:

76.2%
Female: 102,820
This city:

53.3%
Province:

65.2%
All other modes
Total: 3,600
Here:

0.9%
Province:

1.0%
Male: 1,790
This city:

0.9%
Province:

1.0%
Female: 1,810
This city:

0.9%
Province:

1.1%
Public transit
Total: 86,985
Here:

21.9%
Ontario:

12.9%
Male: 37,830
Here:

18.5%
Province:

10.0%
Female: 49,160
Here:

25.5%
Ontario:

16.1%
Car as passenger
Total: 29,840
This city:

7.5%
Province:

8.3%
Male: 9,600
Here:

4.7%
Province:

6.4%
Female: 20,235
This city:

10.5%
Ontario:

10.3%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 40,055
Here:

10.1%
Ontario:

6.8%
Male: 21,360
Here:

10.4%
Ontario:

6.4%
Female: 18,700
This city:

9.7%
Province:

7.3%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 606,910
This city:

92.2%
Province:

91.6%
Male: 286,400
Here:

90.6%
Ontario:

89.8%
Female: 320,510
This city:

93.6%
Province:

93.2%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 600,035
Here:

91.1%
Ontario:

90.3%
Male: 282,315
This city:

89.3%
Ontario:

88.2%
Female: 317,715
Here:

92.8%
Ontario:

92.3%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 238,590
This city:

36.2%
Ontario:

38.1%
Male: 105,580
This city:

33.4%
Province:

34.8%
Female: 133,010
Here:

38.9%
Province:

41.1%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 118,945
This city:

18.1%
Ontario:

18.7%
Male: 49,590
This city:

15.7%
Province:

16.3%
Female: 69,350
Here:

20.3%
Province:

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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