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



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 24,105
This city:

58.1%
Ontario:

62.8%
Male: 12,465
This city:

62.4%
Province:

68.1%
Female: 11,635
Here:

54.0%
Province:

57.8%
Unemployed
Total: 1,890
Here:

4.6%
Province:

4.3%
Male: 930
This city:

4.7%
Ontario:

4.4%
Female: 955
This city:

4.4%
Ontario:

4.3%
Not in the labour force
Total: 15,505
This city:

37.4%
Province:

32.9%
Male: 6,565
Here:

32.9%
Province:

27.5%
Female: 8,945
Here:

41.5%
Province:

37.9%
Participation rate
All persons
This city:

62.6%
Province:

67.1%
Male
Here:

67.1%
Province:

72.5%
Female
This city:

58.4%
Province:

62.1%
Unemployment rate
All persons
This city:

7.3%
Ontario:

6.4%
Male
This city:

6.9%
Province:

6.0%
Female
Here:

7.6%
Province:

6.8%

Labour force activity in Welland

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 7,470
Here:

29.3%
Ontario:

23.5%
Male: 3,005
This city:

22.8%
Ontario:

19.4%
Female: 4,460
Here:

36.3%
Province:

28.0%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 430
This city:

1.7%
Ontario:

3.1%
Male: 180
This city:

1.4%
Province:

2.7%
Female: 245
This city:

2.0%
Ontario:

3.6%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 4,550
This city:

17.8%
Ontario:

18.6%
Male: 1,060
This city:

8.0%
Ontario:

10.6%
Female: 3,490
This city:

28.4%
Ontario:

27.3%
Management occupations
Total: 1,875
Here:

7.4%
Ontario:

10.3%
Male: 1,130
This city:

8.6%
Province:

12.4%
Female: 740
This city:

6.0%
Ontario:

8.0%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 1,910
Here:

7.5%
Ontario:

7.2%
Male: 1,615
Here:

12.2%
Ontario:

8.8%
Female: 295
This city:

2.4%
Province:

5.4%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 4,510
This city:

17.7%
Province:

14.1%
Male: 4,160
This city:

31.5%
Province:

25.0%
Female: 345
This city:

2.8%
Province:

2.1%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 915
Here:

3.6%
Province:

7.0%
Male: 755
This city:

5.7%
Province:

10.3%
Female: 160
This city:

1.3%
Province:

3.3%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 1,935
Here:

7.6%
Ontario:

8.4%
Male: 660
Here:

5.0%
Ontario:

5.2%
Female: 1,275
Here:

10.4%
Ontario:

12.0%
Health occupations
Total: 1,345
Here:

5.3%
Ontario:

5.3%
Male: 175
Here:

1.3%
Ontario:

2.0%
Female: 1,175
Here:

9.6%
Province:

8.9%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 575
This city:

2.3%
Province:

2.6%
Male: 460
This city:

3.5%
Province:

3.7%
Female: 115
Here:

0.9%
Province:

1.3%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 4,300
This city:

16.9%
Ontario:

19.7%
Male: 2,330
Here:

17.6%
Province:

22.3%
Female: 1,975
This city:

16.1%
Province:

16.8%
Educational services
Total: 1,670
This city:

6.5%
Province:

6.7%
Male: 570
This city:

4.3%
Province:

4.2%
Female: 1,100
This city:

8.9%
Province:

9.5%
Other services
Total: 5,525
This city:

21.7%
Province:

18.7%
Male: 2,475
Here:

18.7%
Province:

16.6%
Female: 3,050
This city:

24.8%
Ontario:

20.9%
Health care and social services
Total: 2,575
This city:

10.1%
Province:

9.4%
Male: 355
Here:

2.7%
Ontario:

3.1%
Female: 2,220
Here:

18.0%
Province:

16.4%
Manufacturing
Total: 3,865
This city:

15.2%
Ontario:

13.9%
Male: 3,320
This city:

25.1%
Province:

18.6%
Female: 545
Here:

4.4%
Province:

8.8%
Retail trade
Total: 3,255
This city:

12.8%
Province:

11.1%
Male: 1,360
This city:

10.3%
Ontario:

9.5%
Female: 1,890
Here:

15.4%
Ontario:

12.9%
Finance and real estate
Total: 1,425
Here:

5.6%
Province:

6.8%
Male: 395
This city:

3.0%
Province:

5.7%
Female: 1,025
Here:

8.3%
Province:

8.1%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 445
This city:

1.7%
Province:

2.9%
Male: 320
Here:

2.4%
Province:

4.1%
Female: 130
This city:

1.1%
Province:

1.7%
Construction
Total: 1,630
Here:

6.4%
Province:

5.9%
Male: 1,485
This city:

11.2%
Province:

10.0%
Female: 150
Here:

1.2%
Province:

1.5%
Wholesale trade
Total: 815
Here:

3.2%
Province:

4.7%
Male: 595
Here:

4.5%
Province:

5.9%
Female: 215
This city:

1.7%
Province:

3.5%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 10,140
This city:

42.1%
Ontario:

49.6%
Male: 4,280
This city:

34.3%
Ontario:

44.0%
Female: 5,855
Here:

50.3%
Ontario:

55.7%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 1,450
Here:

6.0%
Ontario:

19.7%
Male: 920
This city:

7.4%
Ontario:

21.6%
Female: 530
This city:

4.6%
Ontario:

17.5%
Worked at home
Total: 945
This city:

3.9%
Province:

7.1%
Male: 450
Here:

3.6%
Province:

6.8%
Female: 490
This city:

4.2%
Province:

7.4%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 2,150
Here:

8.9%
Province:

9.7%
Male: 1,585
This city:

12.7%
Province:

13.8%
Female: 565
This city:

4.9%
Ontario:

5.1%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 145
This city:

0.6%
Ontario:

0.6%
Male: 100
This city:

0.8%
Province:

0.7%
Female: 45
Here:

0.4%
Ontario:

0.4%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 9,265
This city:

38.4%
Ontario:

12.9%
Male: 5,115
Here:

41.1%
Ontario:

12.5%
Female: 4,150
This city:

35.7%
Ontario:

13.3%
Worked in different province
Total: 10
This city:

0.0%
Province:

0.5%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 19,015
Here:

82.6%
Province:

71.0%
Male: 10,065
Here:

84.5%
Ontario:

76.2%
Female: 8,950
This city:

80.6%
Province:

65.2%
All other modes
Total: 160
This city:

0.7%
Province:

1.0%
Male: 75
Here:

0.6%
Province:

1.0%
Female: 75
Here:

0.7%
Ontario:

1.1%
Public transit
Total: 390
Here:

1.7%
Ontario:

12.9%
Male: 140
This city:

1.2%
Ontario:

10.0%
Female: 255
Here:

2.3%
Ontario:

16.1%
Car as passenger
Total: 1,940
Here:

8.4%
Province:

8.3%
Male: 920
Here:

7.7%
Province:

6.4%
Female: 1,015
This city:

9.1%
Province:

10.3%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 1,510
Here:

6.6%
Ontario:

6.8%
Male: 705
Here:

5.9%
Ontario:

6.4%
Female: 800
This city:

7.2%
Ontario:

7.3%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 38,290
Here:

92.3%
Province:

91.6%
Male: 18,130
Here:

90.8%
Ontario:

89.8%
Female: 20,155
Here:

93.6%
Province:

93.2%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 37,860
Here:

91.2%
Province:

90.3%
Male: 17,850
This city:

89.4%
Province:

88.2%
Female: 20,010
This city:

92.9%
Province:

92.3%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 15,260
This city:

36.8%
Ontario:

38.1%
Male: 6,600
Here:

33.1%
Province:

34.8%
Female: 8,655
This city:

40.2%
Ontario:

41.1%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 8,560
This city:

20.6%
Province:

18.7%
Male: 3,565
Here:

17.9%
Province:

16.3%
Female: 4,995
This city:

23.2%
Province:

21.0%

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