Ajax - Town, Ontario, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 48,400
Here:

69.7%
Ontario:

62.8%
Male: 24,995
Here:

75.0%
Ontario:

68.1%
Female: 23,405
This town:

64.7%
Ontario:

57.8%
Unemployed
Total: 3,300
This town:

4.8%
Province:

4.3%
Male: 1,435
This town:

4.3%
Ontario:

4.4%
Female: 1,865
Here:

5.2%
Ontario:

4.3%
Not in the labour force
Total: 17,770
This town:

25.6%
Province:

32.9%
Male: 6,880
This town:

20.7%
Province:

27.5%
Female: 10,890
This town:

30.1%
Province:

37.9%
Participation rate
All persons
This town:

74.4%
Ontario:

67.1%
Male
This town:

79.3%
Ontario:

72.5%
Female
This town:

69.9%
Ontario:

62.1%
Unemployment rate
All persons
Here:

6.4%
Ontario:

6.4%
Male
This town:

5.4%
Ontario:

6.0%
Female
This town:

7.4%
Ontario:

6.8%

Labour force activity in this town

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 11,745
This town:

23.1%
Province:

23.5%
Male: 5,260
Here:

20.2%
Ontario:

19.4%
Female: 6,485
This town:

26.2%
Ontario:

28.0%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 1,155
This town:

2.3%
Province:

3.1%
Male: 600
Here:

2.3%
Province:

2.7%
Female: 555
Here:

2.2%
Province:

3.6%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 12,055
Here:

23.8%
Province:

18.6%
Male: 3,460
Here:

13.3%
Ontario:

10.6%
Female: 8,595
Here:

34.8%
Province:

27.3%
Management occupations
Total: 5,675
Here:

11.2%
Ontario:

10.3%
Male: 3,665
Here:

14.1%
Province:

12.4%
Female: 2,010
This town:

8.1%
Province:

8.0%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 2,685
This town:

5.3%
Ontario:

7.2%
Male: 1,895
This town:

7.3%
Ontario:

8.8%
Female: 790
Here:

3.2%
Province:

5.4%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 6,975
This town:

13.7%
Province:

14.1%
Male: 6,485
This town:

24.9%
Ontario:

25.0%
Female: 490
Here:

2.0%
Ontario:

2.1%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 3,800
This town:

7.5%
Ontario:

7.0%
Male: 2,955
Here:

11.4%
Ontario:

10.3%
Female: 840
This town:

3.4%
Province:

3.3%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 3,880
This town:

7.6%
Province:

8.4%
Male: 1,000
Here:

3.8%
Province:

5.2%
Female: 2,885
This town:

11.7%
Ontario:

12.0%
Health occupations
Total: 2,310
This town:

4.6%
Ontario:

5.3%
Male: 350
This town:

1.3%
Province:

2.0%
Female: 1,955
This town:

7.9%
Ontario:

8.9%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 460
This town:

0.9%
Province:

2.6%
Male: 360
Here:

1.4%
Ontario:

3.7%
Female: 95
Here:

0.4%
Province:

1.3%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 10,510
This town:

20.7%
Ontario:

19.7%
Male: 5,880
This town:

22.6%
Province:

22.3%
Female: 4,625
Here:

18.7%
Ontario:

16.8%
Educational services
Total: 2,870
This town:

5.7%
Province:

6.7%
Male: 920
Here:

3.5%
Province:

4.2%
Female: 1,950
Here:

7.9%
Province:

9.5%
Other services
Total: 7,945
Here:

15.7%
Ontario:

18.7%
Male: 3,930
This town:

15.1%
Province:

16.6%
Female: 4,015
Here:

16.3%
Ontario:

20.9%
Health care and social services
Total: 4,315
This town:

8.5%
Province:

9.4%
Male: 580
This town:

2.2%
Province:

3.1%
Female: 3,735
This town:

15.1%
Province:

16.4%
Manufacturing
Total: 5,860
This town:

11.5%
Ontario:

13.9%
Male: 4,155
This town:

16.0%
Ontario:

18.6%
Female: 1,705
This town:

6.9%
Province:

8.8%
Retail trade
Total: 6,730
Here:

13.3%
Province:

11.1%
Male: 3,150
Here:

12.1%
Ontario:

9.5%
Female: 3,585
Here:

14.5%
Ontario:

12.9%
Finance and real estate
Total: 5,440
This town:

10.7%
Province:

6.8%
Male: 2,200
Here:

8.5%
Province:

5.7%
Female: 3,240
Here:

13.1%
Province:

8.1%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 1,255
This town:

2.5%
Ontario:

2.9%
Male: 820
Here:

3.1%
Ontario:

4.1%
Female: 435
This town:

1.8%
Ontario:

1.7%
Construction
Total: 2,895
Here:

5.7%
Ontario:

5.9%
Male: 2,545
This town:

9.8%
Ontario:

10.0%
Female: 350
This town:

1.4%
Ontario:

1.5%
Wholesale trade
Total: 2,920
This town:

5.8%
Ontario:

4.7%
Male: 1,860
This town:

7.1%
Ontario:

5.9%
Female: 1,060
This town:

4.3%
Ontario:

3.5%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 8,390
This town:

17.3%
Province:

49.6%
Male: 3,425
Here:

13.7%
Province:

44.0%
Female: 4,965
Here:

21.2%
Province:

55.7%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 24,720
This town:

51.1%
Ontario:

19.7%
Male: 13,025
Here:

52.1%
Ontario:

21.6%
Female: 11,695
This town:

50.0%
Province:

17.5%
Worked at home
Total: 2,585
Here:

5.3%
Province:

7.1%
Male: 1,100
This town:

4.4%
Ontario:

6.8%
Female: 1,485
Here:

6.3%
Ontario:

7.4%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 4,275
Here:

8.8%
Province:

9.7%
Male: 3,295
This town:

13.2%
Ontario:

13.8%
Female: 975
Here:

4.2%
Ontario:

5.1%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 175
This town:

0.4%
Province:

0.6%
Male: 110
This town:

0.4%
Province:

0.7%
Female: 65
This town:

0.3%
Province:

0.4%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 8,225
Here:

17.0%
Province:

12.9%
Male: 4,015
Here:

16.1%
Ontario:

12.5%
Female: 4,210
This town:

18.0%
Ontario:

13.3%
Worked in different province
Total: 30
Here:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.5%
Male: 20
This town:

0.1%
Province:

0.5%
Female: 15
This town:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.5%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 33,830
Here:

74.1%
Ontario:

71.0%
Male: 19,290
This town:

81.1%
Province:

76.2%
Female: 14,545
This town:

66.5%
Ontario:

65.2%
All other modes
Total: 370
Here:

0.8%
Province:

1.0%
Male: 130
This town:

0.5%
Ontario:

1.0%
Female: 240
This town:

1.1%
Ontario:

1.1%
Public transit
Total: 6,115
Here:

13.4%
Ontario:

12.9%
Male: 2,250
This town:

9.5%
Ontario:

10.0%
Female: 3,865
Here:

17.7%
Ontario:

16.1%
Car as passenger
Total: 3,860
Here:

8.5%
Ontario:

8.3%
Male: 1,415
Here:

5.9%
Ontario:

6.4%
Female: 2,445
Here:

11.2%
Ontario:

10.3%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 1,460
Here:

3.2%
Ontario:

6.8%
Male: 695
This town:

2.9%
Province:

6.4%
Female: 765
Here:

3.5%
Ontario:

7.3%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 63,645
This town:

91.6%
Ontario:

91.6%
Male: 29,910
This town:

89.8%
Province:

89.8%
Female: 33,730
This town:

93.3%
Ontario:

93.2%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 62,960
Here:

90.6%
Ontario:

90.3%
Male: 29,495
Here:

88.5%
Ontario:

88.2%
Female: 33,465
Here:

92.5%
Ontario:

92.3%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 31,675
Here:

45.6%
Province:

38.1%
Male: 14,115
Here:

42.4%
Province:

34.8%
Female: 17,565
This town:

48.6%
Province:

41.1%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 12,495
This town:

18.0%
Ontario:

18.7%
Male: 5,210
This town:

15.6%
Ontario:

16.3%
Female: 7,280
Here:

20.1%
Province:

21.0%

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