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



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 7,650
This town:

67.5%
Province:

62.8%
Male: 4,540
This town:

74.9%
Province:

68.1%
Female: 3,110
Here:

59.0%
Ontario:

57.8%
Unemployed
Total: 480
Here:

4.2%
Province:

4.3%
Male: 225
Here:

3.7%
Province:

4.4%
Female: 250
This town:

4.7%
Province:

4.3%
Not in the labour force
Total: 3,215
This town:

28.4%
Province:

32.9%
Male: 1,295
This town:

21.4%
Province:

27.5%
Female: 1,920
Here:

36.4%
Province:

37.9%
Participation rate
All persons
Here:

71.6%
Province:

67.1%
Male
This town:

78.6%
Ontario:

72.5%
Female
This town:

63.7%
Province:

62.1%
Unemployment rate
All persons
Here:

5.9%
Province:

6.4%
Male
This town:

4.7%
Province:

6.0%
Female
Here:

7.4%
Ontario:

6.8%

Labour force activity in this town

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 3,935
This town:

49.0%
Ontario:

23.5%
Male: 2,585
This town:

54.8%
Province:

19.4%
Female: 1,355
Here:

40.9%
Province:

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

1.9%
Province:

3.1%
Male: 45
This town:

1.0%
Ontario:

2.7%
Female: 110
Here:

3.3%
Province:

3.6%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 925
This town:

11.5%
Province:

18.6%
Male: 160
Here:

3.4%
Province:

10.6%
Female: 765
This town:

23.1%
Ontario:

27.3%
Management occupations
Total: 840
This town:

10.5%
Ontario:

10.3%
Male: 680
Here:

14.4%
Ontario:

12.4%
Female: 165
Here:

5.0%
Ontario:

8.0%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 135
Here:

1.7%
Ontario:

7.2%
Male: 80
Here:

1.7%
Province:

8.8%
Female: 50
Here:

1.5%
Province:

5.4%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 660
This town:

8.2%
Ontario:

14.1%
Male: 590
Here:

12.5%
Ontario:

25.0%
Female: 70
Here:

2.1%
Ontario:

2.1%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 370
Here:

4.6%
Province:

7.0%
Male: 315
Here:

6.7%
Province:

10.3%
Female: 55
This town:

1.7%
Province:

3.3%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 530
Here:

6.6%
Ontario:

8.4%
Male: 130
Here:

2.8%
Province:

5.2%
Female: 400
This town:

12.1%
Province:

12.0%
Health occupations
Total: 450
Here:

5.6%
Ontario:

5.3%
Male: 110
Here:

2.3%
Ontario:

2.0%
Female: 345
Here:

10.4%
Ontario:

8.9%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 30
This town:

0.4%
Province:

2.6%
Male: 25
This town:

0.5%
Ontario:

3.7%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 950
Here:

11.8%
Ontario:

19.7%
Male: 485
This town:

10.3%
Province:

22.3%
Female: 465
Here:

14.0%
Province:

16.8%
Educational services
Total: 430
This town:

5.4%
Ontario:

6.7%
Male: 105
Here:

2.2%
Ontario:

4.2%
Female: 325
Here:

9.8%
Province:

9.5%
Other services
Total: 4,610
Here:

57.4%
Ontario:

18.7%
Male: 3,330
This town:

70.6%
Province:

16.6%
Female: 1,280
Here:

38.7%
Ontario:

20.9%
Health care and social services
Total: 700
This town:

8.7%
Ontario:

9.4%
Male: 80
Here:

1.7%
Province:

3.1%
Female: 620
This town:

18.7%
Province:

16.4%
Manufacturing
Total: 165
This town:

2.1%
Province:

13.9%
Male: 110
Here:

2.3%
Ontario:

18.6%
Female: 50
Here:

1.5%
Ontario:

8.8%
Retail trade
Total: 595
Here:

7.4%
Province:

11.1%
Male: 195
Here:

4.1%
Ontario:

9.5%
Female: 400
This town:

12.1%
Ontario:

12.9%
Finance and real estate
Total: 205
Here:

2.6%
Province:

6.8%
Male: 65
Here:

1.4%
Province:

5.7%
Female: 140
This town:

4.2%
Ontario:

8.1%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 80
Here:

1.0%
Ontario:

2.9%
Male: 70
This town:

1.5%
Province:

4.1%
Female: 10
Here:

0.3%
Ontario:

1.7%
Construction
Total: 230
Here:

2.9%
Province:

5.9%
Male: 220
This town:

4.7%
Ontario:

10.0%
Female: 15
This town:

0.5%
Province:

1.5%
Wholesale trade
Total: 60
Here:

0.7%
Ontario:

4.7%
Male: 50
Here:

1.1%
Province:

5.9%
Female: 10
Here:

0.3%
Ontario:

3.5%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 4,490
Here:

58.7%
Province:

49.6%
Male: 3,020
Here:

66.6%
Ontario:

44.0%
Female: 1,470
This town:

47.3%
Province:

55.7%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 165
Here:

2.2%
Ontario:

19.7%
Male: 110
This town:

2.4%
Province:

21.6%
Female: 50
This town:

1.6%
Ontario:

17.5%
Worked at home
Total: 250
This town:

3.3%
Ontario:

7.1%
Male: 90
Here:

2.0%
Ontario:

6.8%
Female: 165
Here:

5.3%
Ontario:

7.4%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 580
Here:

7.6%
Province:

9.7%
Male: 450
Here:

9.9%
Province:

13.8%
Female: 135
Here:

4.3%
Province:

5.1%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 15
Here:

0.2%
Ontario:

0.6%
Male: 15
Here:

0.3%
Province:

0.7%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 2,110
This town:

27.6%
Ontario:

12.9%
Male: 825
This town:

18.2%
Province:

12.5%
Female: 1,280
Here:

41.2%
Province:

13.3%
Worked in different province
Total: 40
This town:

0.5%
Ontario:

0.5%
Male: 25
This town:

0.6%
Province:

0.5%
Female: 15
This town:

0.5%
Ontario:

0.5%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 6,110
Here:

82.8%
Ontario:

71.0%
Male: 3,670
Here:

82.8%
Province:

76.2%
Female: 2,445
This town:

83.0%
Ontario:

65.2%
All other modes
Total: 100
This town:

1.4%
Province:

1.0%
Male: 75
This town:

1.7%
Ontario:

1.0%
Female: 25
Here:

0.8%
Province:

1.1%
Public transit
Total: 30
Here:

0.4%
Ontario:

12.9%
Male: 20
Here:

0.5%
Ontario:

10.0%
Female: 10
Here:

0.3%
Province:

16.1%
Car as passenger
Total: 590
This town:

8.0%
Ontario:

8.3%
Male: 315
This town:

7.1%
Ontario:

6.4%
Female: 275
This town:

9.3%
Province:

10.3%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 550
Here:

7.5%
Province:

6.8%
Male: 355
Here:

8.0%
Ontario:

6.4%
Female: 190
This town:

6.5%
Province:

7.3%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 10,115
Here:

89.2%
Province:

91.6%
Male: 5,135
This town:

84.7%
Ontario:

89.8%
Female: 4,980
This town:

94.4%
Province:

93.2%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 10,040
Here:

88.5%
Ontario:

90.3%
Male: 5,090
Here:

84.0%
Ontario:

88.2%
Female: 4,945
This town:

93.7%
Ontario:

92.3%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 4,615
This town:

40.7%
Province:

38.1%
Male: 2,120
This town:

35.0%
Province:

34.8%
Female: 2,495
This town:

47.3%
Province:

41.1%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 1,570
Here:

13.8%
Ontario:

18.7%
Male: 650
This town:

10.7%
Ontario:

16.3%
Female: 915
Here:

17.3%
Province:

21.0%

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