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



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 2,495
Here:

61.0%
Province:

62.8%
Male: 1,300
Here:

67.2%
Province:

68.1%
Female: 1,190
This town:

55.2%
Province:

57.8%
Unemployed
Total: 185
This town:

4.5%
Province:

4.3%
Male: 95
Here:

4.9%
Province:

4.4%
Female: 90
This town:

4.2%
Ontario:

4.3%
Not in the labour force
Total: 1,410
Here:

34.5%
Ontario:

32.9%
Male: 535
This town:

27.6%
Ontario:

27.5%
Female: 875
Here:

40.6%
Ontario:

37.9%
Participation rate
All persons
This town:

65.5%
Ontario:

67.1%
Male
This town:

72.1%
Province:

72.5%
Female
This town:

59.6%
Ontario:

62.1%
Unemployment rate
All persons
This town:

6.9%
Province:

6.4%
Male
Here:

6.8%
Ontario:

6.0%
Female
Here:

7.0%
Province:

6.8%

Labour force activity in this town

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 665
Here:

25.1%
Province:

23.5%
Male: 250
Here:

18.1%
Province:

19.4%
Female: 420
This town:

33.3%
Ontario:

28.0%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 60
This town:

2.3%
Province:

3.1%
Male: 35
Here:

2.5%
Ontario:

2.7%
Female: 25
This town:

2.0%
Province:

3.6%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 375
This town:

14.2%
Ontario:

18.6%
Male: 95
Here:

6.9%
Ontario:

10.6%
Female: 280
This town:

22.2%
Ontario:

27.3%
Management occupations
Total: 155
Here:

5.9%
Ontario:

10.3%
Male: 110
This town:

7.9%
Province:

12.4%
Female: 45
Here:

3.6%
Province:

8.0%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 250
Here:

9.5%
Province:

7.2%
Male: 150
This town:

10.8%
Province:

8.8%
Female: 95
This town:

7.5%
Province:

5.4%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 505
This town:

19.1%
Province:

14.1%
Male: 500
This town:

36.1%
Ontario:

25.0%
Female: 10
This town:

0.8%
Ontario:

2.1%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 140
This town:

5.3%
Province:

7.0%
Male: 115
This town:

8.3%
Province:

10.3%
Female: 30
This town:

2.4%
Ontario:

3.3%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 165
Here:

6.2%
Province:

8.4%
Male: 55
This town:

4.0%
Ontario:

5.2%
Female: 115
This town:

9.1%
Ontario:

12.0%
Health occupations
Total: 270
This town:

10.2%
Province:

5.3%
Male: 35
Here:

2.5%
Province:

2.0%
Female: 240
This town:

19.0%
Province:

8.9%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 50
Here:

1.9%
Province:

2.6%
Male: 40
Here:

2.9%
Ontario:

3.7%
Female: 15
Here:

1.2%
Province:

1.3%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 410
Here:

15.5%
Province:

19.7%
Male: 240
Here:

17.4%
Province:

22.3%
Female: 165
Here:

13.1%
Ontario:

16.8%
Educational services
Total: 140
This town:

5.3%
Province:

6.7%
Male: 45
This town:

3.3%
Ontario:

4.2%
Female: 90
Here:

7.1%
Province:

9.5%
Other services
Total: 405
This town:

15.3%
Province:

18.7%
Male: 215
This town:

15.6%
Province:

16.6%
Female: 190
This town:

15.1%
Province:

20.9%
Health care and social services
Total: 460
Here:

17.4%
Ontario:

9.4%
Male: 45
This town:

3.3%
Ontario:

3.1%
Female: 410
Here:

32.5%
Province:

16.4%
Manufacturing
Total: 480
This town:

18.1%
Ontario:

13.9%
Male: 360
Here:

26.1%
Province:

18.6%
Female: 120
This town:

9.5%
Ontario:

8.8%
Retail trade
Total: 270
Here:

10.2%
Province:

11.1%
Male: 120
Here:

8.7%
Province:

9.5%
Female: 150
This town:

11.9%
Province:

12.9%
Finance and real estate
Total: 120
This town:

4.5%
Ontario:

6.8%
Male: 55
This town:

4.0%
Ontario:

5.7%
Female: 70
This town:

5.6%
Ontario:

8.1%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 90
Here:

3.4%
Ontario:

2.9%
Male: 70
This town:

5.1%
Ontario:

4.1%
Female: 25
This town:

2.0%
Province:

1.7%
Construction
Total: 195
This town:

7.4%
Province:

5.9%
Male: 180
This town:

13.0%
Province:

10.0%
Female: 15
This town:

1.2%
Province:

1.5%
Wholesale trade
Total: 70
Here:

2.6%
Province:

4.7%
Male: 40
Here:

2.9%
Ontario:

5.9%
Female: 25
This town:

2.0%
Ontario:

3.5%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 610
This town:

24.4%
Ontario:

49.6%
Male: 250
Here:

19.2%
Ontario:

44.0%
Female: 360
This town:

30.3%
Ontario:

55.7%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 105
Here:

4.2%
Ontario:

19.7%
Male: 75
Here:

5.7%
Province:

21.6%
Female: 30
This town:

2.5%
Ontario:

17.5%
Worked at home
Total: 140
This town:

5.6%
Ontario:

7.1%
Male: 55
Here:

4.2%
Ontario:

6.8%
Female: 90
This town:

7.6%
Province:

7.4%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 300
This town:

12.0%
Province:

9.7%
Male: 220
This town:

16.9%
Ontario:

13.8%
Female: 75
Here:

6.3%
Ontario:

5.1%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 15
This town:

0.6%
Province:

0.6%
Male: 10
Here:

0.8%
Ontario:

0.7%
Female: 10
Here:

0.8%
Province:

0.4%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 1,305
Here:

52.3%
Province:

12.9%
Male: 685
Here:

52.5%
Province:

12.5%
Female: 615
Here:

51.7%
Province:

13.3%
Worked in different province
Total: 15
This town:

0.6%
Province:

0.5%
Female: 10
This town:

0.8%
Ontario:

0.5%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 1,900
This town:

81.2%
Province:

71.0%
Male: 1,035
Here:

83.1%
Province:

76.2%
Female: 865
This town:

79.4%
Province:

65.2%
All other modes
Total: 25
This town:

1.1%
Province:

1.0%
Male: 15
This town:

1.2%
Province:

1.0%
Female: 10
Here:

0.9%
Province:

1.1%
Public transit
Total: 40
Here:

1.7%
Province:

12.9%
Male: 30
This town:

2.4%
Province:

10.0%
Female: 10
Here:

0.9%
Ontario:

16.1%
Car as passenger
Total: 185
Here:

7.9%
Province:

8.3%
Male: 95
Here:

7.6%
Ontario:

6.4%
Female: 85
This town:

7.8%
Province:

10.3%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 190
Here:

8.1%
Ontario:

6.8%
Male: 75
Here:

6.0%
Ontario:

6.4%
Female: 115
Here:

10.6%
Ontario:

7.3%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 3,800
This town:

92.9%
Province:

91.6%
Male: 1,755
Here:

90.7%
Ontario:

89.8%
Female: 2,045
This town:

94.9%
Province:

93.2%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 3,755
This town:

91.8%
Province:

90.3%
Male: 1,725
Here:

89.1%
Ontario:

88.2%
Female: 2,025
Here:

94.0%
Ontario:

92.3%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 1,520
Here:

37.2%
Province:

38.1%
Male: 685
Here:

35.4%
Ontario:

34.8%
Female: 840
This town:

39.0%
Province:

41.1%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 840
Here:

20.5%
Ontario:

18.7%
Male: 345
Here:

17.8%
Ontario:

16.3%
Female: 495
Here:

23.0%
Ontario:

21.0%

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