Saguenay - Ville, Quebec, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 65,535
This city:

54.7%
Quebec:

60.4%
Male: 35,370
Here:

60.9%
Province:

65.4%
Female: 30,160
Here:

48.9%
Province:

55.7%
Unemployed
Total: 6,270
Here:

5.2%
Quebec:

4.5%
Male: 3,695
This city:

6.4%
Quebec:

5.2%
Female: 2,575
This city:

4.2%
Province:

3.9%
Not in the labour force
Total: 48,015
This city:

40.1%
Province:

35.1%
Male: 19,030
Here:

32.8%
Quebec:

29.4%
Female: 28,985
This city:

47.0%
Quebec:

40.5%
Participation rate
All persons
Here:

59.9%
Province:

64.9%
Male
Here:

67.2%
Province:

70.6%
Female
Here:

53.0%
Quebec:

59.5%
Unemployment rate
All persons
Here:

8.7%
Province:

7.0%
Male
Here:

9.5%
Province:

7.4%
Female
This city:

7.9%
Province:

6.5%

Labour force activity in this city

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 19,385
This city:

27.8%
Quebec:

23.9%
Male: 8,635
Here:

22.7%
Quebec:

20.4%
Female: 10,750
This city:

33.9%
Quebec:

27.9%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 1,305
This city:

1.9%
Quebec:

3.2%
Male: 555
Here:

1.5%
Province:

2.8%
Female: 745
Here:

2.4%
Province:

3.7%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 10,900
Here:

15.6%
Province:

18.2%
Male: 3,070
This city:

8.1%
Quebec:

10.2%
Female: 7,830
Here:

24.7%
Quebec:

27.3%
Management occupations
Total: 5,030
Here:

7.2%
Province:

9.0%
Male: 3,145
Here:

8.3%
Quebec:

11.0%
Female: 1,885
Here:

5.9%
Province:

6.7%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 3,580
This city:

5.1%
Province:

6.7%
Male: 3,205
Here:

8.4%
Quebec:

8.5%
Female: 375
This city:

1.2%
Quebec:

4.6%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 11,835
This city:

17.0%
Quebec:

14.8%
Male: 11,280
Here:

29.7%
Province:

26.0%
Female: 550
Here:

1.7%
Quebec:

2.2%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 4,835
This city:

6.9%
Province:

6.5%
Male: 4,020
Here:

10.6%
Quebec:

9.6%
Female: 815
This city:

2.6%
Quebec:

3.1%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 6,800
This city:

9.8%
Province:

9.1%
Male: 2,015
Here:

5.3%
Quebec:

5.2%
Female: 4,780
Here:

15.1%
Province:

13.5%
Health occupations
Total: 4,830
Here:

6.9%
Province:

6.0%
Male: 1,050
This city:

2.8%
Quebec:

2.4%
Female: 3,780
Here:

11.9%
Quebec:

10.1%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 1,220
Here:

1.7%
Province:

2.6%
Male: 1,050
This city:

2.8%
Province:

3.9%
Female: 170
Here:

0.5%
Province:

1.1%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 9,230
This city:

13.2%
Province:

17.1%
Male: 6,350
This city:

16.7%
Province:

20.2%
Female: 2,880
Here:

9.1%
Quebec:

13.7%
Educational services
Total: 5,870
Here:

8.4%
Quebec:

6.9%
Male: 2,250
This city:

5.9%
Province:

4.4%
Female: 3,620
This city:

11.4%
Quebec:

9.7%
Other services
Total: 14,975
Here:

21.5%
Province:

19.4%
Male: 7,035
This city:

18.5%
Province:

17.5%
Female: 7,935
Here:

25.0%
Province:

21.5%
Health care and social services
Total: 9,320
This city:

13.4%
Quebec:

11.2%
Male: 1,940
Here:

5.1%
Quebec:

4.4%
Female: 7,380
This city:

23.3%
Province:

19.0%
Manufacturing
Total: 9,520
This city:

13.7%
Province:

14.6%
Male: 8,060
Here:

21.2%
Quebec:

19.4%
Female: 1,465
Here:

4.6%
Province:

9.2%
Retail trade
Total: 9,590
This city:

13.8%
Quebec:

12.0%
Male: 4,055
This city:

10.7%
Province:

10.5%
Female: 5,535
This city:

17.5%
Quebec:

13.7%
Finance and real estate
Total: 2,385
This city:

3.4%
Quebec:

5.4%
Male: 950
This city:

2.5%
Province:

4.1%
Female: 1,435
Here:

4.5%
Quebec:

6.8%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 2,620
Here:

3.8%
Quebec:

3.7%
Male: 2,115
Here:

5.6%
Quebec:

5.2%
Female: 505
Here:

1.6%
Province:

2.0%
Construction
Total: 3,890
This city:

5.6%
Quebec:

5.2%
Male: 3,535
Here:

9.3%
Quebec:

8.8%
Female: 355
Here:

1.1%
Quebec:

1.3%
Wholesale trade
Total: 2,315
This city:

3.3%
Province:

4.4%
Male: 1,740
Here:

4.6%
Province:

5.5%
Female: 575
Here:

1.8%
Province:

3.1%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 54,785
Here:

83.6%
Quebec:

46.0%
Male: 28,290
Here:

80.0%
Province:

41.7%
Female: 26,490
This city:

87.8%
Province:

50.7%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 2,700
This city:

4.1%
Quebec:

24.6%
Male: 1,920
This city:

5.4%
Province:

25.8%
Female: 780
Here:

2.6%
Quebec:

23.3%
Worked at home
Total: 2,750
Here:

4.2%
Province:

6.7%
Male: 1,285
This city:

3.6%
Province:

6.5%
Female: 1,460
This city:

4.8%
Quebec:

6.9%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 4,240
This city:

6.5%
Quebec:

8.0%
Male: 3,165
Here:

8.9%
Quebec:

11.7%
Female: 1,075
Here:

3.6%
Province:

3.9%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 60
This city:

0.1%
Province:

0.3%
Male: 50
Here:

0.1%
Quebec:

0.4%
Female: 10
This city:

0.0%
Province:

0.2%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 910
This city:

1.4%
Province:

12.6%
Male: 600
This city:

1.7%
Province:

12.1%
Female: 310
This city:

1.0%
Province:

13.1%
Worked in different province
Total: 85
This city:

0.1%
Quebec:

1.8%
Male: 60
Here:

0.2%
Province:

1.8%
Female: 25
This city:

0.1%
Province:

1.8%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 53,245
Here:

84.9%
Province:

72.7%
Male: 29,705
Here:

87.3%
Quebec:

77.4%
Female: 23,540
This city:

82.1%
Province:

67.4%
All other modes
Total: 710
Here:

1.1%
Quebec:

0.9%
Male: 410
This city:

1.2%
Province:

1.0%
Female: 295
This city:

1.0%
Province:

0.8%
Public transit
Total: 1,590
This city:

2.5%
Province:

12.8%
Male: 550
Here:

1.6%
Province:

10.0%
Female: 1,040
This city:

3.6%
Province:

15.9%
Car as passenger
Total: 3,335
This city:

5.3%
Province:

5.5%
Male: 1,445
Here:

4.2%
Province:

4.1%
Female: 1,890
This city:

6.6%
Province:

7.2%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 3,845
This city:

6.1%
Quebec:

8.0%
Male: 1,925
This city:

5.7%
Province:

7.4%
Female: 1,920
Here:

6.7%
Quebec:

8.7%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 109,525
Here:

91.4%
Province:

91.3%
Male: 51,695
Here:

89.0%
Quebec:

88.9%
Female: 57,830
Here:

93.7%
Quebec:

93.5%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 108,060
Here:

90.2%
Province:

89.9%
Male: 50,715
Here:

87.3%
Province:

87.0%
Female: 57,350
Here:

92.9%
Province:

92.6%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 45,835
This city:

38.3%
Quebec:

37.7%
Male: 20,390
Here:

35.1%
Quebec:

34.6%
Female: 25,445
This city:

41.2%
Province:

40.7%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 24,770
Here:

20.7%
Quebec:

18.6%
Male: 10,195
This city:

17.5%
Province:

15.8%
Female: 14,575
Here:

23.6%
Province:

21.3%

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