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



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 9,505
Here:

63.6%
Province:

62.8%
Male: 5,095
This city:

69.5%
Ontario:

68.1%
Female: 4,410
This city:

58.0%
Province:

57.8%
Unemployed
Total: 545
This city:

3.6%
Province:

4.3%
Male: 285
This city:

3.9%
Ontario:

4.4%
Female: 260
This city:

3.4%
Ontario:

4.3%
Not in the labour force
Total: 4,885
This city:

32.7%
Province:

32.9%
Male: 1,955
Here:

26.7%
Province:

27.5%
Female: 2,925
This city:

38.5%
Ontario:

37.9%
Participation rate
All persons
This city:

67.3%
Province:

67.1%
Male
This city:

73.3%
Ontario:

72.5%
Female
This city:

61.4%
Province:

62.1%
Unemployment rate
All persons
This city:

5.4%
Ontario:

6.4%
Male
This city:

5.3%
Ontario:

6.0%
Female
This city:

5.6%
Province:

6.8%

Labour force activity in Thorold

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 2,750
This city:

27.7%
Province:

23.5%
Male: 1,105
This city:

20.7%
Province:

19.4%
Female: 1,645
This city:

35.8%
Province:

28.0%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 135
Here:

1.4%
Province:

3.1%
Male: 55
This city:

1.0%
Ontario:

2.7%
Female: 85
Here:

1.9%
Province:

3.6%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 1,680
Here:

16.9%
Province:

18.6%
Male: 435
Here:

8.1%
Ontario:

10.6%
Female: 1,245
Here:

27.1%
Ontario:

27.3%
Management occupations
Total: 830
This city:

8.4%
Ontario:

10.3%
Male: 540
This city:

10.1%
Province:

12.4%
Female: 290
This city:

6.3%
Province:

8.0%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 820
Here:

8.3%
Province:

7.2%
Male: 610
This city:

11.4%
Ontario:

8.8%
Female: 210
Here:

4.6%
Province:

5.4%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 1,875
Here:

18.9%
Province:

14.1%
Male: 1,765
This city:

33.0%
Province:

25.0%
Female: 105
This city:

2.3%
Ontario:

2.1%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 440
Here:

4.4%
Ontario:

7.0%
Male: 350
Here:

6.5%
Ontario:

10.3%
Female: 95
This city:

2.1%
Ontario:

3.3%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 640
Here:

6.4%
Ontario:

8.4%
Male: 200
Here:

3.7%
Province:

5.2%
Female: 440
Here:

9.6%
Ontario:

12.0%
Health occupations
Total: 510
Here:

5.1%
Province:

5.3%
Male: 90
This city:

1.7%
Ontario:

2.0%
Female: 420
This city:

9.2%
Ontario:

8.9%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 250
This city:

2.5%
Ontario:

2.6%
Male: 190
This city:

3.6%
Province:

3.7%
Female: 60
Here:

1.3%
Ontario:

1.3%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 1,400
This city:

14.1%
Ontario:

19.7%
Male: 820
This city:

15.3%
Ontario:

22.3%
Female: 580
Here:

12.6%
Province:

16.8%
Educational services
Total: 575
Here:

5.8%
Province:

6.7%
Male: 200
Here:

3.7%
Ontario:

4.2%
Female: 380
Here:

8.3%
Province:

9.5%
Other services
Total: 2,260
This city:

22.7%
Ontario:

18.7%
Male: 1,100
Here:

20.6%
Ontario:

16.6%
Female: 1,165
This city:

25.4%
Ontario:

20.9%
Health care and social services
Total: 905
Here:

9.1%
Ontario:

9.4%
Male: 110
Here:

2.1%
Ontario:

3.1%
Female: 790
This city:

17.2%
Ontario:

16.4%
Manufacturing
Total: 1,550
Here:

15.6%
Province:

13.9%
Male: 1,285
Here:

24.0%
Province:

18.6%
Female: 265
Here:

5.8%
Province:

8.8%
Retail trade
Total: 1,300
This city:

13.1%
Province:

11.1%
Male: 515
This city:

9.6%
Province:

9.5%
Female: 785
This city:

17.1%
Province:

12.9%
Finance and real estate
Total: 530
This city:

5.3%
Province:

6.8%
Male: 230
Here:

4.3%
Province:

5.7%
Female: 295
Here:

6.4%
Ontario:

8.1%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 215
Here:

2.2%
Ontario:

2.9%
Male: 170
This city:

3.2%
Ontario:

4.1%
Female: 50
Here:

1.1%
Province:

1.7%
Construction
Total: 685
Here:

6.9%
Province:

5.9%
Male: 600
This city:

11.2%
Province:

10.0%
Female: 85
Here:

1.9%
Province:

1.5%
Wholesale trade
Total: 510
Here:

5.1%
Province:

4.7%
Male: 315
This city:

5.9%
Ontario:

5.9%
Female: 195
Here:

4.2%
Province:

3.5%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 1,425
This city:

15.0%
Ontario:

49.6%
Male: 675
This city:

13.2%
Province:

44.0%
Female: 750
This city:

17.0%
Province:

55.7%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 670
Here:

7.0%
Province:

19.7%
Male: 520
Here:

10.2%
Ontario:

21.6%
Female: 145
This city:

3.3%
Province:

17.5%
Worked at home
Total: 480
Here:

5.0%
Province:

7.1%
Male: 285
Here:

5.6%
Ontario:

6.8%
Female: 195
This city:

4.4%
Province:

7.4%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 885
Here:

9.3%
Province:

9.7%
Male: 680
This city:

13.3%
Ontario:

13.8%
Female: 205
This city:

4.6%
Ontario:

5.1%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 55
Here:

0.6%
Ontario:

0.6%
Male: 35
This city:

0.7%
Province:

0.7%
Female: 15
Here:

0.3%
Province:

0.4%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 5,970
Here:

62.8%
Province:

12.9%
Male: 2,880
Here:

56.5%
Ontario:

12.5%
Female: 3,095
Here:

70.2%
Ontario:

13.3%
Worked in different province
Total: 20
This city:

0.2%
Ontario:

0.5%
Male: 15
This city:

0.3%
Province:

0.5%
Female: 10
Here:

0.2%
Province:

0.5%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 7,535
Here:

84.0%
Ontario:

71.0%
Male: 4,025
Here:

84.3%
Province:

76.2%
Female: 3,505
Here:

83.5%
Province:

65.2%
All other modes
Total: 90
Here:

1.0%
Province:

1.0%
Male: 40
Here:

0.8%
Ontario:

1.0%
Female: 45
Here:

1.1%
Ontario:

1.1%
Public transit
Total: 145
This city:

1.6%
Ontario:

12.9%
Male: 35
Here:

0.7%
Province:

10.0%
Female: 110
This city:

2.6%
Province:

16.1%
Car as passenger
Total: 790
Here:

8.8%
Province:

8.3%
Male: 435
This city:

9.1%
Ontario:

6.4%
Female: 355
Here:

8.5%
Ontario:

10.3%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 410
Here:

4.6%
Ontario:

6.8%
Male: 225
This city:

4.7%
Province:

6.4%
Female: 185
Here:

4.4%
Ontario:

7.3%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 13,675
This city:

91.6%
Ontario:

91.6%
Male: 6,545
This city:

89.2%
Province:

89.8%
Female: 7,125
This city:

93.8%
Province:

93.2%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 13,585
This city:

91.0%
Ontario:

90.3%
Male: 6,480
This city:

88.3%
Province:

88.2%
Female: 7,100
Here:

93.4%
Ontario:

92.3%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 5,760
Here:

38.6%
Ontario:

38.1%
Male: 2,555
Here:

34.8%
Province:

34.8%
Female: 3,210
Here:

42.2%
Province:

41.1%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 3,230
This city:

21.6%
Province:

18.7%
Male: 1,255
Here:

17.1%
Ontario:

16.3%
Female: 1,975
This city:

26.0%
Ontario:

21.0%

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