Potton - Canton (municipalité de), Quebec, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 860
Here:

54.1%
Quebec:

60.4%
Male: 470
This canton:

59.9%
Province:

65.4%
Female: 385
Here:

48.1%
Province:

55.7%
Unemployed
Total: 80
Here:

5.0%
Province:

4.5%
Male: 55
This canton:

7.0%
Quebec:

5.2%
Female: 25
This canton:

3.1%
Quebec:

3.9%
Not in the labour force
Total: 645
This canton:

40.6%
Province:

35.1%
Male: 255
Here:

32.5%
Quebec:

29.4%
Female: 385
This canton:

48.1%
Province:

40.5%
Participation rate
All persons
Here:

59.1%
Quebec:

64.9%
Male
This canton:

67.5%
Quebec:

70.6%
Female
Here:

51.2%
Quebec:

59.5%
Unemployment rate
All persons
Here:

8.5%
Quebec:

7.0%
Male
This canton:

10.4%
Province:

7.4%
Female
This canton:

6.1%
Quebec:

6.5%

Labour force activity in this canton

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 190
Here:

20.4%
Province:

23.9%
Male: 70
This canton:

13.3%
Quebec:

20.4%
Female: 120
Here:

29.6%
Quebec:

27.9%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 80
This canton:

8.6%
Quebec:

3.2%
Male: 25
Here:

4.8%
Quebec:

2.8%
Female: 50
Here:

12.3%
Quebec:

3.7%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 140
Here:

15.1%
Province:

18.2%
Male: 50
Here:

9.5%
Province:

10.2%
Female: 85
Here:

21.0%
Quebec:

27.3%
Management occupations
Total: 70
This canton:

7.5%
Province:

9.0%
Male: 25
Here:

4.8%
Province:

11.0%
Female: 40
Here:

9.9%
Province:

6.7%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 130
This canton:

14.0%
Province:

6.7%
Male: 115
This canton:

21.9%
Quebec:

8.5%
Female: 15
This canton:

3.7%
Province:

4.6%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 95
Here:

10.2%
Quebec:

14.8%
Male: 85
This canton:

16.2%
Province:

26.0%
Female: 10
Here:

2.5%
Quebec:

2.2%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 20
Here:

2.2%
Province:

6.5%
Male: 20
This canton:

3.8%
Province:

9.6%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 35
This canton:

3.8%
Quebec:

9.1%
Male: 20
Here:

3.8%
Province:

5.2%
Female: 15
This canton:

3.7%
Quebec:

13.5%
Health occupations
Total: 30
Here:

3.2%
Quebec:

6.0%
Male: 10
This canton:

1.9%
Province:

2.4%
Female: 20
This canton:

4.9%
Quebec:

10.1%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 130
This canton:

14.0%
Province:

2.6%
Male: 95
This canton:

18.1%
Quebec:

3.9%
Female: 40
This canton:

9.9%
Province:

1.1%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 120
This canton:

13.0%
Quebec:

17.1%
Male: 90
Here:

17.1%
Quebec:

20.2%
Female: 30
This canton:

7.5%
Province:

13.7%
Educational services
Total: 45
Here:

4.9%
Quebec:

6.9%
Male: 10
Here:

1.9%
Quebec:

4.4%
Female: 35
This canton:

8.8%
Province:

9.7%
Other services
Total: 205
Here:

22.2%
Province:

19.4%
Male: 95
This canton:

18.1%
Province:

17.5%
Female: 115
This canton:

28.8%
Province:

21.5%
Health care and social services
Total: 35
This canton:

3.8%
Quebec:

11.2%
Male: 10
This canton:

1.9%
Quebec:

4.4%
Female: 20
Here:

5.0%
Province:

19.0%
Manufacturing
Total: 220
This canton:

23.8%
Quebec:

14.6%
Male: 140
Here:

26.7%
Province:

19.4%
Female: 80
This canton:

20.0%
Quebec:

9.2%
Retail trade
Total: 80
This canton:

8.6%
Province:

12.0%
Male: 40
Here:

7.6%
Quebec:

10.5%
Female: 40
This canton:

10.0%
Quebec:

13.7%
Finance and real estate
Total: 40
Here:

4.3%
Quebec:

5.4%
Male: 20
This canton:

3.8%
Quebec:

4.1%
Female: 10
Here:

2.5%
Province:

6.8%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 90
Here:

9.7%
Quebec:

3.7%
Male: 55
This canton:

10.5%
Quebec:

5.2%
Female: 30
Here:

7.5%
Province:

2.0%
Construction
Total: 90
Here:

9.7%
Province:

5.2%
Male: 60
Here:

11.4%
Quebec:

8.8%
Female: 25
This canton:

6.3%
Province:

1.3%
Wholesale trade
Total: 10
This canton:

1.1%
Province:

4.4%
Female: 10
Here:

2.5%
Quebec:

3.1%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 250
This canton:

29.1%
Province:

46.0%
Male: 120
This canton:

25.3%
Quebec:

41.7%
Female: 130
This canton:

33.8%
Quebec:

50.7%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 255
Here:

29.7%
Quebec:

24.6%
Male: 145
Here:

30.5%
Quebec:

25.8%
Female: 105
Here:

27.3%
Province:

23.3%
Worked at home
Total: 235
Here:

27.3%
Quebec:

6.7%
Male: 130
This canton:

27.4%
Quebec:

6.5%
Female: 100
Here:

26.0%
Quebec:

6.9%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 50
Here:

5.8%
Province:

8.0%
Male: 40
Here:

8.4%
Province:

11.7%
Female: 15
This canton:

3.9%
Province:

3.9%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 20
This canton:

2.3%
Quebec:

0.3%
Male: 10
This canton:

2.1%
Quebec:

0.4%
Female: 10
Here:

2.6%
Province:

0.2%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 50
Here:

5.8%
Quebec:

12.6%
Male: 30
This canton:

6.3%
Quebec:

12.1%
Female: 20
Here:

5.2%
Province:

13.1%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 485
This canton:

80.8%
Quebec:

72.7%
Male: 285
Here:

86.4%
Province:

77.4%
Female: 200
Here:

74.1%
Province:

67.4%
All other modes
Total: 20
This canton:

3.3%
Quebec:

0.9%
Male: 10
Here:

3.0%
Province:

1.0%
Female: 10
Here:

3.7%
Quebec:

0.8%
Public transit
Total: 20
This canton:

3.3%
Province:

12.8%
Female: 20
This canton:

7.4%
Province:

15.9%
Car as passenger
Total: 60
Here:

10.0%
Quebec:

5.5%
Male: 25
Here:

7.6%
Province:

4.1%
Female: 35
This canton:

13.0%
Quebec:

7.2%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 15
Here:

2.5%
Quebec:

8.0%
Male: 10
Here:

3.0%
Province:

7.4%
Female: 10
Here:

3.7%
Quebec:

8.7%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 1,445
Here:

90.9%
Province:

91.3%
Male: 710
This canton:

90.4%
Quebec:

88.9%
Female: 740
Here:

92.5%
Quebec:

93.5%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 1,430
Here:

89.9%
Quebec:

89.9%
Male: 705
Here:

89.8%
Quebec:

87.0%
Female: 725
Here:

90.6%
Quebec:

92.6%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 425
This canton:

26.7%
Quebec:

37.7%
Male: 210
This canton:

26.8%
Province:

34.6%
Female: 220
Here:

27.5%
Quebec:

40.7%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 295
Here:

18.6%
Province:

18.6%
Male: 110
Here:

14.0%
Province:

15.8%
Female: 190
Here:

23.8%
Quebec:

21.3%

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Source: Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 92-591-XWE. Ottawa. Released March 13 2007 and Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012. This data is an unofficial version of the materials, made without affiliation or endorsement of Statistics Canada.
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