Durham, Ontario, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 294,155
This division:

66.5%
Ontario:

62.8%
Male: 153,815
Here:

71.8%
Ontario:

68.1%
Female: 140,345
This division:

61.5%
Ontario:

57.8%
Unemployed
Total: 19,710
Here:

4.5%
Province:

4.3%
Male: 9,400
This division:

4.4%
Province:

4.4%
Female: 10,310
This division:

4.5%
Ontario:

4.3%
Not in the labour force
Total: 128,415
Here:

29.0%
Ontario:

32.9%
Male: 50,875
Here:

23.8%
Province:

27.5%
Female: 77,540
This division:

34.0%
Ontario:

37.9%
Participation rate
All persons
This division:

71.0%
Province:

67.1%
Male
This division:

76.2%
Province:

72.5%
Female
This division:

66.0%
Province:

62.1%
Unemployment rate
All persons
Here:

6.3%
Ontario:

6.4%
Male
This division:

5.8%
Ontario:

6.0%
Female
This division:

6.8%
Province:

6.8%

Labour force activity in this division

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 72,050
Here:

23.3%
Province:

23.5%
Male: 31,500
This division:

19.6%
Ontario:

19.4%
Female: 40,545
Here:

27.4%
Ontario:

28.0%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 8,215
This division:

2.7%
Province:

3.1%
Male: 3,755
This division:

2.3%
Ontario:

2.7%
Female: 4,460
Here:

3.0%
Province:

3.6%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 62,330
This division:

20.2%
Province:

18.6%
Male: 17,185
Here:

10.7%
Ontario:

10.6%
Female: 45,150
Here:

30.5%
Province:

27.3%
Management occupations
Total: 33,530
This division:

10.9%
Ontario:

10.3%
Male: 21,160
Here:

13.1%
Ontario:

12.4%
Female: 12,365
Here:

8.4%
Province:

8.0%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 20,175
Here:

6.5%
Province:

7.2%
Male: 14,855
Here:

9.2%
Province:

8.8%
Female: 5,320
This division:

3.6%
Ontario:

5.4%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 47,845
Here:

15.5%
Ontario:

14.1%
Male: 44,485
This division:

27.6%
Province:

25.0%
Female: 3,360
This division:

2.3%
Ontario:

2.1%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 19,620
Here:

6.4%
Province:

7.0%
Male: 15,025
This division:

9.3%
Ontario:

10.3%
Female: 4,595
Here:

3.1%
Ontario:

3.3%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 24,175
Here:

7.8%
Province:

8.4%
Male: 6,640
This division:

4.1%
Province:

5.2%
Female: 17,535
Here:

11.9%
Ontario:

12.0%
Health occupations
Total: 15,120
This division:

4.9%
Ontario:

5.3%
Male: 2,160
This division:

1.3%
Ontario:

2.0%
Female: 12,960
This division:

8.8%
Province:

8.9%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 5,830
This division:

1.9%
Province:

2.6%
Male: 4,315
This division:

2.7%
Ontario:

3.7%
Female: 1,510
This division:

1.0%
Ontario:

1.3%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 58,945
This division:

19.1%
Ontario:

19.7%
Male: 33,685
Here:

20.9%
Ontario:

22.3%
Female: 25,265
This division:

17.1%
Province:

16.8%
Educational services
Total: 20,335
This division:

6.6%
Province:

6.7%
Male: 6,175
Here:

3.8%
Province:

4.2%
Female: 14,155
Here:

9.6%
Ontario:

9.5%
Other services
Total: 52,120
Here:

16.9%
Province:

18.7%
Male: 24,530
Here:

15.2%
Ontario:

16.6%
Female: 27,585
This division:

18.7%
Ontario:

20.9%
Health care and social services
Total: 27,985
This division:

9.1%
Province:

9.4%
Male: 3,745
Here:

2.3%
Province:

3.1%
Female: 24,235
Here:

16.4%
Ontario:

16.4%
Manufacturing
Total: 40,535
Here:

13.1%
Ontario:

13.9%
Male: 30,100
This division:

18.7%
Ontario:

18.6%
Female: 10,435
Here:

7.1%
Province:

8.8%
Retail trade
Total: 36,605
Here:

11.9%
Province:

11.1%
Male: 16,660
This division:

10.3%
Ontario:

9.5%
Female: 19,950
Here:

13.5%
Ontario:

12.9%
Finance and real estate
Total: 24,680
This division:

8.0%
Province:

6.8%
Male: 10,360
Here:

6.4%
Province:

5.7%
Female: 14,320
Here:

9.7%
Ontario:

8.1%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 10,880
Here:

3.5%
Ontario:

2.9%
Male: 7,485
Here:

4.6%
Province:

4.1%
Female: 3,400
This division:

2.3%
Province:

1.7%
Construction
Total: 20,755
This division:

6.7%
Ontario:

5.9%
Male: 18,050
Here:

11.2%
Ontario:

10.0%
Female: 2,705
This division:

1.8%
Province:

1.5%
Wholesale trade
Total: 16,045
This division:

5.2%
Province:

4.7%
Male: 10,290
This division:

6.4%
Ontario:

5.9%
Female: 5,760
This division:

3.9%
Ontario:

3.5%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 72,325
This division:

24.6%
Province:

49.6%
Male: 31,250
This division:

20.3%
Province:

44.0%
Female: 41,075
This division:

29.3%
Ontario:

55.7%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 103,965
This division:

35.3%
Province:

19.7%
Male: 56,380
Here:

36.7%
Province:

21.6%
Female: 47,585
This division:

33.9%
Province:

17.5%
Worked at home
Total: 18,475
Here:

6.3%
Province:

7.1%
Male: 8,525
Here:

5.5%
Ontario:

6.8%
Female: 9,950
This division:

7.1%
Ontario:

7.4%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 28,745
This division:

9.8%
Ontario:

9.7%
Male: 22,055
This division:

14.3%
Ontario:

13.8%
Female: 6,690
Here:

4.8%
Province:

5.1%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 840
This division:

0.3%
Province:

0.6%
Male: 520
Here:

0.3%
Ontario:

0.7%
Female: 315
Here:

0.2%
Ontario:

0.4%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 69,435
This division:

23.6%
Ontario:

12.9%
Male: 34,885
Here:

22.7%
Province:

12.5%
Female: 34,550
Here:

24.6%
Ontario:

13.3%
Worked in different province
Total: 370
This division:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.5%
Male: 205
Here:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.5%
Female: 170
This division:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.5%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 213,995
Here:

77.9%
Province:

71.0%
Male: 119,975
This division:

82.9%
Ontario:

76.2%
Female: 94,020
Here:

72.3%
Province:

65.2%
All other modes
Total: 2,040
Here:

0.7%
Province:

1.0%
Male: 905
Here:

0.6%
Ontario:

1.0%
Female: 1,135
Here:

0.9%
Province:

1.1%
Public transit
Total: 24,975
Here:

9.1%
Province:

12.9%
Male: 9,710
Here:

6.7%
Ontario:

10.0%
Female: 15,260
Here:

11.7%
Ontario:

16.1%
Car as passenger
Total: 23,690
This division:

8.6%
Ontario:

8.3%
Male: 9,665
Here:

6.7%
Ontario:

6.4%
Female: 14,020
Here:

10.8%
Ontario:

10.3%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 10,155
This division:

3.7%
Province:

6.8%
Male: 4,510
Here:

3.1%
Ontario:

6.4%
Female: 5,635
Here:

4.3%
Ontario:

7.3%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 408,930
This division:

92.5%
Ontario:

91.6%
Male: 194,975
Here:

91.1%
Province:

89.8%
Female: 213,955
This division:

93.8%
Province:

93.2%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 404,350
Here:

91.4%
Ontario:

90.3%
Male: 192,200
This division:

89.8%
Ontario:

88.2%
Female: 212,150
Here:

93.0%
Ontario:

92.3%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 188,705
Here:

42.7%
Ontario:

38.1%
Male: 84,375
This division:

39.4%
Ontario:

34.8%
Female: 104,325
This division:

45.7%
Province:

41.1%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 81,805
This division:

18.5%
Province:

18.7%
Male: 34,365
This division:

16.1%
Ontario:

16.3%
Female: 47,440
Here:

20.8%
Ontario:

21.0%

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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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