Guelph, Ontario, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 69,700
Here:

68.0%
Ontario:

62.8%
Male: 36,210
This city:

73.1%
Province:

68.1%
Female: 33,485
Here:

63.3%
Province:

57.8%
Unemployed
Total: 3,775
Here:

3.7%
Ontario:

4.3%
Male: 1,760
This city:

3.6%
Province:

4.4%
Female: 2,015
Here:

3.8%
Ontario:

4.3%
Not in the labour force
Total: 29,000
Here:

28.3%
Province:

32.9%
Male: 11,590
Here:

23.4%
Ontario:

27.5%
Female: 17,410
Here:

32.9%
Ontario:

37.9%
Participation rate
All persons
Here:

71.7%
Ontario:

67.1%
Male
Here:

76.6%
Province:

72.5%
Female
This city:

67.1%
Province:

62.1%
Unemployment rate
All persons
This city:

5.1%
Ontario:

6.4%
Male
This city:

4.6%
Province:

6.0%
Female
Here:

5.7%
Ontario:

6.8%

Labour force activity in this city

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 15,325
Here:

21.0%
Ontario:

23.5%
Male: 6,275
This city:

16.7%
Ontario:

19.4%
Female: 9,050
This city:

25.7%
Ontario:

28.0%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 2,030
This city:

2.8%
Province:

3.1%
Male: 830
This city:

2.2%
Province:

2.7%
Female: 1,200
This city:

3.4%
Ontario:

3.6%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 11,840
This city:

16.3%
Province:

18.6%
Male: 3,280
This city:

8.7%
Province:

10.6%
Female: 8,560
This city:

24.4%
Province:

27.3%
Management occupations
Total: 7,000
Here:

9.6%
Province:

10.3%
Male: 4,505
This city:

12.0%
Ontario:

12.4%
Female: 2,500
Here:

7.1%
Province:

8.0%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 9,350
This city:

12.8%
Province:

7.2%
Male: 5,985
This city:

15.9%
Ontario:

8.8%
Female: 3,365
This city:

9.6%
Ontario:

5.4%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 9,485
This city:

13.0%
Province:

14.1%
Male: 8,685
Here:

23.0%
Ontario:

25.0%
Female: 805
This city:

2.3%
Ontario:

2.1%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 5,155
This city:

7.1%
Province:

7.0%
Male: 3,870
Here:

10.3%
Province:

10.3%
Female: 1,280
This city:

3.6%
Ontario:

3.3%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 7,695
This city:

10.6%
Ontario:

8.4%
Male: 2,680
This city:

7.1%
Ontario:

5.2%
Female: 5,010
This city:

14.3%
Province:

12.0%
Health occupations
Total: 3,585
Here:

4.9%
Ontario:

5.3%
Male: 660
Here:

1.8%
Ontario:

2.0%
Female: 2,925
This city:

8.3%
Province:

8.9%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 1,365
This city:

1.9%
Ontario:

2.6%
Male: 910
This city:

2.4%
Province:

3.7%
Female: 455
This city:

1.3%
Province:

1.3%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 11,225
This city:

15.4%
Ontario:

19.7%
Male: 6,610
This city:

17.5%
Ontario:

22.3%
Female: 4,615
This city:

13.1%
Ontario:

16.8%
Educational services
Total: 7,990
Here:

11.0%
Province:

6.7%
Male: 2,980
Here:

7.9%
Ontario:

4.2%
Female: 5,015
Here:

14.3%
Province:

9.5%
Other services
Total: 11,650
This city:

16.0%
Province:

18.7%
Male: 5,330
Here:

14.1%
Ontario:

16.6%
Female: 6,320
This city:

18.0%
Ontario:

20.9%
Health care and social services
Total: 6,260
Here:

8.6%
Province:

9.4%
Male: 980
This city:

2.6%
Province:

3.1%
Female: 5,275
Here:

15.0%
Province:

16.4%
Manufacturing
Total: 17,190
This city:

23.6%
Ontario:

13.9%
Male: 11,720
This city:

31.1%
Province:

18.6%
Female: 5,465
This city:

15.5%
Province:

8.8%
Retail trade
Total: 6,930
This city:

9.5%
Province:

11.1%
Male: 2,835
Here:

7.5%
Province:

9.5%
Female: 4,085
Here:

11.6%
Ontario:

12.9%
Finance and real estate
Total: 3,530
This city:

4.8%
Ontario:

6.8%
Male: 1,435
This city:

3.8%
Province:

5.7%
Female: 2,100
Here:

6.0%
Ontario:

8.1%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 1,340
Here:

1.8%
Ontario:

2.9%
Male: 900
This city:

2.4%
Ontario:

4.1%
Female: 445
This city:

1.3%
Province:

1.7%
Construction
Total: 3,385
Here:

4.6%
Province:

5.9%
Male: 2,800
This city:

7.4%
Ontario:

10.0%
Female: 580
This city:

1.7%
Province:

1.5%
Wholesale trade
Total: 3,335
Here:

4.6%
Province:

4.7%
Male: 2,085
Here:

5.5%
Ontario:

5.9%
Female: 1,250
Here:

3.6%
Ontario:

3.5%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 39,535
Here:

56.7%
Province:

49.6%
Male: 18,540
Here:

51.2%
Province:

44.0%
Female: 21,000
This city:

62.7%
Province:

55.7%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 14,075
Here:

20.2%
Province:

19.7%
Male: 8,470
Here:

23.4%
Province:

21.6%
Female: 5,605
This city:

16.7%
Ontario:

17.5%
Worked at home
Total: 4,610
Here:

6.6%
Ontario:

7.1%
Male: 2,145
This city:

5.9%
Ontario:

6.8%
Female: 2,460
This city:

7.3%
Province:

7.4%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 5,470
Here:

7.8%
Ontario:

9.7%
Male: 3,880
This city:

10.7%
Province:

13.8%
Female: 1,595
Here:

4.8%
Ontario:

5.1%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 265
This city:

0.4%
Province:

0.6%
Male: 185
Here:

0.5%
Ontario:

0.7%
Female: 80
Here:

0.2%
Province:

0.4%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 5,620
Here:

8.1%
Province:

12.9%
Male: 2,910
Here:

8.0%
Province:

12.5%
Female: 2,710
This city:

8.1%
Province:

13.3%
Worked in different province
Total: 120
Here:

0.2%
Province:

0.5%
Male: 75
Here:

0.2%
Ontario:

0.5%
Female: 50
This city:

0.1%
Province:

0.5%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 49,290
This city:

76.0%
Province:

71.0%
Male: 27,055
This city:

79.9%
Ontario:

76.2%
Female: 22,235
This city:

71.8%
Ontario:

65.2%
All other modes
Total: 670
This city:

1.0%
Ontario:

1.0%
Male: 320
This city:

0.9%
Ontario:

1.0%
Female: 345
This city:

1.1%
Province:

1.1%
Public transit
Total: 3,920
Here:

6.0%
Province:

12.9%
Male: 1,645
This city:

4.9%
Province:

10.0%
Female: 2,280
This city:

7.4%
Ontario:

16.1%
Car as passenger
Total: 5,510
This city:

8.5%
Ontario:

8.3%
Male: 2,240
This city:

6.6%
Province:

6.4%
Female: 3,270
This city:

10.6%
Province:

10.3%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 5,435
Here:

8.4%
Province:

6.8%
Male: 2,615
This city:

7.7%
Province:

6.4%
Female: 2,820
This city:

9.1%
Ontario:

7.3%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 95,225
This city:

92.9%
Province:

91.6%
Male: 45,400
This city:

91.6%
Ontario:

89.8%
Female: 49,830
Here:

94.2%
Ontario:

93.2%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 94,185
This city:

91.9%
Ontario:

90.3%
Male: 44,750
Here:

90.3%
Province:

88.2%
Female: 49,435
Here:

93.4%
Province:

92.3%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 40,050
Here:

39.1%
Province:

38.1%
Male: 18,065
This city:

36.4%
Province:

34.8%
Female: 21,995
This city:

41.6%
Province:

41.1%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 18,505
This city:

18.1%
Province:

18.7%
Male: 7,805
This city:

15.7%
Ontario:

16.3%
Female: 10,695
This city:

20.2%
Province:

21.0%

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