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Socioeconomic Profile of the Laval Region

January 2007

Map of the Regional County Municipalities (RCMs) for the Laval Region


 
Laval
Quebec
Proportion and gap
Total population (2005)
370,368
7,598,146
4.9%
Net migration (2004-2005)
3,732
34,238
**
Proportion of Aboriginals (2001)
0.2%
1.3%
-1.1
Employment (2006)
187.5K
3,765.4K
5.0%
Labor force (2006)
200.8K
4,094.1K
4.9%
Participation rate (2006)1
65.9%
65,5%
0.4
Employment rate (2006)2
61.6%
60.2%
1.4
Unemployment rate (2006)
6.6%
8.0%
-1.4
Nominal GDP (2005)
$9,835.4M
$256,801.0M
3.8%
Merchandise exports (2004)
$996,000K
$61,873,800K
1.6%
K: thousands
M: millions
Source: Institut de la Statistique du Québec (ISQ) and Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey (LFS).
1 The participation rate is defined as follows: total labour force divided by the number of people aged 15 and over.
2 The employment rate is defined as follows: total employment divided by the number of people aged 15 and over.


Employment by sector
%
 Number of establishments by sector
%
Primary sector
1
 Primary sector
1
Manufacturing
14
 Manufacturing
6
Trade
23
 Trade
18
Commercial services
40
 Commercial services
70
Non-commercial services
22
 Non-commercial services
5
       
Total
100%
Total
100%
Source: Statistics Canada, LFS, 2005. Source: Statistics Canada, 2005.

Employment by sector Laval: Non-commercial services 22%, Primary sector 1%, Manufacturing 14%, Trade 23%, Commercial services 40% Number of establishments by sector Laval: Non-commercial services 5%, Primary sector 1%, Manufacturing 6%, Trade 18%, Commercial services 70%
The three sub-sectors of manufacturing with the most establishments: Miscellaneous manufacturing, clothing manufacturing, printing and related support activities.
 
Definitions:
Primary: Forestry, logging and support, mining, oil and gas extraction, agriculture.
Manufacturing: Manufacturing sector.
Trade: Wholesale trade and retail trade.
Commercial services: Utilities, construction, transportation and warehousing, information and cultural industries, finance and insurance, real estate, rental and leasing, professional, scientific and technical services, management of companies and enterprises, administrative and support, waste management and remediation services, arts, entertainment and recreation, accommodation and food services, other services (except public administration).
Non-commercial services: Educational services, health care and social assistance, public administration

Information relative to innovation
Educational attainment (% population 15 and over) 2001
Laval
Rank in Quebec
Quebec
Post-secondary certificate or diploma
30.4
4
28.6
Bachelor's
9.9
4
9.6
Master's
3.4
5
3.9
Doctorate
0.2
6
0.5
Information relative to innovation
Per capita investment by enterprises in machinery, equipment and material (2003)
$1,251
15
$1,882
Internal R&D expenditure by enterprises (2001)
$133M
4
$3,897M
Per capita internal R&D expenditure by enterprises (2001)
$381
4
$527
Source: Tableau de bord des systèmes régionaux d'innovation du Québec, Quebec Department of Economic Development, Innovation and Exports, 2004.


Last revised: 2007-02-19
Date published: 2007-02-19