This factsheet looks at data on labour released by Statistics Canada as part of the 2016 Census.
January 2018
This bar chart shows 2015 work activity of the population aged 25-54 by province. Nationally, 49.8% worked full year full time and 36.3% worked part year and/or part time. Nova Scotia had the highest share working full year full time at 51.9%, while British Columbia had the lowest at 45.3%. British Columbia had the highest share working part year and/or part time at 40.2%, while Ontario had the lowest at 33.2%.
This bar chart show 2015 work activity by age group in Ontario. The share of Ontarians by age group working full year full time was 10.2% for those aged 15-24, 51.8% for thoseĀ 25-54, 40.0% for 55-64, 13.3% for 65-69, 5.0% for 70-74 and 1.5% for the 75+ age group. The share by age group working part year and/or part time was 52.9% for those aged 15-24, 33.2% for those 25-54, 29.3% for 55-64, 22.1% for 65-69, 13.7% for 70-74 and 5.3% for the 75+ age group.
This bar chart show 2015 work activity by gender and age group in Ontario. It shows that a higher share of women than men worked part year and/or part time at ages 15-64. In general, men were more likely to work full time full year compared to women of all ages.
This bar chart shows 2015 labour force by immigration status by census metropolitan area. For Ontario as a whole, 64.8% of the labour force was Canadian-born, while 35.2% was comprised of immigrants and non-permanent residents. The Toronto CMA had the highest share of immigrants and non-permanent resident in its labour force at 55.9%, while Greater Sudbury had the lowest at 7.1%.
This bar chart show unemployment rate by immigration status in Ontario during the period from May 1 to 7, 2016. The unemployment rate was 7.4% for Ontario as a whole, 7.3% for Canadian-Born Ontarians, 7.4% for all immigrants, 4.5% for immigrants who arrived before 1981, 5.2% for 1981-1990 immigrants, 6.7% for 1991-2000 immigrants, 8.4% for 2001-2005 immigrants, 9.5% for 2006-2010 immigrants, and 12.7% for 2011-2016 immigrants.
This bar chart shows unemployment rate for the population aged 25-54 by census metropolitan area. The Guelph CMA had the lowest unemployment rate at 4.3%, while Grater Sudbury had the highest at 6.7%. Among immigrants who arrived between 2006 and 2016 only, the unemployment rate was lowest in Thunder Bay at 5.7% and highest in London at 11.5%.
This bar chart shows the most common occupations in 2016 in Ontario. Retail salesperson was the most common occupation, accounting for 3.7% of employed Ontarians, followed by motor vehicle and transit driver at 3.0%, and secondary and elementary school teacher and educational counsellor at 2.9%.
This bar chart shows the top 5 occupations by Gender in 2016 in Ontario. For men, the top occupations were motor vehicle and transit driver at 5.1% and computer and information systems professionals at 3.9%. For women, the top occupations were secondary and elementary school teacher and educational counsellor at 4.6%, and administrative and regulatory occupation at 4.5%.
This bar chart show occupations with the highest median earning in 2016 in Ontario, which included in top position managers in natural resources production and fishing at $115,682, followed by legislators and senior management at $114,280, and contractors and supervisors, mining, oil and gas at $112,267.
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