Data tables, 2016 Census

Labour Force Status (8), Mobility Status - Place of Residence 5 Years Ago (9), Highest Certificate, Diploma or Degree (7), Occupation - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016 (13A), Occupation - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016 - Skill-level Category (8A), Age (9) and Sex (3) for the Population Aged 15 Years and Over in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2016 Census - 25% Sample Data

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This table details labour force status , mobility status - place of residence 5 years ago , highest certificate, diploma or degree , occupation - national occupational classification 2016 , occupation - national occupational classification 2016 - skill-level category , age and sex for the population aged 15 years and over in private households in Ontario
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Occupation - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016 (13A) Labour force status (8)
Total - Labour force statusFootnote 3 In the labour force Employed Unemployed Not in the labour force Participation rate Employment rate Unemployment rate
Total - Occupation - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016Footnote 4 11,038,440 7,141,675 6,612,150 529,525 3,896,765 64.7 59.9 7.4
Occupation - not applicableFootnote 5 3,459,360 171,050 0 171,050 3,288,310 4.9 0 100.0
All occupationsFootnote 6 7,579,080 6,970,630 6,612,150 358,475 608,455 92.0 87.2 5.1
0 Management occupations 830,935 790,880 769,920 20,955 40,055 95.2 92.7 2.6
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 1,223,460 1,124,770 1,074,960 49,805 98,690 91.9 87.9 4.4
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 545,440 516,110 495,540 20,570 29,325 94.6 90.9 4.0
3 Health occupations 471,910 447,045 436,945 10,100 24,865 94.7 92.6 2.3
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 904,550 831,340 800,055 31,285 73,210 91.9 88.4 3.8
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 265,375 225,720 207,565 18,155 39,655 85.1 78.2 8.0
6 Sales and service occupations 1,821,080 1,632,080 1,522,085 110,000 188,995 89.6 83.6 6.7
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 994,020 927,825 866,660 61,165 66,195 93.3 87.2 6.6
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 131,435 113,405 101,965 11,440 18,030 86.3 77.6 10.1
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 390,875 361,450 336,450 25,005 29,425 92.5 86.1 6.9

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

Users are advised to consult data quality comments for 'Highest certificate, diploma or degree,' available in the Education Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016, Catalogue no. 98-500-X2016013.

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Footnote 2

Refers to the kind of work performed by persons aged 15 years and over as determined by their kind of work and the description of the main activities in their job. The occupation data are produced according to the NOC 2016.

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Footnote 3

Refers to whether a person aged 15 years and over was employed, unemployed or not in the labour force during the week of Sunday, May 1 to Saturday, May 7, 2016.


Early enumeration was conducted in remote, isolated parts of the provinces and territories. When enumeration has taken place before May 2016, the reference date used is the date on which the household was enumerated.


In the past, this variable was called Labour force activity.

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Footnote 4

Refers to the kind of work performed by persons aged 15 years and over as determined by their kind of work and the description of the main activities in their job. The occupation data are produced according to the NOC 2016.

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Footnote 5

Includes persons aged 15 years and over who never worked for pay or self-employment, or last worked for pay or self-employment prior to 2015.

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Footnote 6

Includes persons aged 15 years and over who have worked at some point in time between January 2015 and May 2016.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-400-X2016288.

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