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Census Profile, 2016 Census
Kitchener--Waterloo--Barrie [Economic region], Ontario and Ontario [Province]

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The table shows total, male and female data grouped by geography (appearing as column headers) for selected characteristics (appearing as row headers).
Characteristic	Kitchener--Waterloo--Barrie Ontario [Economic region]			Ontario [Province]
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	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
	Percentages (unless otherwise specified)
Labour force status
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by Labour force status - 25% sample data^{Census data footnote 163}	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
In the labour force	...	...	...	...	...	...
Employed	...	...	...	...	...	...
Unemployed	...	...	...	...	...	...
Not in the labour force	...	...	...	...	...	...
Participation rate	67.8	72.4	63.4	64.7	69.1	60.6
Employment rate	63.5	67.9	59.3	59.9	63.9	56.1
Unemployment rate	6.3	6.2	6.5	7.4	7.5	7.4
Work activity during the reference year
Total population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample data^{Census data footnote 164}	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Did not work^{Census data footnote 165}	29.7	25.3	34.1	33.5	29.2	37.5
Worked	70.3	74.7	65.9	66.5	70.8	62.5
Worked full year, full time^{Census data footnote 166}	38.4	45.1	32.0	34.8	40.2	29.7
Worked part year and/or part time^{Census data footnote 167}	31.8	29.6	33.9	31.7	30.6	32.9
Average weeks worked in reference year	43.5	44.2	42.8	42.9	43.4	42.3
Class of worker
Total labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker - 25% sample data^{Census data footnote 168}	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Class of worker - not applicable^{Census data footnote 169}	1.8	1.6	1.9	2.4	2.2	2.6
All classes of workers^{Census data footnote 170}	98.2	98.4	98.1	97.6	97.8	97.4
Employee	86.9	85.2	88.9	86.1	83.6	88.7
Self-employed^{Census data footnote 171}	11.3	13.2	9.2	11.5	14.2	8.7
Occupation - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016
Total labour force population aged 15 years and over by occupation - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016 - 25% sample data^{Census data footnote 172}	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Occupation - not applicable^{Census data footnote 169}	1.8	1.6	1.9	2.4	2.2	2.6
All occupations^{Census data footnote 170}	98.2	98.4	98.1	97.6	97.8	97.4
0 Management occupations	10.9	12.9	8.7	11.1	13.1	8.9
1 Business, finance and administration occupations	13.8	7.3	21.0	15.7	9.7	22.2
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations	6.5	9.7	2.9	7.2	10.8	3.4
3 Health occupations	5.9	1.8	10.3	6.3	2.5	10.3
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services	11.2	7.0	15.7	11.6	7.2	16.4
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport	2.5	2.1	3.0	3.2	2.8	3.5
6 Sales and service occupations	22.3	17.0	28.1	22.9	19.2	26.7
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations	15.6	27.9	2.2	13.0	23.5	1.8
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations	2.0	2.8	1.1	1.6	2.4	0.7
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities	7.5	9.9	5.0	5.1	6.6	3.4
Industry - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2012
Total labour force population aged 15 years and over by Industry - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2012 - 25% sample data^{Census data footnote 173}	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicable^{Census data footnote 169}	1.8	1.6	1.9	2.4	2.2	2.6
All industry categories^{Census data footnote 170}	98.2	98.4	98.1	97.6	97.8	97.4
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	1.9	2.2	1.5	1.4	1.8	1.0
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	0.2	0.3	0.1	0.5	0.8	0.1
22 Utilities	0.6	0.8	0.3	0.7	1.0	0.4
23 Construction	7.9	13.3	1.9	6.7	11.4	1.7
31-33 Manufacturing	14.2	19.5	8.4	9.6	13.1	5.8
41 Wholesale trade	4.0	5.4	2.6	3.8	4.8	2.7
44-45 Retail trade	11.2	9.7	12.7	11.0	10.0	12.1
48-49 Transportation and warehousing	4.2	5.9	2.4	4.6	6.6	2.5
51 Information and cultural industries	2.1	2.2	2.0	2.5	2.7	2.2
52 Finance and insurance	4.2	3.0	5.6	5.3	4.6	6.1
53 Real estate and rental and leasing	1.7	1.7	1.8	2.0	2.1	1.9
54 Professional, scientific and technical services	6.3	6.5	6.1	8.0	8.6	7.3
55 Management of companies and enterprises	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.2
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services	4.5	4.8	4.1	4.7	5.2	4.3
61 Educational services	7.8	4.7	11.2	7.4	4.4	10.6
62 Health care and social assistance	9.9	2.8	17.7	10.6	3.6	18.0
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation	2.1	2.0	2.2	2.1	2.0	2.1
72 Accommodation and food services	6.6	4.7	8.6	6.7	5.5	8.0
81 Other services (except public administration)	3.9	3.7	4.2	4.2	3.6	4.7
91 Public administration	4.8	5.0	4.5	5.8	5.9	5.8
Place of work status
Total - Place of work status for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data^{Census data footnote 174}	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Worked at home	7.5	6.9	8.2	7.3	7.1	7.4
Worked outside Canada	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.6	0.8	0.4
No fixed workplace address	11.2	16.0	5.9	11.1	15.7	6.3
Worked at usual place	80.9	76.6	85.6	81.0	76.4	85.9

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Footnote 163

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 164

Refers to the number of weeks in which a person aged 15 years and over worked for pay or in self-employment in 2015 at all jobs held, even if only for a few hours, and whether these weeks were mostly full time (30 hours or more per week) or mostly part time (less than 30 hours per week).

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Footnote 165

Includes persons aged 15 years and over who never worked, persons who worked prior to 2015 and persons who worked in 2016, but not in 2015.

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Footnote 166

Includes persons aged 15 years and over who worked full year (49 weeks and over) and mostly full time (30 hours or more per week) in 2015.

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Footnote 167

Includes persons aged 15 years and over who worked full year mostly part time or part year mostly full time or part year mostly part time in 2015. Part year is less than 49 weeks and part time is less than 30 hours per week.

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Footnote 168

Class of worker refers to whether a person aged 15 years and over is an employee or is self-employed.

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Footnote 169

Includes unemployed persons aged 15 years and over who have never worked for pay or in self-employment, or who had last worked prior to January 1, 2015.

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Footnote 170

Includes the experienced labour force which refers to persons aged 15 years and over who, during the week of Sunday, May 1 to Saturday, May 7, 2016, were employed and the unemployed who had last worked for pay or in self-employment in either 2015 or 2016.

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Footnote 171

Includes persons aged 15 years and over with or without an incorporated business with paid help or without paid help, as well as unpaid family workers.

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Footnote 172

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 173

Refers to the general nature of the business carried out in the establishment where the person worked. The data are produced according to the NAICS 2012.

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Footnote 174

Classification of respondents according to whether they worked at home, worked outside Canada, had no fixed workplace address or worked at a specific address (usual place of work).

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Kitchener--Waterloo--Barrie [Economic region], Ontario and Ontario [Province] (table). Census Profile. 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2016001. Ottawa. Released November 29, 2017.
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed December 10, 2024).

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