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In Dryden, sales and service occupations represent the largest occupation group in the area. Dryden has 5.2% more labour force in the sales and service occupations than the provincial average. Experienced sales and service occupations, business; finance and administration, management, art; culture; recreation and sport represent over 54% of Dryden’s total workforce.
Dryden is home to a 4600 strong labour force, with access to a labour force of more than 9100. Dryden’s estimated labour participation, employment and unemployment rates are as follows.
|
Characteristic |
Dryden 2009 |
Dryden Labour
Shed 2009 |
Ontario 2009 |
|
Total Population 15+ |
7,135 |
14,055 |
10,697,466 |
|
In the labour force |
4,642 |
9,174 |
7,190,300 |
|
Employed |
4,194 |
8,181 |
6,548,173 |
|
Unemployed |
448 |
994 |
642,127 |
|
Not in labour force |
2,493 |
4,881 |
3,507,166 |
|
Participation rate % |
65.1 |
65.3 |
67.2 |
|
Employment rate % |
58.8 |
58.2 |
61.2 |
|
Unemployment rate % |
9.65 |
10.8 |
8.9 |
Source: McSweeney & Associates from Manifold Data Mining Inc. Superdemographics 2009.
In Dryden, as in the rest of Ontario, Sales and Service occupations represent the largest occupation group in the area. Dryden has 5.2% more labour force in the sales and service occupations than the provincial average. Trades, transport, equipment operators and related occupations are also substantially higher than the Provincial average. The following table indicates the City of Dryden’s labour force experience by occupation.
|
Characteristic |
Dryden 2009 |
Dryden 2009 % |
Ontario % |
|
Total labour force 15 years and over |
4642 |
|
|
|
Occupation - Not applicable |
47 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
|
All occupations |
4595 |
99.0 |
98.4 |
|
A Management Occupations |
461 |
9.9 |
10.1 |
|
AO Senior management occupations |
20 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
|
A1 Specialist managers |
108 |
2.3 |
3.0 |
|
A2 Managers in retail, trade, food and accommodation services |
237 |
5.1 |
2.7 |
|
A3 Other mangers, n.e.c |
97 |
2.1 |
3.2 |
|
B Business, finance and administration occupations |
714 |
15.4 |
18.6 |
|
B0 Professional occupations in business and finance |
81 |
1.7 |
2.8 |
|
B1 Finance and insurance administration occupations |
55 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
|
B2 Secretaries |
105 |
2.3 |
14 |
|
B3 Administrative and regulatory occupations |
103 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
|
B4 Clerical supervisors |
15 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
|
B5 Clerical occupations |
355 |
7.6 |
10.5 |
|
C Natural and applied sciences and related occupations |
266 |
5.7 |
6.8 |
|
C0 Professional occupations in natural and applied sciences |
77 |
1.7 |
4.1 |
|
C1 Technical occupations related to natural and applied sciences |
189 |
4.1 |
2.7 |
|
D Health Occupations |
270 |
5.8 |
5.2 |
|
D0 Professional occupations in health |
113 |
2.4 |
1.1 |
|
D1 Nurse supervisors and registered nurses |
64 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
|
D2 Technical and related occupations in health |
33 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
|
D3 Assisting occupations in support of health services |
60 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
|
E Occupations in social science, education, government service and religion |
374 |
8.1 |
8.3 |
|
E0 Judges, lawyers, psychologists, social workers, ministers of religion and policy and program officers |
73 |
1.6 |
2.3 |
|
E1 Teachers and professors |
190 |
4.1 |
4.0 |
|
E2 Paralegals, social services workers and occupations in education and religion, n.e.c. |
110 |
2.4 |
2.0 |
|
F Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport |
9 |
0.2 |
2.9 |
|
F0 Professional occupations in art and culture |
9 |
0.2 |
1.3 |
|
F2 Technical occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport |
0 |
0.0 |
1.3 |
|
G Sales and service occupations |
1307 |
28.2 |
23.3 |
|
G0 Sales and service supervisors |
48 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
|
G1 Wholesale, technical, insurance, real estate sales specialists, and retail, wholesale and grain buyers |
63 |
1.4 |
2.2 |
|
G2 Retail salespersons and sales clerks |
220 |
4.7 |
4.5 |
|
G3 Cashiers |
55 |
1.2 |
1.8 |
|
G4 Chefs and cooks |
100 |
2.2 |
1.2 |
|
G5 Occupations in food and beverage service |
72 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
|
G6 Occupations in protective services |
11 |
0.2 |
1.5 |
|
G7 Occupations in travel and accommodation, including attendants in recreation and sport |
69 |
1.5 |
0.8 |
|
G8 Child care and home support workers |
139 |
3.0 |
1.4 |
|
G9 Sales and service occupations, n.e.c. |
529 |
11.4 |
7.7 |
|
H Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations |
810 |
17.4 |
13.8 |
|
H0 Contractors and supervisors in trades and transportation |
31 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
|
H1 Construction trades |
67 |
1.4 |
2.2 |
|
H2 Stationary engineers, power station operators and electrical trades and telecommunications occupations |
153 |
3.3 |
0.9 |
|
H3 Machinists, metal forming, shaping and erecting occupations |
63 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
|
H4 Mechanics |
198 |
4.3 |
2.0 |
|
H5 Other trades, n.e.c. |
37 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
|
H6 Heavy Equipment and crane operators, including drillers |
46 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
|
H7 Transportation equipment operators and related workers, excluding labourers |
118 |
2.5 |
3.2 |
|
H8 Trades helpers, construction and transportation labourers and related occupations |
91 |
2.0 |
2.3 |
|
I Occupations unique to primary industry |
119 |
2.6 |
2.4 |
|
I0 Occupations unique to agriculture, excluding labourers |
9 |
0.2 |
1.5 |
|
I1 Occupations unique to forestry operations, mining, oil and gas extraction and fishing, excluding labourers |
51 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
|
I2 Primary production labourers |
59 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
|
J Occupations unique to processing, manufacturing and utilities |
266 |
5.7 |
6.9 |
|
J0 Supervisors in manufacturing |
31 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
|
J1 Machine operators in manufacturing |
104 |
2.2 |
2.5 |
|
J2 Assemblers in manufacturing |
55 |
0.1 |
2.4 |
|
J3 Labourers in processing, manufacturing and utilities |
126 |
2.7 |
1.7 | Source: McSweeney & Associates from Manifold Data Mining Inc. Superdemographics 2009.
As in Ontario, the percentage of Dryden’s labour force experience is larger in retail trade than any other industry. In fact, the percentage of retail trade experience in Dryden is substantially higher than Ontario’s. Dryden also has a higher percentage of labour force in health care and social assistance than Ontario does.
|
Characteristic |
Dryden 2009 |
Dryden 2009 % |
Ontario 2009 % |
|
Total labour force 15 years and over |
4,642 |
|
|
|
Industry - Not Applicable |
40 |
0.9 |
1.6 |
|
All industries |
4,602 |
99.1 |
98.4 |
|
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting |
166 |
3.6 |
1.4 |
|
Mining and oil and gas extraction |
9 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
|
Utilities |
81 |
1.7 |
0.9 |
|
|
165 |
3.6 |
6.2 |
|
|
606 |
13.1 |
12.3 |
|
|
109 |
2.3 |
4.6 |
|
|
813 |
17.5 |
10.9 |
|
Transportation and warehousing |
177 |
3.8 |
4.7 |
|
Information and cultural industries |
74 |
1.6 |
2.7 |
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Finance and insurance |
103 |
2.2 |
5.2 |
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Real estate and rental and leasing |
48 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
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Professional, scientific and technical services |
154 |
3.3 |
7.6 |
|
Management of companies and enterprises |
0 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
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Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services |
40 |
0.9 |
4.4 |
|
Educational services |
322 |
6.9 |
6.7 |
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Health care and social assistance |
599 |
12.9 |
10.4 |
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Arts, entertainment and recreation |
12 |
0.3 |
2.2 |
|
Accommodation and food services |
440 |
9.5 |
5.9 |
Other services (except public administration) |
328 |
7.1 |
4.5 |
|
Public administration |
357 |
7.7 |
5.1 |
Source: McSweeney & Associates from Manifold Data Mining Inc. Superdemographics 2009.
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