8.0% ▼ -2.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 8.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Toronto · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Toronto
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower share of adults are working or looking for work in Toronto compared to the rest of the country. Only 44.2% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This gap is mirrored by a high unemployment rate of 8.0%, which is well above the New South Wales rate of 4.9%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work is less common here than in most other areas, with 54.3% of the workforce employed full-time. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.0%.
44.2% ▼ -2.0%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.1%
- 2016: 44.6%
- 2021: 44.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.3% ▼ -7.4%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.6%
- 2016: 53.7%
- 2021: 54.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is most active in health care and social assistance, which employs 19.2% of people. Retail trade and construction follow at 10.8% and 10.3% respectively.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 17.8%. Technicians and trades people account for 15.2%, while community and personal service workers make up 13.8%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Toronto [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13936/toronto/topic/employment