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Labour Force

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Accessible and Trained Labour Force
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.

Labour Force
Dryden is home to a 7,262 strong labour force, with access to a labour force of more than 14,176. Dryden’s estimated labour participation, employment and unemployment rates are as follows.
Characteristic
Dryden 2010
Dryden Labour
Shed 2010
Ontario 2010
Total Population 15+
7,262
14,176
11,045,903
In the labour force
4,761
9,363
7,458,212
Employed
4,497
8,792
7,013,603
Unemployed
264
571
444,608
Not in labour force
2,501
4,813
3,587,691
Participation rate %
65.55
66.0
67.52
Employment rate %
61.92
62.0
63.5
Unemployment rate %
5.54
6.1
5.96
Source: McSweeney & Associates from Manifold Data Mining Inc. Superdemographics 2010.
Labour Force by Occupation

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 2010
Dryden 2010 %
Ontario %
Total labour force 15 years and over
4,761
Occupation - Not applicable
45
0.9
1.6
All occupations
4,715
99.0
98.4
A Management Occupations
472
9.9
10.2
AO Senior management occupations
21
0.4
1.3
A1 Specialist managers
112
2.4
3.0
A2 Managers in retail, trade, food and accommodation services
239
5.0
2.8
A3 Other mangers, n.e.c
100
2.1
3.2
B Business, finance and administration occupations
725
15.2
18.4
B0 Professional occupations in business and finance
84
1.8
2.8
B1 Finance and insurance administration occupations
55
1.2
1.2
B2 Secretaries
109
2.3
1.4
B3 Administrative and regulatory occupations
101
2.1
2.2
B4 Clerical supervisors
15
0.3
0.5
B5 Clerical occupations
361
7.6
10.4
C Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
277
5.8
6.9
C0 Professional occupations in natural and applied sciences
81
1.7
4.2
C1 Technical occupations related to natural and applied sciences
196
4.1
2.8
D Health Occupations
270
5.8
5.1
D0 Professional occupations in health
115
2.4
1.1
D1 Nurse supervisors and registered nurses
65
1.4
1.5
D2 Technical and related occupations in health
34
0.7
1.1
D3 Assisting occupations in support of health services
60
1.3
1.3
E Occupations in social science, education, government service and religion
380
8.0
8.2
E0 Judges, lawyers, psychologists, social workers, ministers of religion and policy and program officers
75
1.6
2.3
E1 Teachers and professors
192
4.0
4.0
E2 Paralegals, social services workers and occupations in education and religion, n.e.c.
112
2.4
2.0
F Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport
10
0.2
2.9
F0 Professional occupations in art and culture
10
0.2
1.3
F2 Technical occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport
0
0.0
1.6
G Sales and service occupations
1330
27.9
23.2
G0 Sales and service supervisors
50
1.1
0.8
G1 Wholesale, technical, insurance, real estate sales specialists, and retail, wholesale and grain buyers
64
1.3
2.3
G2 Retail salespersons and sales clerks
226
4.7
4.5
G3 Cashiers
55
1.2
1.8
G4 Chefs and cooks
103
2.2
1.2
G5 Occupations in food and beverage service
70
1.5
1.4
G6 Occupations in protective services
11
0.2
1.6
G7 Occupations in travel and accommodation, including attendants in recreation and sport
68
1.4
0.8
G8 Child care and home support workers
141
3.0
1.4
G9 Sales and service occupations, n.e.c.
542
11.4
7.7
H Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations
844
17.7
14.0
H0 Contractors and supervisors in trades and transportation
39
0.8
0.7
H1 Construction trades
68
1.4
2.3
H2 Stationary engineers, power station operators and electrical trades and telecommunications occupations
160
3.4
1.0
H3 Machinists, metal forming, shaping and erecting occupations
66
1.4
1.3
H4 Mechanics
207
4.3
2.1
H5 Other trades, n.e.c.
38
0.8
0.7
H6 Heavy Equipment and crane operators, including drillers
47
1.0
0.4
H7 Transportation equipment operators and related workers, excluding labourers
126
2.6
3.2
H8 Trades helpers, construction and transportation labourers and related occupations
93
2.0
2.4
I Occupations unique to primary industry
127
2.7
2.4
I0 Occupations unique to agriculture, excluding labourers
10
0.2
1.5
I1 Occupations unique to forestry operations, mining, oil and gas extraction and fishing, excluding labourers
54
1.1
0.2
I2 Primary production labourers
63
1.3
0.7
J Occupations unique to processing, manufacturing and utilities
277
5.8
7.0
J0 Supervisors in manufacturing
31
0.7
0.4
J1 Machine operators in manufacturing
108
2.3
2.5
J2 Assemblers in manufacturing
5
0.1
2.4
J3 Labourers in processing, manufacturing and utilities
132
2.8
1.7
Source: McSweeney & Associates from Manifold Data Mining Inc. Superdemographics 2010.
Labour Force by Industry

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 2010
Dryden 2010 %
Ontario 2010 %
Total labour force 15 years and over
4,761
Industry - Not Applicable
41
0.9
1.6
All industries
4,720
99.1
98.4
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
205
4.3
1.7
Mining and oil and gas extraction
11
0.2
0.4
Utilities
69
1.4
0.7
Construction
154
3.2
5.9
Manufacturing
687
14.4
14.0
Wholesale trade
109
2.3
4.7
Retail trade
836
17.6
11.0
Transportation and warehousing
181
3.8
4.7
Information and cultural industries
70
1.5
2.6
Finance and insurance
98
2.1
4.8
Real estate and rental and leasing
43
0.9
1.9
Professional, scientific and technical services
150
3.2
7.3
Management of companies and enterprises
0
0.0
0.1
Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services
44
0.9
4.7
Educational services
320
6.7
6.6
Health care and social assistance
556
11.7
9.3
Arts, entertainment and recreation
11
0.2
2.1
Accommodation and food services
463
9.7
6.2
Other services (except public administration)
337
7.1
4.5
Public administration
376
7.9
5.3
Source: McSweeney & Associates from Manifold Data Mining Inc. Superdemographics 2010.