Haldimand County is home to a 26,000 person labour force, with access to a labour force of more than 600,000 within a one hour drive.
Labour participation, employment and unemployment rates
| Characteristics |
Haldimand
2006 (%) |
Ontario
2006 (%) |
| Participation rate |
68.9% |
68.0% |
| Employment rate |
65.2% |
63.0% |
| Unemployment rate |
5.4% |
6.1% |
Source: McSweeney & Associates from Manifold Data Mining's Superdemographics 2006. Ontario 2006 Unemployment rate from Statistics Canada June 2006 Labour Force Survey
Income
| Characteristics |
Haldimand County 2005 |
Ontario 2005 |
| Persons 15 years of age and over with income |
37,698 |
10,238,453 |
| Median total income of persons 15 years of age and over ($) |
$22,945 |
$26,714 |
| Composition of total income (100%) |
100.00 |
100.0 |
| Earnings - % of income (2001) |
77.7 |
78.7 |
| Government transfers - % of incomes (2001) |
11.4 |
9.8 |
| Other money - % of income (2001) |
10.9 |
11.5 |
Source: McSweeney & Associates from Manifold Data Mining's Superdemographics 2006.
2001 income composition is from Statistics Canada 2001 Census.
Workforce Industry Experience
| Characteristics |
Haldimand
2006 |
Haldimand
2006 (%) |
Ontario
2006 (%) |
| Total labour force 15 years and over by industry |
25,995 |
. |
. |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting |
1,841 |
7.1% |
2.0% |
| Mining and oil and gas extraction |
157 |
0.6% |
0.3% |
| Utilities |
319 |
1.2% |
0.8% |
| Construction |
1,989 |
7.7% |
5.5% |
| Manufacturing |
4,974 |
19.1% |
16.2% |
| Wholesale trade |
1,048 |
4.0% |
4.6% |
| Retail trade |
2,828 |
10.9% |
11.1% |
| Transportation and warehousing |
1,782 |
6.9% |
4.6% |
| Information and cultural industries |
325 |
1.3% |
2.8% |
| Finance and insurance |
587 |
2.3% |
4.8% |
| Real estate and rental and leasing |
252 |
1.0% |
1.8% |
| Professional, scientific and technical services |
887 |
3.4% |
7.0% |
| Management of companies and enterprises |
11 |
0.0% |
0.1% |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services |
910 |
3.5% |
4.2% |
| Educational services |
1,431 |
5.5% |
6.1% |
| Health care and social assistance |
2,324 |
8.9% |
8.8% |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation |
350 |
1.3% |
2.0% |
| Accommodation and food services |
1,364 |
5.2% |
6.2% |
| Other services (except public administration) |
1,473 |
5.7% |
4.5% |
| Public administration |
868 |
3.3% |
5.1% |
Source: McSweeney & Associates from Manifold Data Mining's Superdemographics 2006.
Workforce experience by occupation
| Characteristics |
Haldimand
2006 |
Haldimand
2006 (%) |
Ontario
2006 (%) |
| All occupations |
25,687 |
. |
. |
| Management occupations |
2,065 |
8.0% |
11.6% |
| Business, finance and administration occupations |
3,747 |
14.6% |
18.3% |
| Natural and applied sciences and related occupations |
895 |
3.5% |
7.1% |
| Health occupations |
1,328 |
5.2% |
4.7% |
| Occupations in social science, education, government service and religion |
1,475 |
5.7% |
7.6% |
| Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport |
470 |
1.8% |
2.8% |
| Sales and service occupations |
5,598 |
21.8% |
22.8% |
| Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations |
6,010 |
23.4% |
14.3% |
| Occupations unique to primary industry |
2,124 |
8.3% |
2.8% |
| Occupations unique to processing, manufacturing and utilities |
1,974 |
7.7% |
8.1% |
Source: McSweeney & Associates from Manifold Data Mining's Superdemographics 2006.
Highest Levels of education achieved
| Characteristics |
Haldimand
2006 |
Haldimand
2006 (%) |
Ontario
2006 (%) |
| Total population 20 years and over by highest level of schooling |
34,005 |
. |
. |
| Less than grade 9 |
2,652 |
7.8% |
8.6% |
| Grades 9 to 13 |
13,529 |
39.8% |
31.1% |
| Without high school graduation certificate |
7,665 |
56.7% |
54.2% |
| With high school graduation certificate |
5,864 |
43.3% |
45.8% |
| Trades certificate or diploma |
5,021 |
14.8% |
10.2% |
| College |
8,760 |
25.8% |
23.8% |
| Without certificate or diploma |
2,421 |
27.6% |
27.6% |
| With certificate or diploma |
6,339 |
72.4% |
72.4% |
| University |
4,043 |
11.9% |
26.2% |
| Without degree |
1,441 |
35.6% |
27.0% |
| Without certificate or diploma |
1,003 |
24.8% |
18.6% |
| With certificate or diploma |
438 |
10.8% |
8.4% |
| With bachelor's degree or higher |
2,602 |
64.4% |
73.0% |
Source: McSweeney & Associates from Manifold Data Mining's Superdemographics 2006.