DATA NORTH
Total labour force
33,210
Employment rate
47.8%
Participation rate
54.9%
Unemployment rate
13.0%

Total labour force

32k33k34k35k36k37k38k39k2006: 37,13037,13020062011: 37,41537,41520112016: 35,29535,29520162021: 33,21033,2102021
Statistics Canada. Census Profile.

Total labour force, Sault Ste. Marie: 37,130 in 2006 and 33,210 in 2021 (−3,920). The comparison crosses a documented break in the series (2011, 2016), so part of the movement may reflect how the data were collected.

Employment rate

46.0%48.0%50.0%52.0%54.0%56.0%2001: 53.8%53.8%20012006: 54.7%54.7%20062011: 53.1%53.1%20112016: 51.5%51.5%20162021: 47.8%47.8%2021
Statistics Canada. Census Profile.

Employment rate, Sault Ste. Marie: 53.8% in 2001 and 47.8% in 2021 (−6.0 percentage points). The comparison crosses a documented break in the series (2011, 2016), so part of the movement may reflect how the data were collected.

Participation rate

54.0%55.0%56.0%57.0%58.0%59.0%60.0%61.0%2001: 59.4%59.4%20012006: 59.5%59.5%20062011: 59.3%59.3%20112016: 57.4%57.4%20162021: 54.9%54.9%2021
Statistics Canada. Census Profile.

Participation rate, Sault Ste. Marie: 59.4% in 2001 and 54.9% in 2021 (−4.5 percentage points). The comparison crosses a documented break in the series (2011, 2016), so part of the movement may reflect how the data were collected.

Unemployment rate

6.0%8.0%10.0%12.0%14.0%2001: 9.5%9.5%20012006: 8.1%8.1%20062011: 10.5%10.5%20112016: 10.3%10.3%20162021: 13.0%13.0%2021
Statistics Canada. Census Profile.

Unemployment rate, Sault Ste. Marie: 9.5% in 2001 and 13.0% in 2021 (+3.5 percentage points). The comparison crosses a documented break in the series (2011, 2016), so part of the movement may reflect how the data were collected.

Labour force by occupation

6 Sales and service occupations: 28.1%6 Sales and service occupations28.1%7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations: 17.6%7 Trades, transport and equipment opera…17.6%4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services: 14.5%4 Occupations in education, law and soc…14.5%1 Business, finance and administration occupations: 13.7%1 Business, finance and administration …13.7%3 Health occupations: 11.0%3 Health occupations11.0%2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations: 5.8%2 Natural and applied sciences and rela…5.8%9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities: 5.3%9 Occupations in manufacturing and util…5.3%5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport: 2.0%5 Occupations in art, culture, recreati…2.0%8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations: 1.6%8 Natural resources, agriculture and re…1.6%0 Legislative and senior management occupations: 0.6%0 Legislative and senior management occ…0.6%
Statistics Canada. Census Profile.

6 Sales and service occupations is the largest reported group in Sault Ste. Marie at 28.1%.

Labour force by industry

62 Health care and social assistance: 18.0%62 Health care and social assistance18.0%44-45 Retail trade: 14.2%44-45 Retail trade14.2%31-33 Manufacturing: 10.3%31-33 Manufacturing10.3%61 Educational services: 8.7%61 Educational services8.7%72 Accommodation and food services: 7.1%72 Accommodation and food services7.1%23 Construction: 6.6%23 Construction6.6%91 Public administration: 6.3%91 Public administration6.3%56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services: 4.3%56 Administrative and support, waste ma…4.3%81 Other services (except public administration): 4.2%81 Other services (except public admini…4.2%54 Professional, scientific and technical services: 4.1%54 Professional, scientific and technic…4.1%48-49 Transportation and warehousing: 3.5%48-49 Transportation and warehousing3.5%71 Arts, entertainment and recreation: 3.2%71 Arts, entertainment and recreation3.2%52 Finance and insurance: 2.6%52 Finance and insurance2.6%41 Wholesale trade: 1.7%41 Wholesale trade1.7%53 Real estate and rental and leasing: 1.4%53 Real estate and rental and leasing1.4%11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting: 1.0%11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and h…1.0%51 Information and cultural industries: 1.0%51 Information and cultural industries1.0%22 Utilities: 0.9%22 Utilities0.9%21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction: 0.8%21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas e…0.8%55 Management of companies and enterprises: 0.1%55 Management of companies and enterpri…0.1%
Statistics Canada. Census Profile.

62 Health care and social assistance is the largest reported group in Sault Ste. Marie at 18.0%. The largest change since 2011 was 62 Health care and social assistance: +3.5 percentage points.