Tillsonburg has a strong and diversified economy with strengths in a number of sectors including manufacturing, retail, accommodation and food services, health care, and agriculture.
The Town has an estimated workforce of 7,180 persons with 46% having some post-secondary education.
Within Oxford County, the workforce is projected to grow from an estimated 53,000 persons to 71,000 by 2031.
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| Labour Force Status, 2011 |
|
Total population aged 15 years and over
|
12,770
| |
In the labour force
|
7,180
| |
Employed
|
6,665
| |
Unemployed
|
515
| |
Not in the labour force
|
5,590
| |
Participation rate
|
56.2
| |
Employment rate
|
52.2
| |
Unemployment rate
|
7.2
|
|
| Labour Force by Industry |
| |
2011
|
2015
|
Growth %
| |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
|
33
|
27
|
-18%
| |
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
|
0
|
0
|
0%
| |
Utilities
|
15
|
16
|
7%
| |
Construction
|
266
|
288
|
8%
| |
Manufacturing
|
2,521
|
2,688
|
7%
| |
Wholesale trade
|
195
|
215
|
10%
| |
Retail trade
|
799
|
827
|
4%
| |
Transportation and warehousing
|
108
|
120
|
11%
| |
Information and cultural industries
|
72
|
54
|
-25%
| |
Finance and insurance
|
195
|
196
|
1%
| |
Real estate and rental and leasing
|
35
|
31
|
-11%
| |
Professional, scientific and technical services
|
111
|
102
|
-8%
| |
Management of companies and enterprises
|
38
|
30
|
-21%
| |
Administrative support, waste management, remediation services
|
613
|
747
|
22%
| |
Educational services
|
251
|
263
|
5%
| |
Health care and social assistance
|
1,143
|
1,219
|
7%
| |
Arts, entertainment and recreation
|
84
|
99
|
18%
| |
Accommodation and food services
|
661
|
762
|
15%
| |
Other services (except public administration)
|
279
|
297
|
6%
| |
Public administration
|
223
|
196
|
-12%
| |
Unclassified
|
148
|
108
|
-27%
|
|
| Labour Force by Occupation (2006 & 2011 Census) |
| |
2006
|
2011
|
Growth
| |
Total Labour Force 15 years and over by occupation
|
7,330
|
7,180
|
-2%
| |
Occupation - Not Available
|
0
|
180
| | |
All Occupations
|
7,330
|
7,000
| | |
Management
|
670
|
525
|
-21%
| |
Business, Finance and Administration
|
1,050
|
940
|
-10%
| |
Natural and Applied Sciences and Related
|
180
|
225
|
25%
| |
Health Occupations
|
375
|
450
|
20%
| |
Social Science, Education, Government Service and Religion
|
370
|
740
|
100%
| |
Art, Culture, Recreation and Sport
|
115
|
100
|
-13%
| |
Sales and Service
|
1,685
|
1,610
|
-4%
| |
Trades, Transport and Equipment Operators and Related
|
1,265
|
1,225
|
-3%
| |
Occupations Unique to Primary Industry
|
285
|
240
|
-15%
| |
Occupations Unique to Processing; Manufacturing and Utilities
|
1,335
|
945
|
-29%
|
|
| Employed Number of Residents (2011 Census) |
|
In Tillsonburg
|
4,045
| |
Outside Tillsonburg but Within County
|
1,045
| |
Outside the County of Residence
|
2,090
|
|
| Unemployment Rates |
| |
Tillsonburg
|
Provincial
|
National
| |
2009
|
10.2%
|
9.1%
|
8.3%
| |
2010
|
7.8%
|
8.7%
|
8.1%
| |
2011
|
7.5%
|
7.9%
|
7.5%
| |
2012
|
7.6%
|
7.9%
|
7.3%
| |
2013
|
6.3%
|
7.6%
|
7.1%
| |
2014
|
7.1%
|
7.3%
|
6.9%
| |
2015
|
6.6%
|
6.8%
|
6.9%
|
|
Source: Statistics Canada 2006 , 2011 ; Labour Force Survey 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 201, 2013 , 2014, 2015
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