Page 6 - Portage la Prairie Region Investment Profile - 2023

INVESTMENT PROFILE

LABOUR

DEMOGRAPHICS

s one of the primary urban POPULATION
Ahubs along the east-west Source: Statscan Census
corridor of the Trans-Canada Last Updated: February 2017
Highway in Manitoba, Portage la 21,667 2016
20,763 2011
Prairie’s trade area is a wide one. 20,429 2006
This is reflective of the labour 20 21 22
pool as well which sees only (Thousands of people)
a 4.7% unemployment rate on LABOUR FORCE BY INDUSTRY
a job pool of 11,255 jobs. A recent Source: Statistics Canada
survey identified that while Last Updated: November 2017
87% of workers reside in the City 19.3% Health Care
or municipality of Portage, 13% 11.5% Retail
9.2%
Public Administration
are commuting here from nine 8.7% Manufacturing
other jurisdictions daily within 8.5% Education
8.3%
Accommodation
a one hour radius. 7.3% Construction
4.5% Other
4.0% Finance
3.9% Transportation
3.3% Agriculture
2.7% Administration
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE 2.7% Wholesale
Source: Statistics Canada 2.2% Professional Services
Last Updated: May 2017 1.3% Information
930 Ages 0-4 1.0% Arts & Entertainment
860 Ages 5-9 0.9% Utilities
810 Ages 10-14 0.8% Real Estate
830 Ages 15-19
805 Ages 20-24 LABOUR FORCE BY OCCUPATION
885 Ages 25-29
PORTAGE L A PR AIRIE, MANITOBA , CANADA 760 Ages 45-49 16.3% Trades & Transport
Source: Statistics Canada
765 Ages 30-34
Last Updated: November 2017
705 Ages 35-39
715 Ages 40-44
23.1% Sales & Services
15.4% Education, Law & Government
920 Ages 50-54
980 Ages 55-59
12.7% Business & Finance
835 Ages 60-64
10.6% Health
9.8%
Management
700 Ages 65-69
5.2%
Manufacturing
585 Ages 70-74
3.7%
Sciences
430 Ages 75-79
1.9%
Natural Resources
330 Ages 80-84
1.4%
Art & Sports
445 Ages 85+
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