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SLWDB Local Statistics

Find current statistics and analysis on the local labour force, population numbers, employment by industry or occupation and educational attainment.

Note: Data source counts each location as a separate business entity.

Current Indicators

2025 Unemployment Rate (%)

LocationJanFebMarAprMayJuneJulyAugSeptOctNovDec
Sarnia-Lambton10.210.39.77.8
Chatham-Kent9.910.310.38.8
Windsor-Essex8.08.18.711.2

2024 Unemployment Rate (%)

LocationJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Sarnia-Lambton8.69.08.27.58.39.58.78.98.18.39.710.2
Chatham-Kent7.28.68.38.68.08.27.98.17.97.78.79.2
Windsor-Essex6.46.76.76.86.67.07.27.77.57.57.98.1

2025 Sarnia-Lambton Employment Numbers

JanFebMarAprMayJuneJulyAugSeptOctNovDec
# of employed persons65,10065,50065,90066,900
# of unemployed persons7,4007,5007,1005,700

2024 Sarnia-Lambton Employment Numbers

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
# of employed persons61,50061,40062,90064,50064,90064,30064,80064,70065,40065,40064,00065,400
# of unemployed persons5,8006,1005,6005,3005,9006,8006,2006,3005,8005,9006,9007,400

2025 Sarnia-Lambton Participation Rate

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Participation Rate (%)59.660.160.059.7

2024 Sarnia-Lambton Participation Rate

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Participation Rate (%)59.559.560.361.361.962.061.861.661.561.061.161.0

*Statistics Canada. Labour Force Survey, 2023.

Note: Statistics Canada updates their estimates for labour force statistics. Published unemployment rates & employment numbers listed above are updated to reflect these changes.

Census Division and Subdivisions in Lambton County

The census divisions of Ontario are used by Statistics Canada to aggregate census data. The following chart depicts the population size of various cities in Lambton County in 2021.

Location2021 Population Sizes
Lambton County128,154
Aamjiwnaang648
Brooke-Alvinston2,359
Dawn-Euphemia1,968
Enniskillen2,825
Kettle & Stony Point1,233
Lambton Shores11,876
Oil Springs647
Petrolia6,013
Plympton-Wyoming8,308
Point Edward1,930
Sarnia72,047
St.Clair14,659
Walpole Islandn/a
Warwick3,641

*Source: Statistics Canada 2021 Census

Employment Population Statistics

Below are population numbers for census division by industry and by occupation in Lambton County in 2021.

Employment by Industry (Top 10)2021
Health Care and Social Assistance8,795
Retail Trade6,500
Construction6,480
Manufacturing6,370
Educational Services3,800
Accommodation and Food Services3,755
Professional, Scientific Technical Services2,945
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting2,930
Administrative and Support, Waste Management and Remediation Services2,735

*Source: Statistics Canada 2021

Employment by Occupation (Top 10)2021
Sales and Service14,460
Trades, Transport and Equipment Operators12,705
Business, Finance and Administration7,210
Education, Law and Social, Community and Government Services6,105
Health5,525
Natural and Applied Sciences4,055
Manufacturing and Utilities3,700
Natural Resources, Agriculture and Related Production3,100
Art, Culture, Recreation and Sport965
Legislative and senior management410

*Source: Statistics Canada 2021

Educational Attainment

Below is a chart depicting Lambton County’s overall Educational Attainment for those aged 15 years and over, 2021

Educational Attainment2021
No Certificate, Diploma or Degree17,615
High School Certificate or Equivalent30,835
Apprenticeship, Trades Certificate or Diploma11,075
College, CEGEP or other Non-University Certificate or Diploma29,275
University Certificate, Diploma or Degree or Above14,825

*Source: Statistics Canada 2021

Employers: Top Industries

Below are the top industries in which large, medium and small employers operate in Lambton County.

Large Employers (500 employees and over)

Industry# of Large Businesses
Chemical manufacturing2
Educational services2
Local, municipal and regional public administration2
Heavy and civil engineering construction1
Machinery, equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers1
Management of companies and enterprises1
Hospitals1
Total10

Medium Employers (100-499 employees)

Industry# of Medium Businesses
Nursing and residential care facilities7
Specialty trade contractors6
Food and Beverage Stores5
Chemical Manufacturing5
Administrative and support services5
Petroleum and coal product manufacturing4
Professional, scientific and technical services4
Ambulatory health care services3
General merchandise stores2
Local, municipal and regional public administration2
Social assistance2
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers2
Real estate2
Machinery, equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers1
Primary metal manufacturing1
Indigenous public administration1
Total (not all are listed here)70

Small Employers (1-99 employees)

Industry# of Small Businesses
Specialty trade contractors295
Ambulatory health care services291
Professional, scientific and technical services251
Food services and drinking places224
Religious, grant-making, civic, and professional and similar organizations128
Real estate136
Construction of buildings135
Total (not all are listed here)3,612

Businesses Without Employees

Industry# of Businesses Without Employees
Real estate2,160
Crop production1,704
Professional, scientific and technical services589
Animal production and aquaculture433
Securities, commodity contracts, and other financial investment and related activities383
Specialty trade contractors327
Ambulatory health care services320
Total (not all are listed here)9,204

Source: Statistics Canada. Canadian Business Counts, June 2024.
Note: Data source counts each location as a separate business entity.

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