Labour force activity
Employed
Male: 3,030This town: | 77.5% |
Alberta: | 77.0% |
UnemployedTotal: 225This town: | 2.7% |
Alberta: | 3.2% |
Male: 95This town: | 2.4% |
Province: | 3.3% |
Not in the labour forceTotal: 2,425This town: | 29.6% |
Alberta: | 26.0% |
Male: 780This town: | 19.9% |
Province: | 19.7% |
Female: 1,645This town: | 38.3% |
Alberta: | 32.3% |
Unemployment rateAll personsThis town: | 3.9% |
Alberta: | 4.3% |
FemaleThis town: | 4.7% |
Alberta: | 4.4% |
Labour force activity in this town
Occupation
Sales and service occupationsTotal: 1,310This town: | 22.8% |
Alberta: | 22.7% |
Male: 480This town: | 15.4% |
Alberta: | 16.9% |
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Business; finance and administration occupations
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilitiesTotal: 225This town: | 3.9% |
Alberta: | 3.4% |
Male: 180This town: | 5.8% |
Alberta: | 4.7% |
Female: 45This town: | 1.7% |
Province: | 1.9% |
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupationsTotal: 1,280This town: | 22.3% |
Alberta: | 18.2% |
Male: 1,160This town: | 37.1% |
Alberta: | 31.0% |
Natural and applied sciences and related occupationsTotal: 335This town: | 5.8% |
Province: | 7.5% |
Male: 270This town: | 8.6% |
Alberta: | 10.9% |
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religionTotal: 410This town: | 7.1% |
Province: | 7.1% |
Male: 135This town: | 4.3% |
Alberta: | 4.2% |
Health occupations
Female: 305This town: | 11.6% |
Province: | 9.5% |
Occupations unique to primary industryTotal: 400This town: | 7.0% |
Alberta: | 6.1% |
Male: 335This town: | 10.7% |
Alberta: | 8.8% |
Industry
Business servicesTotal: 640This town: | 11.1% |
Province: | 18.4% |
Female: 225This town: | 8.6% |
Alberta: | 16.0% |
Educational services
Female: 340This town: | 13.0% |
Alberta: | 9.4% |
Health care and social servicesTotal: 700This town: | 12.2% |
Province: | 9.1% |
ManufacturingTotal: 380This town: | 6.6% |
Province: | 7.2% |
Retail tradeTotal: 675This town: | 11.7% |
Alberta: | 10.7% |
Male: 330This town: | 10.6% |
Alberta: | 8.6% |
Finance and real estate
Female: 170This town: | 6.5% |
Province: | 6.4% |
Agriculture and other resource-based industriesTotal: 750This town: | 13.1% |
Alberta: | 11.8% |
Wholesale tradeTotal: 245This town: | 4.3% |
Alberta: | 4.4% |
Male: 190This town: | 6.1% |
Province: | 5.7% |
Female: 55This town: | 2.1% |
Province: | 2.9% |
Place of work status
Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Worked in same province of residenceTotal: 175This town: | 3.2% |
Alberta: | 2.7% |
Male: 120This town: | 4.0% |
Alberta: | 3.1% |
Worked at homeTotal: 355This town: | 6.4% |
Alberta: | 8.9% |
Female: 230This town: | 9.1% |
Alberta: | 10.1% |
No fixed workplace addressTotal: 900This town: | 16.2% |
Province: | 13.7% |
Female: 175This town: | 6.9% |
Province: | 6.0% |
Worked outside CanadaTotal: 35This town: | 0.6% |
Alberta: | 0.4% |
Female: 10This town: | 0.4% |
Province: | 0.2% |
Worked in same census division of residence
Male: 835This town: | 27.6% |
Province: | 15.6% |
Worked in different province
Mode of transportation to work
Car as driverTotal: 4,240This town: | 82.2% |
Alberta: | 74.3% |
Male: 2,415This town: | 83.9% |
Province: | 78.2% |
Female: 1,830This town: | 80.3% |
Alberta: | 69.7% |
Public transitTotal: 10This town: | 0.2% |
Alberta: | 9.2% |
Male: 10This town: | 0.3% |
Alberta: | 7.3% |
Car as passengerTotal: 355This town: | 6.9% |
Alberta: | 7.9% |
Male: 200This town: | 6.9% |
Province: | 6.6% |
Female: 155This town: | 6.8% |
Alberta: | 9.5% |
Walked or bicycled
Male: 225This town: | 7.8% |
Province: | 6.3% |
Female: 275This town: | 12.1% |
Province: | 8.0% |
Mode of transportation to work
Unpaid work
Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Male: 3,580This town: | 91.6% |
Province: | 90.5% |
Population reporting hours of unpaid houseworkTotal: 7,510This town: | 91.6% |
Alberta: | 91.4% |
Population reporting hours looking after children without payTotal: 3,540This town: | 43.2% |
Province: | 38.4% |
Female: 1,975This town: | 46.0% |
Province: | 42.4% |
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Female: 895This town: | 20.9% |
Province: | 19.5% |
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Source:
Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 92-591-XWE. Ottawa. Released March 13 2007 and
Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012.
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