Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 6,995
Here:

77.2%
Province:

70.9%
Male: 3,885
This city:

82.9%
Province:

77.0%
Female: 3,105
Here:

71.0%
Alberta:

64.7%
Unemployed
Total: 260
Here:

2.9%
Alberta:

3.2%
Male: 105
This city:

2.2%
Alberta:

3.3%
Female: 155
Here:

3.5%
Alberta:

3.0%
Not in the labour force
Total: 1,810
This city:

20.0%
Alberta:

26.0%
Male: 695
This city:

14.8%
Alberta:

19.7%
Female: 1,115
Here:

25.5%
Province:

32.3%
Participation rate
All persons
This city:

80.0%
Province:

74.0%
Male
Here:

85.1%
Alberta:

80.3%
Female
Here:

74.5%
Alberta:

67.7%
Unemployment rate
All persons
Here:

3.6%
Province:

4.3%
Male
Here:

2.6%
Alberta:

4.1%
Female
This city:

4.8%
Province:

4.4%

Labour force activity in this city

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 2,360
Here:

32.8%
Alberta:

22.7%
Male: 1,045
This city:

26.3%
Alberta:

16.9%
Female: 1,320
This city:

40.9%
Alberta:

29.6%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 115
This city:

1.6%
Alberta:

2.3%
Male: 55
Here:

1.4%
Alberta:

1.8%
Female: 65
This city:

2.0%
Alberta:

3.0%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 835
This city:

11.6%
Province:

17.7%
Male: 155
This city:

3.9%
Alberta:

8.3%
Female: 685
This city:

21.2%
Province:

28.7%
Management occupations
Total: 650
Here:

9.0%
Province:

9.7%
Male: 400
This city:

10.1%
Province:

11.6%
Female: 250
This city:

7.8%
Province:

7.5%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 135
Here:

1.9%
Province:

3.4%
Male: 105
Here:

2.6%
Province:

4.7%
Female: 30
Here:

0.9%
Province:

1.9%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 1,380
This city:

19.2%
Alberta:

18.2%
Male: 1,205
This city:

30.4%
Province:

31.0%
Female: 175
This city:

5.4%
Province:

3.0%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 655
Here:

9.1%
Province:

7.5%
Male: 560
This city:

14.1%
Alberta:

10.9%
Female: 90
Here:

2.8%
Alberta:

3.4%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 500
This city:

7.0%
Alberta:

7.1%
Male: 105
This city:

2.6%
Province:

4.2%
Female: 395
This city:

12.2%
Province:

10.5%
Health occupations
Total: 210
Here:

2.9%
Alberta:

5.4%
Male: 30
This city:

0.8%
Province:

1.8%
Female: 180
This city:

5.6%
Alberta:

9.5%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 340
This city:

4.7%
Alberta:

6.1%
Male: 300
Here:

7.6%
Alberta:

8.8%
Female: 45
Here:

1.4%
Province:

2.9%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 590
Here:

8.2%
Alberta:

18.4%
Male: 260
This city:

6.5%
Alberta:

20.4%
Female: 330
This city:

10.2%
Province:

16.0%
Educational services
Total: 425
This city:

5.9%
Province:

6.2%
Male: 100
This city:

2.5%
Alberta:

3.6%
Female: 325
Here:

10.1%
Alberta:

9.4%
Other services
Total: 3,100
This city:

43.1%
Province:

18.3%
Male: 1,890
This city:

47.6%
Alberta:

15.5%
Female: 1,210
This city:

37.5%
Province:

21.6%
Health care and social services
Total: 400
Here:

5.6%
Alberta:

9.1%
Male: 25
This city:

0.6%
Alberta:

2.6%
Female: 380
Here:

11.8%
Alberta:

16.7%
Manufacturing
Total: 130
Here:

1.8%
Alberta:

7.2%
Male: 100
Here:

2.5%
Alberta:

9.8%
Female: 25
Here:

0.8%
Province:

4.0%
Retail trade
Total: 780
This city:

10.8%
Alberta:

10.7%
Male: 285
Here:

7.2%
Province:

8.6%
Female: 500
Here:

15.5%
Province:

13.2%
Finance and real estate
Total: 240
Here:

3.3%
Province:

5.1%
Male: 75
Here:

1.9%
Province:

3.9%
Female: 160
This city:

5.0%
Province:

6.4%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 805
This city:

11.2%
Province:

11.8%
Male: 655
This city:

16.5%
Province:

16.1%
Female: 145
Here:

4.5%
Province:

6.8%
Construction
Total: 665
Here:

9.2%
Province:

8.8%
Male: 540
Here:

13.6%
Alberta:

13.8%
Female: 120
This city:

3.7%
Alberta:

2.9%
Wholesale trade
Total: 55
Here:

0.8%
Alberta:

4.4%
Male: 35
Here:

0.9%
Alberta:

5.7%
Female: 20
This city:

0.6%
Alberta:

2.9%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 4,755
Here:

68.0%
Alberta:

58.1%
Male: 2,525
This city:

65.0%
Alberta:

52.0%
Female: 2,230
This city:

71.8%
Alberta:

65.2%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 175
Here:

2.5%
Alberta:

2.7%
Male: 65
Here:

1.7%
Province:

3.1%
Female: 100
This city:

3.2%
Province:

2.2%
Worked at home
Total: 295
This city:

4.2%
Alberta:

8.9%
Male: 75
Here:

1.9%
Alberta:

8.0%
Female: 215
This city:

6.9%
Alberta:

10.1%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 1,005
This city:

14.4%
Alberta:

13.7%
Male: 765
Here:

19.7%
Alberta:

20.1%
Female: 240
This city:

7.7%
Province:

6.0%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 695
This city:

9.9%
Alberta:

15.7%
Male: 405
Here:

10.4%
Province:

15.6%
Female: 285
Here:

9.2%
Alberta:

15.8%
Worked in different province
Total: 65
Here:

0.9%
Province:

0.6%
Male: 40
This city:

1.0%
Province:

0.7%
Female: 25
This city:

0.8%
Province:

0.5%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 5,185
This city:

77.4%
Alberta:

74.3%
Male: 2,905
This city:

76.3%
Province:

78.2%
Female: 2,285
This city:

79.1%
Alberta:

69.7%
All other modes
Total: 65
Here:

1.0%
Province:

1.5%
Male: 50
This city:

1.3%
Alberta:

1.7%
Female: 15
Here:

0.5%
Alberta:

1.3%
Public transit
Total: 30
This city:

0.4%
Province:

9.2%
Male: 10
This city:

0.3%
Province:

7.3%
Female: 20
Here:

0.7%
Province:

11.5%
Car as passenger
Total: 865
This city:

12.9%
Alberta:

7.9%
Male: 570
Here:

15.0%
Alberta:

6.6%
Female: 285
Here:

9.9%
Alberta:

9.5%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 550
Here:

8.2%
Province:

7.1%
Male: 270
Here:

7.1%
Province:

6.3%
Female: 280
Here:

9.7%
Alberta:

8.0%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 8,520
Here:

94.0%
Province:

92.6%
Male: 4,285
Here:

91.5%
Alberta:

90.5%
Female: 4,235
This city:

96.8%
Alberta:

94.6%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 8,415
Here:

92.9%
Province:

91.4%
Male: 4,195
This city:

89.5%
Alberta:

89.0%
Female: 4,220
Here:

96.5%
Alberta:

93.8%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 3,850
This city:

42.5%
Province:

38.4%
Male: 1,780
This city:

38.0%
Province:

34.4%
Female: 2,070
Here:

47.3%
Province:

42.4%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 965
Here:

10.7%
Province:

16.8%
Male: 355
Here:

7.6%
Province:

14.0%
Female: 610
Here:

13.9%
Alberta:

19.5%

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