Devon - Town, Alberta, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 3,465
Here:

71.3%
Province:

70.9%
Male: 1,950
This town:

80.1%
Alberta:

77.0%
Female: 1,520
Here:

62.8%
Alberta:

64.7%
Unemployed
Total: 165
Here:

3.4%
Province:

3.2%
Male: 90
This town:

3.7%
Alberta:

3.3%
Female: 80
Here:

3.3%
Province:

3.0%
Not in the labour force
Total: 1,225
Here:

25.2%
Alberta:

26.0%
Male: 405
This town:

16.6%
Province:

19.7%
Female: 825
Here:

34.1%
Province:

32.3%
Participation rate
All persons
This town:

74.7%
Province:

74.0%
Male
This town:

83.6%
Alberta:

80.3%
Female
Here:

65.9%
Province:

67.7%
Unemployment rate
All persons
This town:

4.5%
Alberta:

4.3%
Male
This town:

4.4%
Alberta:

4.1%
Female
Here:

5.0%
Alberta:

4.4%

Labour force activity in Devon

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 820
This town:

22.7%
Province:

22.7%
Male: 255
Here:

12.5%
Alberta:

16.9%
Female: 560
Here:

35.3%
Alberta:

29.6%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 65
Here:

1.8%
Alberta:

2.3%
Male: 25
This town:

1.2%
Province:

1.8%
Female: 35
This town:

2.2%
Alberta:

3.0%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 615
Here:

17.0%
Alberta:

17.7%
Male: 135
This town:

6.6%
Province:

8.3%
Female: 480
Here:

30.3%
Alberta:

28.7%
Management occupations
Total: 355
This town:

9.8%
Province:

9.7%
Male: 205
This town:

10.1%
Province:

11.6%
Female: 150
Here:

9.5%
Alberta:

7.5%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 120
Here:

3.3%
Province:

3.4%
Male: 95
This town:

4.7%
Province:

4.7%
Female: 25
This town:

1.6%
Alberta:

1.9%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 825
This town:

22.8%
Alberta:

18.2%
Male: 795
Here:

39.1%
Province:

31.0%
Female: 30
This town:

1.9%
Province:

3.0%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 235
This town:

6.5%
Province:

7.5%
Male: 210
This town:

10.3%
Province:

10.9%
Female: 25
This town:

1.6%
Province:

3.4%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 245
Here:

6.8%
Alberta:

7.1%
Male: 80
Here:

3.9%
Alberta:

4.2%
Female: 170
Here:

10.7%
Province:

10.5%
Health occupations
Total: 120
Here:

3.3%
Alberta:

5.4%
Male: 15
Here:

0.7%
Alberta:

1.8%
Female: 100
This town:

6.3%
Alberta:

9.5%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 215
Here:

5.9%
Alberta:

6.1%
Male: 205
This town:

10.1%
Alberta:

8.8%
Female: 10
This town:

0.6%
Alberta:

2.9%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 640
This town:

17.7%
Province:

18.4%
Male: 395
Here:

19.5%
Alberta:

20.4%
Female: 245
This town:

15.4%
Province:

16.0%
Educational services
Total: 180
Here:

5.0%
Alberta:

6.2%
Male: 30
Here:

1.5%
Alberta:

3.6%
Female: 155
Here:

9.7%
Alberta:

9.4%
Other services
Total: 660
Here:

18.2%
Province:

18.3%
Male: 305
This town:

15.0%
Province:

15.5%
Female: 355
Here:

22.3%
Alberta:

21.6%
Health care and social services
Total: 210
This town:

5.8%
Province:

9.1%
Male: 10
Here:

0.5%
Province:

2.6%
Female: 200
This town:

12.6%
Alberta:

16.7%
Manufacturing
Total: 330
Here:

9.1%
Alberta:

7.2%
Male: 260
Here:

12.8%
Alberta:

9.8%
Female: 65
This town:

4.1%
Province:

4.0%
Retail trade
Total: 465
Here:

12.8%
Province:

10.7%
Male: 125
This town:

6.2%
Province:

8.6%
Female: 340
Here:

21.4%
Alberta:

13.2%
Finance and real estate
Total: 105
This town:

2.9%
Province:

5.1%
Male: 40
This town:

2.0%
Province:

3.9%
Female: 65
Here:

4.1%
Province:

6.4%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 475
Here:

13.1%
Province:

11.8%
Male: 390
This town:

19.2%
Province:

16.1%
Female: 85
This town:

5.3%
Alberta:

6.8%
Construction
Total: 360
Here:

9.9%
Province:

8.8%
Male: 335
Here:

16.5%
Province:

13.8%
Female: 25
This town:

1.6%
Province:

2.9%
Wholesale trade
Total: 185
This town:

5.1%
Province:

4.4%
Male: 135
This town:

6.7%
Province:

5.7%
Female: 50
Here:

3.1%
Province:

2.9%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 695
Here:

20.1%
Alberta:

58.1%
Male: 265
Here:

13.6%
Province:

52.0%
Female: 430
This town:

28.4%
Province:

65.2%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 60
Here:

1.7%
Alberta:

2.7%
Male: 40
Here:

2.1%
Alberta:

3.1%
Female: 25
This town:

1.7%
Province:

2.2%
Worked at home
Total: 155
Here:

4.5%
Province:

8.9%
Male: 35
This town:

1.8%
Province:

8.0%
Female: 120
Here:

7.9%
Province:

10.1%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 490
This town:

14.1%
Province:

13.7%
Male: 430
Here:

22.1%
Province:

20.1%
Female: 60
Here:

4.0%
Alberta:

6.0%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 2,030
This town:

58.6%
Alberta:

15.7%
Male: 1,150
This town:

59.0%
Alberta:

15.6%
Female: 880
This town:

58.1%
Alberta:

15.8%
Worked in different province
Total: 30
This town:

0.9%
Province:

0.6%
Male: 25
This town:

1.3%
Province:

0.7%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 2,770
Here:

83.8%
Province:

74.3%
Male: 1,650
This town:

86.4%
Province:

78.2%
Female: 1,120
This town:

80.3%
Province:

69.7%
All other modes
Total: 45
This town:

1.4%
Alberta:

1.5%
Male: 35
This town:

1.8%
Province:

1.7%
Female: 10
This town:

0.7%
Province:

1.3%
Public transit
Total: 10
Here:

0.3%
Province:

9.2%
Female: 10
Here:

0.7%
Alberta:

11.5%
Car as passenger
Total: 305
Here:

9.2%
Alberta:

7.9%
Male: 155
Here:

8.1%
Province:

6.6%
Female: 155
This town:

11.1%
Province:

9.5%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 175
Here:

5.3%
Province:

7.1%
Male: 70
Here:

3.7%
Province:

6.3%
Female: 105
This town:

7.5%
Province:

8.0%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 4,530
Here:

93.2%
Province:

92.6%
Male: 2,235
This town:

91.8%
Alberta:

90.5%
Female: 2,295
Here:

94.8%
Province:

94.6%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 4,465
This town:

91.9%
Province:

91.4%
Male: 2,195
Here:

90.1%
Province:

89.0%
Female: 2,265
Here:

93.6%
Alberta:

93.8%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 2,100
This town:

43.2%
Alberta:

38.4%
Male: 950
This town:

39.0%
Province:

34.4%
Female: 1,155
Here:

47.7%
Alberta:

42.4%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 720
This town:

14.8%
Alberta:

16.8%
Male: 295
This town:

12.1%
Province:

14.0%
Female: 425
Here:

17.6%
Alberta:

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. This data is an unofficial version of the materials, made without affiliation or endorsement of Statistics Canada.
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