Elk Point - Town, Alberta, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 660
This town:

62.9%
Alberta:

70.9%
Male: 395
Here:

80.6%
Alberta:

77.0%
Female: 265
Here:

47.3%
Alberta:

64.7%
Unemployed
Total: 50
Here:

4.8%
Alberta:

3.2%
Male: 20
Here:

4.1%
Province:

3.3%
Female: 30
Here:

5.4%
Alberta:

3.0%
Not in the labour force
Total: 340
This town:

32.4%
Alberta:

26.0%
Male: 70
Here:

14.3%
Province:

19.7%
Female: 265
Here:

47.3%
Alberta:

32.3%
Participation rate
All persons
This town:

68.1%
Alberta:

74.0%
Male
Here:

85.7%
Alberta:

80.3%
Female
This town:

52.7%
Province:

67.7%
Unemployment rate
All persons
Here:

7.0%
Province:

4.3%
Male
This town:

4.8%
Alberta:

4.1%
Female
Here:

10.2%
Province:

4.4%

Labour force activity in Elk Point

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 165
This town:

23.2%
Province:

22.7%
Male: 45
Here:

10.7%
Alberta:

16.9%
Female: 120
This town:

40.7%
Alberta:

29.6%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 90
Here:

12.7%
Alberta:

17.7%
Male: 15
Here:

3.6%
Alberta:

8.3%
Female: 75
This town:

25.4%
Alberta:

28.7%
Management occupations
Total: 80
This town:

11.3%
Province:

9.7%
Male: 35
This town:

8.3%
Province:

11.6%
Female: 40
This town:

13.6%
Alberta:

7.5%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 20
Here:

2.8%
Alberta:

3.4%
Male: 15
This town:

3.6%
Province:

4.7%
Female: 10
Here:

3.4%
Alberta:

1.9%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 195
This town:

27.5%
Alberta:

18.2%
Male: 195
Here:

46.4%
Province:

31.0%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 15
This town:

2.1%
Province:

7.5%
Male: 15
This town:

3.6%
Alberta:

10.9%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 10
This town:

1.4%
Province:

7.1%
Female: 10
This town:

3.4%
Province:

10.5%
Health occupations
Total: 55
This town:

7.7%
Alberta:

5.4%
Male: 15
This town:

3.6%
Alberta:

1.8%
Female: 35
Here:

11.9%
Province:

9.5%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 80
Here:

11.3%
Alberta:

6.1%
Male: 80
Here:

19.0%
Alberta:

8.8%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 45
Here:

6.3%
Alberta:

18.4%
Male: 30
Here:

7.1%
Alberta:

20.4%
Female: 15
This town:

5.1%
Alberta:

16.0%
Educational services
Total: 30
Here:

4.2%
Alberta:

6.2%
Male: 10
This town:

2.4%
Province:

3.6%
Female: 20
Here:

6.8%
Province:

9.4%
Other services
Total: 110
This town:

15.4%
Alberta:

18.3%
Male: 40
This town:

9.5%
Alberta:

15.5%
Female: 70
Here:

23.7%
Alberta:

21.6%
Health care and social services
Total: 75
This town:

10.5%
Alberta:

9.1%
Male: 15
Here:

3.6%
Alberta:

2.6%
Female: 60
Here:

20.3%
Alberta:

16.7%
Manufacturing
Total: 20
This town:

2.8%
Alberta:

7.2%
Male: 15
Here:

3.6%
Province:

9.8%
Female: 10
This town:

3.4%
Alberta:

4.0%
Retail trade
Total: 85
This town:

11.9%
Alberta:

10.7%
Male: 25
This town:

6.0%
Alberta:

8.6%
Female: 55
Here:

18.6%
Province:

13.2%
Finance and real estate
Total: 35
This town:

4.9%
Alberta:

5.1%
Male: 15
This town:

3.6%
Province:

3.9%
Female: 20
This town:

6.8%
Province:

6.4%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 265
This town:

37.1%
Province:

11.8%
Male: 225
Here:

53.6%
Alberta:

16.1%
Female: 45
This town:

15.3%
Province:

6.8%
Construction
Total: 40
Here:

5.6%
Province:

8.8%
Male: 40
Here:

9.5%
Province:

13.8%
Wholesale trade
Total: 10
Here:

1.4%
Province:

4.4%
Male: 10
This town:

2.4%
Province:

5.7%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 380
Here:

57.6%
Alberta:

58.1%
Male: 150
Here:

38.0%
Alberta:

52.0%
Female: 230
This town:

88.5%
Alberta:

65.2%
Worked at home
Total: 35
This town:

5.3%
Alberta:

8.9%
Male: 30
Here:

7.6%
Province:

8.0%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 185
Here:

28.0%
Province:

13.7%
Male: 180
This town:

45.6%
Alberta:

20.1%
Female: 10
Here:

3.8%
Alberta:

6.0%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 55
This town:

8.3%
Province:

15.7%
Male: 30
This town:

7.6%
Province:

15.6%
Female: 15
Here:

5.8%
Province:

15.8%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 440
Here:

70.4%
Alberta:

74.3%
Male: 310
Here:

83.8%
Alberta:

78.2%
Female: 130
This town:

51.0%
Province:

69.7%
Car as passenger
Total: 30
Here:

4.8%
Province:

7.9%
Male: 15
Here:

4.1%
Province:

6.6%
Female: 15
This town:

5.9%
Alberta:

9.5%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 160
This town:

25.6%
Province:

7.1%
Male: 40
Here:

10.8%
Province:

6.3%
Female: 110
This town:

43.1%
Alberta:

8.0%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 995
This town:

94.8%
Province:

92.6%
Male: 465
This town:

94.9%
Alberta:

90.5%
Female: 530
Here:

94.6%
Province:

94.6%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 990
This town:

94.3%
Province:

91.4%
Male: 455
Here:

92.9%
Province:

89.0%
Female: 530
This town:

94.6%
Alberta:

93.8%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 530
This town:

50.5%
Alberta:

38.4%
Male: 235
This town:

48.0%
Alberta:

34.4%
Female: 300
This town:

53.6%
Alberta:

42.4%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 185
This town:

17.6%
Alberta:

16.8%
Male: 80
This town:

16.3%
Alberta:

14.0%
Female: 100
This town:

17.9%
Alberta:

19.5%

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