Grande Prairie - City, Alberta, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 28,625
Here:

77.9%
Province:

70.9%
Male: 16,265
This city:

85.8%
Province:

77.0%
Female: 12,360
This city:

69.6%
Alberta:

64.7%
Unemployed
Total: 1,065
This city:

2.9%
Alberta:

3.2%
Male: 505
Here:

2.7%
Alberta:

3.3%
Female: 565
Here:

3.2%
Alberta:

3.0%
Not in the labour force
Total: 7,035
Here:

19.2%
Province:

26.0%
Male: 2,195
This city:

11.6%
Province:

19.7%
Female: 4,845
Here:

27.3%
Province:

32.3%
Participation rate
All persons
Here:

80.8%
Province:

74.0%
Male
Here:

88.4%
Province:

80.3%
Female
Here:

72.7%
Alberta:

67.7%
Unemployment rate
All persons
This city:

3.6%
Alberta:

4.3%
Male
This city:

3.0%
Province:

4.1%
Female
Here:

4.4%
Province:

4.4%

Labour force activity in Grande Prairie

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 6,695
This city:

22.6%
Alberta:

22.7%
Male: 2,370
This city:

14.2%
Alberta:

16.9%
Female: 4,320
Here:

33.6%
Province:

29.6%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 455
This city:

1.5%
Province:

2.3%
Male: 160
This city:

1.0%
Alberta:

1.8%
Female: 295
This city:

2.3%
Province:

3.0%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 4,510
This city:

15.2%
Alberta:

17.7%
Male: 960
This city:

5.7%
Province:

8.3%
Female: 3,550
This city:

27.6%
Alberta:

28.7%
Management occupations
Total: 2,715
Here:

9.2%
Province:

9.7%
Male: 1,700
This city:

10.2%
Alberta:

11.6%
Female: 1,015
Here:

7.9%
Province:

7.5%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 1,225
This city:

4.1%
Alberta:

3.4%
Male: 955
This city:

5.7%
Alberta:

4.7%
Female: 265
This city:

2.1%
Alberta:

1.9%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 7,025
This city:

23.7%
Province:

18.2%
Male: 6,490
Here:

38.8%
Alberta:

31.0%
Female: 535
This city:

4.2%
Province:

3.0%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 1,725
Here:

5.8%
Province:

7.5%
Male: 1,410
Here:

8.4%
Alberta:

10.9%
Female: 315
This city:

2.4%
Alberta:

3.4%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 1,820
Here:

6.1%
Province:

7.1%
Male: 505
This city:

3.0%
Alberta:

4.2%
Female: 1,315
Here:

10.2%
Province:

10.5%
Health occupations
Total: 1,440
This city:

4.9%
Province:

5.4%
Male: 300
This city:

1.8%
Alberta:

1.8%
Female: 1,135
Here:

8.8%
Alberta:

9.5%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 2,000
Here:

6.8%
Alberta:

6.1%
Male: 1,885
This city:

11.3%
Province:

8.8%
Female: 110
This city:

0.9%
Province:

2.9%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 4,340
This city:

14.7%
Alberta:

18.4%
Male: 2,760
Here:

16.5%
Alberta:

20.4%
Female: 1,585
Here:

12.3%
Province:

16.0%
Educational services
Total: 1,545
This city:

5.2%
Alberta:

6.2%
Male: 385
Here:

2.3%
Province:

3.6%
Female: 1,155
Here:

9.0%
Alberta:

9.4%
Other services
Total: 5,170
Here:

17.5%
Alberta:

18.3%
Male: 2,140
This city:

12.8%
Alberta:

15.5%
Female: 3,030
This city:

23.6%
Alberta:

21.6%
Health care and social services
Total: 2,470
This city:

8.3%
Province:

9.1%
Male: 350
Here:

2.1%
Province:

2.6%
Female: 2,120
Here:

16.5%
Province:

16.7%
Manufacturing
Total: 1,525
Here:

5.2%
Alberta:

7.2%
Male: 1,230
Here:

7.3%
Alberta:

9.8%
Female: 295
This city:

2.3%
Province:

4.0%
Retail trade
Total: 3,805
This city:

12.9%
Province:

10.7%
Male: 1,635
This city:

9.8%
Alberta:

8.6%
Female: 2,170
This city:

16.9%
Province:

13.2%
Finance and real estate
Total: 1,375
Here:

4.6%
Alberta:

5.1%
Male: 565
Here:

3.4%
Alberta:

3.9%
Female: 810
Here:

6.3%
Alberta:

6.4%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 4,980
Here:

16.8%
Province:

11.8%
Male: 4,200
This city:

25.1%
Province:

16.1%
Female: 775
Here:

6.0%
Province:

6.8%
Construction
Total: 3,105
Here:

10.5%
Province:

8.8%
Male: 2,500
This city:

14.9%
Alberta:

13.8%
Female: 605
Here:

4.7%
Alberta:

2.9%
Wholesale trade
Total: 1,295
Here:

4.4%
Alberta:

4.4%
Male: 980
This city:

5.9%
Alberta:

5.7%
Female: 320
Here:

2.5%
Province:

2.9%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 19,445
Here:

67.9%
Province:

58.1%
Male: 9,335
This city:

57.4%
Alberta:

52.0%
Female: 10,110
This city:

81.8%
Province:

65.2%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 690
Here:

2.4%
Province:

2.7%
Male: 550
Here:

3.4%
Province:

3.1%
Female: 140
Here:

1.1%
Province:

2.2%
Worked at home
Total: 1,235
This city:

4.3%
Alberta:

8.9%
Male: 445
This city:

2.7%
Alberta:

8.0%
Female: 785
Here:

6.4%
Alberta:

10.1%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 5,185
This city:

18.1%
Alberta:

13.7%
Male: 4,400
Here:

27.1%
Alberta:

20.1%
Female: 785
Here:

6.4%
Alberta:

6.0%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 45
Here:

0.2%
Province:

0.4%
Male: 20
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.5%
Female: 25
This city:

0.2%
Province:

0.2%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 1,840
This city:

6.4%
Province:

15.7%
Male: 1,420
Here:

8.7%
Province:

15.6%
Female: 415
Here:

3.4%
Alberta:

15.8%
Worked in different province
Total: 185
This city:

0.6%
Alberta:

0.6%
Male: 90
This city:

0.6%
Province:

0.7%
Female: 95
This city:

0.8%
Alberta:

0.5%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 22,155
This city:

81.0%
Alberta:

74.3%
Male: 13,250
Here:

83.9%
Province:

78.2%
Female: 8,905
This city:

77.1%
Alberta:

69.7%
All other modes
Total: 305
Here:

1.1%
Alberta:

1.5%
Male: 155
This city:

1.0%
Province:

1.7%
Female: 150
Here:

1.3%
Province:

1.3%
Public transit
Total: 650
This city:

2.4%
Alberta:

9.2%
Male: 240
This city:

1.5%
Alberta:

7.3%
Female: 415
Here:

3.6%
Alberta:

11.5%
Car as passenger
Total: 2,435
This city:

8.9%
Province:

7.9%
Male: 1,420
Here:

9.0%
Province:

6.6%
Female: 1,015
Here:

8.8%
Alberta:

9.5%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 1,795
This city:

6.6%
Province:

7.1%
Male: 740
This city:

4.7%
Alberta:

6.3%
Female: 1,060
Here:

9.2%
Province:

8.0%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 34,050
Here:

92.7%
Province:

92.6%
Male: 17,200
This city:

90.7%
Alberta:

90.5%
Female: 16,850
Here:

94.8%
Alberta:

94.6%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 33,575
This city:

91.4%
Province:

91.4%
Male: 16,870
This city:

89.0%
Province:

89.0%
Female: 16,700
This city:

94.0%
Province:

93.8%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 15,350
Here:

41.8%
Alberta:

38.4%
Male: 6,875
This city:

36.3%
Alberta:

34.4%
Female: 8,475
This city:

47.7%
Alberta:

42.4%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 4,200
Here:

11.4%
Alberta:

16.8%
Male: 1,700
This city:

9.0%
Province:

14.0%
Female: 2,500
Here:

14.1%
Province:

19.5%

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