Okotoks, Alberta, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 9,770
This city:

76.5%
Province:

70.9%
Male: 5,230
This city:

83.0%
Alberta:

77.0%
Female: 4,540
This city:

70.2%
Province:

64.7%
Unemployed
Total: 290
Here:

2.3%
Alberta:

3.2%
Male: 130
Here:

2.1%
Province:

3.3%
Female: 160
This city:

2.5%
Province:

3.0%
Not in the labour force
Total: 2,700
This city:

21.1%
Alberta:

26.0%
Male: 940
Here:

14.9%
Alberta:

19.7%
Female: 1,765
This city:

27.3%
Province:

32.3%
Participation rate
All persons
Here:

78.8%
Province:

74.0%
Male
This city:

85.1%
Alberta:

80.3%
Female
This city:

72.6%
Province:

67.7%
Unemployment rate
All persons
Here:

2.9%
Alberta:

4.3%
Male
This city:

2.4%
Province:

4.1%
Female
Here:

3.4%
Province:

4.4%

Labour force activity in this city

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 2,415
Here:

24.1%
Province:

22.7%
Male: 860
Here:

16.1%
Alberta:

16.9%
Female: 1,560
This city:

33.3%
Province:

29.6%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 300
Here:

3.0%
Alberta:

2.3%
Male: 115
This city:

2.1%
Province:

1.8%
Female: 185
This city:

3.9%
Province:

3.0%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 1,770
This city:

17.6%
Province:

17.7%
Male: 370
This city:

6.9%
Alberta:

8.3%
Female: 1,405
This city:

30.0%
Alberta:

28.7%
Management occupations
Total: 1,160
This city:

11.6%
Province:

9.7%
Male: 775
Here:

14.5%
Province:

11.6%
Female: 390
Here:

8.3%
Alberta:

7.5%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 230
Here:

2.3%
Alberta:

3.4%
Male: 200
This city:

3.7%
Province:

4.7%
Female: 30
Here:

0.6%
Province:

1.9%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 1,780
Here:

17.7%
Province:

18.2%
Male: 1,670
This city:

31.2%
Alberta:

31.0%
Female: 110
Here:

2.3%
Alberta:

3.0%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 790
This city:

7.9%
Alberta:

7.5%
Male: 660
Here:

12.3%
Alberta:

10.9%
Female: 130
This city:

2.8%
Alberta:

3.4%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 730
This city:

7.3%
Alberta:

7.1%
Male: 295
This city:

5.5%
Alberta:

4.2%
Female: 430
This city:

9.2%
Alberta:

10.5%
Health occupations
Total: 520
This city:

5.2%
Alberta:

5.4%
Male: 115
Here:

2.1%
Province:

1.8%
Female: 400
Here:

8.5%
Alberta:

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

3.4%
Alberta:

6.1%
Male: 300
This city:

5.6%
Alberta:

8.8%
Female: 40
This city:

0.9%
Province:

2.9%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 1,975
This city:

19.7%
Province:

18.4%
Male: 1,195
Here:

22.3%
Alberta:

20.4%
Female: 785
Here:

16.8%
Province:

16.0%
Educational services
Total: 705
This city:

7.0%
Alberta:

6.2%
Male: 215
Here:

4.0%
Alberta:

3.6%
Female: 485
Here:

10.4%
Province:

9.4%
Other services
Total: 1,705
This city:

17.0%
Alberta:

18.3%
Male: 755
This city:

14.1%
Province:

15.5%
Female: 950
This city:

20.3%
Province:

21.6%
Health care and social services
Total: 830
This city:

8.3%
Province:

9.1%
Male: 120
Here:

2.2%
Alberta:

2.6%
Female: 710
Here:

15.2%
Alberta:

16.7%
Manufacturing
Total: 725
Here:

7.2%
Province:

7.2%
Male: 530
This city:

9.9%
Alberta:

9.8%
Female: 195
Here:

4.2%
Province:

4.0%
Retail trade
Total: 1,195
Here:

11.9%
Province:

10.7%
Male: 485
Here:

9.1%
Alberta:

8.6%
Female: 710
This city:

15.2%
Alberta:

13.2%
Finance and real estate
Total: 585
Here:

5.8%
Alberta:

5.1%
Male: 230
This city:

4.3%
Alberta:

3.9%
Female: 360
Here:

7.7%
Province:

6.4%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 765
This city:

7.6%
Province:

11.8%
Male: 570
Here:

10.6%
Alberta:

16.1%
Female: 195
Here:

4.2%
Province:

6.8%
Construction
Total: 1,140
Here:

11.4%
Province:

8.8%
Male: 980
Here:

18.3%
Alberta:

13.8%
Female: 155
Here:

3.3%
Province:

2.9%
Wholesale trade
Total: 410
Here:

4.1%
Alberta:

4.4%
Male: 275
Here:

5.1%
Alberta:

5.7%
Female: 135
Here:

2.9%
Alberta:

2.9%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 2,715
Here:

27.8%
Alberta:

58.1%
Male: 980
This city:

18.7%
Alberta:

52.0%
Female: 1,735
Here:

38.2%
Province:

65.2%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 140
This city:

1.4%
Province:

2.7%
Male: 50
Here:

1.0%
Province:

3.1%
Female: 90
Here:

2.0%
Province:

2.2%
Worked at home
Total: 710
Here:

7.3%
Alberta:

8.9%
Male: 260
Here:

5.0%
Alberta:

8.0%
Female: 445
This city:

9.8%
Alberta:

10.1%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 1,635
This city:

16.7%
Alberta:

13.7%
Male: 1,360
This city:

26.0%
Alberta:

20.1%
Female: 275
Here:

6.1%
Province:

6.0%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 45
Here:

0.5%
Province:

0.4%
Male: 45
This city:

0.9%
Province:

0.5%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 4,430
This city:

45.3%
Alberta:

15.7%
Male: 2,465
This city:

47.1%
Alberta:

15.6%
Female: 1,965
This city:

43.3%
Alberta:

15.8%
Worked in different province
Total: 90
Here:

0.9%
Province:

0.6%
Male: 65
This city:

1.2%
Province:

0.7%
Female: 25
Here:

0.6%
Alberta:

0.5%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 7,455
This city:

82.7%
Alberta:

74.3%
Male: 4,170
This city:

84.8%
Province:

78.2%
Female: 3,290
Here:

80.3%
Alberta:

69.7%
All other modes
Total: 120
This city:

1.3%
Alberta:

1.5%
Male: 60
Here:

1.2%
Alberta:

1.7%
Female: 60
Here:

1.5%
Province:

1.3%
Public transit
Total: 260
This city:

2.9%
Alberta:

9.2%
Male: 125
Here:

2.5%
Province:

7.3%
Female: 130
Here:

3.2%
Alberta:

11.5%
Car as passenger
Total: 710
This city:

7.9%
Province:

7.9%
Male: 335
Here:

6.8%
Province:

6.6%
Female: 375
This city:

9.2%
Province:

9.5%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 460
Here:

5.1%
Province:

7.1%
Male: 230
Here:

4.7%
Province:

6.3%
Female: 235
This city:

5.7%
Alberta:

8.0%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 11,935
Here:

93.5%
Province:

92.6%
Male: 5,800
This city:

92.0%
Province:

90.5%
Female: 6,130
Here:

94.8%
Province:

94.6%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 11,810
Here:

92.5%
Province:

91.4%
Male: 5,715
Here:

90.6%
Alberta:

89.0%
Female: 6,090
Here:

94.2%
Alberta:

93.8%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 6,015
This city:

47.1%
Province:

38.4%
Male: 2,755
This city:

43.7%
Province:

34.4%
Female: 3,260
Here:

50.4%
Province:

42.4%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 1,765
This city:

13.8%
Alberta:

16.8%
Male: 680
Here:

10.8%
Province:

14.0%
Female: 1,085
This city:

16.8%
Alberta:

19.5%

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