Melfort - City, Saskatchewan, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 2,350
This city:

57.2%
Province:

64.6%
Male: 1,195
This city:

64.2%
Province:

70.0%
Female: 1,150
This city:

51.1%
Province:

59.4%
Unemployed
Total: 145
This city:

3.5%
Saskatchewan:

3.8%
Male: 90
This city:

4.8%
Province:

4.4%
Female: 50
This city:

2.2%
Saskatchewan:

3.3%
Not in the labour force
Total: 1,615
This city:

39.3%
Saskatchewan:

31.6%
Male: 565
This city:

30.4%
Saskatchewan:

25.6%
Female: 1,050
Here:

46.7%
Saskatchewan:

37.2%
Participation rate
All persons
Here:

60.7%
Saskatchewan:

68.4%
Male
This city:

69.4%
Province:

74.4%
Female
This city:

53.6%
Saskatchewan:

62.8%
Unemployment rate
All persons
Here:

5.8%
Saskatchewan:

5.6%
Male
This city:

7.0%
Saskatchewan:

5.9%
Female
Here:

4.1%
Province:

5.3%

Labour force activity in Melfort

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 675
This city:

27.2%
Province:

23.3%
Male: 230
Here:

17.8%
Saskatchewan:

17.1%
Female: 445
This city:

37.4%
Saskatchewan:

30.3%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 50
Here:

2.0%
Saskatchewan:

2.1%
Male: 30
This city:

2.3%
Saskatchewan:

1.6%
Female: 15
Here:

1.3%
Saskatchewan:

2.7%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 450
Here:

18.1%
Province:

15.6%
Male: 115
Here:

8.9%
Saskatchewan:

7.0%
Female: 330
This city:

27.7%
Province:

25.2%
Management occupations
Total: 250
Here:

10.1%
Saskatchewan:

8.0%
Male: 185
This city:

14.3%
Province:

9.3%
Female: 65
This city:

5.5%
Province:

6.6%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 65
Here:

2.6%
Province:

3.1%
Male: 40
This city:

3.1%
Saskatchewan:

4.6%
Female: 25
This city:

2.1%
Saskatchewan:

1.5%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 390
This city:

15.7%
Province:

16.1%
Male: 380
Here:

29.5%
Saskatchewan:

28.4%
Female: 15
This city:

1.3%
Saskatchewan:

2.2%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 75
This city:

3.0%
Province:

4.2%
Male: 70
Here:

5.4%
Saskatchewan:

6.2%
Female: 10
This city:

0.8%
Province:

2.0%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 170
This city:

6.9%
Province:

8.3%
Male: 40
This city:

3.1%
Province:

4.9%
Female: 130
This city:

10.9%
Saskatchewan:

12.1%
Health occupations
Total: 150
Here:

6.0%
Province:

6.2%
Male: 20
Here:

1.6%
Saskatchewan:

1.8%
Female: 130
This city:

10.9%
Saskatchewan:

11.2%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 200
Here:

8.1%
Province:

13.1%
Male: 175
This city:

13.6%
Saskatchewan:

19.2%
Female: 25
This city:

2.1%
Province:

6.1%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 345
This city:

13.9%
Province:

13.6%
Male: 230
This city:

17.8%
Province:

15.7%
Female: 115
This city:

9.7%
Province:

11.3%
Educational services
Total: 180
Here:

7.3%
Saskatchewan:

7.8%
Male: 50
Here:

3.9%
Saskatchewan:

4.5%
Female: 125
Here:

10.5%
Saskatchewan:

11.6%
Other services
Total: 540
Here:

21.8%
Province:

19.9%
Male: 255
This city:

19.8%
Province:

17.1%
Female: 285
Here:

23.9%
Saskatchewan:

23.0%
Health care and social services
Total: 280
Here:

11.3%
Saskatchewan:

11.3%
Male: 35
This city:

2.7%
Saskatchewan:

3.2%
Female: 240
This city:

20.2%
Province:

20.4%
Manufacturing
Total: 175
This city:

7.1%
Saskatchewan:

5.8%
Male: 155
Here:

12.0%
Province:

8.4%
Female: 20
Here:

1.7%
Saskatchewan:

2.8%
Retail trade
Total: 315
This city:

12.7%
Saskatchewan:

11.0%
Male: 125
Here:

9.7%
Saskatchewan:

9.3%
Female: 190
This city:

16.0%
Saskatchewan:

12.8%
Finance and real estate
Total: 205
Here:

8.3%
Province:

4.9%
Male: 80
Here:

6.2%
Province:

3.4%
Female: 115
This city:

9.7%
Province:

6.6%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 250
This city:

10.1%
Saskatchewan:

16.3%
Male: 205
Here:

15.9%
Saskatchewan:

23.4%
Female: 45
Here:

3.8%
Saskatchewan:

8.2%
Construction
Total: 90
This city:

3.6%
Province:

5.8%
Male: 70
Here:

5.4%
Saskatchewan:

9.8%
Female: 20
Here:

1.7%
Province:

1.3%
Wholesale trade
Total: 100
Here:

4.0%
Province:

3.7%
Male: 75
This city:

5.8%
Saskatchewan:

5.1%
Female: 25
Here:

2.1%
Province:

2.1%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 1,700
This city:

72.3%
Saskatchewan:

53.7%
Male: 740
This city:

61.7%
Province:

47.0%
Female: 960
This city:

83.5%
Province:

61.1%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 175
Here:

7.4%
Saskatchewan:

4.9%
Male: 130
This city:

10.8%
Province:

5.1%
Female: 45
This city:

3.9%
Saskatchewan:

4.7%
Worked at home
Total: 190
This city:

8.1%
Province:

14.1%
Male: 115
This city:

9.6%
Province:

16.1%
Female: 75
Here:

6.5%
Saskatchewan:

11.8%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 180
This city:

7.7%
Province:

9.9%
Male: 145
This city:

12.1%
Province:

15.1%
Female: 35
This city:

3.0%
Saskatchewan:

4.1%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 10
Here:

0.4%
Saskatchewan:

0.2%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 55
Here:

2.3%
Saskatchewan:

15.2%
Male: 20
This city:

1.7%
Province:

14.1%
Female: 35
This city:

3.0%
Province:

16.5%
Worked in different province
Total: 40
Here:

1.7%
Saskatchewan:

2.0%
Male: 40
This city:

3.3%
Province:

2.3%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 1,655
Here:

76.8%
Province:

79.3%
Male: 885
Here:

82.3%
Saskatchewan:

81.6%
Female: 775
Here:

72.4%
Saskatchewan:

76.8%
All other modes
Total: 50
Here:

2.3%
Saskatchewan:

1.7%
Male: 10
This city:

0.9%
Saskatchewan:

2.1%
Female: 35
This city:

3.3%
Province:

1.2%
Car as passenger
Total: 165
This city:

7.7%
Saskatchewan:

7.3%
Male: 45
This city:

4.2%
Province:

6.0%
Female: 125
Here:

11.7%
Province:

8.6%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 275
This city:

12.8%
Saskatchewan:

9.6%
Male: 135
This city:

12.6%
Province:

8.7%
Female: 140
This city:

13.1%
Saskatchewan:

10.6%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 3,715
This city:

90.4%
Province:

92.9%
Male: 1,645
This city:

88.4%
Saskatchewan:

90.9%
Female: 2,065
This city:

91.8%
Saskatchewan:

94.9%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 3,655
This city:

88.9%
Province:

91.9%
Male: 1,610
Here:

86.6%
Province:

89.4%
Female: 2,040
This city:

90.7%
Province:

94.2%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 1,415
Here:

34.4%
Saskatchewan:

38.5%
Male: 585
Here:

31.5%
Saskatchewan:

34.6%
Female: 835
This city:

37.1%
Saskatchewan:

42.2%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 865
Here:

21.0%
Saskatchewan:

20.5%
Male: 310
Here:

16.7%
Saskatchewan:

17.5%
Female: 550
This city:

24.4%
Province:

23.3%

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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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