Airdrie - City, Alberta, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 16,730
Here:

76.8%
Province:

70.9%
Male: 9,045
This city:

83.1%
Province:

77.0%
Female: 7,680
This city:

70.6%
Alberta:

64.7%
Unemployed
Total: 535
This city:

2.5%
Alberta:

3.2%
Male: 290
Here:

2.7%
Alberta:

3.3%
Female: 250
Here:

2.3%
Province:

3.0%
Not in the labour force
Total: 4,505
This city:

20.7%
Province:

26.0%
Male: 1,550
Here:

14.2%
Alberta:

19.7%
Female: 2,955
This city:

27.1%
Province:

32.3%
Participation rate
All persons
Here:

79.3%
Alberta:

74.0%
Male
This city:

85.7%
Alberta:

80.3%
Female
Here:

72.9%
Alberta:

67.7%
Unemployment rate
All persons
Here:

3.1%
Alberta:

4.3%
Male
This city:

3.1%
Alberta:

4.1%
Female
Here:

3.2%
Alberta:

4.4%

Labour force activity in this city

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 3,785
Here:

22.0%
Alberta:

22.7%
Male: 1,490
This city:

16.0%
Province:

16.9%
Female: 2,290
This city:

29.1%
Alberta:

29.6%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 280
Here:

1.6%
Alberta:

2.3%
Male: 130
This city:

1.4%
Alberta:

1.8%
Female: 150
Here:

1.9%
Province:

3.0%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 3,315
This city:

19.3%
Alberta:

17.7%
Male: 810
This city:

8.7%
Alberta:

8.3%
Female: 2,505
This city:

31.8%
Alberta:

28.7%
Management occupations
Total: 1,910
This city:

11.1%
Province:

9.7%
Male: 1,265
Here:

13.6%
Alberta:

11.6%
Female: 645
This city:

8.2%
Province:

7.5%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 635
This city:

3.7%
Alberta:

3.4%
Male: 455
Here:

4.9%
Province:

4.7%
Female: 185
Here:

2.3%
Province:

1.9%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 3,505
This city:

20.4%
Alberta:

18.2%
Male: 3,245
This city:

34.9%
Province:

31.0%
Female: 255
Here:

3.2%
Alberta:

3.0%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 1,555
Here:

9.0%
Province:

7.5%
Male: 1,265
Here:

13.6%
Province:

10.9%
Female: 290
This city:

3.7%
Alberta:

3.4%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 1,070
Here:

6.2%
Alberta:

7.1%
Male: 240
This city:

2.6%
Alberta:

4.2%
Female: 830
This city:

10.5%
Alberta:

10.5%
Health occupations
Total: 750
Here:

4.4%
Alberta:

5.4%
Male: 95
This city:

1.0%
Alberta:

1.8%
Female: 650
This city:

8.2%
Alberta:

9.5%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 390
This city:

2.3%
Province:

6.1%
Male: 310
Here:

3.3%
Alberta:

8.8%
Female: 75
This city:

1.0%
Province:

2.9%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 3,745
This city:

21.8%
Alberta:

18.4%
Male: 2,155
This city:

23.1%
Alberta:

20.4%
Female: 1,590
Here:

20.2%
Province:

16.0%
Educational services
Total: 955
This city:

5.6%
Alberta:

6.2%
Male: 280
This city:

3.0%
Alberta:

3.6%
Female: 675
This city:

8.6%
Province:

9.4%
Other services
Total: 2,990
This city:

17.4%
Alberta:

18.3%
Male: 1,415
Here:

15.2%
Alberta:

15.5%
Female: 1,580
This city:

20.1%
Province:

21.6%
Health care and social services
Total: 1,265
This city:

7.4%
Alberta:

9.1%
Male: 95
This city:

1.0%
Alberta:

2.6%
Female: 1,165
This city:

14.8%
Alberta:

16.7%
Manufacturing
Total: 1,645
Here:

9.6%
Province:

7.2%
Male: 1,200
Here:

12.9%
Province:

9.8%
Female: 445
This city:

5.6%
Province:

4.0%
Retail trade
Total: 1,835
Here:

10.7%
Province:

10.7%
Male: 835
This city:

9.0%
Province:

8.6%
Female: 1,000
This city:

12.7%
Province:

13.2%
Finance and real estate
Total: 775
Here:

4.5%
Province:

5.1%
Male: 235
This city:

2.5%
Province:

3.9%
Female: 540
Here:

6.9%
Alberta:

6.4%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 1,145
Here:

6.7%
Alberta:

11.8%
Male: 775
Here:

8.3%
Alberta:

16.1%
Female: 375
This city:

4.8%
Province:

6.8%
Construction
Total: 1,695
Here:

9.9%
Province:

8.8%
Male: 1,450
This city:

15.6%
Province:

13.8%
Female: 250
Here:

3.2%
Province:

2.9%
Wholesale trade
Total: 1,130
Here:

6.6%
Province:

4.4%
Male: 860
Here:

9.2%
Alberta:

5.7%
Female: 265
This city:

3.4%
Province:

2.9%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 4,550
Here:

27.2%
Alberta:

58.1%
Male: 1,980
Here:

21.9%
Province:

52.0%
Female: 2,570
This city:

33.5%
Alberta:

65.2%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 175
This city:

1.0%
Province:

2.7%
Male: 100
Here:

1.1%
Alberta:

3.1%
Female: 75
This city:

1.0%
Province:

2.2%
Worked at home
Total: 1,135
This city:

6.8%
Alberta:

8.9%
Male: 350
Here:

3.9%
Province:

8.0%
Female: 790
This city:

10.3%
Alberta:

10.1%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 2,630
Here:

15.7%
Alberta:

13.7%
Male: 2,065
Here:

22.8%
Alberta:

20.1%
Female: 565
Here:

7.4%
Alberta:

6.0%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 40
Here:

0.2%
Alberta:

0.4%
Male: 25
Here:

0.3%
Province:

0.5%
Female: 15
This city:

0.2%
Province:

0.2%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 8,090
This city:

48.4%
Alberta:

15.7%
Male: 4,455
Here:

49.3%
Province:

15.6%
Female: 3,630
Here:

47.3%
Alberta:

15.8%
Worked in different province
Total: 105
This city:

0.6%
Province:

0.6%
Male: 60
This city:

0.7%
Province:

0.7%
Female: 40
Here:

0.5%
Province:

0.5%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 13,185
This city:

84.8%
Province:

74.3%
Male: 7,610
This city:

87.8%
Province:

78.2%
Female: 5,575
This city:

81.0%
Province:

69.7%
All other modes
Total: 175
This city:

1.1%
Province:

1.5%
Male: 85
Here:

1.0%
Alberta:

1.7%
Female: 90
Here:

1.3%
Province:

1.3%
Public transit
Total: 385
This city:

2.5%
Province:

9.2%
Male: 155
Here:

1.8%
Province:

7.3%
Female: 225
This city:

3.3%
Province:

11.5%
Car as passenger
Total: 1,160
Here:

7.5%
Alberta:

7.9%
Male: 480
This city:

5.5%
Province:

6.6%
Female: 680
This city:

9.9%
Province:

9.5%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 645
Here:

4.1%
Alberta:

7.1%
Male: 335
This city:

3.9%
Province:

6.3%
Female: 310
This city:

4.5%
Province:

8.0%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 20,335
This city:

93.4%
Alberta:

92.6%
Male: 9,965
Here:

91.5%
Alberta:

90.5%
Female: 10,370
Here:

95.3%
Province:

94.6%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 20,095
Here:

92.3%
Alberta:

91.4%
Male: 9,785
Here:

89.9%
Alberta:

89.0%
Female: 10,305
Here:

94.7%
Alberta:

93.8%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 10,065
Here:

46.2%
Alberta:

38.4%
Male: 4,575
This city:

42.0%
Province:

34.4%
Female: 5,490
Here:

50.4%
Alberta:

42.4%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 2,585
This city:

11.9%
Province:

16.8%
Male: 1,015
Here:

9.3%
Alberta:

14.0%
Female: 1,570
This city:

14.4%
Alberta:

19.5%

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