Biggar - Town, Saskatchewan, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 935
This town:

57.7%
Province:

64.6%
Male: 495
Here:

63.9%
Province:

70.0%
Female: 440
This town:

51.8%
Saskatchewan:

59.4%
Unemployed
Total: 100
This town:

6.2%
Province:

3.8%
Male: 50
This town:

6.5%
Saskatchewan:

4.4%
Female: 50
This town:

5.9%
Province:

3.3%
Not in the labour force
Total: 585
This town:

36.1%
Saskatchewan:

31.6%
Male: 225
This town:

29.0%
Saskatchewan:

25.6%
Female: 360
Here:

42.4%
Saskatchewan:

37.2%
Participation rate
All persons
This town:

63.9%
Province:

68.4%
Male
Here:

70.3%
Saskatchewan:

74.4%
Female
This town:

57.6%
Province:

62.8%
Unemployment rate
All persons
Here:

9.7%
Province:

5.6%
Male
This town:

9.2%
Saskatchewan:

5.9%
Female
Here:

10.2%
Saskatchewan:

5.3%

Labour force activity in Biggar

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 250
Here:

25.0%
Saskatchewan:

23.3%
Male: 80
Here:

15.1%
Province:

17.1%
Female: 170
This town:

36.2%
Province:

30.3%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 10
Here:

1.0%
Province:

2.1%
Female: 10
This town:

2.1%
Province:

2.7%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 95
This town:

9.5%
Province:

15.6%
Male: 15
This town:

2.8%
Saskatchewan:

7.0%
Female: 80
This town:

17.0%
Province:

25.2%
Management occupations
Total: 130
This town:

13.0%
Saskatchewan:

8.0%
Male: 55
This town:

10.4%
Province:

9.3%
Female: 80
This town:

17.0%
Province:

6.6%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 55
Here:

5.5%
Saskatchewan:

3.1%
Male: 55
Here:

10.4%
Province:

4.6%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 195
This town:

19.5%
Saskatchewan:

16.1%
Male: 195
Here:

36.8%
Saskatchewan:

28.4%
Female: 10
This town:

2.1%
Saskatchewan:

2.2%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 10
This town:

1.0%
Saskatchewan:

4.2%
Female: 10
Here:

2.1%
Saskatchewan:

2.0%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 85
This town:

8.5%
Saskatchewan:

8.3%
Male: 25
This town:

4.7%
Province:

4.9%
Female: 60
This town:

12.8%
Saskatchewan:

12.1%
Health occupations
Total: 65
Here:

6.5%
Saskatchewan:

6.2%
Female: 60
Here:

12.8%
Saskatchewan:

11.2%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 105
Here:

10.5%
Saskatchewan:

13.1%
Male: 100
Here:

18.9%
Saskatchewan:

19.2%
Female: 10
Here:

2.1%
Province:

6.1%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 155
Here:

15.5%
Province:

13.6%
Male: 130
Here:

24.5%
Saskatchewan:

15.7%
Female: 25
This town:

5.3%
Province:

11.3%
Educational services
Total: 90
This town:

9.0%
Saskatchewan:

7.8%
Male: 20
This town:

3.8%
Saskatchewan:

4.5%
Female: 70
Here:

14.9%
Province:

11.6%
Other services
Total: 235
Here:

23.5%
Province:

19.9%
Male: 100
This town:

18.9%
Saskatchewan:

17.1%
Female: 135
This town:

28.7%
Province:

23.0%
Health care and social services
Total: 105
This town:

10.5%
Saskatchewan:

11.3%
Female: 100
This town:

21.3%
Saskatchewan:

20.4%
Manufacturing
Total: 125
Here:

12.5%
Province:

5.8%
Male: 95
This town:

17.9%
Saskatchewan:

8.4%
Female: 30
Here:

6.4%
Saskatchewan:

2.8%
Retail trade
Total: 105
This town:

10.5%
Province:

11.0%
Male: 50
Here:

9.4%
Province:

9.3%
Female: 60
This town:

12.8%
Saskatchewan:

12.8%
Finance and real estate
Total: 25
Here:

2.5%
Saskatchewan:

4.9%
Female: 25
This town:

5.3%
Province:

6.6%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 115
Here:

11.5%
Saskatchewan:

16.3%
Male: 110
Here:

20.8%
Province:

23.4%
Construction
Total: 15
Here:

1.5%
Province:

5.8%
Male: 15
This town:

2.8%
Province:

9.8%
Wholesale trade
Total: 20
This town:

2.0%
Saskatchewan:

3.7%
Male: 10
Here:

1.9%
Province:

5.1%
Female: 10
This town:

2.1%
Province:

2.1%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 705
Here:

75.4%
Saskatchewan:

53.7%
Male: 330
This town:

66.7%
Saskatchewan:

47.0%
Female: 375
This town:

85.2%
Saskatchewan:

61.1%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 15
Here:

1.6%
Saskatchewan:

4.9%
Male: 10
This town:

2.0%
Saskatchewan:

5.1%
Female: 10
This town:

2.3%
Province:

4.7%
Worked at home
Total: 50
This town:

5.3%
Province:

14.1%
Male: 35
This town:

7.1%
Saskatchewan:

16.1%
Female: 15
Here:

3.4%
Province:

11.8%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 135
This town:

14.4%
Province:

9.9%
Male: 105
Here:

21.2%
Province:

15.1%
Female: 35
This town:

8.0%
Saskatchewan:

4.1%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 20
This town:

2.1%
Province:

15.2%
Male: 20
Here:

4.0%
Saskatchewan:

14.1%
Female: 10
This town:

2.3%
Province:

16.5%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 610
Here:

68.9%
Province:

79.3%
Male: 350
Here:

76.1%
Province:

81.6%
Female: 260
This town:

61.2%
Saskatchewan:

76.8%
All other modes
Total: 10
Here:

1.1%
Province:

1.7%
Male: 10
This town:

2.2%
Saskatchewan:

2.1%
Car as passenger
Total: 70
Here:

7.9%
Province:

7.3%
Male: 40
This town:

8.7%
Saskatchewan:

6.0%
Female: 30
This town:

7.1%
Province:

8.6%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 195
Here:

22.0%
Saskatchewan:

9.6%
Male: 60
This town:

13.0%
Province:

8.7%
Female: 130
This town:

30.6%
Saskatchewan:

10.6%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 1,515
Here:

93.5%
Saskatchewan:

92.9%
Male: 700
This town:

90.3%
Province:

90.9%
Female: 810
This town:

95.3%
Saskatchewan:

94.9%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 1,515
This town:

93.5%
Saskatchewan:

91.9%
Male: 700
Here:

90.3%
Province:

89.4%
Female: 810
This town:

95.3%
Province:

94.2%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 520
This town:

32.1%
Province:

38.5%
Male: 210
Here:

27.1%
Saskatchewan:

34.6%
Female: 305
This town:

35.9%
Saskatchewan:

42.2%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 380
Here:

23.5%
Saskatchewan:

20.5%
Male: 170
This town:

21.9%
Province:

17.5%
Female: 210
Here:

24.7%
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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