Labour force activity
Employed
Male: 1,520This town: | 88.9% |
Alberta: | 77.0% |
Female: 1,165This town: | 71.5% |
Province: | 64.7% |
UnemployedTotal: 100This town: | 3.0% |
Alberta: | 3.2% |
Male: 35This town: | 2.0% |
Province: | 3.3% |
Not in the labour force
Male: 155This town: | 9.1% |
Province: | 19.7% |
Female: 395This town: | 24.2% |
Alberta: | 32.3% |
Participation rateAll personsThis town: | 83.5% |
Province: | 74.0% |
Unemployment rate
FemaleThis town: | 5.3% |
Alberta: | 4.4% |
Labour force activity in Blackfalds
Occupation
Sales and service occupations
Male: 225This town: | 14.4% |
Province: | 16.9% |
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Business; finance and administration occupations
Male: 80This town: | 5.1% |
Alberta: | 8.3% |
Management occupations
Male: 115This town: | 7.4% |
Province: | 11.6% |
Female: 30This town: | 2.4% |
Alberta: | 7.5% |
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Natural and applied sciences and related occupationsTotal: 120This town: | 4.3% |
Alberta: | 7.5% |
Male: 80This town: | 5.1% |
Alberta: | 10.9% |
Female: 40This town: | 3.3% |
Province: | 3.4% |
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Female: 95This town: | 7.8% |
Province: | 10.5% |
Health occupations
Female: 75This town: | 6.1% |
Alberta: | 9.5% |
Occupations unique to primary industry
Female: 15This town: | 1.2% |
Alberta: | 2.9% |
Industry
Business services
Female: 175This town: | 14.2% |
Alberta: | 16.0% |
Educational services
Male: 10This town: | 0.6% |
Province: | 3.6% |
Other services
Female: 200This town: | 16.3% |
Alberta: | 21.6% |
Health care and social services
Male: 20This town: | 1.3% |
Province: | 2.6% |
Manufacturing
Male: 120This town: | 7.7% |
Province: | 9.8% |
Retail trade
Female: 210This town: | 17.1% |
Alberta: | 13.2% |
Finance and real estate
Male: 40This town: | 2.6% |
Province: | 3.9% |
Agriculture and other resource-based industriesTotal: 585This town: | 21.0% |
Alberta: | 11.8% |
Female: 90This town: | 7.3% |
Province: | 6.8% |
ConstructionTotal: 295This town: | 10.6% |
Province: | 8.8% |
Male: 240This town: | 15.4% |
Province: | 13.8% |
Female: 55This town: | 4.5% |
Alberta: | 2.9% |
Wholesale trade
Female: 55This town: | 4.5% |
Province: | 2.9% |
Place of work status
Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Male: 160This town: | 10.5% |
Province: | 52.0% |
Worked in same province of residenceTotal: 90This town: | 3.3% |
Alberta: | 2.7% |
Worked at home
Male: 25This town: | 1.6% |
Alberta: | 8.0% |
Female: 115This town: | 9.9% |
Alberta: | 10.1% |
No fixed workplace address
Male: 520This town: | 34.2% |
Province: | 20.1% |
Worked in same census division of residence
Female: 785This town: | 67.4% |
Alberta: | 15.8% |
Worked in different province
Male: 20This town: | 1.3% |
Province: | 0.7% |
Mode of transportation to work
Car as driver
Male: 1,355This town: | 91.6% |
Alberta: | 78.2% |
All other modesTotal: 15This town: | 0.6% |
Province: | 1.5% |
Male: 10This town: | 0.7% |
Province: | 1.7% |
Public transit
Female: 15This town: | 1.4% |
Province: | 11.5% |
Car as passengerTotal: 140This town: | 5.5% |
Alberta: | 7.9% |
Walked or bicycled
Male: 40This town: | 2.7% |
Alberta: | 6.3% |
Mode of transportation to work
Unpaid work
Population reporting hours of unpaid workTotal: 3,075This town: | 92.1% |
Alberta: | 92.6% |
Female: 1,550This town: | 95.1% |
Alberta: | 94.6% |
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Male: 1,495This town: | 87.4% |
Province: | 89.0% |
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Male: 665This town: | 38.9% |
Alberta: | 34.4% |
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniorsTotal: 345This town: | 10.3% |
Alberta: | 16.8% |
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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.
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