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



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 7,575
This city:

75.6%
Province:

70.9%
Male: 4,460
Here:

83.1%
Alberta:

77.0%
Female: 3,115
Here:

67.0%
Alberta:

64.7%
Unemployed
Total: 235
This city:

2.3%
Alberta:

3.2%
Male: 135
Here:

2.5%
Alberta:

3.3%
Female: 100
This city:

2.2%
Province:

3.0%
Not in the labour force
Total: 2,210
This city:

22.0%
Province:

26.0%
Male: 770
This city:

14.3%
Province:

19.7%
Female: 1,440
Here:

31.0%
Province:

32.3%
Participation rate
All persons
Here:

78.0%
Province:

74.0%
Male
This city:

85.7%
Alberta:

80.3%
Female
This city:

69.1%
Province:

67.7%
Unemployment rate
All persons
Here:

3.0%
Alberta:

4.3%
Male
Here:

2.9%
Province:

4.1%
Female
Here:

3.1%
Alberta:

4.4%

Labour force activity in this city

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 1,525
This city:

19.6%
Alberta:

22.7%
Male: 490
Here:

10.7%
Alberta:

16.9%
Female: 1,040
This city:

32.5%
Province:

29.6%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 100
This city:

1.3%
Alberta:

2.3%
Male: 35
Here:

0.8%
Province:

1.8%
Female: 65
Here:

2.0%
Province:

3.0%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 1,055
Here:

13.5%
Province:

17.7%
Male: 230
This city:

5.0%
Alberta:

8.3%
Female: 825
Here:

25.8%
Province:

28.7%
Management occupations
Total: 565
This city:

7.3%
Alberta:

9.7%
Male: 360
This city:

7.8%
Province:

11.6%
Female: 205
This city:

6.4%
Province:

7.5%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 1,390
Here:

17.8%
Alberta:

3.4%
Male: 1,010
Here:

22.0%
Alberta:

4.7%
Female: 375
Here:

11.7%
Alberta:

1.9%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 1,335
This city:

17.1%
Alberta:

18.2%
Male: 1,240
This city:

27.0%
Province:

31.0%
Female: 95
This city:

3.0%
Alberta:

3.0%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 245
Here:

3.1%
Alberta:

7.5%
Male: 180
Here:

3.9%
Alberta:

10.9%
Female: 65
Here:

2.0%
Alberta:

3.4%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 355
Here:

4.6%
Alberta:

7.1%
Male: 90
Here:

2.0%
Province:

4.2%
Female: 260
This city:

8.1%
Alberta:

10.5%
Health occupations
Total: 270
Here:

3.5%
Province:

5.4%
Male: 50
Here:

1.1%
Province:

1.8%
Female: 220
This city:

6.9%
Alberta:

9.5%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 945
Here:

12.1%
Province:

6.1%
Male: 905
This city:

19.7%
Province:

8.8%
Female: 45
This city:

1.4%
Alberta:

2.9%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 810
Here:

10.4%
Alberta:

18.4%
Male: 480
This city:

10.5%
Alberta:

20.4%
Female: 330
Here:

10.3%
Alberta:

16.0%
Educational services
Total: 345
This city:

4.4%
Province:

6.2%
Male: 125
Here:

2.7%
Alberta:

3.6%
Female: 220
Here:

6.9%
Province:

9.4%
Other services
Total: 1,180
Here:

15.1%
Alberta:

18.3%
Male: 460
Here:

10.0%
Alberta:

15.5%
Female: 720
This city:

22.5%
Province:

21.6%
Health care and social services
Total: 495
This city:

6.4%
Province:

9.1%
Male: 45
This city:

1.0%
Province:

2.6%
Female: 445
Here:

13.9%
Province:

16.7%
Manufacturing
Total: 1,535
This city:

19.7%
Alberta:

7.2%
Male: 1,075
This city:

23.4%
Province:

9.8%
Female: 460
Here:

14.4%
Province:

4.0%
Retail trade
Total: 765
Here:

9.8%
Alberta:

10.7%
Male: 250
This city:

5.4%
Alberta:

8.6%
Female: 515
This city:

16.1%
Province:

13.2%
Finance and real estate
Total: 325
This city:

4.2%
Alberta:

5.1%
Male: 135
This city:

2.9%
Alberta:

3.9%
Female: 185
Here:

5.8%
Alberta:

6.4%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 1,600
Here:

20.5%
Province:

11.8%
Male: 1,455
This city:

31.7%
Province:

16.1%
Female: 145
Here:

4.5%
Province:

6.8%
Construction
Total: 440
Here:

5.6%
Province:

8.8%
Male: 320
Here:

7.0%
Alberta:

13.8%
Female: 115
Here:

3.6%
Province:

2.9%
Wholesale trade
Total: 300
Here:

3.9%
Province:

4.4%
Male: 240
This city:

5.2%
Alberta:

5.7%
Female: 60
Here:

1.9%
Alberta:

2.9%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 4,150
Here:

54.8%
Province:

58.1%
Male: 2,015
This city:

45.2%
Province:

52.0%
Female: 2,135
This city:

68.5%
Province:

65.2%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 130
This city:

1.7%
Alberta:

2.7%
Male: 85
This city:

1.9%
Alberta:

3.1%
Female: 50
Here:

1.6%
Alberta:

2.2%
Worked at home
Total: 335
This city:

4.4%
Province:

8.9%
Male: 120
This city:

2.7%
Alberta:

8.0%
Female: 215
This city:

6.9%
Alberta:

10.1%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 1,415
Here:

18.7%
Province:

13.7%
Male: 1,240
This city:

27.8%
Alberta:

20.1%
Female: 175
This city:

5.6%
Province:

6.0%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 10
Here:

0.1%
Alberta:

0.4%
Male: 10
This city:

0.2%
Province:

0.5%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 1,520
Here:

20.1%
Province:

15.7%
Male: 990
Here:

22.2%
Alberta:

15.6%
Female: 530
This city:

17.0%
Province:

15.8%
Worked in different province
Total: 10
This city:

0.1%
Alberta:

0.6%
Female: 10
This city:

0.3%
Alberta:

0.5%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 5,315
This city:

73.5%
Alberta:

74.3%
Male: 3,140
Here:

72.4%
Alberta:

78.2%
Female: 2,170
This city:

75.0%
Province:

69.7%
All other modes
Total: 65
This city:

0.9%
Province:

1.5%
Male: 35
Here:

0.8%
Alberta:

1.7%
Female: 30
Here:

1.0%
Alberta:

1.3%
Public transit
Total: 10
Here:

0.1%
Province:

9.2%
Male: 10
This city:

0.2%
Province:

7.3%
Car as passenger
Total: 1,390
Here:

19.2%
Alberta:

7.9%
Male: 915
This city:

21.1%
Province:

6.6%
Female: 480
This city:

16.6%
Alberta:

9.5%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 450
Here:

6.2%
Alberta:

7.1%
Male: 240
Here:

5.5%
Alberta:

6.3%
Female: 215
This city:

7.4%
Alberta:

8.0%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 8,905
This city:

88.8%
Province:

92.6%
Male: 4,600
This city:

85.7%
Alberta:

90.5%
Female: 4,310
Here:

92.7%
Alberta:

94.6%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 8,770
Here:

87.5%
Alberta:

91.4%
Male: 4,500
Here:

83.8%
Province:

89.0%
Female: 4,265
This city:

91.7%
Alberta:

93.8%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 3,815
Here:

38.1%
Province:

38.4%
Male: 1,715
This city:

31.9%
Province:

34.4%
Female: 2,095
Here:

45.1%
Province:

42.4%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 1,340
This city:

13.4%
Province:

16.8%
Male: 565
This city:

10.5%
Province:

14.0%
Female: 775
This city:

16.7%
Alberta:

19.5%

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