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



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 579,310
This city:

72.3%
Alberta:

70.9%
Male: 309,975
Here:

78.1%
Alberta:

77.0%
Female: 269,335
This city:

66.6%
Province:

64.7%
Unemployed
Total: 24,895
This city:

3.1%
Alberta:

3.2%
Male: 12,585
Here:

3.2%
Province:

3.3%
Female: 12,310
Here:

3.0%
Alberta:

3.0%
Not in the labour force
Total: 197,060
Here:

24.6%
Alberta:

26.0%
Male: 74,340
Here:

18.7%
Alberta:

19.7%
Female: 122,715
This city:

30.3%
Alberta:

32.3%
Participation rate
All persons
This city:

75.4%
Alberta:

74.0%
Male
This city:

81.3%
Alberta:

80.3%
Female
Here:

69.7%
Alberta:

67.7%
Unemployment rate
All persons
Here:

4.1%
Province:

4.3%
Male
This city:

3.9%
Province:

4.1%
Female
Here:

4.4%
Alberta:

4.4%

Labour force activity in Calgary

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 137,410
This city:

22.9%
Province:

22.7%
Male: 60,300
Here:

18.8%
Alberta:

16.9%
Female: 77,115
This city:

27.6%
Alberta:

29.6%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 18,005
This city:

3.0%
Alberta:

2.3%
Male: 7,755
This city:

2.4%
Province:

1.8%
Female: 10,250
Here:

3.7%
Alberta:

3.0%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 121,915
Here:

20.3%
Province:

17.7%
Male: 35,730
Here:

11.1%
Province:

8.3%
Female: 86,185
This city:

30.9%
Province:

28.7%
Management occupations
Total: 64,820
Here:

10.8%
Alberta:

9.7%
Male: 42,245
This city:

13.2%
Alberta:

11.6%
Female: 22,570
Here:

8.1%
Province:

7.5%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 18,370
Here:

3.1%
Alberta:

3.4%
Male: 12,845
Here:

4.0%
Province:

4.7%
Female: 5,530
Here:

2.0%
Province:

1.9%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 86,065
This city:

14.4%
Alberta:

18.2%
Male: 79,710
This city:

24.9%
Alberta:

31.0%
Female: 6,355
Here:

2.3%
Alberta:

3.0%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 67,885
This city:

11.3%
Alberta:

7.5%
Male: 53,235
Here:

16.6%
Alberta:

10.9%
Female: 14,645
Here:

5.2%
Alberta:

3.4%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 44,520
This city:

7.4%
Province:

7.1%
Male: 14,670
This city:

4.6%
Alberta:

4.2%
Female: 29,850
This city:

10.7%
Province:

10.5%
Health occupations
Total: 30,635
Here:

5.1%
Alberta:

5.4%
Male: 6,115
Here:

1.9%
Province:

1.8%
Female: 24,515
Here:

8.8%
Province:

9.5%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 9,810
This city:

1.6%
Alberta:

6.1%
Male: 7,865
Here:

2.5%
Province:

8.8%
Female: 1,940
Here:

0.7%
Province:

2.9%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 147,215
This city:

24.6%
Province:

18.4%
Male: 88,765
Here:

27.7%
Alberta:

20.4%
Female: 58,450
Here:

21.0%
Alberta:

16.0%
Educational services
Total: 35,060
This city:

5.8%
Alberta:

6.2%
Male: 11,185
Here:

3.5%
Alberta:

3.6%
Female: 23,875
Here:

8.6%
Alberta:

9.4%
Other services
Total: 97,245
This city:

16.2%
Province:

18.3%
Male: 44,440
This city:

13.9%
Alberta:

15.5%
Female: 52,805
This city:

18.9%
Province:

21.6%
Health care and social services
Total: 51,640
Here:

8.6%
Alberta:

9.1%
Male: 8,870
Here:

2.8%
Alberta:

2.6%
Female: 42,770
Here:

15.3%
Province:

16.7%
Manufacturing
Total: 44,640
Here:

7.4%
Province:

7.2%
Male: 32,560
This city:

10.2%
Alberta:

9.8%
Female: 12,075
Here:

4.3%
Province:

4.0%
Retail trade
Total: 63,750
This city:

10.6%
Province:

10.7%
Male: 29,115
Here:

9.1%
Province:

8.6%
Female: 34,635
Here:

12.4%
Province:

13.2%
Finance and real estate
Total: 36,800
Here:

6.1%
Province:

5.1%
Male: 16,545
Here:

5.2%
Alberta:

3.9%
Female: 20,260
Here:

7.3%
Alberta:

6.4%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 46,385
Here:

7.7%
Province:

11.8%
Male: 28,920
Here:

9.0%
Alberta:

16.1%
Female: 17,465
Here:

6.3%
Alberta:

6.8%
Construction
Total: 48,060
This city:

8.0%
Alberta:

8.8%
Male: 40,860
Here:

12.7%
Province:

13.8%
Female: 7,200
Here:

2.6%
Alberta:

2.9%
Wholesale trade
Total: 28,640
Here:

4.8%
Province:

4.4%
Male: 19,210
Here:

6.0%
Alberta:

5.7%
Female: 9,425
This city:

3.4%
Province:

2.9%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 450,070
This city:

77.7%
Province:

58.1%
Male: 225,695
This city:

72.8%
Alberta:

52.0%
Female: 224,375
This city:

83.3%
Province:

65.2%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 4,070
Here:

0.7%
Alberta:

2.7%
Male: 2,790
Here:

0.9%
Alberta:

3.1%
Female: 1,280
Here:

0.5%
Alberta:

2.2%
Worked at home
Total: 38,235
Here:

6.6%
Province:

8.9%
Male: 16,880
Here:

5.4%
Province:

8.0%
Female: 21,355
This city:

7.9%
Province:

10.1%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 72,500
This city:

12.5%
Alberta:

13.7%
Male: 55,575
Here:

17.9%
Alberta:

20.1%
Female: 16,925
Here:

6.3%
Alberta:

6.0%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 2,685
This city:

0.5%
Alberta:

0.4%
Male: 1,875
Here:

0.6%
Alberta:

0.5%
Female: 810
This city:

0.3%
Province:

0.2%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 9,150
Here:

1.6%
Province:

15.7%
Male: 5,740
This city:

1.9%
Province:

15.6%
Female: 3,410
Here:

1.3%
Alberta:

15.8%
Worked in different province
Total: 2,600
Here:

0.4%
Province:

0.6%
Male: 1,420
This city:

0.5%
Alberta:

0.7%
Female: 1,180
This city:

0.4%
Province:

0.5%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 364,090
This city:

67.6%
Alberta:

74.3%
Male: 212,240
This city:

72.9%
Alberta:

78.2%
Female: 151,850
This city:

61.4%
Alberta:

69.7%
All other modes
Total: 5,485
This city:

1.0%
Province:

1.5%
Male: 2,910
Here:

1.0%
Alberta:

1.7%
Female: 2,575
This city:

1.0%
Province:

1.3%
Public transit
Total: 90,415
Here:

16.8%
Province:

9.2%
Male: 40,555
This city:

13.9%
Province:

7.3%
Female: 49,855
This city:

20.2%
Province:

11.5%
Car as passenger
Total: 40,870
This city:

7.6%
Alberta:

7.9%
Male: 15,610
Here:

5.4%
Alberta:

6.6%
Female: 25,255
Here:

10.2%
Province:

9.5%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 37,535
Here:

7.0%
Province:

7.1%
Male: 19,900
Here:

6.8%
Alberta:

6.3%
Female: 17,635
This city:

7.1%
Alberta:

8.0%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 740,375
This city:

92.4%
Province:

92.6%
Male: 360,065
Here:

90.7%
Alberta:

90.5%
Female: 380,310
Here:

94.1%
Alberta:

94.6%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 730,900
This city:

91.2%
Alberta:

91.4%
Male: 354,170
Here:

89.2%
Province:

89.0%
Female: 376,730
This city:

93.2%
Province:

93.8%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 295,935
This city:

36.9%
Province:

38.4%
Male: 133,110
Here:

33.5%
Province:

34.4%
Female: 162,825
Here:

40.3%
Alberta:

42.4%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 120,370
Here:

15.0%
Alberta:

16.8%
Male: 50,570
This city:

12.7%
Alberta:

14.0%
Female: 69,800
Here:

17.3%
Province:

19.5%

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