Cardston - Town, Alberta, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 1,520
This town:

60.6%
Province:

70.9%
Male: 795
Here:

68.8%
Alberta:

77.0%
Female: 725
This town:

53.5%
Alberta:

64.7%
Unemployed
Total: 35
Here:

1.4%
Province:

3.2%
Male: 25
This town:

2.2%
Province:

3.3%
Female: 10
Here:

0.7%
Alberta:

3.0%
Not in the labour force
Total: 960
Here:

38.2%
Province:

26.0%
Male: 335
Here:

29.0%
Province:

19.7%
Female: 620
Here:

45.8%
Alberta:

32.3%
Participation rate
All persons
This town:

62.0%
Province:

74.0%
Male
Here:

71.0%
Alberta:

80.3%
Female
Here:

54.2%
Alberta:

67.7%
Unemployment rate
All persons
This town:

2.3%
Province:

4.3%
Male
Here:

3.0%
Alberta:

4.1%
Female
Here:

1.4%
Province:

4.4%

Labour force activity in Cardston

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 430
Here:

27.7%
Alberta:

22.7%
Male: 155
Here:

19.0%
Alberta:

16.9%
Female: 275
This town:

37.7%
Province:

29.6%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 35
Here:

2.3%
Alberta:

2.3%
Male: 10
This town:

1.2%
Alberta:

1.8%
Female: 25
Here:

3.4%
Alberta:

3.0%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 185
This town:

11.9%
Province:

17.7%
Male: 35
Here:

4.3%
Province:

8.3%
Female: 155
Here:

21.2%
Province:

28.7%
Management occupations
Total: 175
This town:

11.3%
Province:

9.7%
Male: 90
This town:

11.0%
Province:

11.6%
Female: 75
This town:

10.3%
Province:

7.5%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 55
This town:

3.5%
Province:

3.4%
Male: 45
Here:

5.5%
Province:

4.7%
Female: 10
Here:

1.4%
Alberta:

1.9%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 295
This town:

19.0%
Alberta:

18.2%
Male: 265
This town:

32.5%
Alberta:

31.0%
Female: 25
Here:

3.4%
Alberta:

3.0%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 35
Here:

2.3%
Alberta:

7.5%
Male: 30
This town:

3.7%
Province:

10.9%
Female: 10
This town:

1.4%
Province:

3.4%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 155
This town:

10.0%
Alberta:

7.1%
Male: 75
Here:

9.2%
Alberta:

4.2%
Female: 80
Here:

11.0%
Alberta:

10.5%
Health occupations
Total: 100
Here:

6.5%
Alberta:

5.4%
Male: 20
This town:

2.5%
Alberta:

1.8%
Female: 80
Here:

11.0%
Alberta:

9.5%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 85
Here:

5.5%
Province:

6.1%
Male: 80
This town:

9.8%
Alberta:

8.8%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 145
This town:

9.4%
Province:

18.4%
Male: 60
This town:

7.4%
Province:

20.4%
Female: 80
This town:

11.0%
Alberta:

16.0%
Educational services
Total: 155
Here:

10.0%
Alberta:

6.2%
Male: 80
Here:

9.8%
Alberta:

3.6%
Female: 70
Here:

9.6%
Province:

9.4%
Other services
Total: 360
This town:

23.3%
Province:

18.3%
Male: 200
Here:

24.5%
Province:

15.5%
Female: 160
Here:

21.9%
Alberta:

21.6%
Health care and social services
Total: 240
This town:

15.5%
Alberta:

9.1%
Male: 45
Here:

5.5%
Alberta:

2.6%
Female: 195
Here:

26.7%
Province:

16.7%
Manufacturing
Total: 130
This town:

8.4%
Province:

7.2%
Male: 120
This town:

14.7%
Province:

9.8%
Retail trade
Total: 215
This town:

13.9%
Province:

10.7%
Male: 75
Here:

9.2%
Province:

8.6%
Female: 140
This town:

19.2%
Alberta:

13.2%
Finance and real estate
Total: 90
Here:

5.8%
Province:

5.1%
Male: 35
Here:

4.3%
Province:

3.9%
Female: 60
Here:

8.2%
Alberta:

6.4%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 105
Here:

6.8%
Province:

11.8%
Male: 100
Here:

12.3%
Alberta:

16.1%
Construction
Total: 80
This town:

5.2%
Province:

8.8%
Male: 75
This town:

9.2%
Alberta:

13.8%
Female: 10
Here:

1.4%
Province:

2.9%
Wholesale trade
Total: 30
This town:

1.9%
Alberta:

4.4%
Male: 20
This town:

2.5%
Province:

5.7%
Female: 10
Here:

1.4%
Province:

2.9%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 1,025
Here:

67.4%
Province:

58.1%
Male: 480
This town:

60.4%
Province:

52.0%
Female: 545
Here:

75.2%
Province:

65.2%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 60
This town:

3.9%
Province:

2.7%
Male: 35
Here:

4.4%
Alberta:

3.1%
Female: 25
This town:

3.4%
Alberta:

2.2%
Worked at home
Total: 105
Here:

6.9%
Province:

8.9%
Male: 35
This town:

4.4%
Alberta:

8.0%
Female: 65
Here:

9.0%
Alberta:

10.1%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 160
This town:

10.5%
Alberta:

13.7%
Male: 135
Here:

17.0%
Alberta:

20.1%
Female: 20
Here:

2.8%
Alberta:

6.0%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 165
This town:

10.9%
Alberta:

15.7%
Male: 100
This town:

12.6%
Province:

15.6%
Female: 60
This town:

8.3%
Province:

15.8%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 1,030
This town:

73.0%
Province:

74.3%
Male: 560
This town:

74.2%
Province:

78.2%
Female: 470
This town:

72.3%
Province:

69.7%
All other modes
Total: 10
This town:

0.7%
Alberta:

1.5%
Male: 10
Here:

1.3%
Alberta:

1.7%
Female: 10
This town:

1.5%
Alberta:

1.3%
Car as passenger
Total: 195
This town:

13.8%
Province:

7.9%
Male: 95
This town:

12.6%
Alberta:

6.6%
Female: 100
Here:

15.4%
Alberta:

9.5%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 170
This town:

12.1%
Alberta:

7.1%
Male: 95
Here:

12.6%
Alberta:

6.3%
Female: 80
Here:

12.3%
Alberta:

8.0%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 2,415
This town:

96.2%
Alberta:

92.6%
Male: 1,110
Here:

96.1%
Province:

90.5%
Female: 1,300
Here:

95.9%
Alberta:

94.6%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 2,400
Here:

95.6%
Province:

91.4%
Male: 1,110
This town:

96.1%
Province:

89.0%
Female: 1,290
This town:

95.2%
Province:

93.8%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 1,370
Here:

54.6%
Alberta:

38.4%
Male: 585
This town:

50.6%
Alberta:

34.4%
Female: 785
This town:

57.9%
Province:

42.4%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 925
This town:

36.9%
Province:

16.8%
Male: 335
This town:

29.0%
Alberta:

14.0%
Female: 595
This town:

43.9%
Province:

19.5%

Discuss Cardston - Town, Alberta, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry on our hugely popular Canada forum.



  1. All Cities
  2. Canada
  3. Alberta
  4. Cardston - Town
  5. Labour, occupation and industry


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.
City-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site. Use at your own risk.
Website © 2003-2024 Advameg, Inc.