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



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 409,835
Here:

68.4%
Alberta:

70.9%
Male: 217,350
Here:

73.9%
Alberta:

77.0%
Female: 192,485
This city:

63.2%
Province:

64.7%
Unemployed
Total: 21,145
Here:

3.5%
Province:

3.2%
Male: 11,310
Here:

3.8%
Alberta:

3.3%
Female: 9,835
Here:

3.2%
Province:

3.0%
Not in the labour force
Total: 167,925
Here:

28.0%
Alberta:

26.0%
Male: 65,630
This city:

22.3%
Province:

19.7%
Female: 102,295
Here:

33.6%
Alberta:

32.3%
Participation rate
All persons
Here:

72.0%
Province:

74.0%
Male
Here:

77.7%
Province:

80.3%
Female
This city:

66.4%
Alberta:

67.7%
Unemployment rate
All persons
This city:

4.9%
Alberta:

4.3%
Male
This city:

4.9%
Province:

4.1%
Female
Here:

4.9%
Province:

4.4%

Labour force activity in this city

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 103,345
This city:

24.2%
Province:

22.7%
Male: 43,915
This city:

19.4%
Alberta:

16.9%
Female: 59,430
This city:

29.7%
Province:

29.6%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 11,905
Here:

2.8%
Province:

2.3%
Male: 5,230
This city:

2.3%
Alberta:

1.8%
Female: 6,680
Here:

3.3%
Alberta:

3.0%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 80,175
Here:

18.8%
Province:

17.7%
Male: 22,155
This city:

9.8%
Alberta:

8.3%
Female: 58,025
This city:

29.0%
Alberta:

28.7%
Management occupations
Total: 38,365
Here:

9.0%
Province:

9.7%
Male: 24,290
Here:

10.7%
Province:

11.6%
Female: 14,075
Here:

7.0%
Province:

7.5%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 13,975
Here:

3.3%
Province:

3.4%
Male: 9,970
This city:

4.4%
Alberta:

4.7%
Female: 4,010
This city:

2.0%
Province:

1.9%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 75,810
This city:

17.7%
Alberta:

18.2%
Male: 70,345
Here:

31.0%
Alberta:

31.0%
Female: 5,460
This city:

2.7%
Alberta:

3.0%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 32,300
This city:

7.6%
Province:

7.5%
Male: 25,460
This city:

11.2%
Alberta:

10.9%
Female: 6,835
This city:

3.4%
Province:

3.4%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 36,465
Here:

8.5%
Alberta:

7.1%
Male: 12,950
Here:

5.7%
Alberta:

4.2%
Female: 23,515
Here:

11.7%
Alberta:

10.5%
Health occupations
Total: 26,970
Here:

6.3%
Province:

5.4%
Male: 5,715
This city:

2.5%
Alberta:

1.8%
Female: 21,255
This city:

10.6%
Province:

9.5%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 7,845
Here:

1.8%
Province:

6.1%
Male: 6,780
Here:

3.0%
Alberta:

8.8%
Female: 1,055
Here:

0.5%
Province:

2.9%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 79,815
Here:

18.7%
Province:

18.4%
Male: 48,355
Here:

21.3%
Province:

20.4%
Female: 31,460
Here:

15.7%
Province:

16.0%
Educational services
Total: 30,560
This city:

7.2%
Alberta:

6.2%
Male: 11,165
Here:

4.9%
Province:

3.6%
Female: 19,390
Here:

9.7%
Alberta:

9.4%
Other services
Total: 89,645
Here:

21.0%
Alberta:

18.3%
Male: 40,590
Here:

17.9%
Province:

15.5%
Female: 49,055
Here:

24.5%
Alberta:

21.6%
Health care and social services
Total: 44,365
This city:

10.4%
Province:

9.1%
Male: 8,225
This city:

3.6%
Province:

2.6%
Female: 36,135
This city:

18.0%
Alberta:

16.7%
Manufacturing
Total: 35,280
This city:

8.3%
Alberta:

7.2%
Male: 26,450
This city:

11.7%
Alberta:

9.8%
Female: 8,830
Here:

4.4%
Province:

4.0%
Retail trade
Total: 49,050
This city:

11.5%
Alberta:

10.7%
Male: 22,125
This city:

9.8%
Province:

8.6%
Female: 26,925
Here:

13.4%
Province:

13.2%
Finance and real estate
Total: 23,210
This city:

5.4%
Alberta:

5.1%
Male: 9,380
Here:

4.1%
Alberta:

3.9%
Female: 13,825
This city:

6.9%
Alberta:

6.4%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 16,075
Here:

3.8%
Province:

11.8%
Male: 12,745
This city:

5.6%
Alberta:

16.1%
Female: 3,330
Here:

1.7%
Province:

6.8%
Construction
Total: 37,055
Here:

8.7%
Province:

8.8%
Male: 32,130
Here:

14.2%
Province:

13.8%
Female: 4,920
Here:

2.5%
Province:

2.9%
Wholesale trade
Total: 22,095
Here:

5.2%
Alberta:

4.4%
Male: 15,640
This city:

6.9%
Province:

5.7%
Female: 6,465
Here:

3.2%
Alberta:

2.9%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 304,395
Here:

74.3%
Alberta:

58.1%
Male: 145,670
This city:

67.0%
Alberta:

52.0%
Female: 158,725
This city:

82.5%
Alberta:

65.2%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 5,155
Here:

1.3%
Province:

2.7%
Male: 3,750
Here:

1.7%
Province:

3.1%
Female: 1,405
Here:

0.7%
Alberta:

2.2%
Worked at home
Total: 19,865
This city:

4.8%
Alberta:

8.9%
Male: 8,805
Here:

4.1%
Alberta:

8.0%
Female: 11,060
This city:

5.7%
Alberta:

10.1%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 49,650
Here:

12.1%
Alberta:

13.7%
Male: 38,620
This city:

17.8%
Alberta:

20.1%
Female: 11,030
Here:

5.7%
Province:

6.0%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 1,485
Here:

0.4%
Alberta:

0.4%
Male: 1,110
Here:

0.5%
Alberta:

0.5%
Female: 375
This city:

0.2%
Province:

0.2%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 27,630
This city:

6.7%
Alberta:

15.7%
Male: 18,420
Here:

8.5%
Province:

15.6%
Female: 9,210
Here:

4.8%
Alberta:

15.8%
Worked in different province
Total: 1,650
Here:

0.4%
Alberta:

0.6%
Male: 965
This city:

0.4%
Alberta:

0.7%
Female: 690
This city:

0.4%
Alberta:

0.5%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 275,540
This city:

70.9%
Province:

74.3%
Male: 159,070
This city:

76.7%
Province:

78.2%
Female: 116,470
This city:

64.3%
Alberta:

69.7%
All other modes
Total: 4,570
Here:

1.2%
Alberta:

1.5%
Male: 2,780
Here:

1.3%
Alberta:

1.7%
Female: 1,790
Here:

1.0%
Province:

1.3%
Public transit
Total: 49,405
Here:

12.7%
Alberta:

9.2%
Male: 19,205
This city:

9.3%
Province:

7.3%
Female: 30,200
This city:

16.7%
Province:

11.5%
Car as passenger
Total: 31,315
This city:

8.1%
Province:

7.9%
Male: 13,165
Here:

6.3%
Province:

6.6%
Female: 18,150
This city:

10.0%
Alberta:

9.5%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 27,650
Here:

7.1%
Alberta:

7.1%
Male: 13,210
This city:

6.4%
Province:

6.3%
Female: 14,440
This city:

8.0%
Alberta:

8.0%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 549,470
This city:

91.7%
Province:

92.6%
Male: 263,825
Here:

89.6%
Alberta:

90.5%
Female: 285,645
This city:

93.8%
Province:

94.6%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 543,000
This city:

90.7%
Province:

91.4%
Male: 259,780
This city:

88.3%
Province:

89.0%
Female: 283,220
This city:

93.0%
Alberta:

93.8%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 209,975
Here:

35.1%
Province:

38.4%
Male: 91,730
Here:

31.2%
Alberta:

34.4%
Female: 118,245
This city:

38.8%
Alberta:

42.4%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 101,685
This city:

17.0%
Province:

16.8%
Male: 42,150
This city:

14.3%
Province:

14.0%
Female: 59,530
Here:

19.5%
Alberta:

19.5%

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