Labour force activity
UnemployedTotal: 320This town: | 5.1% |
Alberta: | 3.2% |
Male: 195This town: | 6.0% |
Alberta: | 3.3% |
Female: 130This town: | 4.3% |
Alberta: | 3.0% |
Participation rate
FemaleThis town: | 70.3% |
Alberta: | 67.7% |
Unemployment rate
MaleThis town: | 6.9% |
Alberta: | 4.1% |
Labour force activity in this town
Occupation
Sales and service occupations
Male: 290This town: | 10.4% |
Alberta: | 16.9% |
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sportTotal: 45This town: | 0.9% |
Province: | 2.3% |
Female: 45This town: | 2.1% |
Alberta: | 3.0% |
Business; finance and administration occupationsTotal: 730This town: | 14.9% |
Province: | 17.7% |
Management occupations
Female: 115This town: | 5.5% |
Province: | 7.5% |
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Male: 290This town: | 10.4% |
Province: | 4.7% |
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Female: 80This town: | 3.8% |
Alberta: | 3.0% |
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Female: 35This town: | 1.7% |
Province: | 3.4% |
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Male: 25This town: | 0.9% |
Province: | 4.2% |
Female: 175This town: | 8.3% |
Province: | 10.5% |
Occupations unique to primary industry
Industry
Business services
Female: 160This town: | 7.6% |
Province: | 16.0% |
Educational services
Male: 40This town: | 1.4% |
Province: | 3.6% |
Female: 195This town: | 9.2% |
Alberta: | 9.4% |
Health care and social services
Male: 10This town: | 0.4% |
Province: | 2.6% |
Manufacturing
Male: 260This town: | 9.3% |
Alberta: | 9.8% |
Female: 65This town: | 3.1% |
Province: | 4.0% |
Retail tradeTotal: 725This town: | 14.8% |
Province: | 10.7% |
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Male: 880This town: | 31.5% |
Province: | 16.1% |
Construction
Male: 375This town: | 13.4% |
Province: | 13.8% |
Female: 35This town: | 1.7% |
Province: | 2.9% |
Wholesale tradeTotal: 145This town: | 3.0% |
Alberta: | 4.4% |
Male: 105This town: | 3.8% |
Alberta: | 5.7% |
Place of work status
Worked in same census subdivision of residenceTotal: 3,120This town: | 67.5% |
Alberta: | 58.1% |
Male: 1,570This town: | 60.0% |
Alberta: | 52.0% |
Worked in same province of residenceTotal: 145This town: | 3.1% |
Province: | 2.7% |
Male: 90This town: | 3.4% |
Alberta: | 3.1% |
Worked at homeTotal: 270This town: | 5.8% |
Alberta: | 8.9% |
Female: 170This town: | 8.5% |
Province: | 10.1% |
No fixed workplace addressTotal: 920This town: | 19.9% |
Province: | 13.7% |
Female: 185This town: | 9.3% |
Alberta: | 6.0% |
Worked in same census division of residenceTotal: 160This town: | 3.5% |
Alberta: | 15.7% |
Male: 130This town: | 5.0% |
Province: | 15.6% |
Female: 25This town: | 1.3% |
Alberta: | 15.8% |
Worked in different provinceTotal: 10This town: | 0.2% |
Province: | 0.6% |
Mode of transportation to work
Car as driver
Male: 1,915This town: | 76.0% |
Province: | 78.2% |
All other modesTotal: 90This town: | 2.1% |
Alberta: | 1.5% |
Male: 55This town: | 2.2% |
Province: | 1.7% |
Public transitTotal: 65This town: | 1.5% |
Province: | 9.2% |
Car as passenger
Male: 280This town: | 11.1% |
Province: | 6.6% |
Walked or bicycledTotal: 475This town: | 10.9% |
Province: | 7.1% |
Male: 220This town: | 8.7% |
Province: | 6.3% |
Female: 255This town: | 13.9% |
Province: | 8.0% |
Mode of transportation to work
Unpaid work
Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Female: 2,935This town: | 96.9% |
Alberta: | 94.6% |
Population reporting hours of unpaid houseworkTotal: 5,750This town: | 91.7% |
Province: | 91.4% |
Male: 2,830This town: | 87.5% |
Alberta: | 89.0% |
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
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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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