Fort Saskatchewan - City, Alberta, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 8,325
This city:

70.6%
Province:

70.9%
Male: 4,525
This city:

77.0%
Province:

77.0%
Female: 3,800
This city:

64.2%
Province:

64.7%
Unemployed
Total: 400
This city:

3.4%
Province:

3.2%
Male: 250
This city:

4.3%
Province:

3.3%
Female: 150
This city:

2.5%
Alberta:

3.0%
Not in the labour force
Total: 3,070
This city:

26.0%
Province:

26.0%
Male: 1,105
This city:

18.8%
Province:

19.7%
Female: 1,965
This city:

33.2%
Alberta:

32.3%
Participation rate
All persons
This city:

73.9%
Alberta:

74.0%
Male
This city:

81.2%
Province:

80.3%
Female
This city:

66.8%
Alberta:

67.7%
Unemployment rate
All persons
Here:

4.6%
Province:

4.3%
Male
Here:

5.2%
Province:

4.1%
Female
Here:

3.8%
Province:

4.4%

Labour force activity in Fort Saskatchewan

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 1,840
Here:

21.2%
Province:

22.7%
Male: 755
This city:

15.9%
Alberta:

16.9%
Female: 1,085
Here:

27.7%
Province:

29.6%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 135
This city:

1.6%
Province:

2.3%
Male: 45
This city:

0.9%
Alberta:

1.8%
Female: 90
This city:

2.3%
Alberta:

3.0%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 1,575
This city:

18.2%
Alberta:

17.7%
Male: 320
This city:

6.7%
Alberta:

8.3%
Female: 1,255
Here:

32.0%
Province:

28.7%
Management occupations
Total: 600
Here:

6.9%
Province:

9.7%
Male: 335
This city:

7.0%
Alberta:

11.6%
Female: 265
Here:

6.8%
Province:

7.5%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 500
Here:

5.8%
Alberta:

3.4%
Male: 415
Here:

8.7%
Province:

4.7%
Female: 85
Here:

2.2%
Province:

1.9%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 2,130
This city:

24.6%
Alberta:

18.2%
Male: 1,960
This city:

41.2%
Province:

31.0%
Female: 170
This city:

4.3%
Province:

3.0%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 540
Here:

6.2%
Province:

7.5%
Male: 445
Here:

9.4%
Alberta:

10.9%
Female: 90
This city:

2.3%
Alberta:

3.4%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 475
This city:

5.5%
Province:

7.1%
Male: 125
Here:

2.6%
Alberta:

4.2%
Female: 350
This city:

8.9%
Alberta:

10.5%
Health occupations
Total: 525
This city:

6.1%
Province:

5.4%
Male: 85
This city:

1.8%
Province:

1.8%
Female: 445
This city:

11.4%
Alberta:

9.5%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 345
This city:

4.0%
Province:

6.1%
Male: 260
Here:

5.5%
Province:

8.8%
Female: 85
This city:

2.2%
Alberta:

2.9%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 1,145
Here:

13.2%
Province:

18.4%
Male: 650
Here:

13.7%
Province:

20.4%
Female: 495
This city:

12.6%
Province:

16.0%
Educational services
Total: 465
This city:

5.4%
Province:

6.2%
Male: 60
Here:

1.3%
Alberta:

3.6%
Female: 405
Here:

10.3%
Alberta:

9.4%
Other services
Total: 1,435
Here:

16.5%
Province:

18.3%
Male: 740
Here:

15.6%
Alberta:

15.5%
Female: 690
This city:

17.6%
Province:

21.6%
Health care and social services
Total: 820
This city:

9.5%
Alberta:

9.1%
Male: 70
This city:

1.5%
Province:

2.6%
Female: 745
This city:

19.0%
Province:

16.7%
Manufacturing
Total: 1,460
Here:

16.8%
Alberta:

7.2%
Male: 1,090
Here:

22.9%
Province:

9.8%
Female: 370
This city:

9.4%
Alberta:

4.0%
Retail trade
Total: 1,035
Here:

11.9%
Alberta:

10.7%
Male: 425
Here:

8.9%
Province:

8.6%
Female: 610
Here:

15.6%
Province:

13.2%
Finance and real estate
Total: 440
Here:

5.1%
Alberta:

5.1%
Male: 165
Here:

3.5%
Province:

3.9%
Female: 275
Here:

7.0%
Alberta:

6.4%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 675
Here:

7.8%
Alberta:

11.8%
Male: 545
Here:

11.5%
Alberta:

16.1%
Female: 130
This city:

3.3%
Alberta:

6.8%
Construction
Total: 920
Here:

10.6%
Alberta:

8.8%
Male: 810
This city:

17.1%
Alberta:

13.8%
Female: 115
Here:

2.9%
Province:

2.9%
Wholesale trade
Total: 265
This city:

3.1%
Province:

4.4%
Male: 190
This city:

4.0%
Province:

5.7%
Female: 75
This city:

1.9%
Province:

2.9%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 3,180
Here:

38.2%
Province:

58.1%
Male: 1,445
This city:

31.9%
Province:

52.0%
Female: 1,735
Here:

45.7%
Province:

65.2%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 285
Here:

3.4%
Province:

2.7%
Male: 160
Here:

3.5%
Alberta:

3.1%
Female: 125
This city:

3.3%
Alberta:

2.2%
Worked at home
Total: 340
This city:

4.1%
Province:

8.9%
Male: 135
This city:

3.0%
Province:

8.0%
Female: 205
This city:

5.4%
Alberta:

10.1%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 905
Here:

10.9%
Province:

13.7%
Male: 745
This city:

16.5%
Province:

20.1%
Female: 155
This city:

4.1%
Province:

6.0%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 45
Here:

0.5%
Province:

0.4%
Male: 35
Here:

0.8%
Province:

0.5%
Female: 10
This city:

0.3%
Province:

0.2%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 3,560
Here:

42.8%
Alberta:

15.7%
Male: 1,995
This city:

44.1%
Province:

15.6%
Female: 1,565
This city:

41.2%
Province:

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

0.1%
Alberta:

0.6%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 6,685
Here:

84.1%
Province:

74.3%
Male: 3,805
Here:

87.3%
Province:

78.2%
Female: 2,875
This city:

80.2%
Province:

69.7%
All other modes
Total: 115
Here:

1.4%
Province:

1.5%
Male: 70
This city:

1.6%
Province:

1.7%
Female: 45
This city:

1.3%
Province:

1.3%
Public transit
Total: 100
Here:

1.3%
Province:

9.2%
Male: 25
This city:

0.6%
Province:

7.3%
Female: 75
This city:

2.1%
Province:

11.5%
Car as passenger
Total: 605
This city:

7.6%
Province:

7.9%
Male: 310
Here:

7.1%
Alberta:

6.6%
Female: 300
This city:

8.4%
Alberta:

9.5%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 440
This city:

5.5%
Alberta:

7.1%
Male: 150
This city:

3.4%
Province:

6.3%
Female: 290
This city:

8.1%
Province:

8.0%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 11,010
This city:

93.3%
Alberta:

92.6%
Male: 5,375
Here:

91.4%
Alberta:

90.5%
Female: 5,635
This city:

95.2%
Province:

94.6%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 10,930
This city:

92.6%
Alberta:

91.4%
Male: 5,335
This city:

90.7%
Province:

89.0%
Female: 5,600
This city:

94.6%
Alberta:

93.8%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 4,890
This city:

41.4%
Province:

38.4%
Male: 2,125
This city:

36.1%
Alberta:

34.4%
Female: 2,760
This city:

46.6%
Alberta:

42.4%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 2,025
Here:

17.2%
Province:

16.8%
Male: 855
Here:

14.5%
Province:

14.0%
Female: 1,170
Here:

19.8%
Alberta:

19.5%

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