Grande Prairie County No. 1 - County (municipality), Alberta, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 10,900
Here:

78.1%
Alberta:

70.9%
Male: 6,140
Here:

84.4%
Province:

77.0%
Female: 4,760
This county:

71.3%
Alberta:

64.7%
Unemployed
Total: 430
Here:

3.1%
Province:

3.2%
Male: 215
This county:

3.0%
Province:

3.3%
Female: 210
This county:

3.1%
Province:

3.0%
Not in the labour force
Total: 2,625
Here:

18.8%
Alberta:

26.0%
Male: 920
This county:

12.6%
Alberta:

19.7%
Female: 1,705
Here:

25.5%
Alberta:

32.3%
Participation rate
All persons
Here:

81.2%
Province:

74.0%
Male
Here:

87.4%
Alberta:

80.3%
Female
Here:

74.5%
Alberta:

67.7%
Unemployment rate
All persons
Here:

3.8%
Alberta:

4.3%
Male
This county:

3.4%
Alberta:

4.1%
Female
Here:

4.2%
Province:

4.4%

Labour force activity in Grande Prairie County No. 1

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 1,990
This county:

17.6%
Alberta:

22.7%
Male: 720
Here:

11.3%
Province:

16.9%
Female: 1,270
Here:

25.7%
Province:

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

1.2%
Alberta:

2.3%
Male: 20
This county:

0.3%
Alberta:

1.8%
Female: 110
Here:

2.2%
Province:

3.0%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 1,905
Here:

16.9%
Alberta:

17.7%
Male: 305
Here:

4.8%
Province:

8.3%
Female: 1,595
Here:

32.3%
Province:

28.7%
Management occupations
Total: 1,080
This county:

9.6%
Alberta:

9.7%
Male: 655
Here:

10.3%
Alberta:

11.6%
Female: 420
This county:

8.5%
Province:

7.5%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 300
This county:

2.7%
Province:

3.4%
Male: 235
This county:

3.7%
Alberta:

4.7%
Female: 65
Here:

1.3%
Alberta:

1.9%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 2,780
This county:

24.6%
Province:

18.2%
Male: 2,555
This county:

40.2%
Province:

31.0%
Female: 220
This county:

4.4%
Province:

3.0%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 425
Here:

3.8%
Province:

7.5%
Male: 325
Here:

5.1%
Province:

10.9%
Female: 100
Here:

2.0%
Province:

3.4%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 385
This county:

3.4%
Province:

7.1%
Male: 110
This county:

1.7%
Alberta:

4.2%
Female: 275
This county:

5.6%
Alberta:

10.5%
Health occupations
Total: 465
Here:

4.1%
Province:

5.4%
Male: 50
This county:

0.8%
Alberta:

1.8%
Female: 410
This county:

8.3%
Alberta:

9.5%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 1,830
This county:

16.2%
Alberta:

6.1%
Male: 1,365
This county:

21.5%
Alberta:

8.8%
Female: 470
This county:

9.5%
Province:

2.9%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 1,575
This county:

13.9%
Alberta:

18.4%
Male: 820
Here:

12.9%
Alberta:

20.4%
Female: 755
This county:

15.3%
Province:

16.0%
Educational services
Total: 460
Here:

4.1%
Province:

6.2%
Male: 120
Here:

1.9%
Province:

3.6%
Female: 340
Here:

6.9%
Province:

9.4%
Other services
Total: 1,690
Here:

15.0%
Alberta:

18.3%
Male: 790
This county:

12.4%
Province:

15.5%
Female: 900
This county:

18.2%
Alberta:

21.6%
Health care and social services
Total: 670
Here:

5.9%
Alberta:

9.1%
Male: 75
This county:

1.2%
Province:

2.6%
Female: 595
Here:

12.0%
Province:

16.7%
Manufacturing
Total: 570
This county:

5.0%
Province:

7.2%
Male: 440
This county:

6.9%
Alberta:

9.8%
Female: 130
This county:

2.6%
Alberta:

4.0%
Retail trade
Total: 1,110
This county:

9.8%
Alberta:

10.7%
Male: 420
This county:

6.6%
Alberta:

8.6%
Female: 690
Here:

14.0%
Province:

13.2%
Finance and real estate
Total: 470
Here:

4.2%
Province:

5.1%
Male: 190
Here:

3.0%
Alberta:

3.9%
Female: 280
This county:

5.7%
Alberta:

6.4%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 3,075
Here:

27.2%
Province:

11.8%
Male: 2,280
Here:

35.9%
Alberta:

16.1%
Female: 790
This county:

16.0%
Alberta:

6.8%
Construction
Total: 1,150
This county:

10.2%
Province:

8.8%
Male: 870
This county:

13.7%
Province:

13.8%
Female: 280
Here:

5.7%
Alberta:

2.9%
Wholesale trade
Total: 515
This county:

4.6%
Province:

4.4%
Male: 335
Here:

5.3%
Province:

5.7%
Female: 175
This county:

3.5%
Alberta:

2.9%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 955
Here:

8.8%
Alberta:

58.1%
Male: 545
This county:

8.9%
Alberta:

52.0%
Female: 405
Here:

8.5%
Province:

65.2%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 165
Here:

1.5%
Province:

2.7%
Male: 100
Here:

1.6%
Province:

3.1%
Female: 60
This county:

1.3%
Alberta:

2.2%
Worked at home
Total: 1,975
Here:

18.1%
Province:

8.9%
Male: 915
Here:

14.9%
Alberta:

8.0%
Female: 1,060
This county:

22.3%
Province:

10.1%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 2,085
Here:

19.1%
Province:

13.7%
Male: 1,700
Here:

27.7%
Alberta:

20.1%
Female: 385
This county:

8.1%
Alberta:

6.0%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 10
This county:

0.1%
Alberta:

0.4%
Male: 10
This county:

0.2%
Province:

0.5%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 5,675
This county:

52.1%
Alberta:

15.7%
Male: 2,840
This county:

46.3%
Province:

15.6%
Female: 2,835
This county:

59.6%
Alberta:

15.8%
Worked in different province
Total: 35
This county:

0.3%
Alberta:

0.6%
Male: 25
This county:

0.4%
Alberta:

0.7%
Female: 10
Here:

0.2%
Alberta:

0.5%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 7,955
This county:

89.2%
Alberta:

74.3%
Male: 4,670
This county:

89.5%
Province:

78.2%
Female: 3,280
Here:

88.6%
Alberta:

69.7%
All other modes
Total: 150
Here:

1.7%
Province:

1.5%
Male: 80
Here:

1.5%
Province:

1.7%
Female: 70
This county:

1.9%
Province:

1.3%
Car as passenger
Total: 680
This county:

7.6%
Alberta:

7.9%
Male: 380
Here:

7.3%
Alberta:

6.6%
Female: 295
This county:

8.0%
Alberta:

9.5%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 130
This county:

1.5%
Province:

7.1%
Male: 80
Here:

1.5%
Province:

6.3%
Female: 50
This county:

1.4%
Alberta:

8.0%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 13,150
This county:

94.2%
Alberta:

92.6%
Male: 6,650
Here:

91.4%
Alberta:

90.5%
Female: 6,500
Here:

97.3%
Province:

94.6%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 13,035
Here:

93.4%
Province:

91.4%
Male: 6,545
This county:

90.0%
Alberta:

89.0%
Female: 6,485
This county:

97.1%
Alberta:

93.8%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 6,185
Here:

44.3%
Province:

38.4%
Male: 2,800
Here:

38.5%
Alberta:

34.4%
Female: 3,385
This county:

50.7%
Province:

42.4%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 2,420
Here:

17.3%
Province:

16.8%
Male: 955
This county:

13.1%
Alberta:

14.0%
Female: 1,460
Here:

21.9%
Province:

19.5%

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