High Prairie - Town, Alberta, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 1,370
This town:

66.7%
Alberta:

70.9%
Male: 745
Here:

75.6%
Alberta:

77.0%
Female: 620
Here:

57.9%
Province:

64.7%
Unemployed
Total: 100
Here:

4.9%
Alberta:

3.2%
Male: 60
Here:

6.1%
Province:

3.3%
Female: 35
Here:

3.3%
Alberta:

3.0%
Not in the labour force
Total: 585
Here:

28.5%
Province:

26.0%
Male: 175
Here:

17.8%
Province:

19.7%
Female: 410
Here:

38.3%
Province:

32.3%
Participation rate
All persons
Here:

71.3%
Province:

74.0%
Male
This town:

81.7%
Province:

80.3%
Female
Here:

61.7%
Alberta:

67.7%
Unemployment rate
All persons
Here:

6.8%
Alberta:

4.3%
Male
Here:

7.5%
Province:

4.1%
Female
This town:

5.3%
Province:

4.4%

Labour force activity in High Prairie

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 390
This town:

26.9%
Province:

22.7%
Male: 105
Here:

13.3%
Province:

16.9%
Female: 285
Here:

43.2%
Province:

29.6%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 10
This town:

0.7%
Alberta:

2.3%
Male: 10
Here:

1.3%
Alberta:

1.8%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 180
This town:

12.4%
Province:

17.7%
Male: 30
Here:

3.8%
Province:

8.3%
Female: 155
This town:

23.5%
Alberta:

28.7%
Management occupations
Total: 150
Here:

10.3%
Alberta:

9.7%
Male: 90
Here:

11.4%
Province:

11.6%
Female: 50
This town:

7.6%
Alberta:

7.5%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 75
Here:

5.2%
Alberta:

3.4%
Male: 70
This town:

8.9%
Province:

4.7%
Female: 10
This town:

1.5%
Province:

1.9%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 335
This town:

23.1%
Province:

18.2%
Male: 325
Here:

41.1%
Province:

31.0%
Female: 15
Here:

2.3%
Alberta:

3.0%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 40
This town:

2.8%
Alberta:

7.5%
Male: 35
Here:

4.4%
Alberta:

10.9%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 135
This town:

9.3%
Province:

7.1%
Male: 60
This town:

7.6%
Alberta:

4.2%
Female: 80
Here:

12.1%
Alberta:

10.5%
Health occupations
Total: 70
Here:

4.8%
Alberta:

5.4%
Male: 10
Here:

1.3%
Province:

1.8%
Female: 55
Here:

8.3%
Alberta:

9.5%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 70
This town:

4.8%
Province:

6.1%
Male: 60
This town:

7.6%
Alberta:

8.8%
Female: 10
Here:

1.5%
Province:

2.9%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 100
Here:

6.9%
Alberta:

18.4%
Male: 95
Here:

12.0%
Alberta:

20.4%
Female: 10
Here:

1.5%
Alberta:

16.0%
Educational services
Total: 150
Here:

10.3%
Alberta:

6.2%
Male: 60
This town:

7.6%
Province:

3.6%
Female: 90
Here:

13.6%
Alberta:

9.4%
Other services
Total: 345
Here:

23.7%
Province:

18.3%
Male: 125
Here:

15.8%
Alberta:

15.5%
Female: 220
This town:

33.3%
Alberta:

21.6%
Health care and social services
Total: 155
Here:

10.7%
Province:

9.1%
Male: 35
This town:

4.4%
Province:

2.6%
Female: 120
Here:

18.2%
Province:

16.7%
Manufacturing
Total: 145
Here:

10.0%
Province:

7.2%
Male: 110
Here:

13.9%
Alberta:

9.8%
Female: 35
Here:

5.3%
Alberta:

4.0%
Retail trade
Total: 270
This town:

18.6%
Alberta:

10.7%
Male: 140
This town:

17.7%
Alberta:

8.6%
Female: 125
This town:

18.9%
Alberta:

13.2%
Finance and real estate
Total: 40
Here:

2.7%
Province:

5.1%
Male: 20
Here:

2.5%
Province:

3.9%
Female: 15
This town:

2.3%
Province:

6.4%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 115
This town:

7.9%
Alberta:

11.8%
Male: 95
This town:

12.0%
Alberta:

16.1%
Female: 20
This town:

3.0%
Alberta:

6.8%
Construction
Total: 95
Here:

6.5%
Province:

8.8%
Male: 70
This town:

8.9%
Province:

13.8%
Female: 20
Here:

3.0%
Alberta:

2.9%
Wholesale trade
Total: 40
This town:

2.7%
Province:

4.4%
Male: 40
Here:

5.1%
Province:

5.7%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 1,010
Here:

73.7%
Province:

58.1%
Male: 495
This town:

66.0%
Alberta:

52.0%
Female: 515
Here:

82.4%
Alberta:

65.2%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 85
This town:

6.2%
Province:

2.7%
Male: 45
Here:

6.0%
Alberta:

3.1%
Female: 45
This town:

7.2%
Alberta:

2.2%
Worked at home
Total: 60
This town:

4.4%
Province:

8.9%
Male: 35
This town:

4.7%
Alberta:

8.0%
Female: 25
This town:

4.0%
Province:

10.1%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 100
This town:

7.3%
Alberta:

13.7%
Male: 95
Here:

12.7%
Alberta:

20.1%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 105
Here:

7.7%
Province:

15.7%
Male: 75
This town:

10.0%
Province:

15.6%
Female: 30
This town:

4.8%
Alberta:

15.8%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 915
Here:

69.8%
Province:

74.3%
Male: 555
Here:

77.6%
Province:

78.2%
Female: 355
Here:

59.7%
Alberta:

69.7%
Car as passenger
Total: 130
Here:

9.9%
Alberta:

7.9%
Male: 75
This town:

10.5%
Province:

6.6%
Female: 50
This town:

8.4%
Province:

9.5%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 265
Here:

20.2%
Province:

7.1%
Male: 85
This town:

11.9%
Alberta:

6.3%
Female: 175
Here:

29.4%
Province:

8.0%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 1,875
This town:

91.2%
Alberta:

92.6%
Male: 900
This town:

91.4%
Alberta:

90.5%
Female: 975
Here:

91.1%
Alberta:

94.6%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 1,845
This town:

89.8%
Alberta:

91.4%
Male: 875
This town:

88.8%
Alberta:

89.0%
Female: 965
Here:

90.2%
Province:

93.8%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 880
This town:

42.8%
Alberta:

38.4%
Male: 375
Here:

38.1%
Alberta:

34.4%
Female: 500
Here:

46.7%
Province:

42.4%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 295
Here:

14.4%
Alberta:

16.8%
Male: 110
This town:

11.2%
Province:

14.0%
Female: 185
Here:

17.3%
Alberta:

19.5%

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