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



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 5,585
Here:

65.2%
Province:

70.9%
Male: 2,950
Here:

70.8%
Province:

77.0%
Female: 2,630
Here:

59.8%
Province:

64.7%
Unemployed
Total: 150
This town:

1.8%
Alberta:

3.2%
Male: 80
Here:

1.9%
Alberta:

3.3%
Female: 70
Here:

1.6%
Alberta:

3.0%
Not in the labour force
Total: 2,835
Here:

33.1%
Province:

26.0%
Male: 1,135
This town:

27.3%
Alberta:

19.7%
Female: 1,700
This town:

38.6%
Alberta:

32.3%
Participation rate
All persons
This town:

67.0%
Alberta:

74.0%
Male
This town:

72.9%
Alberta:

80.3%
Female
This town:

61.5%
Province:

67.7%
Unemployment rate
All persons
Here:

2.6%
Province:

4.3%
Male
This town:

2.6%
Province:

4.1%
Female
This town:

2.6%
Province:

4.4%

Labour force activity in High River

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 1,345
Here:

23.5%
Province:

22.7%
Male: 490
Here:

16.2%
Alberta:

16.9%
Female: 855
This town:

31.7%
Alberta:

29.6%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 105
Here:

1.8%
Province:

2.3%
Male: 55
Here:

1.8%
Province:

1.8%
Female: 55
Here:

2.0%
Alberta:

3.0%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 945
This town:

16.5%
Alberta:

17.7%
Male: 205
This town:

6.8%
Province:

8.3%
Female: 740
Here:

27.5%
Alberta:

28.7%
Management occupations
Total: 555
Here:

9.7%
Alberta:

9.7%
Male: 380
This town:

12.5%
Alberta:

11.6%
Female: 175
Here:

6.5%
Province:

7.5%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 390
This town:

6.8%
Province:

3.4%
Male: 260
Here:

8.6%
Alberta:

4.7%
Female: 130
This town:

4.8%
Province:

1.9%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 1,155
This town:

20.2%
Alberta:

18.2%
Male: 1,040
Here:

34.3%
Alberta:

31.0%
Female: 110
This town:

4.1%
Province:

3.0%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 230
Here:

4.0%
Province:

7.5%
Male: 190
This town:

6.3%
Province:

10.9%
Female: 40
This town:

1.5%
Alberta:

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

6.7%
Province:

7.1%
Male: 120
Here:

4.0%
Alberta:

4.2%
Female: 260
Here:

9.6%
Alberta:

10.5%
Health occupations
Total: 340
This town:

5.9%
Province:

5.4%
Male: 70
This town:

2.3%
Alberta:

1.8%
Female: 275
This town:

10.2%
Alberta:

9.5%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 260
This town:

4.5%
Alberta:

6.1%
Male: 220
This town:

7.3%
Province:

8.8%
Female: 45
Here:

1.7%
Alberta:

2.9%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 945
This town:

16.5%
Alberta:

18.4%
Male: 545
Here:

18.0%
Alberta:

20.4%
Female: 400
This town:

14.8%
Alberta:

16.0%
Educational services
Total: 330
Here:

5.8%
Province:

6.2%
Male: 110
Here:

3.6%
Province:

3.6%
Female: 220
This town:

8.2%
Alberta:

9.4%
Other services
Total: 1,145
Here:

20.0%
Alberta:

18.3%
Male: 530
Here:

17.5%
Alberta:

15.5%
Female: 615
Here:

22.8%
Alberta:

21.6%
Health care and social services
Total: 590
Here:

10.3%
Province:

9.1%
Male: 90
Here:

3.0%
Alberta:

2.6%
Female: 500
This town:

18.6%
Alberta:

16.7%
Manufacturing
Total: 515
This town:

9.0%
Province:

7.2%
Male: 350
Here:

11.6%
Alberta:

9.8%
Female: 165
This town:

6.1%
Province:

4.0%
Retail trade
Total: 665
Here:

11.6%
Province:

10.7%
Male: 280
Here:

9.2%
Alberta:

8.6%
Female: 390
Here:

14.5%
Province:

13.2%
Finance and real estate
Total: 245
This town:

4.3%
Alberta:

5.1%
Male: 90
This town:

3.0%
Alberta:

3.9%
Female: 160
Here:

5.9%
Province:

6.4%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 445
This town:

7.8%
Alberta:

11.8%
Male: 330
This town:

10.9%
Province:

16.1%
Female: 115
This town:

4.3%
Alberta:

6.8%
Construction
Total: 585
This town:

10.2%
Province:

8.8%
Male: 525
Here:

17.3%
Province:

13.8%
Female: 60
Here:

2.2%
Alberta:

2.9%
Wholesale trade
Total: 245
Here:

4.3%
Alberta:

4.4%
Male: 170
Here:

5.6%
Alberta:

5.7%
Female: 70
This town:

2.6%
Province:

2.9%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 2,680
Here:

48.0%
Province:

58.1%
Male: 1,085
Here:

36.8%
Alberta:

52.0%
Female: 1,595
This town:

60.5%
Alberta:

65.2%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 140
Here:

2.5%
Alberta:

2.7%
Male: 90
This town:

3.1%
Alberta:

3.1%
Female: 55
Here:

2.1%
Alberta:

2.2%
Worked at home
Total: 415
Here:

7.4%
Province:

8.9%
Male: 140
This town:

4.7%
Province:

8.0%
Female: 270
This town:

10.2%
Alberta:

10.1%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 1,025
Here:

18.4%
Province:

13.7%
Male: 830
This town:

28.1%
Alberta:

20.1%
Female: 195
Here:

7.4%
Province:

6.0%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 30
Here:

0.5%
Province:

0.4%
Male: 30
Here:

1.0%
Alberta:

0.5%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 1,280
This town:

22.9%
Alberta:

15.7%
Male: 765
Here:

25.9%
Province:

15.6%
Female: 515
Here:

19.5%
Province:

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

0.2%
Alberta:

0.6%
Male: 10
This town:

0.3%
Province:

0.7%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 4,050
Here:

78.9%
Alberta:

74.3%
Male: 2,340
Here:

84.3%
Alberta:

78.2%
Female: 1,710
This town:

72.5%
Province:

69.7%
All other modes
Total: 60
This town:

1.2%
Province:

1.5%
Male: 25
This town:

0.9%
Alberta:

1.7%
Female: 35
Here:

1.5%
Province:

1.3%
Public transit
Total: 70
Here:

1.4%
Province:

9.2%
Male: 40
This town:

1.4%
Alberta:

7.3%
Female: 30
Here:

1.3%
Alberta:

11.5%
Car as passenger
Total: 480
Here:

9.3%
Alberta:

7.9%
Male: 190
This town:

6.8%
Alberta:

6.6%
Female: 290
This town:

12.3%
Alberta:

9.5%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 475
Here:

9.3%
Province:

7.1%
Male: 190
This town:

6.8%
Province:

6.3%
Female: 285
Here:

12.1%
Alberta:

8.0%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 7,915
Here:

92.4%
Alberta:

92.6%
Male: 3,785
Here:

90.9%
Province:

90.5%
Female: 4,130
Here:

93.9%
Alberta:

94.6%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 7,835
This town:

91.5%
Alberta:

91.4%
Male: 3,715
Here:

89.2%
Alberta:

89.0%
Female: 4,115
Here:

93.5%
Alberta:

93.8%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 3,085
Here:

36.0%
Alberta:

38.4%
Male: 1,360
Here:

32.7%
Alberta:

34.4%
Female: 1,730
This town:

39.3%
Alberta:

42.4%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 1,380
Here:

16.1%
Province:

16.8%
Male: 540
This town:

13.0%
Province:

14.0%
Female: 840
This town:

19.1%
Province:

19.5%

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