Lethbridge - City, Alberta, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 39,880
Here:

65.4%
Alberta:

70.9%
Male: 20,865
This city:

71.3%
Province:

77.0%
Female: 19,015
Here:

59.9%
Province:

64.7%
Unemployed
Total: 1,845
Here:

3.0%
Alberta:

3.2%
Male: 960
This city:

3.3%
Province:

3.3%
Female: 885
This city:

2.8%
Alberta:

3.0%
Not in the labour force
Total: 19,295
This city:

31.6%
Alberta:

26.0%
Male: 7,455
This city:

25.5%
Alberta:

19.7%
Female: 11,835
This city:

37.3%
Province:

32.3%
Participation rate
All persons
Here:

68.4%
Province:

74.0%
Male
Here:

74.5%
Alberta:

80.3%
Female
This city:

62.7%
Province:

67.7%
Unemployment rate
All persons
This city:

4.4%
Province:

4.3%
Male
This city:

4.4%
Province:

4.1%
Female
This city:

4.4%
Alberta:

4.4%

Labour force activity in Lethbridge

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 11,095
Here:

26.8%
Province:

22.7%
Male: 4,520
Here:

20.8%
Province:

16.9%
Female: 6,570
This city:

33.3%
Alberta:

29.6%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 960
This city:

2.3%
Alberta:

2.3%
Male: 430
Here:

2.0%
Province:

1.8%
Female: 525
This city:

2.7%
Province:

3.0%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 6,925
This city:

16.7%
Alberta:

17.7%
Male: 1,935
Here:

8.9%
Alberta:

8.3%
Female: 4,990
This city:

25.3%
Province:

28.7%
Management occupations
Total: 3,705
This city:

8.9%
Province:

9.7%
Male: 2,380
This city:

11.0%
Province:

11.6%
Female: 1,325
Here:

6.7%
Alberta:

7.5%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 1,870
This city:

4.5%
Alberta:

3.4%
Male: 1,470
This city:

6.8%
Alberta:

4.7%
Female: 395
Here:

2.0%
Province:

1.9%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 6,785
Here:

16.4%
Province:

18.2%
Male: 6,425
This city:

29.6%
Province:

31.0%
Female: 360
This city:

1.8%
Province:

3.0%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 1,985
Here:

4.8%
Province:

7.5%
Male: 1,525
Here:

7.0%
Province:

10.9%
Female: 460
Here:

2.3%
Province:

3.4%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 3,665
Here:

8.8%
Province:

7.1%
Male: 1,235
This city:

5.7%
Alberta:

4.2%
Female: 2,430
Here:

12.3%
Province:

10.5%
Health occupations
Total: 3,080
This city:

7.4%
Alberta:

5.4%
Male: 655
Here:

3.0%
Alberta:

1.8%
Female: 2,420
Here:

12.3%
Alberta:

9.5%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 1,360
This city:

3.3%
Alberta:

6.1%
Male: 1,095
Here:

5.1%
Province:

8.8%
Female: 265
This city:

1.3%
Alberta:

2.9%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 6,155
This city:

14.9%
Province:

18.4%
Male: 3,730
Here:

17.2%
Alberta:

20.4%
Female: 2,425
Here:

12.3%
Province:

16.0%
Educational services
Total: 3,700
Here:

8.9%
Province:

6.2%
Male: 1,285
Here:

5.9%
Province:

3.6%
Female: 2,415
This city:

12.2%
Alberta:

9.4%
Other services
Total: 8,720
This city:

21.1%
Alberta:

18.3%
Male: 4,125
This city:

19.0%
Province:

15.5%
Female: 4,590
This city:

23.2%
Province:

21.6%
Health care and social services
Total: 5,510
Here:

13.3%
Alberta:

9.1%
Male: 915
Here:

4.2%
Alberta:

2.6%
Female: 4,595
This city:

23.3%
Province:

16.7%
Manufacturing
Total: 3,630
Here:

8.8%
Province:

7.2%
Male: 2,800
Here:

12.9%
Alberta:

9.8%
Female: 835
Here:

4.2%
Province:

4.0%
Retail trade
Total: 5,600
Here:

13.5%
Alberta:

10.7%
Male: 2,670
This city:

12.3%
Province:

8.6%
Female: 2,930
Here:

14.8%
Alberta:

13.2%
Finance and real estate
Total: 1,940
Here:

4.7%
Province:

5.1%
Male: 895
Here:

4.1%
Province:

3.9%
Female: 1,040
This city:

5.3%
Alberta:

6.4%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 1,710
This city:

4.1%
Alberta:

11.8%
Male: 1,445
This city:

6.7%
Province:

16.1%
Female: 265
Here:

1.3%
Province:

6.8%
Construction
Total: 3,050
This city:

7.4%
Province:

8.8%
Male: 2,710
This city:

12.5%
Alberta:

13.8%
Female: 335
This city:

1.7%
Province:

2.9%
Wholesale trade
Total: 1,410
Here:

3.4%
Province:

4.4%
Male: 1,100
This city:

5.1%
Alberta:

5.7%
Female: 310
Here:

1.6%
Alberta:

2.9%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 29,430
This city:

73.8%
Alberta:

58.1%
Male: 13,965
This city:

66.9%
Alberta:

52.0%
Female: 15,465
Here:

81.4%
Alberta:

65.2%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 915
This city:

2.3%
Province:

2.7%
Male: 520
Here:

2.5%
Province:

3.1%
Female: 400
Here:

2.1%
Province:

2.2%
Worked at home
Total: 2,010
Here:

5.0%
Alberta:

8.9%
Male: 805
This city:

3.9%
Province:

8.0%
Female: 1,200
Here:

6.3%
Province:

10.1%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 4,630
This city:

11.6%
Province:

13.7%
Male: 3,625
Here:

17.4%
Province:

20.1%
Female: 1,005
Here:

5.3%
Alberta:

6.0%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 155
Here:

0.4%
Alberta:

0.4%
Male: 140
This city:

0.7%
Alberta:

0.5%
Female: 15
Here:

0.1%
Alberta:

0.2%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 2,450
This city:

6.1%
Province:

15.7%
Male: 1,620
This city:

7.8%
Province:

15.6%
Female: 830
Here:

4.4%
Alberta:

15.8%
Worked in different province
Total: 285
This city:

0.7%
Alberta:

0.6%
Male: 190
This city:

0.9%
Alberta:

0.7%
Female: 90
Here:

0.5%
Alberta:

0.5%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 30,595
This city:

81.1%
Province:

74.3%
Male: 16,600
This city:

83.4%
Alberta:

78.2%
Female: 14,000
This city:

78.7%
Alberta:

69.7%
All other modes
Total: 445
Here:

1.2%
Alberta:

1.5%
Male: 230
This city:

1.2%
Province:

1.7%
Female: 215
Here:

1.2%
Alberta:

1.3%
Public transit
Total: 990
Here:

2.6%
Alberta:

9.2%
Male: 380
This city:

1.9%
Alberta:

7.3%
Female: 605
Here:

3.4%
Alberta:

11.5%
Car as passenger
Total: 3,020
This city:

8.0%
Alberta:

7.9%
Male: 1,420
This city:

7.1%
Province:

6.6%
Female: 1,605
Here:

9.0%
Province:

9.5%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 2,660
Here:

7.1%
Province:

7.1%
Male: 1,285
Here:

6.5%
Province:

6.3%
Female: 1,370
This city:

7.7%
Province:

8.0%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 56,825
This city:

93.1%
Alberta:

92.6%
Male: 26,750
Here:

91.4%
Alberta:

90.5%
Female: 30,075
This city:

94.8%
Alberta:

94.6%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 56,380
Here:

92.4%
Province:

91.4%
Male: 26,480
This city:

90.4%
Alberta:

89.0%
Female: 29,900
Here:

94.2%
Province:

93.8%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 21,345
Here:

35.0%
Province:

38.4%
Male: 9,145
Here:

31.2%
Province:

34.4%
Female: 12,200
Here:

38.4%
Province:

42.4%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 11,995
Here:

19.7%
Alberta:

16.8%
Male: 4,860
This city:

16.6%
Province:

14.0%
Female: 7,135
Here:

22.5%
Alberta:

19.5%

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