Medicine Hat - City, Alberta, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 31,055
This city:

67.6%
Province:

70.9%
Male: 16,855
This city:

74.7%
Alberta:

77.0%
Female: 14,200
Here:

60.7%
Alberta:

64.7%
Unemployed
Total: 1,305
This city:

2.8%
Province:

3.2%
Male: 655
Here:

2.9%
Alberta:

3.3%
Female: 645
Here:

2.8%
Province:

3.0%
Not in the labour force
Total: 13,600
This city:

29.6%
Alberta:

26.0%
Male: 5,045
This city:

22.4%
Alberta:

19.7%
Female: 8,555
Here:

36.6%
Alberta:

32.3%
Participation rate
All persons
Here:

70.4%
Province:

74.0%
Male
This city:

77.6%
Alberta:

80.3%
Female
This city:

63.4%
Alberta:

67.7%
Unemployment rate
All persons
This city:

4.0%
Province:

4.3%
Male
Here:

3.7%
Province:

4.1%
Female
This city:

4.3%
Alberta:

4.4%

Labour force activity in this city

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 8,350
This city:

26.0%
Province:

22.7%
Male: 3,050
This city:

17.5%
Alberta:

16.9%
Female: 5,300
Here:

36.0%
Province:

29.6%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 560
This city:

1.7%
Alberta:

2.3%
Male: 230
Here:

1.3%
Alberta:

1.8%
Female: 330
This city:

2.2%
Province:

3.0%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 4,580
Here:

14.2%
Alberta:

17.7%
Male: 1,120
Here:

6.4%
Alberta:

8.3%
Female: 3,460
This city:

23.5%
Province:

28.7%
Management occupations
Total: 2,745
This city:

8.5%
Province:

9.7%
Male: 1,790
This city:

10.3%
Province:

11.6%
Female: 955
Here:

6.5%
Alberta:

7.5%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 1,425
This city:

4.4%
Alberta:

3.4%
Male: 1,175
Here:

6.7%
Alberta:

4.7%
Female: 245
This city:

1.7%
Alberta:

1.9%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 6,680
This city:

20.8%
Alberta:

18.2%
Male: 6,090
Here:

34.9%
Province:

31.0%
Female: 590
This city:

4.0%
Alberta:

3.0%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 1,410
This city:

4.4%
Province:

7.5%
Male: 1,200
Here:

6.9%
Province:

10.9%
Female: 210
This city:

1.4%
Alberta:

3.4%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 2,070
This city:

6.4%
Alberta:

7.1%
Male: 550
Here:

3.2%
Alberta:

4.2%
Female: 1,515
Here:

10.3%
Province:

10.5%
Health occupations
Total: 2,025
Here:

6.3%
Province:

5.4%
Male: 290
This city:

1.7%
Alberta:

1.8%
Female: 1,730
This city:

11.7%
Province:

9.5%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 2,310
This city:

7.2%
Alberta:

6.1%
Male: 1,930
This city:

11.1%
Alberta:

8.8%
Female: 380
This city:

2.6%
Alberta:

2.9%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 4,295
This city:

13.4%
Province:

18.4%
Male: 2,540
Here:

14.6%
Alberta:

20.4%
Female: 1,760
Here:

12.0%
Province:

16.0%
Educational services
Total: 1,805
Here:

5.6%
Province:

6.2%
Male: 500
This city:

2.9%
Alberta:

3.6%
Female: 1,305
Here:

8.9%
Province:

9.4%
Other services
Total: 6,775
Here:

21.1%
Province:

18.3%
Male: 3,265
This city:

18.7%
Province:

15.5%
Female: 3,510
This city:

23.8%
Alberta:

21.6%
Health care and social services
Total: 3,455
This city:

10.7%
Province:

9.1%
Male: 440
Here:

2.5%
Province:

2.6%
Female: 3,015
This city:

20.5%
Province:

16.7%
Manufacturing
Total: 2,050
Here:

6.4%
Province:

7.2%
Male: 1,595
This city:

9.2%
Province:

9.8%
Female: 455
This city:

3.1%
Province:

4.0%
Retail trade
Total: 4,210
Here:

13.1%
Province:

10.7%
Male: 1,730
This city:

9.9%
Province:

8.6%
Female: 2,480
Here:

16.8%
Province:

13.2%
Finance and real estate
Total: 1,245
Here:

3.9%
Alberta:

5.1%
Male: 460
Here:

2.6%
Alberta:

3.9%
Female: 790
This city:

5.4%
Alberta:

6.4%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 4,080
This city:

12.7%
Alberta:

11.8%
Male: 3,470
Here:

19.9%
Alberta:

16.1%
Female: 610
Here:

4.1%
Alberta:

6.8%
Construction
Total: 3,195
Here:

9.9%
Alberta:

8.8%
Male: 2,660
Here:

15.3%
Alberta:

13.8%
Female: 540
This city:

3.7%
Province:

2.9%
Wholesale trade
Total: 1,040
Here:

3.2%
Province:

4.4%
Male: 775
This city:

4.4%
Province:

5.7%
Female: 260
Here:

1.8%
Alberta:

2.9%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 20,830
This city:

67.1%
Province:

58.1%
Male: 9,485
This city:

56.3%
Alberta:

52.0%
Female: 11,355
This city:

80.0%
Province:

65.2%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 640
This city:

2.1%
Province:

2.7%
Male: 495
This city:

2.9%
Province:

3.1%
Female: 140
Here:

1.0%
Alberta:

2.2%
Worked at home
Total: 1,540
Here:

5.0%
Alberta:

8.9%
Male: 535
Here:

3.2%
Province:

8.0%
Female: 1,005
Here:

7.1%
Alberta:

10.1%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 5,080
This city:

16.4%
Alberta:

13.7%
Male: 4,270
Here:

25.3%
Alberta:

20.1%
Female: 810
Here:

5.7%
Alberta:

6.0%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 40
Here:

0.1%
Alberta:

0.4%
Male: 30
Here:

0.2%
Alberta:

0.5%
Female: 10
This city:

0.1%
Alberta:

0.2%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 2,655
Here:

8.5%
Alberta:

15.7%
Male: 1,835
This city:

10.9%
Alberta:

15.6%
Female: 820
Here:

5.8%
Alberta:

15.8%
Worked in different province
Total: 265
Here:

0.9%
Province:

0.6%
Male: 205
This city:

1.2%
Alberta:

0.7%
Female: 65
This city:

0.5%
Alberta:

0.5%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 24,565
This city:

83.3%
Province:

74.3%
Male: 13,865
This city:

85.1%
Alberta:

78.2%
Female: 10,705
Here:

81.2%
Province:

69.7%
All other modes
Total: 520
This city:

1.8%
Province:

1.5%
Male: 325
Here:

2.0%
Province:

1.7%
Female: 195
Here:

1.5%
Province:

1.3%
Public transit
Total: 650
This city:

2.2%
Alberta:

9.2%
Male: 165
This city:

1.0%
Alberta:

7.3%
Female: 480
This city:

3.6%
Alberta:

11.5%
Car as passenger
Total: 2,310
This city:

7.8%
Province:

7.9%
Male: 1,270
This city:

7.8%
Alberta:

6.6%
Female: 1,045
This city:

7.9%
Alberta:

9.5%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 1,425
This city:

4.8%
Alberta:

7.1%
Male: 665
Here:

4.1%
Alberta:

6.3%
Female: 760
This city:

5.8%
Alberta:

8.0%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 42,585
This city:

92.7%
Province:

92.6%
Male: 20,380
This city:

90.4%
Alberta:

90.5%
Female: 22,205
Here:

94.9%
Alberta:

94.6%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 42,080
This city:

91.6%
Alberta:

91.4%
Male: 20,010
This city:

88.7%
Alberta:

89.0%
Female: 22,070
This city:

94.3%
Province:

93.8%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 17,025
Here:

37.0%
Alberta:

38.4%
Male: 7,400
Here:

32.8%
Alberta:

34.4%
Female: 9,625
Here:

41.1%
Province:

42.4%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 8,160
This city:

17.8%
Province:

16.8%
Male: 3,275
Here:

14.5%
Province:

14.0%
Female: 4,885
Here:

20.9%
Alberta:

19.5%

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