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



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 37,935
This city:

68.7%
Province:

70.9%
Male: 20,740
This city:

75.8%
Alberta:

77.0%
Female: 17,195
This city:

61.7%
Province:

64.7%
Unemployed
Total: 1,585
Here:

2.9%
Province:

3.2%
Male: 795
This city:

2.9%
Alberta:

3.3%
Female: 790
This city:

2.8%
Alberta:

3.0%
Not in the labour force
Total: 15,710
This city:

28.4%
Alberta:

26.0%
Male: 5,845
Here:

21.4%
Alberta:

19.7%
Female: 9,865
Here:

35.4%
Province:

32.3%
Participation rate
All persons
This city:

71.6%
Province:

74.0%
Male
This city:

78.7%
Province:

80.3%
Female
Here:

64.6%
Province:

67.7%
Unemployment rate
All persons
Here:

4.0%
Alberta:

4.3%
Male
This city:

3.7%
Alberta:

4.1%
Female
This city:

4.4%
Province:

4.4%

Labour force activity in this city

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 9,735
Here:

24.8%
Alberta:

22.7%
Male: 3,450
This city:

16.1%
Alberta:

16.9%
Female: 6,285
Here:

35.2%
Alberta:

29.6%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 635
This city:

1.6%
Alberta:

2.3%
Male: 235
Here:

1.1%
Province:

1.8%
Female: 405
This city:

2.3%
Alberta:

3.0%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 5,430
This city:

13.8%
Alberta:

17.7%
Male: 1,265
Here:

5.9%
Alberta:

8.3%
Female: 4,165
Here:

23.3%
Province:

28.7%
Management occupations
Total: 3,210
This city:

8.2%
Province:

9.7%
Male: 2,110
This city:

9.8%
Province:

11.6%
Female: 1,100
This city:

6.2%
Alberta:

7.5%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 1,750
Here:

4.5%
Province:

3.4%
Male: 1,415
This city:

6.6%
Province:

4.7%
Female: 330
This city:

1.8%
Province:

1.9%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 8,115
Here:

20.7%
Alberta:

18.2%
Male: 7,415
Here:

34.6%
Province:

31.0%
Female: 705
This city:

4.0%
Alberta:

3.0%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 1,660
Here:

4.2%
Alberta:

7.5%
Male: 1,430
Here:

6.7%
Province:

10.9%
Female: 235
This city:

1.3%
Province:

3.4%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 2,415
This city:

6.1%
Alberta:

7.1%
Male: 670
This city:

3.1%
Alberta:

4.2%
Female: 1,740
This city:

9.8%
Alberta:

10.5%
Health occupations
Total: 2,360
Here:

6.0%
Alberta:

5.4%
Male: 340
This city:

1.6%
Province:

1.8%
Female: 2,020
Here:

11.3%
Province:

9.5%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 3,980
Here:

10.1%
Province:

6.1%
Male: 3,125
Here:

14.6%
Alberta:

8.8%
Female: 850
This city:

4.8%
Province:

2.9%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 5,020
This city:

12.8%
Alberta:

18.4%
Male: 2,990
Here:

13.9%
Alberta:

20.4%
Female: 2,030
This city:

11.4%
Province:

16.0%
Educational services
Total: 2,175
This city:

5.5%
Province:

6.2%
Male: 635
Here:

3.0%
Alberta:

3.6%
Female: 1,540
This city:

8.6%
Alberta:

9.4%
Other services
Total: 8,070
This city:

20.5%
Alberta:

18.3%
Male: 3,845
Here:

17.9%
Alberta:

15.5%
Female: 4,225
This city:

23.7%
Alberta:

21.6%
Health care and social services
Total: 4,005
This city:

10.2%
Province:

9.1%
Male: 500
Here:

2.3%
Alberta:

2.6%
Female: 3,510
This city:

19.7%
Province:

16.7%
Manufacturing
Total: 2,450
This city:

6.2%
Alberta:

7.2%
Male: 1,880
This city:

8.8%
Alberta:

9.8%
Female: 570
Here:

3.2%
Alberta:

4.0%
Retail trade
Total: 4,840
This city:

12.3%
Province:

10.7%
Male: 2,010
Here:

9.4%
Alberta:

8.6%
Female: 2,825
Here:

15.8%
Alberta:

13.2%
Finance and real estate
Total: 1,410
This city:

3.6%
Alberta:

5.1%
Male: 495
Here:

2.3%
Alberta:

3.9%
Female: 910
This city:

5.1%
Alberta:

6.4%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 6,265
This city:

15.9%
Province:

11.8%
Male: 5,055
Here:

23.6%
Province:

16.1%
Female: 1,210
Here:

6.8%
Province:

6.8%
Construction
Total: 3,770
Here:

9.6%
Province:

8.8%
Male: 3,120
This city:

14.5%
Province:

13.8%
Female: 645
Here:

3.6%
Alberta:

2.9%
Wholesale trade
Total: 1,290
This city:

3.3%
Province:

4.4%
Male: 915
This city:

4.3%
Province:

5.7%
Female: 375
Here:

2.1%
Alberta:

2.9%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 21,975
Here:

57.9%
Province:

58.1%
Male: 10,030
Here:

48.4%
Province:

52.0%
Female: 11,945
Here:

69.5%
Province:

65.2%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 830
Here:

2.2%
Province:

2.7%
Male: 650
Here:

3.1%
Alberta:

3.1%
Female: 180
This city:

1.0%
Province:

2.2%
Worked at home
Total: 2,775
Here:

7.3%
Alberta:

8.9%
Male: 1,295
Here:

6.2%
Alberta:

8.0%
Female: 1,480
Here:

8.6%
Alberta:

10.1%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 6,035
Here:

15.9%
Alberta:

13.7%
Male: 5,065
This city:

24.4%
Alberta:

20.1%
Female: 965
Here:

5.6%
Alberta:

6.0%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 65
Here:

0.2%
Alberta:

0.4%
Male: 60
Here:

0.3%
Province:

0.5%
Female: 10
This city:

0.1%
Province:

0.2%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 5,945
This city:

15.7%
Alberta:

15.7%
Male: 3,405
Here:

16.4%
Alberta:

15.6%
Female: 2,540
Here:

14.8%
Alberta:

15.8%
Worked in different province
Total: 310
Here:

0.8%
Province:

0.6%
Male: 235
Here:

1.1%
Alberta:

0.7%
Female: 75
Here:

0.4%
Province:

0.5%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 29,530
Here:

84.2%
Alberta:

74.3%
Male: 16,665
This city:

86.0%
Alberta:

78.2%
Female: 12,865
Here:

81.9%
Province:

69.7%
All other modes
Total: 550
This city:

1.6%
Province:

1.5%
Male: 350
Here:

1.8%
Alberta:

1.7%
Female: 195
Here:

1.2%
Alberta:

1.3%
Public transit
Total: 675
Here:

1.9%
Alberta:

9.2%
Male: 175
Here:

0.9%
Province:

7.3%
Female: 500
Here:

3.2%
Province:

11.5%
Car as passenger
Total: 2,670
Here:

7.6%
Alberta:

7.9%
Male: 1,430
Here:

7.4%
Province:

6.6%
Female: 1,245
This city:

7.9%
Alberta:

9.5%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 1,670
This city:

4.8%
Province:

7.1%
Male: 770
Here:

4.0%
Province:

6.3%
Female: 895
Here:

5.7%
Province:

8.0%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 51,405
This city:

93.1%
Province:

92.6%
Male: 24,895
This city:

90.9%
Province:

90.5%
Female: 26,505
This city:

95.2%
Province:

94.6%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 50,770
Here:

91.9%
Province:

91.4%
Male: 24,430
This city:

89.2%
Alberta:

89.0%
Female: 26,340
Here:

94.6%
Alberta:

93.8%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 20,995
This city:

38.0%
Province:

38.4%
Male: 9,250
This city:

33.8%
Alberta:

34.4%
Female: 11,750
Here:

42.2%
Province:

42.4%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 9,730
This city:

17.6%
Province:

16.8%
Male: 3,875
Here:

14.2%
Alberta:

14.0%
Female: 5,855
This city:

21.0%
Province:

19.5%

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