Olds - Town, Alberta, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 3,760
Here:

64.4%
Alberta:

70.9%
Male: 1,985
This town:

71.0%
Alberta:

77.0%
Female: 1,770
This town:

58.1%
Alberta:

64.7%
Unemployed
Total: 155
This town:

2.7%
Alberta:

3.2%
Male: 80
This town:

2.9%
Province:

3.3%
Female: 70
Here:

2.3%
Alberta:

3.0%
Not in the labour force
Total: 1,935
This town:

33.1%
Province:

26.0%
Male: 725
This town:

25.9%
Province:

19.7%
Female: 1,205
This town:

39.6%
Province:

32.3%
Participation rate
All persons
Here:

67.0%
Province:

74.0%
Male
Here:

74.1%
Alberta:

80.3%
Female
Here:

60.6%
Province:

67.7%
Unemployment rate
All persons
Here:

4.0%
Province:

4.3%
Male
This town:

3.9%
Province:

4.1%
Female
Here:

3.8%
Alberta:

4.4%

Labour force activity in Olds

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 950
Here:

24.4%
Alberta:

22.7%
Male: 345
This town:

16.7%
Alberta:

16.9%
Female: 605
Here:

33.1%
Province:

29.6%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 90
This town:

2.3%
Alberta:

2.3%
Male: 15
Here:

0.7%
Province:

1.8%
Female: 80
This town:

4.4%
Alberta:

3.0%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 635
This town:

16.3%
Alberta:

17.7%
Male: 145
Here:

7.0%
Province:

8.3%
Female: 490
Here:

26.8%
Province:

28.7%
Management occupations
Total: 425
This town:

10.9%
Province:

9.7%
Male: 315
Here:

15.2%
Province:

11.6%
Female: 110
This town:

6.0%
Alberta:

7.5%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 130
Here:

3.3%
Province:

3.4%
Male: 105
Here:

5.1%
Province:

4.7%
Female: 20
This town:

1.1%
Province:

1.9%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 655
Here:

16.8%
Province:

18.2%
Male: 580
Here:

28.0%
Province:

31.0%
Female: 75
This town:

4.1%
Alberta:

3.0%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 170
This town:

4.4%
Province:

7.5%
Male: 145
This town:

7.0%
Province:

10.9%
Female: 25
This town:

1.4%
Province:

3.4%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 355
This town:

9.1%
Province:

7.1%
Male: 125
Here:

6.0%
Alberta:

4.2%
Female: 230
This town:

12.6%
Alberta:

10.5%
Health occupations
Total: 210
This town:

5.4%
Province:

5.4%
Male: 30
This town:

1.4%
Province:

1.8%
Female: 170
Here:

9.3%
Alberta:

9.5%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 275
This town:

7.1%
Alberta:

6.1%
Male: 255
Here:

12.3%
Alberta:

8.8%
Female: 20
Here:

1.1%
Province:

2.9%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 550
Here:

14.1%
Province:

18.4%
Male: 290
Here:

14.0%
Province:

20.4%
Female: 260
Here:

14.2%
Alberta:

16.0%
Educational services
Total: 360
This town:

9.2%
Province:

6.2%
Male: 135
Here:

6.5%
Province:

3.6%
Female: 225
This town:

12.3%
Alberta:

9.4%
Other services
Total: 670
Here:

17.2%
Province:

18.3%
Male: 325
Here:

15.7%
Alberta:

15.5%
Female: 345
Here:

18.9%
Alberta:

21.6%
Health care and social services
Total: 360
This town:

9.2%
Alberta:

9.1%
Male: 45
Here:

2.2%
Province:

2.6%
Female: 310
Here:

16.9%
Alberta:

16.7%
Manufacturing
Total: 245
This town:

6.3%
Alberta:

7.2%
Male: 175
This town:

8.5%
Province:

9.8%
Female: 70
This town:

3.8%
Alberta:

4.0%
Retail trade
Total: 510
This town:

13.1%
Alberta:

10.7%
Male: 210
This town:

10.2%
Province:

8.6%
Female: 300
Here:

16.4%
Province:

13.2%
Finance and real estate
Total: 190
This town:

4.9%
Alberta:

5.1%
Male: 75
This town:

3.6%
Alberta:

3.9%
Female: 115
Here:

6.3%
Alberta:

6.4%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 600
This town:

15.4%
Alberta:

11.8%
Male: 475
Here:

23.0%
Province:

16.1%
Female: 120
This town:

6.6%
Alberta:

6.8%
Construction
Total: 275
This town:

7.1%
Province:

8.8%
Male: 240
This town:

11.6%
Province:

13.8%
Female: 35
Here:

1.9%
Alberta:

2.9%
Wholesale trade
Total: 130
This town:

3.3%
Province:

4.4%
Male: 90
Here:

4.4%
Province:

5.7%
Female: 45
This town:

2.5%
Province:

2.9%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 2,115
This town:

56.3%
Alberta:

58.1%
Male: 900
This town:

45.2%
Province:

52.0%
Female: 1,210
Here:

68.6%
Province:

65.2%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 235
Here:

6.3%
Alberta:

2.7%
Male: 160
Here:

8.0%
Alberta:

3.1%
Female: 75
Here:

4.2%
Province:

2.2%
Worked at home
Total: 265
Here:

7.0%
Province:

8.9%
Male: 105
This town:

5.3%
Province:

8.0%
Female: 155
This town:

8.8%
Province:

10.1%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 655
This town:

17.4%
Province:

13.7%
Male: 510
Here:

25.6%
Alberta:

20.1%
Female: 150
This town:

8.5%
Alberta:

6.0%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 10
Here:

0.3%
Alberta:

0.4%
Male: 10
This town:

0.5%
Province:

0.5%
Female: 10
Here:

0.6%
Alberta:

0.2%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 475
This town:

12.6%
Province:

15.7%
Male: 305
This town:

15.3%
Province:

15.6%
Female: 170
Here:

9.6%
Province:

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

0.3%
Province:

0.6%
Male: 10
This town:

0.5%
Alberta:

0.7%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 2,770
Here:

79.5%
Alberta:

74.3%
Male: 1,495
This town:

79.7%
Province:

78.2%
Female: 1,265
This town:

78.8%
Province:

69.7%
All other modes
Total: 75
This town:

2.2%
Province:

1.5%
Male: 45
Here:

2.4%
Alberta:

1.7%
Female: 25
Here:

1.6%
Province:

1.3%
Public transit
Total: 10
Here:

0.3%
Province:

9.2%
Female: 10
Here:

0.6%
Province:

11.5%
Car as passenger
Total: 285
This town:

8.2%
Alberta:

7.9%
Male: 130
This town:

6.9%
Alberta:

6.6%
Female: 155
Here:

9.7%
Alberta:

9.5%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 350
This town:

10.0%
Province:

7.1%
Male: 200
Here:

10.7%
Alberta:

6.3%
Female: 150
This town:

9.3%
Alberta:

8.0%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 5,275
This town:

90.3%
Province:

92.6%
Male: 2,475
This town:

88.6%
Province:

90.5%
Female: 2,800
Here:

92.0%
Alberta:

94.6%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 5,200
Here:

89.0%
Province:

91.4%
Male: 2,410
Here:

86.2%
Alberta:

89.0%
Female: 2,785
Here:

91.5%
Alberta:

93.8%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 2,210
Here:

37.8%
Province:

38.4%
Male: 945
This town:

33.8%
Alberta:

34.4%
Female: 1,265
Here:

41.5%
Province:

42.4%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 1,135
Here:

19.4%
Province:

16.8%
Male: 485
Here:

17.4%
Alberta:

14.0%
Female: 650
Here:

21.3%
Province:

19.5%

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