Parkland County - County (municipality), Alberta, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 16,935
This county:

73.2%
Province:

70.9%
Male: 9,445
Here:

79.6%
Province:

77.0%
Female: 7,490
Here:

66.4%
Province:

64.7%
Unemployed
Total: 635
This county:

2.7%
Province:

3.2%
Male: 320
This county:

2.7%
Alberta:

3.3%
Female: 310
This county:

2.7%
Alberta:

3.0%
Not in the labour force
Total: 5,580
Here:

24.1%
Alberta:

26.0%
Male: 2,095
This county:

17.7%
Province:

19.7%
Female: 3,490
This county:

30.9%
Province:

32.3%
Participation rate
All persons
This county:

75.9%
Alberta:

74.0%
Male
This county:

82.4%
Alberta:

80.3%
Female
Here:

69.1%
Alberta:

67.7%
Unemployment rate
All persons
This county:

3.6%
Alberta:

4.3%
Male
Here:

3.3%
Alberta:

4.1%
Female
Here:

4.0%
Province:

4.4%

Labour force activity in Parkland County

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 3,030
Here:

17.3%
Alberta:

22.7%
Male: 1,060
This county:

10.9%
Province:

16.9%
Female: 1,970
Here:

25.4%
Province:

29.6%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 330
Here:

1.9%
Alberta:

2.3%
Male: 135
Here:

1.4%
Alberta:

1.8%
Female: 195
This county:

2.5%
Province:

3.0%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 3,060
This county:

17.5%
Alberta:

17.7%
Male: 545
Here:

5.6%
Alberta:

8.3%
Female: 2,515
This county:

32.5%
Province:

28.7%
Management occupations
Total: 2,035
Here:

11.6%
Province:

9.7%
Male: 1,330
Here:

13.6%
Province:

11.6%
Female: 710
This county:

9.2%
Alberta:

7.5%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 410
Here:

2.3%
Alberta:

3.4%
Male: 330
This county:

3.4%
Province:

4.7%
Female: 80
This county:

1.0%
Alberta:

1.9%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 4,550
This county:

26.0%
Province:

18.2%
Male: 4,145
Here:

42.5%
Alberta:

31.0%
Female: 405
Here:

5.2%
Province:

3.0%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 960
Here:

5.5%
Province:

7.5%
Male: 790
This county:

8.1%
Alberta:

10.9%
Female: 165
This county:

2.1%
Province:

3.4%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 915
Here:

5.2%
Province:

7.1%
Male: 255
This county:

2.6%
Province:

4.2%
Female: 660
This county:

8.5%
Province:

10.5%
Health occupations
Total: 810
Here:

4.6%
Alberta:

5.4%
Male: 125
This county:

1.3%
Province:

1.8%
Female: 680
Here:

8.8%
Alberta:

9.5%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 1,405
This county:

8.0%
Alberta:

6.1%
Male: 1,035
This county:

10.6%
Alberta:

8.8%
Female: 370
This county:

4.8%
Province:

2.9%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 2,790
Here:

15.9%
Alberta:

18.4%
Male: 1,690
This county:

17.3%
Alberta:

20.4%
Female: 1,105
This county:

14.3%
Alberta:

16.0%
Educational services
Total: 1,045
This county:

6.0%
Alberta:

6.2%
Male: 230
This county:

2.4%
Alberta:

3.6%
Female: 815
Here:

10.5%
Alberta:

9.4%
Other services
Total: 2,785
This county:

15.9%
Alberta:

18.3%
Male: 1,230
Here:

12.6%
Alberta:

15.5%
Female: 1,555
This county:

20.1%
Province:

21.6%
Health care and social services
Total: 1,180
This county:

6.7%
Alberta:

9.1%
Male: 180
This county:

1.8%
Alberta:

2.6%
Female: 1,005
Here:

13.0%
Alberta:

16.7%
Manufacturing
Total: 1,395
This county:

8.0%
Alberta:

7.2%
Male: 1,035
This county:

10.6%
Province:

9.8%
Female: 355
This county:

4.6%
Alberta:

4.0%
Retail trade
Total: 1,745
Here:

10.0%
Province:

10.7%
Male: 650
Here:

6.7%
Alberta:

8.6%
Female: 1,090
Here:

14.1%
Province:

13.2%
Finance and real estate
Total: 845
Here:

4.8%
Alberta:

5.1%
Male: 335
Here:

3.4%
Province:

3.9%
Female: 510
This county:

6.6%
Alberta:

6.4%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 2,300
Here:

13.1%
Alberta:

11.8%
Male: 1,735
This county:

17.8%
Alberta:

16.1%
Female: 555
Here:

7.2%
Alberta:

6.8%
Construction
Total: 2,520
Here:

14.4%
Province:

8.8%
Male: 2,055
This county:

21.1%
Alberta:

13.8%
Female: 465
Here:

6.0%
Province:

2.9%
Wholesale trade
Total: 895
Here:

5.1%
Alberta:

4.4%
Male: 600
Here:

6.2%
Province:

5.7%
Female: 290
This county:

3.7%
Province:

2.9%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 1,320
This county:

7.8%
Province:

58.1%
Male: 770
This county:

8.2%
Province:

52.0%
Female: 545
This county:

7.3%
Alberta:

65.2%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 515
This county:

3.0%
Province:

2.7%
Male: 285
This county:

3.0%
Province:

3.1%
Female: 230
This county:

3.1%
Province:

2.2%
Worked at home
Total: 2,460
Here:

14.5%
Province:

8.9%
Male: 1,175
Here:

12.4%
Alberta:

8.0%
Female: 1,285
This county:

17.2%
Alberta:

10.1%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 2,865
Here:

16.9%
Alberta:

13.7%
Male: 2,380
This county:

25.2%
Province:

20.1%
Female: 480
This county:

6.4%
Province:

6.0%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 65
This county:

0.4%
Alberta:

0.4%
Male: 55
This county:

0.6%
Province:

0.5%
Female: 10
This county:

0.1%
Alberta:

0.2%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 9,625
Here:

56.9%
Province:

15.7%
Male: 4,700
This county:

49.8%
Alberta:

15.6%
Female: 4,925
This county:

65.8%
Alberta:

15.8%
Worked in different province
Total: 85
This county:

0.5%
Province:

0.6%
Male: 70
Here:

0.7%
Province:

0.7%
Female: 15
This county:

0.2%
Province:

0.5%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 12,835
Here:

89.1%
Alberta:

74.3%
Male: 7,445
This county:

90.7%
Alberta:

78.2%
Female: 5,390
This county:

87.0%
Alberta:

69.7%
All other modes
Total: 285
Here:

2.0%
Alberta:

1.5%
Male: 160
This county:

1.9%
Alberta:

1.7%
Female: 125
This county:

2.0%
Alberta:

1.3%
Public transit
Total: 75
Here:

0.5%
Province:

9.2%
Male: 10
Here:

0.1%
Province:

7.3%
Female: 70
This county:

1.1%
Province:

11.5%
Car as passenger
Total: 935
Here:

6.5%
Alberta:

7.9%
Male: 445
This county:

5.4%
Province:

6.6%
Female: 490
This county:

7.9%
Province:

9.5%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 275
Here:

1.9%
Alberta:

7.1%
Male: 150
This county:

1.8%
Province:

6.3%
Female: 125
Here:

2.0%
Alberta:

8.0%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 21,895
Here:

94.6%
Alberta:

92.6%
Male: 10,950
Here:

92.3%
Province:

90.5%
Female: 10,945
Here:

97.0%
Province:

94.6%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 21,670
Here:

93.6%
Province:

91.4%
Male: 10,790
Here:

91.0%
Province:

89.0%
Female: 10,875
This county:

96.4%
Province:

93.8%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 9,635
This county:

41.6%
Province:

38.4%
Male: 4,380
This county:

36.9%
Alberta:

34.4%
Female: 5,250
This county:

46.5%
Province:

42.4%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 4,530
This county:

19.6%
Alberta:

16.8%
Male: 1,955
This county:

16.5%
Alberta:

14.0%
Female: 2,580
This county:

22.9%
Alberta:

19.5%

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