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



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 5,310
This county:

78.0%
Province:

70.9%
Male: 2,945
This county:

83.7%
Alberta:

77.0%
Female: 2,360
Here:

71.8%
Province:

64.7%
Unemployed
Total: 155
Here:

2.3%
Alberta:

3.2%
Male: 85
This county:

2.4%
Province:

3.3%
Female: 75
This county:

2.3%
Alberta:

3.0%
Not in the labour force
Total: 1,340
Here:

19.7%
Alberta:

26.0%
Male: 495
This county:

14.1%
Province:

19.7%
Female: 845
Here:

25.7%
Province:

32.3%
Participation rate
All persons
This county:

80.2%
Province:

74.0%
Male
This county:

85.9%
Alberta:

80.3%
Female
Here:

74.1%
Alberta:

67.7%
Unemployment rate
All persons
Here:

2.8%
Alberta:

4.3%
Male
Here:

2.8%
Province:

4.1%
Female
Here:

3.1%
Province:

4.4%

Labour force activity in this county

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 825
This county:

15.1%
Province:

22.7%
Male: 170
Here:

5.6%
Alberta:

16.9%
Female: 660
Here:

27.1%
Province:

29.6%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 60
This county:

1.1%
Alberta:

2.3%
Male: 10
Here:

0.3%
Province:

1.8%
Female: 50
Here:

2.1%
Alberta:

3.0%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 665
Here:

12.2%
Alberta:

17.7%
Male: 60
This county:

2.0%
Province:

8.3%
Female: 610
This county:

25.1%
Province:

28.7%
Management occupations
Total: 315
Here:

5.8%
Alberta:

9.7%
Male: 200
This county:

6.6%
Alberta:

11.6%
Female: 120
This county:

4.9%
Alberta:

7.5%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 80
Here:

1.5%
Province:

3.4%
Male: 75
Here:

2.5%
Province:

4.7%
Female: 10
This county:

0.4%
Province:

1.9%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 1,195
This county:

21.9%
Province:

18.2%
Male: 1,050
This county:

34.8%
Alberta:

31.0%
Female: 140
This county:

5.7%
Province:

3.0%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 90
Here:

1.7%
Province:

7.5%
Male: 55
Here:

1.8%
Province:

10.9%
Female: 40
This county:

1.6%
Province:

3.4%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 200
This county:

3.7%
Province:

7.1%
Male: 80
Here:

2.7%
Province:

4.2%
Female: 125
Here:

5.1%
Province:

10.5%
Health occupations
Total: 365
Here:

6.7%
Alberta:

5.4%
Male: 60
This county:

2.0%
Province:

1.8%
Female: 300
Here:

12.3%
Alberta:

9.5%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 1,640
This county:

30.1%
Alberta:

6.1%
Male: 1,255
Here:

41.6%
Province:

8.8%
Female: 385
Here:

15.8%
Province:

2.9%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 735
This county:

13.5%
Alberta:

18.4%
Male: 460
Here:

15.2%
Province:

20.4%
Female: 275
This county:

11.3%
Alberta:

16.0%
Educational services
Total: 260
This county:

4.8%
Province:

6.2%
Male: 70
Here:

2.3%
Alberta:

3.6%
Female: 190
Here:

7.8%
Province:

9.4%
Other services
Total: 675
Here:

12.4%
Alberta:

18.3%
Male: 335
Here:

11.1%
Alberta:

15.5%
Female: 340
Here:

14.0%
Alberta:

21.6%
Health care and social services
Total: 625
Here:

11.5%
Province:

9.1%
Male: 75
This county:

2.5%
Province:

2.6%
Female: 550
Here:

22.6%
Alberta:

16.7%
Manufacturing
Total: 120
This county:

2.2%
Alberta:

7.2%
Male: 95
This county:

3.1%
Alberta:

9.8%
Female: 25
This county:

1.0%
Alberta:

4.0%
Retail trade
Total: 400
Here:

7.3%
Alberta:

10.7%
Male: 125
This county:

4.1%
Province:

8.6%
Female: 270
This county:

11.1%
Province:

13.2%
Finance and real estate
Total: 115
Here:

2.1%
Province:

5.1%
Male: 30
This county:

1.0%
Province:

3.9%
Female: 80
Here:

3.3%
Alberta:

6.4%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 1,995
This county:

36.6%
Alberta:

11.8%
Male: 1,420
This county:

47.0%
Province:

16.1%
Female: 575
Here:

23.7%
Alberta:

6.8%
Construction
Total: 355
This county:

6.5%
Alberta:

8.8%
Male: 310
Here:

10.3%
Alberta:

13.8%
Female: 40
Here:

1.6%
Alberta:

2.9%
Wholesale trade
Total: 160
Here:

2.9%
Alberta:

4.4%
Male: 90
Here:

3.0%
Alberta:

5.7%
Female: 65
This county:

2.7%
Alberta:

2.9%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 605
Here:

11.4%
Alberta:

58.1%
Male: 235
This county:

8.0%
Alberta:

52.0%
Female: 375
This county:

15.9%
Province:

65.2%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 285
This county:

5.4%
Province:

2.7%
Male: 185
Here:

6.3%
Province:

3.1%
Female: 105
Here:

4.4%
Alberta:

2.2%
Worked at home
Total: 1,535
Here:

28.9%
Province:

8.9%
Male: 835
Here:

28.4%
Alberta:

8.0%
Female: 700
Here:

29.7%
Alberta:

10.1%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 1,060
This county:

20.0%
Province:

13.7%
Male: 935
This county:

31.7%
Province:

20.1%
Female: 125
Here:

5.3%
Province:

6.0%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 1,815
Here:

34.2%
Province:

15.7%
Male: 750
Here:

25.5%
Province:

15.6%
Female: 1,065
This county:

45.1%
Province:

15.8%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 3,305
This county:

87.8%
Province:

74.3%
Male: 1,840
Here:

87.4%
Alberta:

78.2%
Female: 1,465
Here:

88.0%
Alberta:

69.7%
All other modes
Total: 80
This county:

2.1%
Province:

1.5%
Male: 40
This county:

1.9%
Province:

1.7%
Female: 40
This county:

2.4%
Province:

1.3%
Public transit
Total: 15
This county:

0.4%
Alberta:

9.2%
Female: 10
This county:

0.6%
Province:

11.5%
Car as passenger
Total: 215
Here:

5.7%
Province:

7.9%
Male: 135
This county:

6.4%
Province:

6.6%
Female: 80
This county:

4.8%
Alberta:

9.5%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 155
Here:

4.1%
Alberta:

7.1%
Male: 90
Here:

4.3%
Province:

6.3%
Female: 65
Here:

3.9%
Alberta:

8.0%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 6,420
Here:

94.3%
Alberta:

92.6%
Male: 3,255
This county:

92.5%
Alberta:

90.5%
Female: 3,165
Here:

96.3%
Alberta:

94.6%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 6,310
This county:

92.7%
Province:

91.4%
Male: 3,170
This county:

90.1%
Province:

89.0%
Female: 3,135
This county:

95.4%
Province:

93.8%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 2,795
Here:

41.1%
Alberta:

38.4%
Male: 1,270
Here:

36.1%
Province:

34.4%
Female: 1,525
Here:

46.4%
Province:

42.4%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 1,400
This county:

20.6%
Alberta:

16.8%
Male: 515
This county:

14.6%
Province:

14.0%
Female: 880
Here:

26.8%
Alberta:

19.5%

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Source: Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 92-591-XWE. Ottawa. Released March 13 2007 and Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012. This data is an unofficial version of the materials, made without affiliation or endorsement of Statistics Canada.
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