Red Deer - City, Alberta, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 48,770
This city:

73.5%
Alberta:

70.9%
Male: 26,265
This city:

79.6%
Alberta:

77.0%
Female: 22,510
This city:

67.6%
Alberta:

64.7%
Unemployed
Total: 2,235
This city:

3.4%
Alberta:

3.2%
Male: 1,220
Here:

3.7%
Province:

3.3%
Female: 1,010
This city:

3.0%
Province:

3.0%
Not in the labour force
Total: 15,310
Here:

23.1%
Province:

26.0%
Male: 5,515
Here:

16.7%
Alberta:

19.7%
Female: 9,795
This city:

29.4%
Province:

32.3%
Participation rate
All persons
Here:

76.9%
Alberta:

74.0%
Male
Here:

83.3%
Alberta:

80.3%
Female
Here:

70.6%
Alberta:

67.7%
Unemployment rate
All persons
Here:

4.4%
Alberta:

4.3%
Male
This city:

4.4%
Province:

4.1%
Female
This city:

4.3%
Province:

4.4%

Labour force activity in this city

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 12,735
Here:

25.1%
Alberta:

22.7%
Male: 4,910
This city:

17.9%
Alberta:

16.9%
Female: 7,825
Here:

33.4%
Alberta:

29.6%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 1,010
Here:

2.0%
Alberta:

2.3%
Male: 445
Here:

1.6%
Province:

1.8%
Female: 570
Here:

2.4%
Alberta:

3.0%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 8,355
This city:

16.5%
Alberta:

17.7%
Male: 1,950
Here:

7.1%
Alberta:

8.3%
Female: 6,405
Here:

27.4%
Province:

28.7%
Management occupations
Total: 4,310
Here:

8.5%
Province:

9.7%
Male: 2,810
This city:

10.3%
Province:

11.6%
Female: 1,495
This city:

6.4%
Province:

7.5%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 2,225
Here:

4.4%
Province:

3.4%
Male: 1,610
This city:

5.9%
Province:

4.7%
Female: 615
This city:

2.6%
Alberta:

1.9%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 9,210
This city:

18.1%
Alberta:

18.2%
Male: 8,490
Here:

31.0%
Province:

31.0%
Female: 720
This city:

3.1%
Province:

3.0%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 2,605
Here:

5.1%
Alberta:

7.5%
Male: 2,145
Here:

7.8%
Province:

10.9%
Female: 460
Here:

2.0%
Province:

3.4%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 3,585
Here:

7.1%
Alberta:

7.1%
Male: 1,115
This city:

4.1%
Alberta:

4.2%
Female: 2,465
This city:

10.5%
Province:

10.5%
Health occupations
Total: 3,050
Here:

6.0%
Province:

5.4%
Male: 520
Here:

1.9%
Province:

1.8%
Female: 2,530
This city:

10.8%
Alberta:

9.5%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 3,680
This city:

7.2%
Alberta:

6.1%
Male: 3,350
This city:

12.2%
Alberta:

8.8%
Female: 330
This city:

1.4%
Alberta:

2.9%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 6,885
This city:

13.6%
Province:

18.4%
Male: 3,820
Here:

14.0%
Province:

20.4%
Female: 3,060
Here:

13.1%
Province:

16.0%
Educational services
Total: 2,785
Here:

5.5%
Province:

6.2%
Male: 840
This city:

3.1%
Alberta:

3.6%
Female: 1,945
This city:

8.3%
Alberta:

9.4%
Other services
Total: 9,180
Here:

18.1%
Province:

18.3%
Male: 3,945
This city:

14.4%
Province:

15.5%
Female: 5,235
Here:

22.4%
Alberta:

21.6%
Health care and social services
Total: 5,540
This city:

10.9%
Province:

9.1%
Male: 825
Here:

3.0%
Alberta:

2.6%
Female: 4,715
This city:

20.1%
Alberta:

16.7%
Manufacturing
Total: 4,120
Here:

8.1%
Alberta:

7.2%
Male: 3,055
This city:

11.2%
Alberta:

9.8%
Female: 1,065
Here:

4.5%
Alberta:

4.0%
Retail trade
Total: 6,360
Here:

12.5%
Province:

10.7%
Male: 2,735
This city:

10.0%
Province:

8.6%
Female: 3,625
This city:

15.5%
Province:

13.2%
Finance and real estate
Total: 2,700
This city:

5.3%
Province:

5.1%
Male: 1,090
This city:

4.0%
Province:

3.9%
Female: 1,605
This city:

6.9%
Alberta:

6.4%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 6,485
Here:

12.8%
Province:

11.8%
Male: 5,570
Here:

20.4%
Alberta:

16.1%
Female: 920
Here:

3.9%
Alberta:

6.8%
Construction
Total: 4,625
Here:

9.1%
Province:

8.8%
Male: 3,895
This city:

14.2%
Alberta:

13.8%
Female: 735
This city:

3.1%
Alberta:

2.9%
Wholesale trade
Total: 2,090
Here:

4.1%
Province:

4.4%
Male: 1,585
Here:

5.8%
Province:

5.7%
Female: 510
This city:

2.2%
Province:

2.9%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 31,645
Here:

64.9%
Province:

58.1%
Male: 14,240
Here:

54.2%
Province:

52.0%
Female: 17,405
Here:

77.3%
Province:

65.2%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 1,170
This city:

2.4%
Alberta:

2.7%
Male: 835
This city:

3.2%
Alberta:

3.1%
Female: 335
Here:

1.5%
Alberta:

2.2%
Worked at home
Total: 2,450
This city:

5.0%
Province:

8.9%
Male: 965
Here:

3.7%
Alberta:

8.0%
Female: 1,485
This city:

6.6%
Alberta:

10.1%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 8,165
This city:

16.7%
Alberta:

13.7%
Male: 6,645
Here:

25.3%
Alberta:

20.1%
Female: 1,520
Here:

6.8%
Province:

6.0%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 145
This city:

0.3%
Alberta:

0.4%
Male: 120
Here:

0.5%
Alberta:

0.5%
Female: 25
Here:

0.1%
Alberta:

0.2%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 5,055
Here:

10.4%
Alberta:

15.7%
Male: 3,400
Here:

12.9%
Alberta:

15.6%
Female: 1,650
This city:

7.3%
Province:

15.8%
Worked in different province
Total: 135
This city:

0.3%
Province:

0.6%
Male: 50
Here:

0.2%
Alberta:

0.7%
Female: 80
Here:

0.4%
Alberta:

0.5%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 36,525
Here:

79.1%
Province:

74.3%
Male: 20,270
This city:

80.5%
Alberta:

78.2%
Female: 16,255
Here:

77.4%
Alberta:

69.7%
All other modes
Total: 710
Here:

1.5%
Alberta:

1.5%
Male: 385
This city:

1.5%
Province:

1.7%
Female: 330
Here:

1.6%
Alberta:

1.3%
Public transit
Total: 1,730
This city:

3.7%
Alberta:

9.2%
Male: 675
This city:

2.7%
Province:

7.3%
Female: 1,055
Here:

5.0%
Alberta:

11.5%
Car as passenger
Total: 4,115
This city:

8.9%
Alberta:

7.9%
Male: 2,300
This city:

9.1%
Province:

6.6%
Female: 1,815
Here:

8.6%
Province:

9.5%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 3,090
This city:

6.7%
Alberta:

7.1%
Male: 1,550
This city:

6.2%
Alberta:

6.3%
Female: 1,540
This city:

7.3%
Alberta:

8.0%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 61,125
This city:

92.2%
Province:

92.6%
Male: 29,605
Here:

89.7%
Province:

90.5%
Female: 31,520
Here:

94.6%
Province:

94.6%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 60,475
Here:

91.2%
Province:

91.4%
Male: 29,140
Here:

88.3%
Alberta:

89.0%
Female: 31,335
This city:

94.0%
Alberta:

93.8%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 24,115
This city:

36.4%
Province:

38.4%
Male: 10,565
This city:

32.0%
Province:

34.4%
Female: 13,550
This city:

40.7%
Alberta:

42.4%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 8,905
Here:

13.4%
Alberta:

16.8%
Male: 3,470
This city:

10.5%
Alberta:

14.0%
Female: 5,430
This city:

16.3%
Province:

19.5%

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