Sylvan Lake - Town, Alberta, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 5,720
This town:

75.3%
Alberta:

70.9%
Male: 3,300
This town:

83.7%
Province:

77.0%
Female: 2,415
Here:

66.2%
Province:

64.7%
Unemployed
Total: 285
This town:

3.8%
Province:

3.2%
Male: 160
This town:

4.1%
Province:

3.3%
Female: 130
Here:

3.6%
Province:

3.0%
Not in the labour force
Total: 1,590
Here:

20.9%
Province:

26.0%
Male: 485
This town:

12.3%
Province:

19.7%
Female: 1,100
This town:

30.1%
Alberta:

32.3%
Participation rate
All persons
Here:

79.1%
Alberta:

74.0%
Male
This town:

87.7%
Alberta:

80.3%
Female
Here:

69.7%
Alberta:

67.7%
Unemployment rate
All persons
Here:

4.7%
Alberta:

4.3%
Male
This town:

4.6%
Alberta:

4.1%
Female
Here:

5.1%
Alberta:

4.4%

Labour force activity in Sylvan Lake

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 1,400
This town:

23.4%
Province:

22.7%
Male: 495
This town:

14.3%
Alberta:

16.9%
Female: 910
Here:

35.9%
Alberta:

29.6%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 100
This town:

1.7%
Province:

2.3%
Male: 20
Here:

0.6%
Province:

1.8%
Female: 80
Here:

3.2%
Alberta:

3.0%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 860
Here:

14.4%
Alberta:

17.7%
Male: 195
Here:

5.7%
Alberta:

8.3%
Female: 660
Here:

26.0%
Alberta:

28.7%
Management occupations
Total: 600
Here:

10.0%
Alberta:

9.7%
Male: 385
This town:

11.2%
Alberta:

11.6%
Female: 215
This town:

8.5%
Province:

7.5%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 250
This town:

4.2%
Alberta:

3.4%
Male: 225
This town:

6.5%
Alberta:

4.7%
Female: 20
Here:

0.8%
Province:

1.9%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 1,285
This town:

21.5%
Province:

18.2%
Male: 1,175
Here:

34.1%
Province:

31.0%
Female: 110
This town:

4.3%
Alberta:

3.0%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 300
Here:

5.0%
Province:

7.5%
Male: 265
This town:

7.7%
Province:

10.9%
Female: 35
Here:

1.4%
Province:

3.4%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 310
This town:

5.2%
Province:

7.1%
Male: 65
This town:

1.9%
Province:

4.2%
Female: 245
This town:

9.7%
Alberta:

10.5%
Health occupations
Total: 270
This town:

4.5%
Province:

5.4%
Male: 55
This town:

1.6%
Alberta:

1.8%
Female: 210
Here:

8.3%
Alberta:

9.5%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 610
Here:

10.2%
Alberta:

6.1%
Male: 575
This town:

16.7%
Alberta:

8.8%
Female: 35
This town:

1.4%
Alberta:

2.9%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 785
This town:

13.1%
Province:

18.4%
Male: 430
This town:

12.5%
Alberta:

20.4%
Female: 355
Here:

14.0%
Province:

16.0%
Educational services
Total: 255
This town:

4.3%
Province:

6.2%
Male: 55
Here:

1.6%
Province:

3.6%
Female: 200
Here:

7.9%
Province:

9.4%
Other services
Total: 1,150
Here:

19.2%
Province:

18.3%
Male: 455
This town:

13.2%
Alberta:

15.5%
Female: 695
Here:

27.4%
Alberta:

21.6%
Health care and social services
Total: 465
This town:

7.8%
Province:

9.1%
Male: 65
This town:

1.9%
Province:

2.6%
Female: 400
Here:

15.8%
Alberta:

16.7%
Manufacturing
Total: 305
This town:

5.1%
Alberta:

7.2%
Male: 225
Here:

6.5%
Province:

9.8%
Female: 75
Here:

3.0%
Province:

4.0%
Retail trade
Total: 520
This town:

8.7%
Province:

10.7%
Male: 170
Here:

4.9%
Province:

8.6%
Female: 350
Here:

13.8%
Province:

13.2%
Finance and real estate
Total: 275
This town:

4.6%
Alberta:

5.1%
Male: 140
Here:

4.1%
Province:

3.9%
Female: 140
Here:

5.5%
Alberta:

6.4%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 1,290
This town:

21.6%
Alberta:

11.8%
Male: 1,155
Here:

33.5%
Province:

16.1%
Female: 135
Here:

5.3%
Province:

6.8%
Construction
Total: 730
Here:

12.2%
Province:

8.8%
Male: 610
This town:

17.7%
Province:

13.8%
Female: 120
Here:

4.7%
Alberta:

2.9%
Wholesale trade
Total: 205
This town:

3.4%
Alberta:

4.4%
Male: 140
This town:

4.1%
Alberta:

5.7%
Female: 65
This town:

2.6%
Province:

2.9%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 1,275
This town:

22.3%
Alberta:

58.1%
Male: 450
Here:

13.6%
Alberta:

52.0%
Female: 825
Here:

34.2%
Alberta:

65.2%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 300
Here:

5.2%
Alberta:

2.7%
Male: 230
Here:

7.0%
Alberta:

3.1%
Female: 75
Here:

3.1%
Alberta:

2.2%
Worked at home
Total: 390
Here:

6.8%
Alberta:

8.9%
Male: 120
This town:

3.6%
Alberta:

8.0%
Female: 270
This town:

11.2%
Province:

10.1%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 1,405
Here:

24.6%
Alberta:

13.7%
Male: 1,190
Here:

36.1%
Province:

20.1%
Female: 215
Here:

8.9%
Alberta:

6.0%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 30
This town:

0.5%
Province:

0.4%
Male: 30
This town:

0.9%
Alberta:

0.5%
Female: 10
Here:

0.4%
Province:

0.2%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 2,275
Here:

39.8%
Province:

15.7%
Male: 1,265
This town:

38.3%
Alberta:

15.6%
Female: 1,010
This town:

41.8%
Province:

15.8%
Worked in different province
Total: 40
Here:

0.7%
Alberta:

0.6%
Male: 15
This town:

0.5%
Province:

0.7%
Female: 20
This town:

0.8%
Province:

0.5%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 4,540
This town:

85.7%
Province:

74.3%
Male: 2,755
Here:

87.5%
Province:

78.2%
Female: 1,785
Here:

83.2%
Alberta:

69.7%
All other modes
Total: 80
This town:

1.5%
Province:

1.5%
Male: 50
Here:

1.6%
Alberta:

1.7%
Female: 30
This town:

1.4%
Alberta:

1.3%
Public transit
Total: 10
This town:

0.2%
Province:

9.2%
Female: 10
Here:

0.5%
Alberta:

11.5%
Car as passenger
Total: 380
Here:

7.2%
Alberta:

7.9%
Male: 225
This town:

7.1%
Province:

6.6%
Female: 155
This town:

7.2%
Province:

9.5%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 285
Here:

5.4%
Alberta:

7.1%
Male: 120
This town:

3.8%
Province:

6.3%
Female: 160
Here:

7.5%
Alberta:

8.0%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 7,150
This town:

94.1%
Alberta:

92.6%
Male: 3,625
Here:

91.9%
Alberta:

90.5%
Female: 3,525
Here:

96.6%
Alberta:

94.6%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 7,065
Here:

93.0%
Alberta:

91.4%
Male: 3,555
This town:

90.1%
Province:

89.0%
Female: 3,510
This town:

96.2%
Province:

93.8%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 3,570
This town:

47.0%
Province:

38.4%
Male: 1,620
This town:

41.1%
Province:

34.4%
Female: 1,950
Here:

53.4%
Alberta:

42.4%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 950
This town:

12.5%
Province:

16.8%
Male: 410
This town:

10.4%
Province:

14.0%
Female: 540
This town:

14.8%
Province:

19.5%

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