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



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 3,950
This town:

68.4%
Alberta:

70.9%
Male: 2,190
Here:

76.4%
Alberta:

77.0%
Female: 1,760
Here:

60.5%
Province:

64.7%
Unemployed
Total: 140
Here:

2.4%
Province:

3.2%
Male: 60
Here:

2.1%
Alberta:

3.3%
Female: 80
This town:

2.7%
Province:

3.0%
Not in the labour force
Total: 1,685
Here:

29.2%
Alberta:

26.0%
Male: 620
Here:

21.6%
Alberta:

19.7%
Female: 1,070
This town:

36.8%
Alberta:

32.3%
Participation rate
All persons
Here:

70.9%
Province:

74.0%
Male
This town:

78.5%
Alberta:

80.3%
Female
Here:

63.2%
Alberta:

67.7%
Unemployment rate
All persons
This town:

3.4%
Province:

4.3%
Male
This town:

2.7%
Province:

4.1%
Female
This town:

4.3%
Alberta:

4.4%

Labour force activity in Taber

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 930
Here:

22.8%
Province:

22.7%
Male: 350
Here:

15.6%
Province:

16.9%
Female: 580
Here:

31.6%
Alberta:

29.6%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 55
This town:

1.3%
Alberta:

2.3%
Male: 25
This town:

1.1%
Alberta:

1.8%
Female: 30
Here:

1.6%
Province:

3.0%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 665
This town:

16.3%
Province:

17.7%
Male: 135
This town:

6.0%
Alberta:

8.3%
Female: 535
This town:

29.2%
Alberta:

28.7%
Management occupations
Total: 340
This town:

8.3%
Province:

9.7%
Male: 250
Here:

11.1%
Alberta:

11.6%
Female: 90
This town:

4.9%
Alberta:

7.5%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 440
This town:

10.8%
Province:

3.4%
Male: 290
Here:

12.9%
Province:

4.7%
Female: 150
Here:

8.2%
Province:

1.9%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 860
Here:

21.1%
Alberta:

18.2%
Male: 805
Here:

35.8%
Alberta:

31.0%
Female: 55
Here:

3.0%
Province:

3.0%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 80
Here:

2.0%
Province:

7.5%
Male: 55
This town:

2.4%
Alberta:

10.9%
Female: 20
Here:

1.1%
Province:

3.4%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 255
Here:

6.3%
Province:

7.1%
Male: 55
Here:

2.4%
Alberta:

4.2%
Female: 200
Here:

10.9%
Province:

10.5%
Health occupations
Total: 200
Here:

4.9%
Province:

5.4%
Male: 45
Here:

2.0%
Alberta:

1.8%
Female: 155
Here:

8.4%
Province:

9.5%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 250
This town:

6.1%
Alberta:

6.1%
Male: 225
Here:

10.0%
Province:

8.8%
Female: 20
This town:

1.1%
Province:

2.9%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 385
Here:

9.4%
Province:

18.4%
Male: 255
Here:

11.3%
Alberta:

20.4%
Female: 130
This town:

7.1%
Alberta:

16.0%
Educational services
Total: 225
This town:

5.5%
Alberta:

6.2%
Male: 55
This town:

2.4%
Alberta:

3.6%
Female: 165
This town:

9.0%
Alberta:

9.4%
Other services
Total: 690
Here:

16.9%
Province:

18.3%
Male: 260
Here:

11.6%
Alberta:

15.5%
Female: 435
Here:

23.7%
Province:

21.6%
Health care and social services
Total: 355
Here:

8.7%
Province:

9.1%
Male: 45
Here:

2.0%
Alberta:

2.6%
Female: 315
This town:

17.2%
Province:

16.7%
Manufacturing
Total: 585
Here:

14.3%
Alberta:

7.2%
Male: 345
This town:

15.3%
Province:

9.8%
Female: 240
This town:

13.1%
Alberta:

4.0%
Retail trade
Total: 480
This town:

11.8%
Province:

10.7%
Male: 205
Here:

9.1%
Alberta:

8.6%
Female: 270
Here:

14.7%
Province:

13.2%
Finance and real estate
Total: 140
This town:

3.4%
Alberta:

5.1%
Male: 65
This town:

2.9%
Province:

3.9%
Female: 80
This town:

4.4%
Alberta:

6.4%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 615
This town:

15.1%
Province:

11.8%
Male: 510
Here:

22.7%
Alberta:

16.1%
Female: 105
Here:

5.7%
Alberta:

6.8%
Construction
Total: 275
This town:

6.7%
Province:

8.8%
Male: 250
This town:

11.1%
Alberta:

13.8%
Female: 25
This town:

1.4%
Province:

2.9%
Wholesale trade
Total: 320
Here:

7.8%
Alberta:

4.4%
Male: 250
Here:

11.1%
Alberta:

5.7%
Female: 70
Here:

3.8%
Alberta:

2.9%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 2,410
This town:

61.0%
Alberta:

58.1%
Male: 1,170
This town:

53.4%
Alberta:

52.0%
Female: 1,240
Here:

70.5%
Alberta:

65.2%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 60
Here:

1.5%
Alberta:

2.7%
Male: 40
This town:

1.8%
Province:

3.1%
Female: 20
This town:

1.1%
Alberta:

2.2%
Worked at home
Total: 210
This town:

5.3%
Alberta:

8.9%
Male: 60
Here:

2.7%
Province:

8.0%
Female: 150
Here:

8.5%
Province:

10.1%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 725
This town:

18.4%
Alberta:

13.7%
Male: 610
Here:

27.9%
Alberta:

20.1%
Female: 115
Here:

6.5%
Alberta:

6.0%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 525
This town:

13.3%
Alberta:

15.7%
Male: 300
This town:

13.7%
Alberta:

15.6%
Female: 225
Here:

12.8%
Alberta:

15.8%
Worked in different province
Total: 10
Here:

0.3%
Province:

0.6%
Female: 10
This town:

0.6%
Province:

0.5%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 3,095
Here:

82.9%
Province:

74.3%
Male: 1,820
Here:

85.6%
Alberta:

78.2%
Female: 1,270
This town:

78.9%
Province:

69.7%
All other modes
Total: 30
Here:

0.8%
Alberta:

1.5%
Male: 25
Here:

1.2%
Alberta:

1.7%
Car as passenger
Total: 295
Here:

7.9%
Province:

7.9%
Male: 130
Here:

6.1%
Alberta:

6.6%
Female: 165
This town:

10.2%
Alberta:

9.5%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 315
This town:

8.4%
Alberta:

7.1%
Male: 145
This town:

6.8%
Alberta:

6.3%
Female: 170
This town:

10.6%
Alberta:

8.0%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 5,425
This town:

93.9%
Alberta:

92.6%
Male: 2,645
This town:

92.3%
Province:

90.5%
Female: 2,780
Here:

95.5%
Alberta:

94.6%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 5,385
This town:

93.2%
Alberta:

91.4%
Male: 2,615
Here:

91.3%
Alberta:

89.0%
Female: 2,770
This town:

95.2%
Province:

93.8%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 2,660
This town:

46.1%
Alberta:

38.4%
Male: 1,215
This town:

42.4%
Province:

34.4%
Female: 1,445
This town:

49.7%
Alberta:

42.4%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 1,315
This town:

22.8%
Alberta:

16.8%
Male: 510
Here:

17.8%
Province:

14.0%
Female: 810
Here:

27.8%
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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