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



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 2,575
This town:

59.7%
Province:

70.9%
Male: 1,360
This town:

67.5%
Province:

77.0%
Female: 1,220
This town:

53.2%
Alberta:

64.7%
Unemployed
Total: 130
Here:

3.0%
Province:

3.2%
Male: 80
This town:

4.0%
Province:

3.3%
Female: 55
Here:

2.4%
Alberta:

3.0%
Not in the labour force
Total: 1,600
This town:

37.1%
Province:

26.0%
Male: 575
Here:

28.5%
Province:

19.7%
Female: 1,025
Here:

44.7%
Alberta:

32.3%
Participation rate
All persons
Here:

62.9%
Alberta:

74.0%
Male
Here:

71.5%
Province:

80.3%
Female
Here:

55.3%
Province:

67.7%
Unemployment rate
All persons
Here:

4.8%
Alberta:

4.3%
Male
This town:

5.6%
Province:

4.1%
Female
Here:

4.3%
Province:

4.4%

Labour force activity in Vegreville

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 520
This town:

19.4%
Alberta:

22.7%
Male: 200
This town:

14.0%
Alberta:

16.9%
Female: 320
Here:

25.5%
Alberta:

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

2.0%
Alberta:

2.3%
Male: 30
Here:

2.1%
Alberta:

1.8%
Female: 25
This town:

2.0%
Alberta:

3.0%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 580
This town:

21.6%
Alberta:

17.7%
Male: 130
Here:

9.1%
Province:

8.3%
Female: 450
This town:

35.9%
Province:

28.7%
Management occupations
Total: 250
This town:

9.3%
Province:

9.7%
Male: 175
Here:

12.2%
Alberta:

11.6%
Female: 75
This town:

6.0%
Province:

7.5%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 65
Here:

2.4%
Alberta:

3.4%
Male: 60
This town:

4.2%
Province:

4.7%
Female: 10
Here:

0.8%
Alberta:

1.9%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 530
Here:

19.7%
Alberta:

18.2%
Male: 505
Here:

35.3%
Alberta:

31.0%
Female: 25
This town:

2.0%
Province:

3.0%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 55
Here:

2.0%
Province:

7.5%
Male: 55
Here:

3.8%
Alberta:

10.9%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 180
This town:

6.7%
Province:

7.1%
Male: 30
Here:

2.1%
Province:

4.2%
Female: 155
Here:

12.4%
Province:

10.5%
Health occupations
Total: 230
This town:

8.6%
Province:

5.4%
Male: 40
This town:

2.8%
Alberta:

1.8%
Female: 185
Here:

14.7%
Alberta:

9.5%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 220
Here:

8.2%
Alberta:

6.1%
Male: 200
This town:

14.0%
Alberta:

8.8%
Female: 20
This town:

1.6%
Alberta:

2.9%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 310
This town:

11.5%
Alberta:

18.4%
Male: 195
Here:

13.6%
Province:

20.4%
Female: 105
Here:

8.4%
Alberta:

16.0%
Educational services
Total: 125
This town:

4.7%
Alberta:

6.2%
Male: 60
Here:

4.2%
Alberta:

3.6%
Female: 65
This town:

5.2%
Alberta:

9.4%
Other services
Total: 645
Here:

24.0%
Alberta:

18.3%
Male: 250
This town:

17.5%
Province:

15.5%
Female: 395
This town:

31.5%
Province:

21.6%
Health care and social services
Total: 440
Here:

16.4%
Province:

9.1%
Male: 60
Here:

4.2%
Province:

2.6%
Female: 375
This town:

29.9%
Province:

16.7%
Manufacturing
Total: 85
Here:

3.2%
Alberta:

7.2%
Male: 80
This town:

5.6%
Province:

9.8%
Female: 10
This town:

0.8%
Alberta:

4.0%
Retail trade
Total: 310
This town:

11.5%
Province:

10.7%
Male: 150
Here:

10.5%
Alberta:

8.6%
Female: 165
Here:

13.1%
Province:

13.2%
Finance and real estate
Total: 95
This town:

3.5%
Alberta:

5.1%
Male: 35
Here:

2.4%
Province:

3.9%
Female: 65
Here:

5.2%
Alberta:

6.4%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 385
Here:

14.3%
Province:

11.8%
Male: 340
Here:

23.8%
Alberta:

16.1%
Female: 50
Here:

4.0%
Province:

6.8%
Construction
Total: 180
Here:

6.7%
Province:

8.8%
Male: 165
This town:

11.5%
Province:

13.8%
Female: 10
Here:

0.8%
Alberta:

2.9%
Wholesale trade
Total: 100
This town:

3.7%
Province:

4.4%
Male: 85
This town:

5.9%
Alberta:

5.7%
Female: 20
This town:

1.6%
Alberta:

2.9%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 1,845
Here:

71.7%
Province:

58.1%
Male: 865
This town:

63.8%
Province:

52.0%
Female: 980
Here:

80.7%
Province:

65.2%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 190
Here:

7.4%
Province:

2.7%
Male: 135
This town:

10.0%
Alberta:

3.1%
Female: 50
Here:

4.1%
Province:

2.2%
Worked at home
Total: 145
Here:

5.6%
Province:

8.9%
Male: 80
Here:

5.9%
Alberta:

8.0%
Female: 70
Here:

5.8%
Alberta:

10.1%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 270
This town:

10.5%
Alberta:

13.7%
Male: 220
Here:

16.2%
Alberta:

20.1%
Female: 50
Here:

4.1%
Alberta:

6.0%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 105
Here:

4.1%
Alberta:

15.7%
Male: 45
This town:

3.3%
Province:

15.6%
Female: 60
Here:

4.9%
Alberta:

15.8%
Worked in different province
Total: 20
Here:

0.8%
Province:

0.6%
Male: 10
This town:

0.7%
Alberta:

0.7%
Female: 10
This town:

0.8%
Province:

0.5%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 1,855
This town:

76.5%
Alberta:

74.3%
Male: 1,015
Here:

79.6%
Alberta:

78.2%
Female: 835
This town:

72.3%
Province:

69.7%
All other modes
Total: 55
Here:

2.3%
Province:

1.5%
Male: 20
This town:

1.6%
Province:

1.7%
Female: 30
This town:

2.6%
Alberta:

1.3%
Public transit
Total: 20
This town:

0.8%
Alberta:

9.2%
Male: 20
This town:

1.6%
Province:

7.3%
Car as passenger
Total: 155
This town:

6.4%
Province:

7.9%
Male: 70
Here:

5.5%
Province:

6.6%
Female: 90
This town:

7.8%
Province:

9.5%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 350
Here:

14.4%
Alberta:

7.1%
Male: 150
This town:

11.8%
Alberta:

6.3%
Female: 200
Here:

17.3%
Province:

8.0%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 3,965
Here:

92.0%
Province:

92.6%
Male: 1,810
Here:

89.8%
Province:

90.5%
Female: 2,150
This town:

93.7%
Alberta:

94.6%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 3,945
Here:

91.5%
Province:

91.4%
Male: 1,795
This town:

89.1%
Alberta:

89.0%
Female: 2,145
Here:

93.5%
Alberta:

93.8%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 1,465
This town:

34.0%
Alberta:

38.4%
Male: 595
Here:

29.5%
Alberta:

34.4%
Female: 870
Here:

37.9%
Province:

42.4%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 1,000
Here:

23.2%
Alberta:

16.8%
Male: 395
Here:

19.6%
Province:

14.0%
Female: 605
Here:

26.4%
Province:

19.5%

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