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



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 875
This town:

59.9%
Alberta:

70.9%
Male: 495
Here:

68.3%
Alberta:

77.0%
Female: 385
Here:

52.4%
Alberta:

64.7%
Unemployed
Total: 20
Here:

1.4%
Province:

3.2%
Female: 15
This town:

2.0%
Alberta:

3.0%
Not in the labour force
Total: 565
This town:

38.7%
Province:

26.0%
Male: 225
This town:

31.0%
Alberta:

19.7%
Female: 340
This town:

46.3%
Province:

32.3%
Participation rate
All persons
Here:

61.3%
Province:

74.0%
Male
This town:

69.0%
Province:

80.3%
Female
Here:

54.4%
Alberta:

67.7%
Unemployment rate
All persons
Here:

2.2%
Alberta:

4.3%
Female
This town:

3.8%
Province:

4.4%

Labour force activity in Vulcan

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 230
This town:

25.8%
Alberta:

22.7%
Male: 95
This town:

19.0%
Province:

16.9%
Female: 135
This town:

34.6%
Alberta:

29.6%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 10
Here:

1.1%
Alberta:

2.3%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 135
This town:

15.2%
Province:

17.7%
Male: 30
Here:

6.0%
Province:

8.3%
Female: 105
Here:

26.9%
Province:

28.7%
Management occupations
Total: 55
Here:

6.2%
Alberta:

9.7%
Male: 20
Here:

4.0%
Province:

11.6%
Female: 30
Here:

7.7%
Province:

7.5%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 25
This town:

2.8%
Province:

3.4%
Male: 15
Here:

3.0%
Province:

4.7%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 150
This town:

16.9%
Alberta:

18.2%
Male: 150
Here:

30.0%
Alberta:

31.0%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 10
Here:

1.1%
Alberta:

7.5%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 95
Here:

10.7%
Alberta:

7.1%
Male: 45
Here:

9.0%
Province:

4.2%
Female: 50
This town:

12.8%
Province:

10.5%
Health occupations
Total: 55
This town:

6.2%
Province:

5.4%
Male: 10
This town:

2.0%
Province:

1.8%
Female: 50
Here:

12.8%
Alberta:

9.5%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 130
Here:

14.6%
Province:

6.1%
Male: 120
Here:

24.0%
Alberta:

8.8%
Female: 10
Here:

2.6%
Alberta:

2.9%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 85
Here:

9.6%
Province:

18.4%
Male: 60
This town:

12.0%
Province:

20.4%
Female: 25
Here:

6.3%
Alberta:

16.0%
Educational services
Total: 75
Here:

8.4%
Province:

6.2%
Male: 30
Here:

6.0%
Province:

3.6%
Female: 45
Here:

11.4%
Province:

9.4%
Other services
Total: 135
This town:

15.2%
Province:

18.3%
Male: 65
This town:

13.0%
Alberta:

15.5%
Female: 70
Here:

17.7%
Alberta:

21.6%
Health care and social services
Total: 155
Here:

17.4%
Province:

9.1%
Male: 20
This town:

4.0%
Alberta:

2.6%
Female: 135
Here:

34.2%
Province:

16.7%
Manufacturing
Total: 25
This town:

2.8%
Alberta:

7.2%
Male: 25
This town:

5.0%
Province:

9.8%
Retail trade
Total: 110
Here:

12.4%
Province:

10.7%
Male: 60
Here:

12.0%
Alberta:

8.6%
Female: 45
Here:

11.4%
Province:

13.2%
Finance and real estate
Total: 25
This town:

2.8%
Province:

5.1%
Female: 15
This town:

3.8%
Province:

6.4%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 145
This town:

16.3%
Province:

11.8%
Male: 115
Here:

23.0%
Alberta:

16.1%
Female: 30
This town:

7.6%
Province:

6.8%
Construction
Total: 75
Here:

8.4%
Alberta:

8.8%
Male: 70
Here:

14.0%
Alberta:

13.8%
Wholesale trade
Total: 50
Here:

5.6%
Alberta:

4.4%
Male: 40
This town:

8.0%
Province:

5.7%
Female: 10
Here:

2.5%
Alberta:

2.9%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 450
This town:

51.4%
Alberta:

58.1%
Male: 205
This town:

41.8%
Province:

52.0%
Female: 240
Here:

62.3%
Province:

65.2%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 70
Here:

8.0%
Province:

2.7%
Male: 35
Here:

7.1%
Alberta:

3.1%
Female: 30
Here:

7.8%
Province:

2.2%
Worked at home
Total: 115
Here:

13.1%
Alberta:

8.9%
Male: 55
Here:

11.2%
Alberta:

8.0%
Female: 60
Here:

15.6%
Province:

10.1%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 180
Here:

20.6%
Province:

13.7%
Male: 140
This town:

28.6%
Province:

20.1%
Female: 40
Here:

10.4%
Alberta:

6.0%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 65
This town:

7.4%
Province:

15.7%
Male: 50
This town:

10.2%
Province:

15.6%
Female: 10
This town:

2.6%
Alberta:

15.8%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 585
This town:

76.5%
Province:

74.3%
Male: 345
This town:

78.4%
Province:

78.2%
Female: 240
This town:

73.8%
Alberta:

69.7%
All other modes
Total: 15
Here:

2.0%
Alberta:

1.5%
Female: 10
Here:

3.1%
Alberta:

1.3%
Public transit
Total: 10
Here:

1.3%
Alberta:

9.2%
Female: 10
Here:

3.1%
Alberta:

11.5%
Car as passenger
Total: 10
This town:

1.3%
Alberta:

7.9%
Male: 10
This town:

2.3%
Alberta:

6.6%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 150
This town:

19.6%
Province:

7.1%
Male: 85
Here:

19.3%
Province:

6.3%
Female: 60
Here:

18.5%
Province:

8.0%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 1,370
Here:

93.8%
Province:

92.6%
Male: 685
This town:

94.5%
Province:

90.5%
Female: 685
This town:

93.2%
Province:

94.6%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 1,350
Here:

92.5%
Province:

91.4%
Male: 680
Here:

93.8%
Alberta:

89.0%
Female: 675
This town:

91.8%
Alberta:

93.8%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 525
This town:

36.0%
Province:

38.4%
Male: 225
This town:

31.0%
Province:

34.4%
Female: 295
Here:

40.1%
Alberta:

42.4%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 370
This town:

25.3%
Alberta:

16.8%
Male: 150
Here:

20.7%
Province:

14.0%
Female: 220
This town:

29.9%
Alberta:

19.5%

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