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



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 2,900
Here:

69.4%
Province:

70.9%
Male: 1,525
This town:

74.0%
Province:

77.0%
Female: 1,375
Here:

65.0%
Province:

64.7%
Unemployed
Total: 160
This town:

3.8%
Province:

3.2%
Male: 100
This town:

4.9%
Province:

3.3%
Female: 60
Here:

2.8%
Province:

3.0%
Not in the labour force
Total: 1,115
Here:

26.7%
Alberta:

26.0%
Male: 435
Here:

21.1%
Province:

19.7%
Female: 680
Here:

32.2%
Province:

32.3%
Participation rate
All persons
Here:

73.3%
Alberta:

74.0%
Male
Here:

78.9%
Alberta:

80.3%
Female
Here:

67.8%
Province:

67.7%
Unemployment rate
All persons
Here:

5.2%
Alberta:

4.3%
Male
Here:

6.2%
Province:

4.1%
Female
Here:

4.2%
Province:

4.4%

Labour force activity in Wainwright

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 880
This town:

29.1%
Alberta:

22.7%
Male: 365
This town:

22.6%
Province:

16.9%
Female: 510
Here:

36.0%
Alberta:

29.6%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 45
This town:

1.5%
Province:

2.3%
Female: 45
Here:

3.2%
Province:

3.0%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 485
Here:

16.0%
Alberta:

17.7%
Male: 105
Here:

6.5%
Alberta:

8.3%
Female: 380
Here:

26.9%
Province:

28.7%
Management occupations
Total: 320
This town:

10.6%
Alberta:

9.7%
Male: 205
This town:

12.7%
Province:

11.6%
Female: 115
This town:

8.1%
Province:

7.5%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 50
Here:

1.7%
Alberta:

3.4%
Male: 45
Here:

2.8%
Alberta:

4.7%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 600
This town:

19.8%
Province:

18.2%
Male: 565
Here:

35.0%
Province:

31.0%
Female: 35
This town:

2.5%
Province:

3.0%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 85
Here:

2.8%
Alberta:

7.5%
Male: 80
Here:

5.0%
Province:

10.9%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 200
Here:

6.6%
Province:

7.1%
Male: 35
This town:

2.2%
Alberta:

4.2%
Female: 170
This town:

12.0%
Alberta:

10.5%
Health occupations
Total: 155
Here:

5.1%
Alberta:

5.4%
Male: 40
Here:

2.5%
Province:

1.8%
Female: 120
This town:

8.5%
Province:

9.5%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 200
Here:

6.6%
Alberta:

6.1%
Male: 175
Here:

10.8%
Province:

8.8%
Female: 20
Here:

1.4%
Province:

2.9%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 410
Here:

13.5%
Alberta:

18.4%
Male: 255
This town:

15.8%
Province:

20.4%
Female: 160
Here:

11.3%
Alberta:

16.0%
Educational services
Total: 160
Here:

5.3%
Alberta:

6.2%
Male: 20
Here:

1.2%
Province:

3.6%
Female: 135
Here:

9.5%
Alberta:

9.4%
Other services
Total: 815
This town:

26.9%
Province:

18.3%
Male: 465
Here:

28.9%
Alberta:

15.5%
Female: 350
This town:

24.7%
Alberta:

21.6%
Health care and social services
Total: 315
This town:

10.4%
Province:

9.1%
Male: 20
This town:

1.2%
Alberta:

2.6%
Female: 295
This town:

20.8%
Alberta:

16.7%
Manufacturing
Total: 55
Here:

1.8%
Province:

7.2%
Male: 45
Here:

2.8%
Alberta:

9.8%
Female: 10
This town:

0.7%
Province:

4.0%
Retail trade
Total: 415
Here:

13.7%
Province:

10.7%
Male: 155
Here:

9.6%
Alberta:

8.6%
Female: 260
This town:

18.4%
Province:

13.2%
Finance and real estate
Total: 145
This town:

4.8%
Alberta:

5.1%
Male: 45
This town:

2.8%
Province:

3.9%
Female: 95
This town:

6.7%
Province:

6.4%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 390
This town:

12.9%
Province:

11.8%
Male: 320
This town:

19.9%
Alberta:

16.1%
Female: 65
This town:

4.6%
Alberta:

6.8%
Construction
Total: 215
This town:

7.1%
Alberta:

8.8%
Male: 190
This town:

11.8%
Province:

13.8%
Female: 20
This town:

1.4%
Province:

2.9%
Wholesale trade
Total: 100
This town:

3.3%
Alberta:

4.4%
Male: 85
This town:

5.3%
Alberta:

5.7%
Female: 15
Here:

1.1%
Province:

2.9%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 1,840
This town:

63.4%
Province:

58.1%
Male: 810
This town:

53.1%
Province:

52.0%
Female: 1,030
This town:

74.9%
Alberta:

65.2%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 70
This town:

2.4%
Alberta:

2.7%
Male: 50
This town:

3.3%
Province:

3.1%
Female: 20
This town:

1.5%
Alberta:

2.2%
Worked at home
Total: 210
This town:

7.2%
Province:

8.9%
Male: 105
Here:

6.9%
Alberta:

8.0%
Female: 105
Here:

7.6%
Province:

10.1%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 375
This town:

12.9%
Province:

13.7%
Male: 315
Here:

20.7%
Alberta:

20.1%
Female: 55
This town:

4.0%
Alberta:

6.0%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 10
Here:

0.3%
Province:

0.4%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 385
Here:

13.3%
Alberta:

15.7%
Male: 230
This town:

15.1%
Province:

15.6%
Female: 155
This town:

11.3%
Alberta:

15.8%
Worked in different province
Total: 10
Here:

0.3%
Province:

0.6%
Female: 10
This town:

0.7%
Alberta:

0.5%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 2,175
This town:

81.0%
Alberta:

74.3%
Male: 1,175
This town:

83.3%
Province:

78.2%
Female: 1,005
Here:

78.8%
Alberta:

69.7%
All other modes
Total: 30
Here:

1.1%
Province:

1.5%
Male: 15
This town:

1.1%
Province:

1.7%
Female: 10
Here:

0.8%
Alberta:

1.3%
Car as passenger
Total: 165
Here:

6.1%
Alberta:

7.9%
Male: 95
This town:

6.7%
Province:

6.6%
Female: 70
Here:

5.5%
Alberta:

9.5%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 315
This town:

11.7%
Alberta:

7.1%
Male: 120
Here:

8.5%
Alberta:

6.3%
Female: 190
Here:

14.9%
Alberta:

8.0%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 3,950
Here:

94.5%
Alberta:

92.6%
Male: 1,925
This town:

93.4%
Province:

90.5%
Female: 2,025
This town:

95.7%
Province:

94.6%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 3,885
This town:

92.9%
Alberta:

91.4%
Male: 1,880
This town:

91.3%
Alberta:

89.0%
Female: 2,005
This town:

94.8%
Province:

93.8%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 1,745
This town:

41.7%
Province:

38.4%
Male: 790
Here:

38.3%
Alberta:

34.4%
Female: 955
Here:

45.2%
Alberta:

42.4%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 540
Here:

12.9%
Alberta:

16.8%
Male: 200
This town:

9.7%
Province:

14.0%
Female: 340
This town:

16.1%
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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