Wetaskiwin - City, Alberta, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 5,750
Here:

63.3%
Province:

70.9%
Male: 3,110
This city:

71.5%
Alberta:

77.0%
Female: 2,645
This city:

55.8%
Alberta:

64.7%
Unemployed
Total: 185
This city:

2.0%
Province:

3.2%
Male: 110
Here:

2.5%
Alberta:

3.3%
Female: 80
This city:

1.7%
Alberta:

3.0%
Not in the labour force
Total: 3,150
Here:

34.7%
Province:

26.0%
Male: 1,130
Here:

26.0%
Province:

19.7%
Female: 2,020
Here:

42.6%
Alberta:

32.3%
Participation rate
All persons
Here:

65.3%
Province:

74.0%
Male
Here:

74.0%
Alberta:

80.3%
Female
Here:

57.4%
Province:

67.7%
Unemployment rate
All persons
This city:

3.1%
Province:

4.3%
Male
This city:

3.4%
Province:

4.1%
Female
Here:

2.9%
Province:

4.4%

Labour force activity in Wetaskiwin

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 1,630
This city:

27.6%
Alberta:

22.7%
Male: 670
Here:

20.9%
Alberta:

16.9%
Female: 960
Here:

35.6%
Alberta:

29.6%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 85
This city:

1.4%
Province:

2.3%
Male: 45
This city:

1.4%
Alberta:

1.8%
Female: 40
Here:

1.5%
Province:

3.0%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 875
Here:

14.8%
Province:

17.7%
Male: 240
Here:

7.5%
Alberta:

8.3%
Female: 635
This city:

23.6%
Alberta:

28.7%
Management occupations
Total: 505
This city:

8.6%
Alberta:

9.7%
Male: 350
Here:

10.9%
Alberta:

11.6%
Female: 150
Here:

5.6%
Province:

7.5%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 175
Here:

3.0%
Province:

3.4%
Male: 145
Here:

4.5%
Alberta:

4.7%
Female: 30
This city:

1.1%
Alberta:

1.9%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 1,190
Here:

20.2%
Alberta:

18.2%
Male: 1,075
This city:

33.5%
Alberta:

31.0%
Female: 115
This city:

4.3%
Province:

3.0%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 215
Here:

3.6%
Alberta:

7.5%
Male: 185
This city:

5.8%
Alberta:

10.9%
Female: 25
This city:

0.9%
Province:

3.4%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 510
This city:

8.6%
Province:

7.1%
Male: 155
Here:

4.8%
Alberta:

4.2%
Female: 355
This city:

13.2%
Alberta:

10.5%
Health occupations
Total: 450
Here:

7.6%
Province:

5.4%
Male: 105
Here:

3.3%
Province:

1.8%
Female: 345
This city:

12.8%
Alberta:

9.5%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 280
This city:

4.7%
Province:

6.1%
Male: 240
This city:

7.5%
Alberta:

8.8%
Female: 35
Here:

1.3%
Province:

2.9%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 755
Here:

12.8%
Alberta:

18.4%
Male: 540
Here:

16.8%
Alberta:

20.4%
Female: 215
This city:

8.0%
Alberta:

16.0%
Educational services
Total: 320
This city:

5.4%
Alberta:

6.2%
Male: 110
Here:

3.4%
Province:

3.6%
Female: 210
This city:

7.8%
Province:

9.4%
Other services
Total: 1,290
Here:

21.8%
Province:

18.3%
Male: 585
This city:

18.2%
Alberta:

15.5%
Female: 705
This city:

26.2%
Province:

21.6%
Health care and social services
Total: 815
Here:

13.8%
Alberta:

9.1%
Male: 130
This city:

4.0%
Province:

2.6%
Female: 690
Here:

25.6%
Province:

16.7%
Manufacturing
Total: 405
This city:

6.9%
Alberta:

7.2%
Male: 315
This city:

9.8%
Alberta:

9.8%
Female: 90
This city:

3.3%
Alberta:

4.0%
Retail trade
Total: 1,040
This city:

17.6%
Province:

10.7%
Male: 555
This city:

17.3%
Province:

8.6%
Female: 485
Here:

18.0%
Province:

13.2%
Finance and real estate
Total: 265
Here:

4.5%
Alberta:

5.1%
Male: 120
Here:

3.7%
Province:

3.9%
Female: 145
This city:

5.4%
Alberta:

6.4%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 315
This city:

5.3%
Province:

11.8%
Male: 270
This city:

8.4%
Province:

16.1%
Female: 40
This city:

1.5%
Province:

6.8%
Construction
Total: 530
This city:

9.0%
Alberta:

8.8%
Male: 435
Here:

13.5%
Province:

13.8%
Female: 90
Here:

3.3%
Alberta:

2.9%
Wholesale trade
Total: 170
This city:

2.9%
Province:

4.4%
Male: 145
This city:

4.5%
Alberta:

5.7%
Female: 25
Here:

0.9%
Province:

2.9%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 3,400
This city:

59.1%
Province:

58.1%
Male: 1,645
This city:

52.9%
Alberta:

52.0%
Female: 1,755
This city:

66.4%
Province:

65.2%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 420
Here:

7.3%
Province:

2.7%
Male: 175
This city:

5.6%
Province:

3.1%
Female: 245
Here:

9.3%
Province:

2.2%
Worked at home
Total: 310
Here:

5.4%
Province:

8.9%
Male: 115
This city:

3.7%
Alberta:

8.0%
Female: 190
This city:

7.2%
Alberta:

10.1%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 775
This city:

13.5%
Province:

13.7%
Male: 645
This city:

20.7%
Province:

20.1%
Female: 130
Here:

4.9%
Province:

6.0%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 20
Here:

0.3%
Alberta:

0.4%
Male: 10
Here:

0.3%
Alberta:

0.5%
Female: 10
Here:

0.4%
Alberta:

0.2%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 820
Here:

14.3%
Alberta:

15.7%
Male: 515
This city:

16.6%
Alberta:

15.6%
Female: 305
This city:

11.5%
Alberta:

15.8%
Worked in different province
Total: 10
This city:

0.2%
Alberta:

0.6%
Male: 10
Here:

0.3%
Province:

0.7%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 4,215
Here:

77.7%
Alberta:

74.3%
Male: 2,415
This city:

80.9%
Province:

78.2%
Female: 1,800
This city:

73.9%
Alberta:

69.7%
All other modes
Total: 65
Here:

1.2%
Province:

1.5%
Male: 40
Here:

1.3%
Province:

1.7%
Female: 25
This city:

1.0%
Province:

1.3%
Public transit
Total: 30
This city:

0.6%
Alberta:

9.2%
Male: 10
Here:

0.3%
Province:

7.3%
Female: 25
Here:

1.0%
Alberta:

11.5%
Car as passenger
Total: 585
This city:

10.8%
Province:

7.9%
Male: 285
This city:

9.5%
Province:

6.6%
Female: 295
This city:

12.1%
Province:

9.5%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 530
Here:

9.8%
Alberta:

7.1%
Male: 235
Here:

7.9%
Alberta:

6.3%
Female: 295
This city:

12.1%
Alberta:

8.0%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 8,220
Here:

90.4%
Province:

92.6%
Male: 3,815
Here:

87.7%
Alberta:

90.5%
Female: 4,410
Here:

93.0%
Province:

94.6%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 8,050
This city:

88.6%
Alberta:

91.4%
Male: 3,685
This city:

84.7%
Province:

89.0%
Female: 4,365
This city:

92.1%
Alberta:

93.8%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 3,390
This city:

37.3%
Alberta:

38.4%
Male: 1,535
Here:

35.3%
Province:

34.4%
Female: 1,855
Here:

39.1%
Province:

42.4%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 1,690
Here:

18.6%
Province:

16.8%
Male: 565
This city:

13.0%
Province:

14.0%
Female: 1,125
Here:

23.7%
Province:

19.5%

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