Wetaskiwin County No. 10 - County (municipality), Alberta, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 6,060
This county:

71.2%
Alberta:

70.9%
Male: 3,350
This county:

75.8%
Province:

77.0%
Female: 2,710
This county:

66.3%
Alberta:

64.7%
Unemployed
Total: 230
This county:

2.7%
Province:

3.2%
Male: 145
Here:

3.3%
Alberta:

3.3%
Female: 85
Here:

2.1%
Province:

3.0%
Not in the labour force
Total: 2,215
This county:

26.0%
Alberta:

26.0%
Male: 925
Here:

20.9%
Province:

19.7%
Female: 1,290
Here:

31.5%
Alberta:

32.3%
Participation rate
All persons
This county:

73.9%
Alberta:

74.0%
Male
This county:

79.1%
Province:

80.3%
Female
This county:

68.3%
Alberta:

67.7%
Unemployment rate
All persons
This county:

3.7%
Province:

4.3%
Male
Here:

4.1%
Alberta:

4.1%
Female
Here:

3.0%
Alberta:

4.4%

Labour force activity in Wetaskiwin County No. 10

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 1,055
Here:

16.8%
Province:

22.7%
Male: 265
Here:

7.6%
Alberta:

16.9%
Female: 790
Here:

28.3%
Province:

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

0.9%
Alberta:

2.3%
Male: 40
This county:

1.2%
Province:

1.8%
Female: 10
Here:

0.4%
Alberta:

3.0%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 855
This county:

13.6%
Province:

17.7%
Male: 120
This county:

3.5%
Alberta:

8.3%
Female: 735
This county:

26.3%
Province:

28.7%
Management occupations
Total: 445
This county:

7.1%
Alberta:

9.7%
Male: 305
This county:

8.8%
Province:

11.6%
Female: 145
This county:

5.2%
Province:

7.5%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 195
Here:

3.1%
Alberta:

3.4%
Male: 160
Here:

4.6%
Alberta:

4.7%
Female: 40
This county:

1.4%
Alberta:

1.9%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 1,365
Here:

21.8%
Province:

18.2%
Male: 1,250
Here:

36.0%
Province:

31.0%
Female: 115
Here:

4.1%
Alberta:

3.0%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 220
Here:

3.5%
Alberta:

7.5%
Male: 165
Here:

4.8%
Alberta:

10.9%
Female: 55
This county:

2.0%
Alberta:

3.4%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 290
This county:

4.6%
Alberta:

7.1%
Male: 60
This county:

1.7%
Province:

4.2%
Female: 230
Here:

8.2%
Alberta:

10.5%
Health occupations
Total: 330
This county:

5.3%
Alberta:

5.4%
Male: 50
This county:

1.4%
Alberta:

1.8%
Female: 280
This county:

10.0%
Province:

9.5%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 1,455
This county:

23.2%
Alberta:

6.1%
Male: 1,060
This county:

30.5%
Province:

8.8%
Female: 390
Here:

14.0%
Province:

2.9%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 825
Here:

13.2%
Province:

18.4%
Male: 500
Here:

14.4%
Province:

20.4%
Female: 320
Here:

11.4%
Alberta:

16.0%
Educational services
Total: 355
This county:

5.7%
Alberta:

6.2%
Male: 70
This county:

2.0%
Province:

3.6%
Female: 290
Here:

10.4%
Alberta:

9.4%
Other services
Total: 870
Here:

13.9%
Alberta:

18.3%
Male: 365
This county:

10.5%
Alberta:

15.5%
Female: 505
Here:

18.1%
Alberta:

21.6%
Health care and social services
Total: 550
This county:

8.8%
Alberta:

9.1%
Male: 65
This county:

1.9%
Province:

2.6%
Female: 480
This county:

17.2%
Alberta:

16.7%
Manufacturing
Total: 305
This county:

4.9%
Province:

7.2%
Male: 220
This county:

6.3%
Alberta:

9.8%
Female: 80
This county:

2.9%
Alberta:

4.0%
Retail trade
Total: 595
This county:

9.5%
Province:

10.7%
Male: 215
Here:

6.2%
Province:

8.6%
Female: 380
Here:

13.6%
Province:

13.2%
Finance and real estate
Total: 115
Here:

1.8%
Province:

5.1%
Male: 45
This county:

1.3%
Province:

3.9%
Female: 65
This county:

2.3%
Province:

6.4%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 1,880
Here:

30.0%
Alberta:

11.8%
Male: 1,370
This county:

39.4%
Alberta:

16.1%
Female: 505
This county:

18.1%
Alberta:

6.8%
Construction
Total: 600
This county:

9.6%
Alberta:

8.8%
Male: 500
Here:

14.4%
Province:

13.8%
Female: 100
Here:

3.6%
Alberta:

2.9%
Wholesale trade
Total: 175
This county:

2.8%
Province:

4.4%
Male: 115
This county:

3.3%
Province:

5.7%
Female: 55
Here:

2.0%
Alberta:

2.9%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 665
Here:

11.0%
Province:

58.1%
Male: 275
Here:

8.2%
Alberta:

52.0%
Female: 390
This county:

14.4%
Province:

65.2%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 395
Here:

6.5%
Province:

2.7%
Male: 190
This county:

5.7%
Province:

3.1%
Female: 200
This county:

7.4%
Province:

2.2%
Worked at home
Total: 1,590
Here:

26.2%
Province:

8.9%
Male: 925
Here:

27.6%
Province:

8.0%
Female: 670
This county:

24.7%
Alberta:

10.1%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 975
This county:

16.1%
Province:

13.7%
Male: 810
Here:

24.2%
Province:

20.1%
Female: 170
This county:

6.3%
Alberta:

6.0%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 35
This county:

0.6%
Province:

0.4%
Male: 30
Here:

0.9%
Province:

0.5%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 2,385
This county:

39.3%
Province:

15.7%
Male: 1,105
Here:

33.0%
Province:

15.6%
Female: 1,280
This county:

47.2%
Alberta:

15.8%
Worked in different province
Total: 25
Here:

0.4%
Alberta:

0.6%
Female: 15
This county:

0.6%
Alberta:

0.5%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 3,825
This county:

86.1%
Province:

74.3%
Male: 2,160
Here:

90.2%
Province:

78.2%
Female: 1,660
Here:

81.2%
Alberta:

69.7%
All other modes
Total: 60
Here:

1.4%
Province:

1.5%
Male: 40
This county:

1.7%
Alberta:

1.7%
Female: 20
Here:

1.0%
Alberta:

1.3%
Car as passenger
Total: 390
This county:

8.8%
Alberta:

7.9%
Male: 130
This county:

5.4%
Alberta:

6.6%
Female: 260
This county:

12.7%
Alberta:

9.5%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 160
This county:

3.6%
Province:

7.1%
Male: 60
This county:

2.5%
Province:

6.3%
Female: 100
Here:

4.9%
Province:

8.0%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 8,110
This county:

95.3%
Alberta:

92.6%
Male: 4,135
Here:

93.6%
Province:

90.5%
Female: 3,980
Here:

97.3%
Alberta:

94.6%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 8,035
Here:

94.4%
Province:

91.4%
Male: 4,065
Here:

92.0%
Alberta:

89.0%
Female: 3,970
This county:

97.1%
Province:

93.8%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 3,250
This county:

38.2%
Alberta:

38.4%
Male: 1,460
Here:

33.0%
Province:

34.4%
Female: 1,795
Here:

43.9%
Alberta:

42.4%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 2,065
This county:

24.3%
Province:

16.8%
Male: 835
This county:

18.9%
Alberta:

14.0%
Female: 1,230
This county:

30.1%
Province:

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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