Wood Buffalo - Regional municipality, Alberta, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 32,440
This municipality:

79.0%
Province:

70.9%
Male: 19,400
This municipality:

87.1%
Alberta:

77.0%
Female: 13,040
This municipality:

69.4%
Province:

64.7%
Unemployed
Total: 1,350
This municipality:

3.3%
Province:

3.2%
Male: 575
Here:

2.6%
Province:

3.3%
Female: 775
This municipality:

4.1%
Alberta:

3.0%
Not in the labour force
Total: 7,265
This municipality:

17.7%
Alberta:

26.0%
Male: 2,300
This municipality:

10.3%
Alberta:

19.7%
Female: 4,970
Here:

26.5%
Province:

32.3%
Participation rate
All persons
This municipality:

82.3%
Province:

74.0%
Male
Here:

89.7%
Province:

80.3%
Female
This municipality:

73.5%
Province:

67.7%
Unemployment rate
All persons
This municipality:

4.0%
Alberta:

4.3%
Male
Here:

2.9%
Province:

4.1%
Female
Here:

5.6%
Province:

4.4%

Labour force activity in Wood Buffalo

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 7,595
This municipality:

22.6%
Alberta:

22.7%
Male: 2,590
This municipality:

13.0%
Alberta:

16.9%
Female: 5,005
Here:

36.5%
Alberta:

29.6%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 380
Here:

1.1%
Province:

2.3%
Male: 150
This municipality:

0.8%
Province:

1.8%
Female: 230
Here:

1.7%
Province:

3.0%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 4,465
This municipality:

13.3%
Alberta:

17.7%
Male: 950
This municipality:

4.8%
Province:

8.3%
Female: 3,515
Here:

25.6%
Province:

28.7%
Management occupations
Total: 2,400
This municipality:

7.1%
Alberta:

9.7%
Male: 1,505
This municipality:

7.6%
Alberta:

11.6%
Female: 895
Here:

6.5%
Province:

7.5%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 1,075
Here:

3.2%
Alberta:

3.4%
Male: 910
This municipality:

4.6%
Alberta:

4.7%
Female: 165
Here:

1.2%
Province:

1.9%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 11,035
This municipality:

32.8%
Province:

18.2%
Male: 9,910
This municipality:

49.8%
Alberta:

31.0%
Female: 1,120
This municipality:

8.2%
Alberta:

3.0%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 2,930
This municipality:

8.7%
Province:

7.5%
Male: 2,325
This municipality:

11.7%
Alberta:

10.9%
Female: 600
Here:

4.4%
Province:

3.4%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 1,430
Here:

4.3%
Province:

7.1%
Male: 380
Here:

1.9%
Alberta:

4.2%
Female: 1,050
This municipality:

7.7%
Alberta:

10.5%
Health occupations
Total: 1,100
This municipality:

3.3%
Province:

5.4%
Male: 145
Here:

0.7%
Alberta:

1.8%
Female: 950
Here:

6.9%
Province:

9.5%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 1,200
This municipality:

3.6%
Alberta:

6.1%
Male: 1,040
This municipality:

5.2%
Alberta:

8.8%
Female: 165
Here:

1.2%
Province:

2.9%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 4,465
This municipality:

13.3%
Alberta:

18.4%
Male: 2,540
This municipality:

12.8%
Alberta:

20.4%
Female: 1,920
Here:

14.0%
Province:

16.0%
Educational services
Total: 1,645
This municipality:

4.9%
Province:

6.2%
Male: 325
This municipality:

1.6%
Alberta:

3.6%
Female: 1,320
This municipality:

9.6%
Province:

9.4%
Other services
Total: 4,860
Here:

14.5%
Province:

18.3%
Male: 1,970
This municipality:

9.9%
Alberta:

15.5%
Female: 2,890
This municipality:

21.1%
Province:

21.6%
Health care and social services
Total: 1,695
Here:

5.0%
Province:

9.1%
Male: 150
Here:

0.8%
Alberta:

2.6%
Female: 1,550
Here:

11.3%
Alberta:

16.7%
Manufacturing
Total: 865
Here:

2.6%
Alberta:

7.2%
Male: 625
Here:

3.1%
Province:

9.8%
Female: 240
This municipality:

1.8%
Alberta:

4.0%
Retail trade
Total: 3,135
Here:

9.3%
Province:

10.7%
Male: 1,205
This municipality:

6.1%
Province:

8.6%
Female: 1,930
This municipality:

14.1%
Alberta:

13.2%
Finance and real estate
Total: 1,280
This municipality:

3.8%
Province:

5.1%
Male: 570
Here:

2.9%
Alberta:

3.9%
Female: 710
Here:

5.2%
Province:

6.4%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 10,585
This municipality:

31.5%
Province:

11.8%
Male: 8,490
This municipality:

42.7%
Province:

16.1%
Female: 2,095
This municipality:

15.3%
Province:

6.8%
Construction
Total: 3,950
Here:

11.8%
Alberta:

8.8%
Male: 3,215
Here:

16.2%
Alberta:

13.8%
Female: 730
Here:

5.3%
Alberta:

2.9%
Wholesale trade
Total: 1,135
Here:

3.4%
Province:

4.4%
Male: 810
Here:

4.1%
Province:

5.7%
Female: 325
This municipality:

2.4%
Province:

2.9%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 26,825
This municipality:

82.7%
Province:

58.1%
Male: 15,720
Here:

81.0%
Province:

52.0%
Female: 11,105
This municipality:

85.2%
Alberta:

65.2%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 320
This municipality:

1.0%
Province:

2.7%
Male: 205
Here:

1.1%
Alberta:

3.1%
Female: 115
This municipality:

0.9%
Province:

2.2%
Worked at home
Total: 865
Here:

2.7%
Alberta:

8.9%
Male: 250
This municipality:

1.3%
Alberta:

8.0%
Female: 615
Here:

4.7%
Province:

10.1%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 4,015
Here:

12.4%
Province:

13.7%
Male: 3,045
Here:

15.7%
Province:

20.1%
Female: 965
Here:

7.4%
Province:

6.0%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 15
Here:

0.0%
Alberta:

0.4%
Male: 10
Here:

0.1%
Alberta:

0.5%
Female: 10
This municipality:

0.1%
Province:

0.2%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 265
This municipality:

0.8%
Alberta:

15.7%
Male: 115
Here:

0.6%
Alberta:

15.6%
Female: 150
Here:

1.2%
Province:

15.8%
Worked in different province
Total: 135
Here:

0.4%
Alberta:

0.6%
Male: 60
Here:

0.3%
Alberta:

0.7%
Female: 75
This municipality:

0.6%
Province:

0.5%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 16,500
This municipality:

52.3%
Alberta:

74.3%
Male: 9,055
Here:

47.3%
Alberta:

78.2%
Female: 7,445
This municipality:

60.0%
Alberta:

69.7%
All other modes
Total: 4,465
This municipality:

14.1%
Province:

1.5%
Male: 3,350
Here:

17.5%
Alberta:

1.7%
Female: 1,110
Here:

8.9%
Province:

1.3%
Public transit
Total: 4,705
This municipality:

14.9%
Alberta:

9.2%
Male: 3,490
This municipality:

18.2%
Alberta:

7.3%
Female: 1,210
This municipality:

9.7%
Province:

11.5%
Car as passenger
Total: 4,420
This municipality:

14.0%
Alberta:

7.9%
Male: 2,725
Here:

14.2%
Alberta:

6.6%
Female: 1,685
Here:

13.6%
Province:

9.5%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 1,475
This municipality:

4.7%
Province:

7.1%
Male: 520
This municipality:

2.7%
Province:

6.3%
Female: 955
This municipality:

7.7%
Alberta:

8.0%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 37,845
This municipality:

92.2%
Alberta:

92.6%
Male: 20,020
Here:

89.9%
Province:

90.5%
Female: 17,825
This municipality:

94.9%
Province:

94.6%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 37,250
Here:

90.7%
Province:

91.4%
Male: 19,610
Here:

88.1%
Province:

89.0%
Female: 17,640
This municipality:

93.9%
Province:

93.8%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 16,445
This municipality:

40.1%
Province:

38.4%
Male: 7,730
This municipality:

34.7%
Alberta:

34.4%
Female: 8,715
This municipality:

46.4%
Province:

42.4%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 3,045
Here:

7.4%
Alberta:

16.8%
Male: 1,380
This municipality:

6.2%
Province:

14.0%
Female: 1,660
This municipality:

8.8%
Alberta:

19.5%

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