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



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 5,550
Here:

67.7%
Province:

70.9%
Male: 3,030
This town:

77.5%
Alberta:

77.0%
Female: 2,515
Here:

58.6%
Alberta:

64.7%
Unemployed
Total: 225
This town:

2.7%
Alberta:

3.2%
Male: 95
This town:

2.4%
Province:

3.3%
Female: 125
Here:

2.9%
Province:

3.0%
Not in the labour force
Total: 2,425
This town:

29.6%
Alberta:

26.0%
Male: 780
This town:

19.9%
Province:

19.7%
Female: 1,645
This town:

38.3%
Alberta:

32.3%
Participation rate
All persons
Here:

70.4%
Province:

74.0%
Male
Here:

80.1%
Province:

80.3%
Female
Here:

61.7%
Province:

67.7%
Unemployment rate
All persons
This town:

3.9%
Alberta:

4.3%
Male
Here:

3.0%
Alberta:

4.1%
Female
This town:

4.7%
Alberta:

4.4%

Labour force activity in this town

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 1,310
This town:

22.8%
Alberta:

22.7%
Male: 480
This town:

15.4%
Alberta:

16.9%
Female: 830
Here:

31.7%
Alberta:

29.6%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 120
Here:

2.1%
Province:

2.3%
Male: 20
Here:

0.6%
Province:

1.8%
Female: 100
Here:

3.8%
Province:

3.0%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 825
Here:

14.4%
Province:

17.7%
Male: 185
Here:

5.9%
Province:

8.3%
Female: 635
Here:

24.2%
Province:

28.7%
Management occupations
Total: 480
Here:

8.4%
Province:

9.7%
Male: 310
Here:

9.9%
Alberta:

11.6%
Female: 170
Here:

6.5%
Alberta:

7.5%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 225
This town:

3.9%
Alberta:

3.4%
Male: 180
This town:

5.8%
Alberta:

4.7%
Female: 45
This town:

1.7%
Province:

1.9%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 1,280
This town:

22.3%
Alberta:

18.2%
Male: 1,160
This town:

37.1%
Alberta:

31.0%
Female: 115
Here:

4.4%
Alberta:

3.0%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 335
This town:

5.8%
Province:

7.5%
Male: 270
This town:

8.6%
Alberta:

10.9%
Female: 65
Here:

2.5%
Alberta:

3.4%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 410
This town:

7.1%
Province:

7.1%
Male: 135
This town:

4.3%
Alberta:

4.2%
Female: 275
Here:

10.5%
Province:

10.5%
Health occupations
Total: 355
Here:

6.2%
Province:

5.4%
Male: 45
Here:

1.4%
Alberta:

1.8%
Female: 305
This town:

11.6%
Province:

9.5%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 400
This town:

7.0%
Alberta:

6.1%
Male: 335
This town:

10.7%
Alberta:

8.8%
Female: 65
Here:

2.5%
Alberta:

2.9%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 640
This town:

11.1%
Province:

18.4%
Male: 415
Here:

13.3%
Province:

20.4%
Female: 225
This town:

8.6%
Alberta:

16.0%
Educational services
Total: 525
Here:

9.1%
Alberta:

6.2%
Male: 180
Here:

5.8%
Province:

3.6%
Female: 340
This town:

13.0%
Alberta:

9.4%
Other services
Total: 1,000
Here:

17.4%
Province:

18.3%
Male: 455
Here:

14.6%
Alberta:

15.5%
Female: 550
Here:

21.0%
Alberta:

21.6%
Health care and social services
Total: 700
This town:

12.2%
Province:

9.1%
Male: 65
Here:

2.1%
Alberta:

2.6%
Female: 635
Here:

24.3%
Province:

16.7%
Manufacturing
Total: 380
This town:

6.6%
Province:

7.2%
Male: 290
Here:

9.3%
Alberta:

9.8%
Female: 95
Here:

3.6%
Alberta:

4.0%
Retail trade
Total: 675
This town:

11.7%
Alberta:

10.7%
Male: 330
This town:

10.6%
Alberta:

8.6%
Female: 345
Here:

13.2%
Province:

13.2%
Finance and real estate
Total: 265
Here:

4.6%
Province:

5.1%
Male: 95
Here:

3.0%
Province:

3.9%
Female: 170
This town:

6.5%
Province:

6.4%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 750
This town:

13.1%
Alberta:

11.8%
Male: 630
Here:

20.2%
Province:

16.1%
Female: 115
Here:

4.4%
Alberta:

6.8%
Construction
Total: 560
Here:

9.7%
Alberta:

8.8%
Male: 470
Here:

15.0%
Province:

13.8%
Female: 85
Here:

3.3%
Province:

2.9%
Wholesale trade
Total: 245
This town:

4.3%
Alberta:

4.4%
Male: 190
This town:

6.1%
Province:

5.7%
Female: 55
This town:

2.1%
Province:

2.9%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 2,560
Here:

46.1%
Alberta:

58.1%
Male: 1,185
Here:

39.1%
Alberta:

52.0%
Female: 1,375
Here:

54.6%
Province:

65.2%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 175
This town:

3.2%
Alberta:

2.7%
Male: 120
This town:

4.0%
Alberta:

3.1%
Female: 50
Here:

2.0%
Alberta:

2.2%
Worked at home
Total: 355
This town:

6.4%
Alberta:

8.9%
Male: 125
Here:

4.1%
Alberta:

8.0%
Female: 230
This town:

9.1%
Alberta:

10.1%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 900
This town:

16.2%
Province:

13.7%
Male: 720
Here:

23.8%
Alberta:

20.1%
Female: 175
This town:

6.9%
Province:

6.0%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 35
This town:

0.6%
Alberta:

0.4%
Male: 25
Here:

0.8%
Alberta:

0.5%
Female: 10
This town:

0.4%
Province:

0.2%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 1,515
Here:

27.3%
Alberta:

15.7%
Male: 835
This town:

27.6%
Province:

15.6%
Female: 675
Here:

26.8%
Alberta:

15.8%
Worked in different province
Total: 10
Here:

0.2%
Alberta:

0.6%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 4,240
This town:

82.2%
Alberta:

74.3%
Male: 2,415
This town:

83.9%
Province:

78.2%
Female: 1,830
This town:

80.3%
Alberta:

69.7%
All other modes
Total: 55
Here:

1.1%
Province:

1.5%
Male: 40
Here:

1.4%
Province:

1.7%
Female: 15
Here:

0.7%
Province:

1.3%
Public transit
Total: 10
This town:

0.2%
Alberta:

9.2%
Male: 10
This town:

0.3%
Alberta:

7.3%
Car as passenger
Total: 355
This town:

6.9%
Alberta:

7.9%
Male: 200
This town:

6.9%
Province:

6.6%
Female: 155
This town:

6.8%
Alberta:

9.5%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 500
Here:

9.7%
Alberta:

7.1%
Male: 225
This town:

7.8%
Province:

6.3%
Female: 275
This town:

12.1%
Province:

8.0%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 7,595
Here:

92.6%
Alberta:

92.6%
Male: 3,580
This town:

91.6%
Province:

90.5%
Female: 4,015
Here:

93.6%
Alberta:

94.6%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 7,510
This town:

91.6%
Alberta:

91.4%
Male: 3,535
Here:

90.4%
Alberta:

89.0%
Female: 3,980
Here:

92.8%
Province:

93.8%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 3,540
This town:

43.2%
Province:

38.4%
Male: 1,570
Here:

40.2%
Province:

34.4%
Female: 1,975
This town:

46.0%
Province:

42.4%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 1,400
Here:

17.1%
Province:

16.8%
Male: 505
Here:

12.9%
Province:

14.0%
Female: 895
This town:

20.9%
Province:

19.5%

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