Bow Island - Town, Alberta, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 895
Here:

68.3%
Alberta:

70.9%
Male: 495
This town:

75.6%
Alberta:

77.0%
Female: 395
This town:

60.8%
Province:

64.7%
Unemployed
Total: 60
Here:

4.6%
Alberta:

3.2%
Male: 20
This town:

3.1%
Alberta:

3.3%
Female: 45
Here:

6.9%
Province:

3.0%
Not in the labour force
Total: 360
Here:

27.5%
Province:

26.0%
Male: 140
This town:

21.4%
Alberta:

19.7%
Female: 215
Here:

33.1%
Alberta:

32.3%
Participation rate
All persons
This town:

72.5%
Alberta:

74.0%
Male
This town:

78.6%
Alberta:

80.3%
Female
Here:

67.7%
Alberta:

67.7%
Unemployment rate
All persons
Here:

6.3%
Province:

4.3%
Male
Here:

3.9%
Alberta:

4.1%
Female
This town:

10.2%
Province:

4.4%

Labour force activity in Bow Island

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 135
This town:

14.2%
Alberta:

22.7%
Male: 40
This town:

7.8%
Province:

16.9%
Female: 95
This town:

21.6%
Alberta:

29.6%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 50
This town:

5.3%
Alberta:

2.3%
Male: 25
This town:

4.9%
Alberta:

1.8%
Female: 25
This town:

5.7%
Province:

3.0%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 110
This town:

11.6%
Alberta:

17.7%
Male: 20
Here:

3.9%
Alberta:

8.3%
Female: 85
This town:

19.3%
Alberta:

28.7%
Management occupations
Total: 45
Here:

4.7%
Province:

9.7%
Male: 20
This town:

3.9%
Alberta:

11.6%
Female: 20
Here:

4.5%
Province:

7.5%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 20
This town:

2.1%
Alberta:

3.4%
Male: 10
This town:

1.9%
Province:

4.7%
Female: 15
Here:

3.4%
Province:

1.9%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 200
This town:

21.1%
Alberta:

18.2%
Male: 195
This town:

37.9%
Alberta:

31.0%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 25
Here:

2.6%
Alberta:

7.5%
Male: 20
This town:

3.9%
Province:

10.9%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 120
Here:

12.6%
Alberta:

7.1%
Male: 30
Here:

5.8%
Province:

4.2%
Female: 85
This town:

19.3%
Province:

10.5%
Health occupations
Total: 60
Here:

6.3%
Province:

5.4%
Female: 60
This town:

13.6%
Alberta:

9.5%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 195
This town:

20.5%
Province:

6.1%
Male: 155
Here:

30.1%
Province:

8.8%
Female: 40
This town:

9.1%
Province:

2.9%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 80
This town:

8.4%
Alberta:

18.4%
Male: 65
This town:

12.6%
Alberta:

20.4%
Female: 15
This town:

3.4%
Province:

16.0%
Educational services
Total: 75
Here:

7.9%
Province:

6.2%
Male: 20
This town:

3.9%
Alberta:

3.6%
Female: 60
This town:

13.8%
Province:

9.4%
Other services
Total: 170
This town:

17.9%
Alberta:

18.3%
Male: 85
Here:

16.5%
Alberta:

15.5%
Female: 80
This town:

18.4%
Province:

21.6%
Health care and social services
Total: 155
Here:

16.3%
Province:

9.1%
Male: 25
Here:

4.9%
Alberta:

2.6%
Female: 135
This town:

31.0%
Province:

16.7%
Manufacturing
Total: 15
This town:

1.6%
Province:

7.2%
Male: 10
This town:

1.9%
Province:

9.8%
Retail trade
Total: 95
This town:

10.0%
Alberta:

10.7%
Male: 35
Here:

6.8%
Province:

8.6%
Female: 55
This town:

12.6%
Alberta:

13.2%
Finance and real estate
Total: 30
This town:

3.2%
Alberta:

5.1%
Male: 10
This town:

1.9%
Alberta:

3.9%
Female: 25
This town:

5.7%
Alberta:

6.4%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 170
This town:

17.9%
Alberta:

11.8%
Male: 130
Here:

25.2%
Province:

16.1%
Female: 45
This town:

10.3%
Province:

6.8%
Construction
Total: 75
Here:

7.9%
Alberta:

8.8%
Male: 75
This town:

14.6%
Alberta:

13.8%
Wholesale trade
Total: 75
Here:

7.9%
Province:

4.4%
Male: 55
Here:

10.7%
Province:

5.7%
Female: 20
Here:

4.6%
Province:

2.9%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 520
Here:

58.4%
Alberta:

58.1%
Male: 240
Here:

48.0%
Alberta:

52.0%
Female: 280
This town:

70.9%
Alberta:

65.2%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 40
This town:

4.5%
Alberta:

2.7%
Male: 30
Here:

6.0%
Alberta:

3.1%
Female: 10
This town:

2.5%
Alberta:

2.2%
Worked at home
Total: 115
Here:

12.9%
Province:

8.9%
Male: 65
This town:

13.0%
Alberta:

8.0%
Female: 50
This town:

12.7%
Province:

10.1%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 115
This town:

12.9%
Province:

13.7%
Male: 110
This town:

22.0%
Province:

20.1%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 10
This town:

1.1%
Province:

0.4%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 100
Here:

11.2%
Province:

15.7%
Male: 55
Here:

11.0%
Alberta:

15.6%
Female: 50
This town:

12.7%
Province:

15.8%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 630
Here:

81.3%
Alberta:

74.3%
Male: 370
This town:

86.0%
Alberta:

78.2%
Female: 255
Here:

73.9%
Province:

69.7%
Car as passenger
Total: 55
Here:

7.1%
Alberta:

7.9%
Male: 15
This town:

3.5%
Province:

6.6%
Female: 40
This town:

11.6%
Alberta:

9.5%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 95
This town:

12.3%
Province:

7.1%
Male: 40
This town:

9.3%
Alberta:

6.3%
Female: 55
This town:

15.9%
Alberta:

8.0%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 1,260
Here:

96.2%
Alberta:

92.6%
Male: 615
This town:

93.9%
Alberta:

90.5%
Female: 650
Here:

100.0%
Province:

94.6%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 1,200
This town:

91.6%
Province:

91.4%
Male: 560
Here:

85.5%
Alberta:

89.0%
Female: 640
This town:

98.5%
Province:

93.8%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 585
This town:

44.7%
Province:

38.4%
Male: 245
Here:

37.4%
Province:

34.4%
Female: 340
Here:

52.3%
Alberta:

42.4%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 210
This town:

16.0%
Province:

16.8%
Male: 90
Here:

13.7%
Alberta:

14.0%
Female: 120
Here:

18.5%
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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