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



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 7,680
This town:

73.0%
Alberta:

70.9%
Male: 4,120
Here:

79.3%
Alberta:

77.0%
Female: 3,565
Here:

66.9%
Province:

64.7%
Unemployed
Total: 290
This town:

2.8%
Province:

3.2%
Male: 140
This town:

2.7%
Province:

3.3%
Female: 145
Here:

2.7%
Alberta:

3.0%
Not in the labour force
Total: 2,545
This town:

24.2%
Alberta:

26.0%
Male: 935
Here:

18.0%
Alberta:

19.7%
Female: 1,610
This town:

30.2%
Alberta:

32.3%
Participation rate
All persons
Here:

75.8%
Alberta:

74.0%
Male
Here:

81.9%
Province:

80.3%
Female
Here:

69.7%
Province:

67.7%
Unemployment rate
All persons
This town:

3.6%
Alberta:

4.3%
Male
Here:

3.3%
Province:

4.1%
Female
This town:

3.9%
Province:

4.4%

Labour force activity in this town

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 1,950
Here:

24.5%
Province:

22.7%
Male: 805
Here:

18.9%
Alberta:

16.9%
Female: 1,145
This town:

31.0%
Alberta:

29.6%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 285
Here:

3.6%
Province:

2.3%
Male: 120
Here:

2.8%
Alberta:

1.8%
Female: 160
Here:

4.3%
Province:

3.0%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 1,275
This town:

16.0%
Alberta:

17.7%
Male: 285
This town:

6.7%
Alberta:

8.3%
Female: 990
This town:

26.8%
Alberta:

28.7%
Management occupations
Total: 910
Here:

11.5%
Province:

9.7%
Male: 640
This town:

15.1%
Province:

11.6%
Female: 270
Here:

7.3%
Province:

7.5%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 170
Here:

2.1%
Province:

3.4%
Male: 150
Here:

3.5%
Province:

4.7%
Female: 25
This town:

0.7%
Province:

1.9%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 1,360
This town:

17.1%
Alberta:

18.2%
Male: 1,270
This town:

29.9%
Alberta:

31.0%
Female: 90
This town:

2.4%
Alberta:

3.0%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 680
This town:

8.6%
Alberta:

7.5%
Male: 580
This town:

13.6%
Alberta:

10.9%
Female: 95
This town:

2.6%
Alberta:

3.4%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 550
This town:

6.9%
Alberta:

7.1%
Male: 150
This town:

3.5%
Province:

4.2%
Female: 395
This town:

10.7%
Province:

10.5%
Health occupations
Total: 535
Here:

6.7%
Province:

5.4%
Male: 95
Here:

2.2%
Province:

1.8%
Female: 440
Here:

11.9%
Alberta:

9.5%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 230
Here:

2.9%
Province:

6.1%
Male: 145
Here:

3.4%
Province:

8.8%
Female: 80
This town:

2.2%
Province:

2.9%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 1,660
This town:

20.9%
Alberta:

18.4%
Male: 980
This town:

23.1%
Alberta:

20.4%
Female: 680
This town:

18.4%
Province:

16.0%
Educational services
Total: 565
Here:

7.1%
Alberta:

6.2%
Male: 120
Here:

2.8%
Province:

3.6%
Female: 440
Here:

11.9%
Province:

9.4%
Other services
Total: 1,715
This town:

21.6%
Province:

18.3%
Male: 805
Here:

19.0%
Alberta:

15.5%
Female: 905
Here:

24.5%
Alberta:

21.6%
Health care and social services
Total: 730
Here:

9.2%
Province:

9.1%
Male: 105
Here:

2.5%
Province:

2.6%
Female: 620
Here:

16.8%
Province:

16.7%
Manufacturing
Total: 450
Here:

5.7%
Alberta:

7.2%
Male: 370
This town:

8.7%
Alberta:

9.8%
Female: 75
Here:

2.0%
Province:

4.0%
Retail trade
Total: 690
This town:

8.7%
Province:

10.7%
Male: 300
This town:

7.1%
Alberta:

8.6%
Female: 395
Here:

10.7%
Province:

13.2%
Finance and real estate
Total: 435
This town:

5.5%
Alberta:

5.1%
Male: 195
This town:

4.6%
Province:

3.9%
Female: 240
This town:

6.5%
Province:

6.4%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 665
Here:

8.4%
Alberta:

11.8%
Male: 490
This town:

11.5%
Province:

16.1%
Female: 175
This town:

4.7%
Alberta:

6.8%
Construction
Total: 795
Here:

10.0%
Alberta:

8.8%
Male: 685
This town:

16.1%
Province:

13.8%
Female: 110
This town:

3.0%
Province:

2.9%
Wholesale trade
Total: 245
Here:

3.1%
Province:

4.4%
Male: 185
Here:

4.4%
Province:

5.7%
Female: 55
This town:

1.5%
Alberta:

2.9%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 2,640
This town:

34.4%
Province:

58.1%
Male: 1,075
This town:

26.1%
Province:

52.0%
Female: 1,565
Here:

43.9%
Province:

65.2%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 270
Here:

3.5%
Province:

2.7%
Male: 185
This town:

4.5%
Province:

3.1%
Female: 80
Here:

2.2%
Alberta:

2.2%
Worked at home
Total: 745
Here:

9.7%
Alberta:

8.9%
Male: 265
Here:

6.4%
Alberta:

8.0%
Female: 485
Here:

13.6%
Alberta:

10.1%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 1,115
Here:

14.5%
Alberta:

13.7%
Male: 865
This town:

21.0%
Province:

20.1%
Female: 250
This town:

7.0%
Alberta:

6.0%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 40
This town:

0.5%
Province:

0.4%
Male: 30
This town:

0.7%
Province:

0.5%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 2,840
This town:

37.0%
Alberta:

15.7%
Male: 1,670
Here:

40.6%
Province:

15.6%
Female: 1,170
Here:

32.8%
Province:

15.8%
Worked in different province
Total: 25
This town:

0.3%
Province:

0.6%
Male: 15
Here:

0.4%
Province:

0.7%
Female: 10
This town:

0.3%
Province:

0.5%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 5,830
Here:

84.5%
Alberta:

74.3%
Male: 3,415
Here:

89.3%
Province:

78.2%
Female: 2,415
This town:

78.5%
Province:

69.7%
All other modes
Total: 55
Here:

0.8%
Alberta:

1.5%
Male: 25
This town:

0.7%
Province:

1.7%
Female: 30
Here:

1.0%
Alberta:

1.3%
Public transit
Total: 175
This town:

2.5%
Province:

9.2%
Male: 60
This town:

1.6%
Province:

7.3%
Female: 115
Here:

3.7%
Province:

11.5%
Car as passenger
Total: 370
Here:

5.4%
Alberta:

7.9%
Male: 120
Here:

3.1%
Alberta:

6.6%
Female: 250
Here:

8.1%
Province:

9.5%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 465
Here:

6.7%
Alberta:

7.1%
Male: 205
Here:

5.4%
Province:

6.3%
Female: 265
This town:

8.6%
Alberta:

8.0%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 9,890
This town:

94.1%
Alberta:

92.6%
Male: 4,795
Here:

92.3%
Alberta:

90.5%
Female: 5,100
This town:

95.8%
Alberta:

94.6%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 9,800
This town:

93.2%
Alberta:

91.4%
Male: 4,725
Here:

91.0%
Province:

89.0%
Female: 5,080
Here:

95.4%
Alberta:

93.8%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 4,800
Here:

45.6%
Alberta:

38.4%
Male: 2,200
Here:

42.3%
Alberta:

34.4%
Female: 2,605
This town:

48.9%
Alberta:

42.4%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 1,900
Here:

18.1%
Province:

16.8%
Male: 740
This town:

14.2%
Province:

14.0%
Female: 1,165
Here:

21.9%
Alberta:

19.5%

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