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



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 5,310
This town:

77.9%
Province:

70.9%
Male: 3,060
This town:

85.0%
Alberta:

77.0%
Female: 2,245
This town:

69.6%
Alberta:

64.7%
Unemployed
Total: 230
Here:

3.4%
Alberta:

3.2%
Male: 115
Here:

3.2%
Province:

3.3%
Female: 115
This town:

3.6%
Province:

3.0%
Not in the labour force
Total: 1,280
This town:

18.8%
Province:

26.0%
Male: 420
This town:

11.7%
Alberta:

19.7%
Female: 865
This town:

26.8%
Alberta:

32.3%
Participation rate
All persons
This town:

81.2%
Province:

74.0%
Male
Here:

88.2%
Province:

80.3%
Female
Here:

73.3%
Alberta:

67.7%
Unemployment rate
All persons
Here:

4.2%
Alberta:

4.3%
Male
This town:

3.6%
Province:

4.1%
Female
This town:

4.9%
Province:

4.4%

Labour force activity in this town

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 1,385
Here:

25.1%
Province:

22.7%
Male: 430
Here:

13.6%
Province:

16.9%
Female: 960
Here:

40.9%
Province:

29.6%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 45
Here:

0.8%
Province:

2.3%
Male: 15
Here:

0.5%
Alberta:

1.8%
Female: 30
Here:

1.3%
Alberta:

3.0%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 820
This town:

14.9%
Province:

17.7%
Male: 135
Here:

4.3%
Province:

8.3%
Female: 690
Here:

29.4%
Alberta:

28.7%
Management occupations
Total: 505
This town:

9.2%
Province:

9.7%
Male: 330
Here:

10.4%
Alberta:

11.6%
Female: 175
This town:

7.5%
Alberta:

7.5%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 285
This town:

5.2%
Province:

3.4%
Male: 240
Here:

7.6%
Alberta:

4.7%
Female: 45
Here:

1.9%
Alberta:

1.9%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 1,285
Here:

23.3%
Alberta:

18.2%
Male: 1,225
Here:

38.6%
Province:

31.0%
Female: 60
This town:

2.6%
Province:

3.0%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 360
This town:

6.5%
Province:

7.5%
Male: 295
This town:

9.3%
Alberta:

10.9%
Female: 65
Here:

2.8%
Province:

3.4%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 240
This town:

4.4%
Alberta:

7.1%
Male: 40
This town:

1.3%
Province:

4.2%
Female: 205
Here:

8.7%
Alberta:

10.5%
Health occupations
Total: 145
This town:

2.6%
Province:

5.4%
Male: 50
Here:

1.6%
Province:

1.8%
Female: 95
Here:

4.1%
Alberta:

9.5%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 435
This town:

7.9%
Province:

6.1%
Male: 415
This town:

13.1%
Alberta:

8.8%
Female: 20
Here:

0.9%
Alberta:

2.9%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 775
This town:

14.1%
Alberta:

18.4%
Male: 505
Here:

15.9%
Alberta:

20.4%
Female: 275
Here:

11.7%
Province:

16.0%
Educational services
Total: 235
This town:

4.3%
Province:

6.2%
Male: 20
Here:

0.6%
Alberta:

3.6%
Female: 215
This town:

9.2%
Province:

9.4%
Other services
Total: 895
This town:

16.2%
Alberta:

18.3%
Male: 310
Here:

9.8%
Alberta:

15.5%
Female: 585
This town:

24.9%
Province:

21.6%
Health care and social services
Total: 300
Here:

5.4%
Alberta:

9.1%
Male: 45
Here:

1.4%
Alberta:

2.6%
Female: 250
This town:

10.7%
Province:

16.7%
Manufacturing
Total: 445
Here:

8.1%
Province:

7.2%
Male: 365
This town:

11.5%
Alberta:

9.8%
Female: 80
Here:

3.4%
Province:

4.0%
Retail trade
Total: 715
This town:

13.0%
Alberta:

10.7%
Male: 285
This town:

9.0%
Province:

8.6%
Female: 425
This town:

18.1%
Alberta:

13.2%
Finance and real estate
Total: 285
This town:

5.2%
Province:

5.1%
Male: 115
This town:

3.6%
Alberta:

3.9%
Female: 170
Here:

7.2%
Alberta:

6.4%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 1,260
This town:

22.8%
Alberta:

11.8%
Male: 1,075
Here:

33.9%
Alberta:

16.1%
Female: 185
This town:

7.9%
Province:

6.8%
Construction
Total: 375
Here:

6.8%
Alberta:

8.8%
Male: 300
Here:

9.5%
Alberta:

13.8%
Female: 70
This town:

3.0%
Alberta:

2.9%
Wholesale trade
Total: 230
Here:

4.2%
Alberta:

4.4%
Male: 140
This town:

4.4%
Alberta:

5.7%
Female: 90
Here:

3.8%
Alberta:

2.9%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 3,720
Here:

70.1%
Alberta:

58.1%
Male: 1,945
Here:

63.5%
Alberta:

52.0%
Female: 1,775
Here:

79.1%
Alberta:

65.2%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 150
This town:

2.8%
Alberta:

2.7%
Male: 120
This town:

3.9%
Province:

3.1%
Female: 35
Here:

1.6%
Province:

2.2%
Worked at home
Total: 340
This town:

6.4%
Alberta:

8.9%
Male: 85
Here:

2.8%
Alberta:

8.0%
Female: 255
Here:

11.4%
Alberta:

10.1%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 960
This town:

18.1%
Alberta:

13.7%
Male: 850
Here:

27.7%
Alberta:

20.1%
Female: 115
This town:

5.1%
Alberta:

6.0%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 15
Here:

0.3%
Province:

0.4%
Male: 10
Here:

0.3%
Province:

0.5%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 115
Here:

2.2%
Province:

15.7%
Male: 55
Here:

1.8%
Alberta:

15.6%
Female: 60
Here:

2.7%
Alberta:

15.8%
Worked in different province
Total: 10
Here:

0.2%
Alberta:

0.6%
Female: 10
This town:

0.4%
Province:

0.5%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 3,940
Here:

79.4%
Province:

74.3%
Male: 2,430
Here:

82.0%
Province:

78.2%
Female: 1,510
This town:

75.7%
Province:

69.7%
All other modes
Total: 155
This town:

3.1%
Alberta:

1.5%
Male: 55
Here:

1.9%
Alberta:

1.7%
Female: 100
This town:

5.0%
Province:

1.3%
Public transit
Total: 45
Here:

0.9%
Alberta:

9.2%
Male: 10
Here:

0.3%
Alberta:

7.3%
Female: 45
This town:

2.3%
Province:

11.5%
Car as passenger
Total: 450
This town:

9.1%
Alberta:

7.9%
Male: 270
Here:

9.1%
Province:

6.6%
Female: 185
This town:

9.3%
Province:

9.5%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 370
Here:

7.5%
Province:

7.1%
Male: 205
Here:

6.9%
Alberta:

6.3%
Female: 160
Here:

8.0%
Alberta:

8.0%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 6,415
This town:

94.1%
Province:

92.6%
Male: 3,280
Here:

91.1%
Alberta:

90.5%
Female: 3,130
This town:

97.1%
Province:

94.6%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 6,375
This town:

93.5%
Province:

91.4%
Male: 3,245
This town:

90.1%
Alberta:

89.0%
Female: 3,130
Here:

97.1%
Alberta:

93.8%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 2,925
Here:

42.9%
Alberta:

38.4%
Male: 1,315
This town:

36.5%
Alberta:

34.4%
Female: 1,615
Here:

50.1%
Province:

42.4%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 870
Here:

12.8%
Province:

16.8%
Male: 395
This town:

11.0%
Province:

14.0%
Female: 475
Here:

14.7%
Alberta:

19.5%

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