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Census employment by municipality

Description

Lists the employment rate, unemployment rate, and participation rate by census year, gender, and municipality and municipal district. The employment rate refers to the number of persons employed in the week (Sunday to Saturday) prior to Census Day, expressed as a percentage of the total population 15 years of age and over. The participation rate measures the total labour force (comprised of those who are employed and unemployed, combined) relative to the size of the working-age population. The unemployment rate refers to unemployed persons expressed as a percentage of the active labour force in the week previous to Census Day.

Updated

January 1, 2023

Tags
Alberta Regional Dashboard employment rate labour participation rate municipal districts municipalities participation rate unemployment rate

Title and Dataset Information

Date Modified

2023-01-01

Update Frequency

Every 5 years

Publisher / Creator Information

Publisher

Jobs, Economy and Northern Development

Subject Information

Start Date

1981-01-01

End Date

2021-12-31

Spatial Coverage

Alberta

Resource Dates

Date Created

2015-10-01

Date Added to catalogue

2015-10-26T18:37:41.383619

Date Issued

2015-10-01

Date Modified

2023-01-01

Audience information

Identifiers

Usage / Licence

Usage Considerations

Adapted from Statistics Canada, National Long form Census (1981-2006) and National Household Survey (2011). This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.

Contact

Contact Name

Alberta Regional Dashboard

Contact Email

economiclink@gov.ab.ca