Data tables, 2016 Census

Labour Force Status (8), Mobility Status - Place of Residence 5 Years Ago (9), Highest Certificate, Diploma or Degree (7), Occupation - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016 (13A), Occupation - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016 - Skill-level Category (8A), Age (9) and Sex (3) for the Population Aged 15 Years and Over in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2016 Census - 25% Sample Data

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Mobility Status 5 Years Ago (9)

Highest certificate, diploma or degree (7)^{Footnote 1}

Occupation - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016 - Sk…^{Footnote 2}

Age (9)

Sex (3)

This table details labour force status , mobility status - place of residence 5 years ago , highest certificate, diploma or degree , occupation - national occupational classification 2016 , occupation - national occupational classification 2016 - skill-level category , age and sex for the population aged 15 years and over in private households in Alberta
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Occupation - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016 (13A)	Labour force status (8)
	Total - Labour force status^Footnote 3	In the labour force	Employed	Unemployed	Not in the labour force	Participation rate	Employment rate	Unemployment rate
Total - Occupation - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016^{Footnote 4}	3,206,050	2,302,940	2,096,110	206,835	903,105	71.8	65.4	9.0
Occupation - not applicable^{Footnote 5}	738,630	40,005	0	40,005	698,630	5.4	0	100.0
All occupations^{Footnote 6}	2,467,415	2,262,935	2,096,110	166,825	204,475	91.7	85.0	7.4
0 Management occupations	276,000	261,505	251,735	9,770	14,495	94.7	91.2	3.7
1 Business, finance and administration occupations	386,305	353,965	331,770	22,195	32,335	91.6	85.9	6.3
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations	184,975	175,030	158,530	16,500	9,945	94.6	85.7	9.4
3 Health occupations	159,755	150,415	146,610	3,810	9,335	94.2	91.8	2.5
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services	247,860	228,325	219,350	8,975	19,530	92.1	88.5	3.9
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport	58,430	50,170	46,465	3,705	8,260	85.9	79.5	7.4
6 Sales and service occupations	555,890	491,500	454,240	37,260	64,390	88.4	81.7	7.6
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations	437,005	406,495	360,070	46,425	30,515	93.0	82.4	11.4
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations	82,600	72,465	60,615	11,850	10,130	87.7	73.4	16.4
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities	78,600	73,065	66,725	6,340	5,535	93.0	84.9	8.7

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

Users are advised to consult data quality comments for 'Highest certificate, diploma or degree,' available in the Education Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016, Catalogue no. 98-500-X2016013.

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Footnote 2

Refers to the kind of work performed by persons aged 15 years and over as determined by their kind of work and the description of the main activities in their job. The occupation data are produced according to the NOC 2016.

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Footnote 3

Refers to whether a person aged 15 years and over was employed, unemployed or not in the labour force during the week of Sunday, May 1 to Saturday, May 7, 2016.

Early enumeration was conducted in remote, isolated parts of the provinces and territories. When enumeration has taken place before May 2016, the reference date used is the date on which the household was enumerated.

In the past, this variable was called Labour force activity.

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Footnote 4