Fewer of La Perle’s 15-to-64s are in work than in 70% of Canadian towns
Residents of La Perle take 22.5 minutes to reach work on average; the middle of Canadian towns is 26. The median household in La Perle had $78,100 before tax in 2020, against $85,900 in the middle of Canadian towns. In May 2021, unemployment in La Perle reached 15%, and the middle of Canadian towns sits at 9.9%.
Work in La Perle, in a few figures
More unemployment than most towns
Unemployment was 15% at the 2021 census, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns. The Labour Force Survey for the wider area read 7.1% in October 2026. Unemployment ↓
Shorter trips than most towns
Commutes take 22.5 minutes on average, against 26 in the middle of Canadian towns. Getting to work ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada’s 2021 Census, its commuting tables, Employment Insurance and the Labour Force Survey.
The Jobs & income grade for La Perle: C+
Better than 43% of Canadian towns on three measures together, #310 of 474 in Alberta.
Its strongest measure is trip times; its weakest, the share of 15-to-64s in work.
Graded against Canadian towns of 2,500 people or more; less unemployment and a shorter commute count in its favour.
How the grade works
Census 2021 measures, weighed equally against every Canadian town and neighbourhood of 2,500 people or more: the share of residents aged 15 to 64 in work, median household income (2020), the unemployment rate and the average commute. Each becomes a percentile; their average sets the letter.
How many in La Perle have a job: 71% of 15-to-64s
Of the 211 other places of 2,500 people or more in Census Division No. 11, 103 have a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
Many residents are past working age, so among everyone 15 and over the share in work drops to 53%. The monthly Labour Force Survey, which covers the wider area, put its employment rate at 64% in October 2026. Counting those looking for work too, 63% of people aged 15 and over were in the labour force. May 2021, when the census was taken, was a pandemic spring; unemployment has come down since, as the Labour Force Survey records.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: people in work of any age over residents aged 15 to 64, and the census unemployment rate (15 and over); the 25-to-54 rate is Statistics Canada’s own (98-10-0485). The Labour Force Survey and business counts are context, not grade inputs.
Leaving the car at home: 11% of commuters in La Perle
Only 16% worked at home on census day, against 21% in the middle of Canadian towns. The middle of Alberta’s towns has 5.7% on transit; here it is 8.9%. The car takes 86% of commuters here, under the 88% in the middle of Alberta’s towns.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: main mode of commuting; average durations by mode from table 98-10-0458 (whole municipalities only).
How residents who commute got to work, 2021 Census; working at home is counted apart.
What households in La Perle earn
Before tax, 2020: higher than in 52% of Canadian towns.
Of the 211 other places of 2,500 or more in Census Division No. 11, 163 have a higher median. The year is 2020: emergency benefits like CERB count in these incomes, and they raised the bottom of the range.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census: median total income of households in 2020, before tax (a neighbourhood’s estimated from its dissemination areas’ income groups).
30% more people are on EI in Census Division No. 11 than in 2019
La Perle shares its EI beneficiaries numbers with the rest of Census Division No. 11.
Compared with a year earlier, the count in August 2026 fell by 5%. At its peak, in January 2021, 97,990 people were on EI, 3.1 times the 2019 average. That is about 4.2 people on EI for every 100 aged 15 to 64 in the division.
Statistics Canada, Employment Insurance beneficiaries by census division (14-10-0323): all income benefits, not seasonally adjusted. EI counts are context, not part of any grade.
People receiving Employment Insurance each month, as a share of the 2019 average (100).
La Perle on foot: a A grade
Better than 88% of Canadian towns on two measures together, #188 of 474 in Alberta.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); active commuting from the 2021 Census.
Out of 693 Canadian towns of 5,500 to 10,700, La Perle comes 422nd on jobs and income
| # | Place | People | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Labrador City Newfoundland and Labrador | 7,965 | 79% | 5.5% | $146K | A+ |
| 2 | Silverwood Heights Saskatchewan | 8,153 | 81% | 5.8% | $118K | A+ |
| 3 | North River Heights Manitoba | 7,228 | 82% | 8.4% | $143K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 9 | Altadore Alberta | 7,675 | 80% | 8.1% | $155K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 11 | Parkview Alberta | 5,729 | 80% | 9% | $155K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 21 | West Hillhurst Alberta | 10,319 | 78% | 9.3% | $126K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 420 | Barbertown Ontario | 9,209 | 71% | 13% | $148K | C+ |
| 421 | Currie Barracks Alberta | 7,342 | 70% | 13% | $80K | C+ |
| 422 | La Perle Alberta | 7,889 | 71% | 15% | $78K | C+ |
| 423 | Kentville Nova Scotia | 7,589 | 72% | 9.4% | $68K | C+ |
| 424 | Harrietsfield Nova Scotia | 6,786 | 71% | 11% | $96K | C+ |
| … | ||||||
| 693 | Chertsey Quebec | 5,678 | 64% | 8.6% | $58K | D− |
Ordered by Jobs & income Grade: the top three, the places either side of La Perle, and others among Alberta’s towns.
The places around La Perle, side by side
| Place | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Household income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Perle | 71% | 15% | $78K | 22.5 min | C+ | A |
| Belmead 0.9 km | 66% | 15% | $86K | 25.8 min | C | A+ |
| Aldergrove 1.6 km | 70% | 15% | $95K | 25.4 min | B− | A |
| West Meadowlark Park 1.7 km | 72% | 13% | $77K | 23.5 min | C+ | A+ |
| Thorncliff 1.9 km | 65% | 17% | $85K | 24.6 min | C | A |
| Glenwood 2.2 km | 67% | 15% | $67K | 23.2 min | C− | A+ |
| Britannia Youngstown 2.6 km | 62% | 13% | $59K | 23 min | D | A+ |
The people of each place: the share in work, unemployment, household income and the average commute, with both grades once they come.
What this data can and can’t tell you
What each figure measures for La Perle, where it comes from, and what it leaves out.
- Employment Insurance. How many people in the census division drew Employment Insurance each month; it moves with layoffs and hiring, yet people who don’t qualify are absent from it.
- The Labour Force Survey. Statistics Canada surveys households every month; the results come out for metro areas and economic regions, never for single towns, and keep the rate current after 2021.
- In work. People in work of any age over residents aged 15 to 64 (2021 Census). The census doesn’t cross work with age below the municipality, so this is the one rate every town and neighbourhood has; retirees don’t weigh on it.
- Unemployment. The census-week jobless rate for residents 15 and over. Its base is the labour force, those employed plus those actively looking.
- Household income. What the median household took in during 2020 before tax, as the census recorded it; an estimate built from income groups when the place is a neighbourhood.
- Trip times. Built from banded answers: each commuter’s usual one-way trip counts as the midpoint of the band they chose, and the result tends to sit slightly higher than Statistics Canada’s average.
- Which towns we compare. Any town of 2,500 or more counts, and so does any city neighbourhood that size; the city as a whole and First Nations reserves don’t. The middle is the median.
- Neighbourhood figures. La Perle’s census figures are summed from its dissemination areas. Commuting flows and Statistics Canada’s timed averages are published only for the whole municipality, so they are on Edmonton’s page.
Questions about work in La Perle
How do people in La Perle get to work?
86% of commuters drive, 8.9% take public transit, 1.5% walk and 0.5% cycle; 16% of everyone in work worked at home on census day.
How many jobs are there in La Perle?
Jobs and commuting flows exist only for Edmonton as a whole, and its page carries them.
What is the unemployment rate in La Perle?
The 2021 census found 15% unemployed, against 9.9% in the middle of Canadian towns; the Labour Force Survey’s latest, for the Edmonton metro area, is 7.1% (October 2026).
Sources: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population (Census Profile) · Statistics Canada, table 14-10-0323 (EI beneficiaries) · Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey (14-10-0459, 14-10-0462) · Statistics Canada, Canadian Business Counts (33-10-1176) · grades: TownRatings. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).