Table 3
Selected employment characteristics of people aged 25 to 54 by Aboriginal group, 2015
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| Aboriginal population | Non-Aboriginal population | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| percent | percentage points | ||
| Public sector employees | 27.4 | 22.4 | 5.0 |
| Private sector employees | 61.8 | 63.0 | -1.2 |
| Self-employed | 10.8 | 14.7 | -3.9 |
| Multiple jobholders | 5.7 | 5.4 | 0.3 |
| Employment part-time | 13.3 | 11.9 | 1.4 |
| Covered by a union or collective agreement | 32.5 | 28.5 | 4.0 |
| Temporary | 13.7 | 9.7 | 4.0 |
| hours | |||
| Average usual weekly hours | 37.5 | 37.2 | 0.3 |
| months | |||
| Average job tenure | 82.3 | 94.6 | -12.3 |
| dollars | |||
| Average hourly wage | 26.00 | 27.41 | -1.41 |
| 0 to 8 years | 18.63 | 19.32 | -0.69 |
| Some high school | 22.67 | 21.28 | 1.39 |
| High school graduate | 23.83 | 23.50 | 0.33 |
| Some postsecondary school | 23.05 | 24.37 | -1.32 |
| Postsecondary certificate/diploma | 27.41 | 26.95 | 0.46 |
| University degree | 33.69 | 33.36 | 0.33 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey, CANSIM table 282-0233 and custom tabulations. | |||
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