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Table 1 The off-reserve Aboriginal labour force in Western Canada |
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2001 |
2005
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Aboriginal |
Non- |
Aboriginal |
Non- |
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Aboriginal |
Aboriginal |
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’000 |
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Population 15 and over | 281 | 6,690 | 324 | 7,317 | |
Labour force | 181 | 4,575 | 215 | 5,025 | |
Employment | 153 | 4,320 | 189 | 4,790 | |
Unemployment | 28 | 255 | 26 | 235 | |
Both sexes | % |
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Aboriginal labour force | 3.8 | ... |
4.1 | ... |
|
Employment rate | 54.4 | 64.5 | 58.3 | 65.5 | |
Unemployment rate | 15.5 | 5.6 | 12.1 | 4.7 | |
Participation rate | 64.4 | 68.4 | 66.4 | 68.7 | |
Men | |||||
Aboriginal labour force | 3.7 |
... |
3.8 |
... |
|
Employment rate | 59.3 |
70.2 |
63.0 |
71.0 |
|
Unemployment rate | 17.0 |
6.3 |
12.5 |
4.7 |
|
Participation rate | 71.5 |
74.5 |
72.0 |
74.5 |
|
Women | |||||
Aboriginal labour force | 4.0 |
... |
4.5 |
... |
|
Employment rate | 50.2 |
59.2 |
54.4 |
60.0 |
|
Unemployment rate | 13.9 |
6.0 |
11.7 |
4.6 |
|
Participation rate | 58.4 |
62.5 |
61.6 |
62.9 |
|
Manitoba | |||||
Aboriginal labour force | 7.3 |
... |
8.5 |
... |
|
Employment rate | 55.2 |
65.2 |
59.2 |
65.9 |
|
Unemployment rate | 14.2 |
4.2 |
10.1 |
4.3 |
|
Participation rate | 64.4 |
68.1 |
65.8 |
68.9 |
|
Saskatchewan | |||||
Aboriginal labour force | 6.1 |
... |
6.6 |
... |
|
Employment rate | 48.9 |
66.0 |
51.7 |
65.6 |
|
Unemployment rate | 17.5 |
4.2 |
16.2 |
4.3 |
|
Participation rate | 59.3 |
68.9 |
61.7 |
68.6 |
|
Alberta | |||||
Aboriginal labour force | 3.3 |
... |
3.4 |
... |
|
Employment rate | 60.6 |
70.0 |
64.1 |
70.0 |
|
Unemployment rate | 11.6 |
4.3 |
8.5 |
3.8 |
|
Participation rate | 68.6 |
73.1 |
70.0 |
72.8 |
|
British Columbia | |||||
Aboriginal labour force | 2.7 |
... |
3.0 |
... |
|
Employment rate | 51.4 |
60.1 |
56.1 |
62.0 |
|
Unemployment rate | 19.1 |
7.4 |
15.0 |
5.6 |
|
Participation rate | 63.5 |
64.9 |
66.0 |
65.6 |
|
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2001; Labour Force Survey, 2005 |