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Population 15 Years and Over by Sex, Age Groups and Labour Force Activity, for Canada, Provinces and Territories, 1981-1996 Censuses (20% Sample Data)


Sex and Labour Force Activity
 

1981
 

1986
 

1991
 

1996
 

Yukon Territory
 

Both sexes
16,990 17,490 20,850 23,270
       
Total labour force
12,960 13,865 17,010 18,935
                Employed
11,975 12,010 15,040 16,845
                Unemployed
980 1,850 1,970 2,090
        Not in the labour force
4,030 3,630 3,840 4,335
       
Participation rate
76.3 79.3 81.6 81.4
        Employment-population ratio
70.5 68.7 72.1 72.4
        Unemployment rate
7.6 13.3 11.6 11.0

Males
8,965 9,175 10,855 11,960
       
Total labour force
7,560 7,845 9,270 10,055
                Employed
6,990 6,715 8,070 8,840
                Unemployed
570 1,125 1,200 1,215
        Not in the labour force
1,405 1,330 1,585 1,905
       
Participation rate
84.3 85.5 85.4 84.1
        Employment-population ratio
78.0 73.2 74.3 73.9
        Unemployment rate
7.5 14.3 12.9 12.1

Females
8,020 8,315 10,000 11,305
       
Total labour force
5,395 6,020 7,740 8,875
                Employed
4,985 5,295 6,970 8,005
                Unemployed
405 725 770 870
        Not in the labour force
2,625 2,295 2,260 2,430
       
Participation rate
67.3 72.4 77.4 78.5
        Employment-population ratio
62.2 63.7 69.7 70.8
        Unemployment rate
7.5 12.0 9.9 9.8

(For more detail by sex click on the hyperlinks in the first column of the table.)

This table contains data selected from Catalogue No. 93F0027XDB96001 in the Nation Series.

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