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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
 

Northwest Territories
 

Both sexes
29,670 34,930 38,555 43,145
       
Total labour force
19,180 24,365 28,225 31,670
                Employed
17,610 20,945 24,475 27,595
                Unemployed
1,565 3,420 3,750 4,075
        Not in the labour force
10,490 10,565 10,325 11,480
       
Participation rate
64.6 69.8 73.2 73.4
        Employment-population ratio
59.4 60.0 63.5 64.0
        Unemployment rate
8.2 14.0 13.3 12.9

Males
15,720 18,495 20,275 22,405
       
Total labour force
11,520 14,230 15,920 17,360
                Employed
10,615 12,150 13,755 14,905
                Unemployed
900 2,085 2,170 2,450
        Not in the labour force
4,210 4,265 4,355 5,050
       
Participation rate
73.3 76.9 78.5 77.5
        Employment-population ratio
67.5 65.7 67.8 66.5
        Unemployment rate
7.8 14.7 13.6 14.1

Females
13,940 16,435 18,280 20,745
       
Total labour force
7,660 10,135 12,305 14,310
                Employed
7,000 8,800 10,720 12,690
                Unemployed
665 1,335 1,585 1,620
        Not in the labour force
6,280 6,295 5,970 6,430
       
Participation rate
54.9 61.7 67.3 69.0
        Employment-population ratio
50.2 53.5 58.6 61.2
        Unemployment rate
8.7 13.2 12.9 11.3

(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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