Table 6
Labour force characteristics of population aged 15 to 24 by Aboriginal identity, 2008 to 2010

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Labour force characteristics of population aged 15 to 24 by Aboriginal identity, 2008 to 2010


Table summary
This table displays the results of labour force characteristics of population aged 15 to 24 by aboriginal identity 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2008 to 2010, calculated using percent and percentage point change units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  2008 2009 2010 2008 to 2010
  percent percentage point change
Employment rate  
Aboriginal population 52.5 46.0 45.0 -7.5
First Nations living off-reserve 46.0 40.2 36.6 -9.4
Métis 59.3 52.7 52.6 -6.7
Non-Aboriginal population 60.0 55.8 55.3 -4.7
Unemployment rate  
Aboriginal population 15.3 22.5 21.1 5.8
First Nations living off-reserve 18.7 26.2 26.9 8.2
Métis 12.2 18.9 16.9 4.7
Non-Aboriginal population 11.5 15.0 14.6 3.1
Participation rate  
Aboriginal population 62.0 59.3 57.0 -5.0
First Nations living off-reserve 56.6 54.5 50.1 -6.5
Métis 67.5 65.0 63.3 -4.2
Non-Aboriginal population 67.7 65.7 64.8 -2.9
Note(s):
Data exclude people living on reserves and in the territories.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey.
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