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Table 7
Level and percentage change between revised and unrevised estimates of labour force characteristics by territories, Aboriginal identity and the Aboriginal population by province or region, 2010 annual average

Level and percentage change between revised and unrevised estimates of labour force characteristics by territories, Aboriginal identity and the Aboriginal population by province or region, 2010 annual average: Part 1
  Level change
Population 15 years and over Labour force Employment Unemployment Not in the labour force Unemployment rate Participation rate employment rate
  thousands % point change
By territories  
Yukon 1.3 1.0 0.9 0.0 0.2 -0.4 0.2 0.1
Northwest Territories 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.1 -0.2 -0.1 0.0
Nunavut 1.7 1.3 1.2 0.2 0.4 -0.4 0.9 1.0
By Aboriginal identity  
Non-Aboriginal -165.4 -165.7 -154.2 -11.5 0.3 0.0 -0.2 -0.2
Aboriginal 110.3 64.7 55.2 9.5 45.6 0.1 -0.8 -0.7
North American Indian 39.3 20.5 16.9 3.7 18.8 0.0 -0.8 -0.8
Métis 68.5 42.9 37.1 5.7 25.6 0.4 -1.1 -1.2
Inuit 2.0 1.1 1.0 - 0.8 - -1.2 -0.4
Aboriginal population by province or region  
Canada 110.3 64.7 55.2 9.5 45.6 0.1 -0.8 -0.7
Atlantic region 7.4 4.4 3.6 0.9 3.0 0.1 -0.4 -0.4
Quebec 23.3 11.6 9.9 1.8 11.6 0.0 -1.9 -1.7
Ontario 37.8 21.4 18.3 3.0 16.3 0.1 -0.4 -0.5
Manitoba 10.6 7.1 6.3 0.7 3.5 -0.2 0.1 0.2
Saskatchewan 4.3 2.7 2.3 0.3 1.6 -0.1 0.0 0.1
Alberta 14.3 10.1 8.6 1.6 4.2 0.2 0.0 -0.1
British Columbia 12.8 7.5 6.3 1.2 5.3 0.1 -0.6 -0.6
Level and percentage change between revised and unrevised estimates of labour force characteristics by territories, Aboriginal identity and the Aboriginal population by province or region, 2010 annual average: Part 2
  Population 15 years and over Labour Force Employment Unemployment Not in the labour force
  % change
By territories  
Yukon 5.3 5.6 5.4 0.0 2.9
Northwest Territories 1.9 1.8 1.9 0.0 1.1
Nunavut 8.9 10.5 11.4 10.5 5.9
By Aboriginal identity  
Non-Aboriginal -0.6 -0.9 -0.9 -0.8 0.0
Aboriginal 20.0 18.5 18.4 19.2 22.7
North American Indians 14.0 12.2 12.2 12.8 16.5
Métis 26.4 24.4 23.8 28.8 30.5
Inuit 23.3 19.6 20.8 - 26.7
Aboriginal population by province or region  
Canada 20.0 18.5 18.4 19.2 22.7
Atlantic region 20.6 19.6 19.8 22.0 22.2
Quebec 62.1 56.0 56.6 56.3 69.0
Ontario 30.2 29.2 29.0 28.6 31.6
Manitoba 12.9 13.1 13.2 11.1 12.5
Saskatchewan 6.7 6.7 6.7 4.9 6.8
Alberta 13.4 13.4 13.2 15.7 13.4
British Columbia 12.9 11.9 11.7 13.2 14.6
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey