| Aboriginals in cities faring better |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winnipeg |
Saskatoon |
Regina |
Edmonton |
Victoria |
Calgary |
Vancouver |
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2001 |
% |
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| Non-Aboriginal | |||||||
| Participation rate | 68.6 | 70.1 | 70.8 | 71.9 | 63.8 | 74.8 | 65.8 |
| Employment rate | 65.5 | 66.6 | 67.6 | 68.6 | 60.2 | 71.5 | 61.5 |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 6.5 |
| Aboriginal | |||||||
| Participation rate | 63.5 | 56.8 | 56.8 | 65.9 | 62.1 | 74.7 | 62.3 |
| Employment rate | 55.1 | 45.3 | 46.3 | 57.4 | 53.4 | 67.7 | 53.5 |
| Unemployment rate | 13.2 | 20.2 | 18.5 | 12.1 | 13.9 | 9.4 | 14.0 |
2005 |
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| Non-Aboriginal | |||||||
| Participation rate | 69.8 | 71.7 | 72.0 | 70.5 | 64.8 | 73.7 | 67.1 |
| Employment rate | 66.7 | 68.4 | 69.0 | 67.5 | 62.0 | 70.8 | 63.4 |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 5.6 |
| Aboriginal | |||||||
| Participation rate | 63.8 | 62.4 | 59.9 | 66.0 | 63.6 | 75.1 | 70.9 |
| Employment rate | 57.5 | 54.3 | 50.6 | 58.7 | 58.1 | 70.8 | 60.4 |
| Unemployment rate | 9.8 | 12.9 | 15.5 | 11.1 | 8.6 | 5.7 | 14.8 |
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2001; Labour Force Survey, 2005 |
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