Table A7 Labour market rates by province, age and sex
Participation rate
 
Employment rate
 
Unemployment rate
Aboriginal
 
Aboriginal
 
Aboriginal
Off-reserve
On-reserve
Other
Off-reserve
On-reserve
Other
Off-reserve
On-reserve
Other
Province or territory
%
Canada
64.1
51.4
66.1
54.2
37.7
61.8
15.4
26.6
6.5
Newfoundland and Labrador
58.2
F
56.4
40.0
44.0
45.2
31.3
42.6
19.8
Prince Edward Island
63.5
F
68.3
49.3
45.3
60.0
22.3
F
12.1
Nova Scotia
64.4
51.9
60.9
54.1
37.0
55.1
16.0
28.6
9.7
New Brunswick
64.6
53.7
62.5
50.2
33.0
55.4
22.2
38.5
11.3
Quebec
60.0
52.9
63.8
50.9
40.8
59.0
15.1
23.0
7.6
Ontario
65.4
57.3
66.9
57.6
45.2
63.3
11.9
21.1
5.4
Manitoba
64.4
46.0
68.1
55.2
32.3
65.2
14.2
29.7
4.2
Saskatchewan
59.3
42.8
68.9
48.9
29.2
66.0
17.5
31.8
4.2
Alberta
68.6
45.5
73.1
60.6
33.5
70.0
11.6
26.4
4.3
British Columbia
63.5
57.6
64.9
51.4
41.6
60.1
19.1
27.7
7.4
Yukon
71.1
68.8
81.2
54.4
48.4
75.3
23.4
29.7
7.3
Northwest Territories
69.3
62.6
87.2
59.7
50.7
84.3
13.8
19.0
3.5
Nunavut
61.1
…
93.2
47.6
…
90.6
22.1
…
2.8
 
Sex
Men
70.4
55.8
72.4
58.5
38.0
67.6
16.9
31.8
6.7
Women
58.6
47.0
60.1
50.5
37.4
56.4
13.8
20.4
6.3
 
Age
Both sexes
15 to 24
54.6
31.8
63.6
43.2
19.5
56.8
20.9
38.6
10.7
25 to 54
75.5
67.3
85.1
65.0
50.7
80.3
13.9
24.7
5.7
 
Men
15 to 24
58.1
34.6
64.4
45.2
19.9
56.9
22.2
42.5
11.6
25 to 54
83.1
72.4
90.9
70.3
50.5
85.7
15.4
30.3
5.7
 
Women
15 to 24
51.4
28.8
62.8
41.3
19.1
56.6
19.6
33.7
9.9
25 to 54
69.0
62.2
79.5
60.5
50.9
75.0
12.4
18.2
5.6
Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2001