Table 1 The off-reserve Aboriginal labour force in Western Canada
2001
2005
Aboriginal
Non-
  
Aboriginal
Non-
Aboriginal
  
Aboriginal
’000
Population 15 and over 281 6,690   324 7,317
Labour force 181 4,575   215 5,025
Employment 153 4,320   189 4,790
Unemployment 28 255   26 235
   
Both sexes
%
Aboriginal labour force 3.8
...
   4.1
...
Employment rate 54.4 64.5   58.3 65.5
Unemployment rate 15.5 5.6   12.1 4.7
Participation rate 64.4 68.4   66.4 68.7
 
Men
Aboriginal labour force
3.7
...
  
3.8
...
Employment rate
59.3
70.2
  
63.0
71.0
Unemployment rate
17.0
6.3
  
12.5
4.7
Participation rate
71.5
74.5
  
72.0
74.5
 
 
 
Women
 
Aboriginal labour force
4.0
...
  
4.5
...
Employment rate
50.2
59.2
  
54.4
60.0
Unemployment rate
13.9
6.0
  
11.7
4.6
Participation rate
58.4
62.5
  
61.6
62.9
 
 
 
Manitoba
 
Aboriginal labour force
7.3
...
  
8.5
...
Employment rate
55.2
65.2
  
59.2
65.9
Unemployment rate
14.2
4.2
  
10.1
4.3
Participation rate
64.4
68.1
  
65.8
68.9
 
 
 
Saskatchewan
 
Aboriginal labour force
6.1
...
  
6.6
...
Employment rate
48.9
66.0
  
51.7
65.6
Unemployment rate
17.5
4.2
  
16.2
4.3
Participation rate
59.3
68.9
  
61.7
68.6
 
 
 
Alberta
 
Aboriginal labour force
3.3
...
  
3.4
...
Employment rate
60.6
70.0
  
64.1
70.0
Unemployment rate
11.6
4.3
  
8.5
3.8
Participation rate
68.6
73.1
  
70.0
72.8
 
 
 
British Columbia
 
Aboriginal labour force
2.7
...
  
3.0
...
Employment rate
51.4
60.1
  
56.1
62.0
Unemployment rate
19.1
7.4
  
15.0
5.6
Participation rate
63.5
64.9
  
66.0
65.6
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2001; Labour Force Survey, 2005