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Table 4 Western Canada, 20 to 24 year-olds |
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2001 |
2005
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Aboriginal |
Non- |
Aboriginal |
Non- |
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Aboriginal |
Aboriginal |
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Population | 34 | 543 | 39 | 652 | ||
Labour force | 24 | 448 | 28 | 517 | ||
Employment | 19 | 401 | 24 | 483 | ||
Unemployment | 5 | 47 | 4 | 34 | ||
Both sexes | % |
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Participation rate | 68.7 | 80.1 | 72.8 | 79.3 | ||
Employment rate | 56.2 | 73.6 | 62.2 | 74.1 | ||
Unemployment rate | 18.2 | 6.2 | 14.5 | 6.6 | ||
Men | ||||||
Participation rate | 79.2 | 82.4 | 82.2 | 81.4 | ||
Employment rate | 63.8 | 75 | 69 | 75.3 | ||
Unemployment rate | 19.5 | 9.1 | 16.1 | E | 7.5 | |
Women | ||||||
Participation rate | 59.8 | 77.7 | 64.5 | 77.2 | ||
Employment rate | 49.7 | 72.1 | 56.3 | 72.8 | ||
Unemployment rate | 16.8 | 7.1 | F |
5.7 | ||
Education | ||||||
Both sexes | ||||||
Less than high school | 40.4 | 16.9 | 28.5 | 9.7 | ||
High school diploma | 17 | 16.1 | 30.6 | 31.6 | ||
Men | ||||||
Less than high school | 43.2 | 19.6 | 25.9 | 11.7 | ||
High school diploma | 18.7 | 18.4 | 35.2 | 33.6 | ||
Women | ||||||
Less than high school | 38.1 | 13.9 | 30.8 | 7.7 | ||
High school diploma | 15.6 | 13.8 | 26.6 | 29.6 | ||
Note: Off-reserve Aboriginal people only. |
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Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2001; Labour Force Survey, 2005 |