Table 9
Labour force indicators and median income, population aged 15 years and over, by Aboriginal identity, Canada, 2006
Labour force indicator and median income | Total Aboriginal population | First Nations | Métis | Inuit | Status Indians | Non-Aboriginal population |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
percentage | ||||||
Participation rate – Total population | 63.0 | 58.8 | 70.1 | 61.3 | 57.8 | 66.9 |
Females | 59.1 | 55.0 | 66.2 | 58.9 | 53.9 | 61.7 |
Males | 67.3 | 63.2 | 74.1 | 63.9 | 62.2 | 72.5 |
Employment rate – Total population | 53.7 | 48.2 | 63.1 | 48.9 | 46.8 | 62.7 |
Females | 51.1 | 46.1 | 60.0 | 49.1 | 44.8 | 57.7 |
Males | 56.5 | 50.7 | 66.3 | 48.6 | 49.2 | 68.0 |
Unemployment rate – Total population |
14.8 | 18.0 | 10.0 | 20.3 | 19.0 | 6.3 |
Females | 13.5 | 16.2 | 9.5 | 16.7 | 17.0 | 6.4 |
Males | 16.1 | 19.8 | 10.5 | 23.8 | 21.0 | 6.2 |
dollars | ||||||
Median income – Total population | 16 752 | 14 477 | 20 935 | 16 969 | 14 095 | 25 955 |
Females | 15 654 | 14 490 | 17 520 | 16 599 | 14 337 | 20 640 |
Males | 18 714 | 14 458 | 26 464 | 17 425 | 13 802 | 32 639 |
Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2006. |
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