Table 17
Employment, employment rate and unemployment rate by Aboriginal identity, 2007 to 2009

Table 17
Employment, employment rate and unemployment rate by Aboriginal identity, 2007 to 2009
 Table summary
 This table displays the results of Employment, employment rate and unemployment rate by Aboriginal identity. This information is grouped by Aboriginal Identity and year appearing as row headers, and is grouped by Women aged 15 years and over, Men aged 15 years and over, Women as a percentage of total employment, Employment, Employment rate and Unemployment rate with a unit measurment of thousands and percentage.
Aboriginal Identity and year Women aged 15 years and over Men aged 15 years and over Women as
a percentage
of total employment
Employment Employment rate Unemploy-ment rate Employment Employment rate Unemploy-ment rate
thousands percentage thousands percentage
Total 2007 7,979.7 59.2 5.6 8,891.4 68.1 6.4 47.3
2008 8,108.3 59.3 5.7 9,024.1 68.1 6.5 47.3
2009 8,082.0 58.3 7.0 8,776.4 65.3 9.4 47.9
Non-Aboriginal 2007 7,831.3 59.3 5.5 8,731.4 68.1 6.3 47.3
2008 7,956.5 59.4 5.6 8,855.5 68.1 6.5 47.3
2009 7,931.0 58.4 6.9 8,618.8 65.4 9.3 47.9
Aboriginal 2007 148.5 54.4 10.0 160.0 63.9 11.1 48.1
2008 151.8 54.8 10.4 168.6 66.1 10.3 47.4
2009 151.0 53.7 12.7 157.6 60.6 15.1 48.9
North American Indian 2007 74.2 50.9 12.1 74.7 60.8 12.5 49.8
2008 75.1 51.0 12.7 77.3 61.6 13.0 49.3
2009 74.0 49.7 15.0 71.5 55.9 18.0 50.9
Métis 2007 70.8 58.2 8.0 81.8 67.0 9.6 46.4
2008 73.5 59.2 7.9 87.7 70.5 7.9 45.6
2009 74.1 58.2 10.3 83.7 65.5 12.3 47.0
Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey.
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