Appendix Table 12: Labour Force Participation and Employment Rates, 2001
Ratio of the Number of
|
Unemployment Rate |
Employment Rate |
Participation Rate |
Persons with Positive Income and Total _____WAP | |
|
North American Indians | ||||
|
Less than Grade 5 |
24.8 |
13.6 |
18.5 |
20.1 |
|
Grades 5 to 8 |
29.6 |
20.3 |
30.7 |
30.5 |
|
Grades 9 to 13 |
26.2 |
31.5 |
44.7 |
45.9 |
|
Secondary - high school graduation certificate |
13.4 |
57.7 |
69.3 |
67.7 |
|
Trades certificate or diploma |
19.2 |
57.8 |
74.9 |
72.6 |
|
College: With trades certificate or diploma |
16.8 |
64.3 |
79.2 |
74.8 |
|
College: With college certificate or diploma |
12.9 |
69.4 |
82.3 |
78.6 |
|
University: With university or college certificate or diploma |
13.5 |
67.4 |
79.6 |
75.0 |
|
University: With bachelor or first professional degree |
7.4 |
75.7 |
84.8 |
81.5 |
|
University: With certificate or diploma above bachelor level |
7.4 |
62.5 |
67.6 |
77.5 |
|
University: With master’s degree[s] |
9.1 |
74.1 |
83.4 |
75.9 |
|
University: With earned doctorate |
0.0 |
49.9 |
49.9 |
75.1 |
|
College: Without trades or college certificate or diploma |
18.7 |
52.2 |
66.6 |
67.9 |
|
University: Without certificate, diploma or degree |
22.2 |
51.4 |
69.3 |
68.7 |
|
Total |
19.2 |
44.1 |
56.8 |
56.2 |
|
Metis | ||||
|
Less than Grade 5 |
19.9 |
21.1 |
28.4 |
25.2 |
|
Grades 5 to 8 |
15.3 |
29.9 |
36.1 |
34.7 |
|
Grades 9 to 13 |
17.7 |
49.2 |
61.2 |
60.1 |
|
Secondary - high school graduation certificate |
8.4 |
69.0 |
76.7 |
74.3 |
|
Trades certificate or diploma |
12.5 |
63.7 |
77.3 |
72.7 |
|
College: With trades certificate or diploma |
11.8 |
74.5 |
85.7 |
79.3 |
|
College: With college certificate or diploma |
7.8 |
75.7 |
83.0 |
80.6 |
|
University: With university or college certificate or diploma |
8.2 |
72.6 |
80.0 |
78.1 |
|
University: With bachelor or first professional degree |
3.9 |
82.7 |
87.0 |
89.9 |
|
University: With certificate or diploma above bachelor level |
10.7 |
75.7 |
84.8 |
84.8 |
|
University: With master’s degree[s] |
3.1 |
82.0 |
84.6 |
76.9 |
|
University: With earned doctorate |
0.0 |
75.0 |
75.0 |
50.0 |
|
College: Without trades or college certificate or diploma |
15.3 |
62.5 |
75.5 |
71.8 |
|
University: Without certificate, diploma or degree |
11.1 |
74.9 |
86.5 |
83.4 |
|
Total |
12.3 |
60.4 |
70.3 |
68.0 |
|
Inuits | ||||
|
Less than Grade 5 |
11.1 |
28.0 |
31.5 |
43.8 |
|
Grades 5 to 8 |
13.4 |
44.6 |
53.1 |
53.1 |
|
Grades 9 to 13 |
21.5 |
40.8 |
55.9 |
60.7 |
|
Secondary - high school graduation certificate |
8.2 |
70.8 |
77.1 |
72.9 |
|
Trades certificate or diploma |
14.7 |
67.7 |
82.3 |
79.4 |
|
College: With trades certificate or diploma |
15.6 |
73.0 |
86.5 |
84.6 |
|
College: With college certificate or diploma |
14.5 |
64.4 |
80.8 |
84.9 |
|
University: With university or college certificate or diploma |
5.2 |
71.9 |
83.9 |
84.1 |
|
University: With bachelor or first professional degree |
0.0 |
76.4 |
76.4 |
82.4 |
|
University: With certificate or diploma above bachelor level |
0.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
University: With master’s degree[s] |
n.a. |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
|
University: With earned doctorate |
n.a. |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
|
College: Without trades or college certificate or diploma |
14.7 |
61.7 |
75.5 |
81.9 |
|
University: Without certificate, diploma or degree |
11.5 |
72.4 |
81.9 |
81.5 |
|
Total |
14.6 |
53.3 |
65.0 |
68.1 |
Source: Census 2001, Public Use Microdata Files
Note: When n.a. appears, the census data indicate that there are no people in the particular education/ethnic subset necessary to calculate an
unemployment rate. In cases where extreme values are given, such as 0 per cent or 100 per cent, this is almost certainly caused by the limited sample size.