Appendix Table 12: Labour Force Participation and Employment Rates, 2001 (continued)
Ratio of the Number of
Unemployment Rate |
Employment Rate |
Participation Rate |
Persons with Positive Income and Total _____WAP | |
Aboriginals | ||||
Less than Grade 5 |
21.8 |
16.1 |
21.3 |
23.1 |
Grades 5 to 8 |
24.5 |
24.0 |
33.4 |
33.0 |
Grades 9 to 13 |
22.8 |
37.2 |
50.2 |
50.8 |
Secondary - high school graduation certificate |
11.2 |
62.4 |
72.3 |
70.3 |
Trades certificate or diploma |
17.1 |
60.0 |
76.0 |
73.0 |
College: With trades certificate or diploma |
14.7 |
68.6 |
82.0 |
77.0 |
College: With college certificate or diploma |
11.1 |
71.4 |
82.5 |
79.7 |
University: With university or college certificate or diploma |
11.6 |
69.1 |
79.9 |
76.3 |
University: With bachelor or first professional degree |
5.8 |
78.3 |
85.4 |
84.7 |
University: With certificate or diploma above bachelor level |
8.8 |
69.3 |
76.0 |
81.3 |
University: With master’s degree[s] |
6.5 |
77.4 |
83.9 |
76.3 |
University: With earned doctorate |
0.0 |
58.3 |
58.3 |
66.7 |
College: Without trades or college certificate or diploma |
17.3 |
55.8 |
69.7 |
69.9 |
University: Without certificate, diploma or degree |
17.9 |
59.2 |
75.0 |
73.6 |
Total |
16.5 |
49.5 |
61.3 |
60.4 |
Non-Aboriginals | ||||
Less than Grade 5 |
9.6 |
20.4 |
23.3 |
22.5 |
Grades 5 to 8 |
9.5 |
24.8 |
28.3 |
25.4 |
Grades 9 to 13 |
8.7 |
47.4 |
52.8 |
51.7 |
Secondary - high school graduation certificate |
5.4 |
64.7 |
69.2 |
66.9 |
Trades certificate or diploma |
5.4 |
64.6 |
69.2 |
64.5 |
College: With trades certificate or diploma |
5.2 |
73.7 |
78.8 |
73.4 |
College: With college certificate or diploma |
4.4 |
75.5 |
79.7 |
76.6 |
University: With university or college certificate or diploma |
5.1 |
73.4 |
78.0 |
75.0 |
University: With bachelor or first professional degree |
3.9 |
78.3 |
82.3 |
78.1 |
University: With certificate or diploma above bachelor level |
3.3 |
76.1 |
79.3 |
74.7 |
University: With master’s degree[s] |
3.9 |
78.1 |
81.8 |
77.3 |
University: With earned doctorate |
3.2 |
77.9 |
81.0 |
75.5 |
College: Without trades or college certificate or diploma |
7.1 |
66.4 |
72.5 |
71.3 |
University: Without certificate, diploma or degree |
8.5 |
67.4 |
75.2 |
75.5 |
Total |
5.9 |
61.8 |
66.6 |
63.9 |
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.