Appendix Table 13: Labour Force Participation and Employment Rates, 1996
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 |
24.2 |
14.5 |
19.1 |
20.1 |
Grades 5 to 8 |
36.1 |
22.8 |
35.6 |
32.1 |
Grades 9 to 13 |
32.9 |
30.2 |
45.0 |
44.2 |
Secondary - high school graduation certificate |
20.6 |
53.3 |
67.2 |
68.1 |
Trades certificate or diploma |
25.5 |
55.9 |
75.1 |
69.9 |
College: With trades certificate or diploma |
25.5 |
48.3 |
70.3 |
65.5 |
College: With college certificate or diploma |
17.7 |
58.6 |
78.7 |
71.0 |
University: With university or college certificate or diploma |
16.9 |
66.8 |
81.1 |
76.1 |
University: With bachelor or first professional degree |
8.5 |
52.9 |
76.3 |
67.9 |
University: With certificate or diploma above bachelor level |
7.7 |
65.9 |
79.2 |
69.1 |
University: With master’s degree[s] |
0.0 |
79.6 |
87.0 |
82.4 |
University: With earned doctorate |
0.0 |
78.3 |
84.8 |
76.1 |
College: Without trades or college certificate or diploma |
25.5 |
92.9 |
92.9 |
85.7 |
University: Without certificate, diploma or degree |
30.6 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
33.3 |
Total |
26.6 |
41.0 |
55.8 |
52.7 |
Metis | ||||
Less than Grade 5 |
12.0 |
17.6 |
20.0 |
17.6 |
Grades 5 to 8 |
35.8 |
25.3 |
39.5 |
33.6 |
Grades 9 to 13 |
25.6 |
41.9 |
56.3 |
53.5 |
Secondary - high school graduation certificate |
14.5 |
64.5 |
75.4 |
71.6 |
Trades certificate or diploma |
18.9 |
60.6 |
74.7 |
72.4 |
College: With trades certificate or diploma |
18.2 |
55.4 |
70.8 |
64.6 |
College: With college certificate or diploma |
16.1 |
71.1 |
86.9 |
79.4 |
University: With university or college certificate or diploma |
11.0 |
68.2 |
81.3 |
72.3 |
University: With bachelor or first professional degree |
8.2 |
67.8 |
82.2 |
80.0 |
University: With certificate or diploma above bachelor level |
23.1 |
77.4 |
87.0 |
80.8 |
University: With master’s degree[s] |
0.0 |
80.9 |
88.2 |
77.3 |
University: With earned doctorate |
50.0 |
58.8 |
76.5 |
64.7 |
College: Without trades or college certificate or diploma |
21.8 |
93.8 |
93.8 |
93.8 |
University: Without certificate, diploma or degree |
17.6 |
25.0 |
50.0 |
75.0 |
Total |
20.3 |
51.9 |
65.1 |
60.3 |
Inuits | ||||
Less than Grade 5 |
12.0 |
30.1 |
34.2 |
32.9 |
Grades 5 to 8 |
28.8 |
34.1 |
47.8 |
56.5 |
Grades 9 to 13 |
23.7 |
41.1 |
53.9 |
64.4 |
Secondary - high school graduation certificate |
20.0 |
53.3 |
66.7 |
70.0 |
Trades certificate or diploma |
16.7 |
64.5 |
77.4 |
77.4 |
College: With trades certificate or diploma |
14.8 |
62.3 |
64.2 |
79.2 |
College: With college certificate or diploma |
20.7 |
74.2 |
87.1 |
93.5 |
University: With university or college certificate or diploma |
30.0 |
53.5 |
67.4 |
81.4 |
University: With bachelor or first professional degree |
0.0 |
46.2 |
84.6 |
61.5 |
University: With certificate or diploma above bachelor level |
n.a. |
70.0 |
100.0 |
90.0 |
University: With master’s degree[s] |
100.0 |
91.7 |
91.7 |
75.0 |
University: With earned doctorate |
n.a. |
0.0 |
0.0 |
100.0 |
College: Without trades or college certificate or diploma |
2.9 |
0.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
University: Without certificate, diploma or degree |
45.5 |
na |
na |
na |
Total |
20.6 |
45.8 |
57.6 |
64.4 |
Source: Census 1996, 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.
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