Appendix Table 13: Labour Force Participation and Employment Rates, 1996 (continued)
Ratio of the Number of
|
Unemployment Rate |
Employment Rate |
Participation Rate |
Persons with Positive Income and Total _____WAP | |
|
Aboriginals | ||||
|
Less than Grade 5 |
20.1 |
16.6 |
20.8 |
21.0 |
|
Grades 5 to 8 |
35.4 |
24.1 |
37.2 |
34.0 |
|
Grades 9 to 13 |
30.1 |
33.9 |
48.5 |
47.6 |
|
Secondary - high school graduation certificate |
18.2 |
57.3 |
70.1 |
69.4 |
|
Trades certificate or diploma |
22.9 |
57.9 |
75.1 |
71.1 |
|
College: With trades certificate or diploma |
22.6 |
50.8 |
70.1 |
65.9 |
|
College: With college certificate or diploma |
17.3 |
63.2 |
81.6 |
74.4 |
|
University: With university or college certificate or diploma |
15.4 |
66.8 |
80.7 |
75.1 |
|
University: With bachelor or first professional degree |
8.1 |
56.2 |
78.0 |
70.6 |
|
University: With certificate or diploma above bachelor level |
11.5 |
69.1 |
81.7 |
72.7 |
|
University: With master’s degree[s] |
2.4 |
80.5 |
87.6 |
80.5 |
|
University: With earned doctorate |
25.0 |
71.9 |
81.3 |
73.4 |
|
College: Without trades or college certificate or diploma |
27.6 |
91.1 |
93.3 |
88.9 |
|
University: Without certificate, diploma or degree |
27.9 |
50.0 |
66.7 |
57.1 |
|
Total |
24.4 |
44.2 |
58.5 |
55.3 |
|
Non-Aboriginals | ||||
|
Less than Grade 5 |
17.7 |
19.4 |
23.6 |
22.0 |
|
Grades 5 to 8 |
16.1 |
26.0 |
31.0 |
27.5 |
|
Grades 9 to 13 |
13.9 |
44.8 |
52.1 |
49.4 |
|
Secondary - high school graduation certificate |
9.2 |
62.5 |
68.8 |
65.3 |
|
Trades certificate or diploma |
9.2 |
64.0 |
70.5 |
65.0 |
|
College: With trades certificate or diploma |
9.4 |
62.6 |
71.0 |
67.9 |
|
College: With college certificate or diploma |
7.2 |
72.3 |
79.9 |
72.3 |
|
University: With university or college certificate or diploma |
8.5 |
74.4 |
80.2 |
75.4 |
|
University: With bachelor or first professional degree |
5.6 |
65.9 |
77.0 |
74.9 |
|
University: With certificate or diploma above bachelor level |
3.9 |
72.0 |
78.7 |
74.4 |
|
University: With master’s degree[s] |
4.6 |
79.9 |
84.7 |
78.3 |
|
University: With earned doctorate |
3.8 |
78.8 |
81.9 |
76.9 |
|
College: Without trades or college certificate or diploma |
11.9 |
80.8 |
84.7 |
78.7 |
|
University: Without certificate, diploma or degree |
14.3 |
81.0 |
84.1 |
77.7 |
|
Total |
9.8 |
59.2 |
65.6 |
61.5 |
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.