Employment and Wages in 2017: A Good Year for Aboriginals and Non-Aboriginals in Canada

Abstract

Employment, unemployment and wage rates improved for Aboriginals and non-Aboriginals in Canada in 2017. Participation rates remained the same for Aboriginals and slightly increased for non-Aboriginals. All four of these rates, employment, unemployment, participation and wages, are currently and historically more favourable for non-Aboriginals than for Aboriginals. However, when examined by the educational level completed, wage and employment rates are similar. Measures of employment are examined by gender, age, province, economic sector, and education, and for Métis, First Nations and Inuit.

Keywords:

• Academic achievement,
• Age groups,
• Business And Economics,
• Economic conditions,
• Economic sectors,
• Employment,
• Ethnic Interests,
• Gender,
• Gross Domestic Product--GDP,
• Inuit,
• Labor force,
• Native North Americans,
• Native women,
• Provinces,
• Unemployment,
• Wage rates,
• Wages & salaries,
• Women