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2006 Aboriginal population profile for Thunder Bay : Profil de la population autochtone de 2006 pour Thunder Bay

27 Jan 2010

The unemployment rate for the Aboriginal core working age population (aged 25 to 54) in Thunder Bay was higher than that of the non-Aboriginal population (13.0% compared to 5.2%). [...] By way of comparison, Toronto had the largest Aboriginal population (26,575) of any city in Ontario, and Kenora had the largest concentration of Aboriginal people of any city in Ontario (16%). [...] In 2006, the median age3 of the Aboriginal population in Thunder Bay was 26.3 years, compared to 42.8 years for the non- Aboriginal population. [...] Higher unemployment rates In 2006, the unemployment rate4 for the Aboriginal core working age population (aged 25 to 54) in Thunder Bay was higher than that of the non-Aboriginal population (13.0% compared to 5.2%). [...] In understanding these data, it is important to note that, in Thunder Bay, 8% of the Aboriginal population 15 and over and 4% of the their non-Aboriginal counterparts reported having no income in 2005 (data not shown).
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Authors

Germain, Marie-France

ISBN
9781100122601
Pages
21
Published in
Canada

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