Labour force characteristics of the Métis : Caractéristiques de la population active métisse : constatations de l'Enquête auprès des peuples autochtones de 2012

Labour force characteristics of the Métis: Findings from the 2012 Aboriginal Peoples Survey Highlights • According to the 2012 Aboriginal Peoples Survey, the employment rate for the Métis population was 64.0%; this compares with a rate of 63.8% observed in the 2001 APS. [...] For more information about the 2012 APS or the LFS please refer to the Aboriginal Peoples Survey, 2012: Concepts and Methods Guide (Cloutier and Langlet, 2013) and the Guide to the Labour Force Survey 2013 (Statistics Canada, 2013) as listed in the reference section of this paper. [...] For the LFS, the reference week is the calendar week (Sunday through Saturday) covered by the LFS each month—usually the week containing the 15th day of the month. [...] Métis were employed at a rate consistent with that of the total population in 2012 According to the 2001 APS, the employment rate for Métis in the ten provinces was 63.8%; using the 2012 APS, the employment rate was 64.0%.2 Analyzing data taken from the 2012 Labour Force Survey, Métis were employed at a rate that was consistent with the total population in Canada (60.7% and 61.8%, respectively). [...] The highest employment rates were in the western provinces According to the 2012 APS, of the 342,530 Métis aged 15 years or over, 219,350 were employed—an employment rate of 64.0%.3,4 According to the LFS, the employment rate for the total population in Canada was 61.9%.5 Chart 1 shows the employment rates for Métis and the total population in Canada by age and sex.