Fort Smith Region
Population 15 and Older, by Labour Force Activity and Age
Census 1996
	Total	Labour Force	Employed	Unemployed	Not in the Labour Force	Participation Rate	Unemployment Rate	Employment Population Ratio
Pop. 15 and Older	21,685	17,175	15,325	1,845	4,510	79.2	10.7	70.7
15 - 19 Years	2,340	1,135	930	205	1,205	48.5	18.1	39.7
20 - 24 Years	2,225	1,790	1,405	385	435	80.4	21.5	63.1
25 - 29 Years	2,785	2,455	2,145	310	335	88.2	12.6	77.0
30 -34 Years	3,150	2,785	2,520	275	360	88.4	9.9	80.0
35 - 39 Years	3,015	2,695	2,460	230	320	89.4	8.5	81.6
40 - 44Years	2,500	2,290	2,125	165	205	91.6	7.2	85.0
45 - 49 Years	2,115	1,930	1,810	125	180	91.3	6.5	85.6
50 - 54 Years	1,265	1,075	1,010	70	190	85.0	6.5	79.8
55 - 59 Years	805	610	555	50	195	75.8	8.2	68.9
60 - 64 Years	540	275	240	30	265	50.9	10.9	44.4
65 Yrs. & Older	950	135	125	10	815	14.2	7.4	13.2

Detah
Population 15 and Older, by Labour Force Activity and Age
Census 1996
	Total	Labour Force	Employed	Unemployed	Not in the Labour Force	Participation Rate	Unemployment Rate	Employment Population Ratio
Pop. 15 and Older	125	65	55	15	55	52.0	23.1	44.0
15 - 19 Years	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
20 - 24 Years	15	10	-	-	10	66.7	-	-
25 - 29 Years	10	10	10	-	-	100.0	-	100.0
30 -34 Years	20	15	10	-	-	75.0	-	50.0
35 - 39 Years	30	20	20	-	-	66.7	-	66.7
40 - 44Years	10	10	-	-	-	100.0	-	-
45 - 49 Years	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	-
50 - 54 Years	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
55 - 59 Years	10	-	-	-	10	-	-	-
60 - 64 Years	-	-	-	-	10	-	-	-
65 Yrs. & Older	10	-	-	-	15	-	-	-

Enterprise
Population 15 and Older, by Labour Force Activity and Age
Census 1996
	Total	Labour Force	Employed	Unemployed	Not in the Labour Force	Participation Rate	Unemployment Rate	Employment Population Ratio
Pop. 15 and Older	55	50	50	-	10	90.9	-	90.9
15 - 19 Years	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
20 - 24 Years	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
25 - 29 Years	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
30 -34 Years	10	-	10	-	-	-	-	100.0
35 - 39 Years	15	10	10	-	10	66.7	-	66.7
40 - 44Years	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
45 - 49 Years	-	10	10	-	-	-	-	-
50 - 54 Years	10	10	10	-	-	100.0	-	100.0
55 - 59 Years	10	10	-	-	-	100.0	-	-
60 - 64 Years	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
65 Yrs. & Older	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Fort Liard
Population 15 and Older, by Labour Force Activity and Age
Census 1996
	Total	Labour Force	Employed	Unemployed	Not in the Labour Force	Participation Rate	Unemployment Rate	Employment Population Ratio
Pop. 15 and Older	345	215	170	40	130	62.3	18.6	49.3
15 - 19 Years	40	10	10	10	35	25.0	100.0	25.0
20 - 24 Years	45	35	25	10	10	77.8	28.6	55.6
25 - 29 Years	45	30	25	-	15	66.7	-	55.6
30 -34 Years	55	45	35	10	15	81.8	22.2	63.6
35 - 39 Years	40	35	30	10	-	87.5	28.6	75.0
40 - 44Years	30	30	25	10	10	100.0	33.3	83.3
45 - 49 Years	20	15	10	-	-	75.0	-	50.0
50 - 54 Years	15	15	10	-	10	100.0	-	66.7
55 - 59 Years	10	-	-	-	10	-	-	-
60 - 64 Years	10	-	-	-	10	-	-	-
65 Yrs. & Older	25	-	-	-	25	-	-	-

Fort Providence
Population 15 and Older, by Labour Force Activity and Age
Census 1996
	Total	Labour Force	Employed	Unemployed	Not in the Labour Force	Participation Rate	Unemployment Rate	Employment Population Ratio
Pop. 15 and Older	530	370	260	110	160	69.8	29.7	49.1
15 - 19 Years	40	10	10	10	25	25.0	100.0	25.0
20 - 24 Years	70	55	30	25	20	78.6	45.5	42.9
25 - 29 Years	85	70	45	25	15	82.4	35.7	52.9
30 -34 Years	80	70	55	15	10	87.5	21.4	68.8
35 - 39 Years	50	35	25	10	10	70.0	28.6	50.0
40 - 44Years	50	45	35	10	10	90.0	22.2	70.0
45 - 49 Years	40	40	30	-	10	100.0	-	75.0
50 - 54 Years	30	15	10	10	10	50.0	66.7	33.3
55 - 59 Years	25	15	10	10	10	60.0	66.7	40.0
60 - 64 Years	20	10	-	-	15	50.0	-	-
65 Yrs. & Older	50	10	10	10	45	20.0	100.0	20.0

Fort Resolution
Population 15 and Older, by Labour Force Activity and Age
Census 1996
	Total	Labour Force	Employed	Unemployed	Not in the Labour Force	Participation Rate	Unemployment Rate	Employment Population Ratio
Pop. 15 and Older	370	230	165	65	135	62.2	28.3	44.6
15 - 19 Years	35	10	10	10	20	28.6	100.0	28.6
20 - 24 Years	40	25	15	10	15	62.5	40.0	37.5
25 - 29 Years	40	40	30	10	-	100.0	25.0	75.0
30 -34 Years	45	40	25	15	-	88.9	37.5	55.6
35 - 39 Years	40	30	25	-	-	75.0	-	62.5
40 - 44Years	25	25	20	-	-	100.0	-	80.0
45 - 49 Years	35	25	20	-	10	71.4	-	57.1
50 - 54 Years	20	20	20	-	-	100.0	-	100.0
55 - 59 Years	10	10	10	-	-	100.0	-	100.0
60 - 64 Years	25	-	-	-	20	-	-	-
65 Yrs. & Older	50	-	-	-	50	-	-	-

Fort Simpson
Population 15 and Older, by Labour Force Activity and Age
Census 1996
	Total	Labour Force	Employed	Unemployed	Not in the Labour Force	Participation Rate	Unemployment Rate	Employment Population Ratio
Pop. 15 and Older	905	690	565	130	215	76.2	18.8	62.4
15 - 19 Years	85	35	20	15	45	41.2	42.9	23.5
20 - 24 Years	75	60	35	30	15	80.0	50.0	46.7
25 - 29 Years	105	90	70	15	15	85.7	16.7	66.7
30 -34 Years	145	135	115	15	10	93.1	11.1	79.3
35 - 39 Years	130	115	95	20	10	88.5	17.4	73.1
40 - 44Years	110	90	85	10	15	81.8	11.1	77.3
45 - 49 Years	65	60	55	10	-	92.3	16.7	84.6
50 - 54 Years	65	55	45	-	-	84.6	-	69.2
55 - 59 Years	45	35	35	-	10	77.8	-	77.8
60 - 64 Years	20	10	10	10	15	50.0	100.0	50.0
65 Yrs. & Older	60	-	10	-	55	-	-	16.7

Fort Smith
Population 15 and Older, by Labour Force Activity and Age
Census 1996
	Total	Labour Force	Employed	Unemployed	Not in the Labour Force	Participation Rate	Unemployment Rate	Employment Population Ratio
Pop. 15 and Older	1,735	1,310	1,145	165	425	75.5	12.6	66.0
15 - 19 Years	190	95	80	15	95	50.0	15.8	42.1
20 - 24 Years	180	135	105	30	50	75.0	22.2	58.3
25 - 29 Years	200	165	145	20	35	82.5	12.1	72.5
30 -34 Years	215	190	165	25	25	88.4	13.2	76.7
35 - 39 Years	215	190	160	25	30	88.4	13.2	74.4
40 - 44Years	160	140	130	15	20	87.5	10.7	81.2
45 - 49 Years	190	170	155	10	15	89.5	5.9	81.6
50 - 54 Years	110	95	90	10	15	86.4	10.5	81.8
55 - 59 Years	80	60	60	-	20	75.0	-	75.0
60 - 64 Years	70	50	45	10	15	71.4	20.0	64.3
65 Yrs. & Older	115	20	15	-	100	17.4	-	13.0

Hay River
Population 15 and Older, by Labour Force Activity and Age
Census 1996
	Total	Labour Force	Employed	Unemployed	Not in the Labour Force	Participation Rate	Unemployment Rate	Employment Population Ratio
Pop. 15 and Older	2,535	2,045	1,785	255	490	80.7	12.5	70.4
15 - 19 Years	270	145	125	20	115	53.7	13.8	46.3
20 - 24 Years	245	205	165	45	35	83.7	22.0	67.3
25 - 29 Years	275	245	205	35	25	89.1	14.3	74.5
30 -34 Years	370	335	305	30	40	90.5	9.0	82.4
35 - 39 Years	340	300	260	45	35	88.2	15.0	76.5
40 - 44Years	270	240	225	20	25	88.9	8.3	83.3
45 - 49 Years	245	225	210	15	15	91.8	6.7	85.7
50 - 54 Years	180	150	145	10	30	83.3	6.7	80.6
55 - 59 Years	125	100	85	15	20	80.0	15.0	68.0
60 - 64 Years	100	60	40	15	40	60.0	25.0	40.0
65 Yrs. & Older	125	25	20	10	100	20.0	40.0	16.0

Hay River Reserve
Population 15 and Older, by Labour Force Activity and Age
Census 1996
	Total	Labour Force	Employed	Unemployed	Not in the Labour Force	Participation Rate	Unemployment Rate	Employment Population Ratio
Pop. 15 and Older	165	105	75	30	55	63.6	28.6	45.5
15 - 19 Years	25	15	10	10	15	60.0	66.7	40.0
20 - 24 Years	15	10	-	-	10	66.7	-	-
25 - 29 Years	20	10	10	-	-	50.0	-	50.0
30 -34 Years	15	15	10	10	-	100.0	66.7	66.7
35 - 39 Years	10	15	10	-	-	100.0	-	100.0
40 - 44Years	15	15	10	-	-	100.0	-	66.7
45 - 49 Years	25	20	20	10	-	80.0	50.0	80.0
50 - 54 Years	-	10	-	10	10	-	100.0	-
55 - 59 Years	10	-	10	-	-	-	-	100.0
60 - 64 Years	10	10	-	-	-	100.0	-	-
65 Yrs. & Older	15	-	-	-	15	-	-	-

Jean Marie River
Population 15 and Older, by Labour Force Activity and Age
Census 1996
	Total	Labour Force	Employed	Unemployed	Not in the Labour Force	Participation Rate	Unemployment Rate	Employment Population Ratio
Pop. 15 and Older	40	30	15	10	10	75.0	33.3	37.5
15 - 19 Years	10	10	10	-	-	100.0	-	100.0
20 - 24 Years	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
25 - 29 Years	-	-	-	10	-	-	-	-
30 -34 Years	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
35 - 39 Years	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
40 - 44Years	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
45 - 49 Years	-	10	10	-	-	-	-	-
50 - 54 Years	-	10	10	-	-	-	-	-
55 - 59 Years	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
60 - 64 Years	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
65 Yrs. & Older	10	-	-	-	10	-	-	-

Lutselk'e
Population 15 and Older, by Labour Force Activity and Age
Census 1996
	Total	Labour Force	Employed	Unemployed	Not in the Labour Force	Participation Rate	Unemployment Rate	Employment Population Ratio
Pop. 15 and Older	210	110	95	20	95	52.4	18.2	45.2
15 - 19 Years	25	10	10	-	20	40.0	-	40.0
20 - 24 Years	20	10	10	10	10	50.0	100.0	50.0
25 - 29 Years	30	20	15	-	10	66.7	-	50.0
30 -34 Years	25	15	15	10	-	60.0	66.7	60.0
35 - 39 Years	25	20	15	-	-	80.0	-	60.0
40 - 44Years	15	15	10	10	-	100.0	66.7	66.7
45 - 49 Years	10	15	15	-	-	100.0	-	100.0
50 - 54 Years	10	-	10	-	-	-	-	100.0
55 - 59 Years	15	10	10	-	-	66.7	-	66.7
60 - 64 Years	10	-	-	-	10	-	-	-
65 Yrs. & Older	20	-	-	-	20	-	-	-

Nahanni Butte
Population 15 and Older, by Labour Force Activity and Age
Census 1996
	Total	Labour Force	Employed	Unemployed	Not in the Labour Force	Participation Rate	Unemployment Rate	Employment Population Ratio
Pop. 15 and Older	60	40	35	10	20	66.7	25.0	58.3
15 - 19 Years	10	-	-	-	10	-	-	-
20 - 24 Years	-	-	10	-	-	-	-	-
25 - 29 Years	10	10	10	-	-	100.0	-	100.0
30 -34 Years	10	10	-	10	-	100.0	100.0	-
35 - 39 Years	10	-	10	-	-	-	-	100.0
40 - 44Years	-	10	10	-	-	-	-	-
45 - 49 Years	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
50 - 54 Years	-	10	-	10	-	-	100.0	-
55 - 59 Years	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
60 - 64 Years	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
65 Yrs. & Older	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Rae Lakes
Population 15 and Older, by Labour Force Activity and Age
Census 1996
	Total	Labour Force	Employed	Unemployed	Not in the Labour Force	Participation Rate	Unemployment Rate	Employment Population Ratio
Pop. 15 and Older	160	90	60	35	75	56.2	38.9	37.5
15 - 19 Years	25	-	10	-	20	-	-	40.0
20 - 24 Years	25	20	10	10	10	80.0	50.0	40.0
25 - 29 Years	25	15	10	10	10	60.0	66.7	40.0
30 -34 Years	15	10	-	-	-	66.7	-	-
35 - 39 Years	10	10	10	-	-	100.0	-	100.0
40 - 44Years	15	15	10	-	-	100.0	-	66.7
45 - 49 Years	10	10	-	-	-	100.0	-	-
50 - 54 Years	10	-	-	10	-	-	-	-
55 - 59 Years	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
60 - 64 Years	10	-	-	-	10	-	-	-
65 Yrs. & Older	25	-	-	-	20	-	-	-

Rae-Edzo
Population 15 and Older, by Labour Force Activity and Age
Census 1996
	Total	Labour Force	Employed	Unemployed	Not in the Labour Force	Participation Rate	Unemployment Rate	Employment Population Ratio
Pop. 15 and Older	1,070	540	365	170	530	50.5	31.5	34.1
15 - 19 Years	180	30	20	10	150	16.7	33.3	11.1
20 - 24 Years	140	75	45	35	70	53.6	46.7	32.1
25 - 29 Years	155	105	65	40	55	67.7	38.1	41.9
30 -34 Years	125	90	60	35	35	72.0	38.9	48.0
35 - 39 Years	105	75	50	20	35	71.4	26.7	47.6
40 - 44Years	85	70	50	15	15	82.4	21.4	58.8
45 - 49 Years	55	40	30	10	10	72.7	25.0	54.5
50 - 54 Years	45	30	30	-	20	66.7	-	66.7
55 - 59 Years	40	15	10	-	30	37.5	-	25.0
60 - 64 Years	30	-	-	-	25	-	-	-
65 Yrs. & Older	95	-	10	-	90	-	-	10.5

Snare Lake
Population 15 and Older, by Labour Force Activity and Age
Census 1996
	Total	Labour Force	Employed	Unemployed	Not in the Labour Force	Participation Rate	Unemployment Rate	Employment Population Ratio
Pop. 15 and Older	90	55	40	15	35	61.1	27.3	44.4
15 - 19 Years	15	-	10	-	10	-	-	66.7
20 - 24 Years	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
25 - 29 Years	15	15	10	-	-	100.0	-	66.7
30 -34 Years	10	10	10	-	10	100.0	-	100.0
35 - 39 Years	10	10	-	-	-	100.0	-	-
40 - 44Years	10	10	-	-	-	100.0	-	-
45 - 49 Years	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
50 - 54 Years	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
55 - 59 Years	10	10	-	-	-	100.0	-	-
60 - 64 Years	10	-	-	-	10	-	-	-
65 Yrs. & Older	10	-	-	-	10	-	-	-

Trout Lake
Population 15 and Older, by Labour Force Activity and Age
Census 1996
	Total	Labour Force	Employed	Unemployed	Not in the Labour Force	Participation Rate	Unemployment Rate	Employment Population Ratio
Pop. 15 and Older	55	35	25	-	20	63.6	-	45.5
15 - 19 Years	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
20 - 24 Years	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	-
25 - 29 Years	10	10	10	-	-	100.0	-	100.0
30 -34 Years	10	-	10	-	-	-	-	100.0
35 - 39 Years	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
40 - 44Years	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
45 - 49 Years	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
50 - 54 Years	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
55 - 59 Years	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
60 - 64 Years	-	-	-	-	10	-	-	-
65 Yrs. & Older	10	-	-	-	10	-	-	-

Wha Ti
Population 15 and Older, by Labour Force Activity and Age
Census 1996
	Total	Labour Force	Employed	Unemployed	Not in the Labour Force	Participation Rate	Unemployment Rate	Employment Population Ratio
Pop. 15 and Older	280	175	130	45	105	62.5	25.7	46.4
15 - 19 Years	55	15	10	10	40	27.3	66.7	18.2
20 - 24 Years	45	30	20	10	15	66.7	33.3	44.4
25 - 29 Years	40	35	20	15	-	87.5	42.9	50.0
30 -34 Years	30	25	20	-	10	83.3	-	66.7
35 - 39 Years	25	15	10	10	-	60.0	66.7	40.0
40 - 44Years	15	15	10	-	-	100.0	-	66.7
45 - 49 Years	10	10	10	-	-	100.0	-	100.0
50 - 54 Years	15	15	15	-	10	100.0	-	100.0
55 - 59 Years	15	10	10	-	-	66.7	-	66.7
60 - 64 Years	10	10	10	-	10	100.0	-	100.0
65 Yrs. & Older	20	10	-	-	15	50.0	-	-

Wrigley
Population 15 and Older, by Labour Force Activity and Age
Census 1996
	Total	Labour Force	Employed	Unemployed	Not in the Labour Force	Participation Rate	Unemployment Rate	Employment Population Ratio
Pop. 15 and Older	120	70	50	20	45	58.3	28.6	41.7
15 - 19 Years	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
20 - 24 Years	10	10	-	-	-	100.0	-	-
25 - 29 Years	10	10	-	-	-	100.0	-	-
30 -34 Years	10	10	10	-	-	100.0	-	100.0
35 - 39 Years	25	20	20	10	10	80.0	50.0	80.0
40 - 44Years	10	10	10	-	-	100.0	-	100.0
45 - 49 Years	15	10	10	10	-	66.7	100.0	66.7
50 - 54 Years	10	-	10	-	10	-	-	100.0
55 - 59 Years	10	-	-	-	10	-	-	-
60 - 64 Years	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
65 Yrs. & Older	20	-	-	-	20	-	-	-

Yellowknife
Population 15 and Older, by Labour Force Activity and Age
Census 1996
	Total	Labour Force	Employed	Unemployed	Not in the Labour Force	Participation Rate	Unemployment Rate	Employment Population Ratio
Pop. 15 and Older	12,700	10,845	10,150	695	1,855	85.4	6.4	79.9
15 - 19 Years	1,305	730	620	110	575	55.9	15.1	47.5
20 - 24 Years	1,255	1,085	915	175	170	86.5	16.1	72.9
25 - 29 Years	1,695	1,555	1,455	105	145	91.7	6.8	85.8
30 -34 Years	1,940	1,755	1,660	95	190	90.5	5.4	85.6
35 - 39 Years	1,935	1,770	1,700	75	160	91.5	4.2	87.9
40 - 44Years	1,655	1,545	1,480	65	110	93.4	4.2	89.4
45 - 49 Years	1,355	1,260	1,215	40	95	93.0	3.2	89.7
50 - 54 Years	710	635	625	15	80	89.4	2.4	88.0
55 - 59 Years	380	320	310	10	60	84.2	3.1	81.6
60 - 64 Years	200	125	115	10	75	62.5	8.0	57.5
65 Yrs. & Older	265	70	65	-	195	26.4	-	24.5

Fort Smith, Unorganized
Population 15 and Older, by Labour Force Activity and Age
Census 1996
	Total	Labour Force	Employed	Unemployed	Not in the Labour Force	Participation Rate	Unemployment Rate	Employment Population Ratio
Pop. 15 and Older	100	80	70	10	20	80.0	12.5	70.0
15 - 19 Years	15	-	10	-	10	-	-	66.7
20 - 24 Years	10	-	10	-	-	-	-	100.0
25 - 29 Years	10	10	10	-	-	100.0	-	100.0
30 -34 Years	10	10	10	-	-	100.0	-	100.0
35 - 39 Years	10	10	10	-	-	100.0	-	100.0
40 - 44Years	15	10	10	-	-	66.7	-	66.7
45 - 49 Years	15	15	10	-	-	100.0	-	66.7
50 - 54 Years	10	15	10	-	10	100.0	-	100.0
55 - 59 Years	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
60 - 64 Years	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
65 Yrs. & Older	-	-	10	-	-	-	-	-