Fort Smith Region
Population 15 and Older, by Labour Force Activity and School Attendance
Census 1996
		Total	Not Attending School	Attending Full-Time	Attending Part-Time
Pop. 15 & Older		21,685	17,675	3,045	960
Total Labour Force		17,175	14,720	1,565	890
	Employed	15,325	13,275	1,235	815
	Unemployed	1,850	1,445	330	75
Not in Labour Force		4,515	2,960	1,480	70
Participation Rate		79.2	83.3	51.4	92.7
Employment Population Rate		70.7	75.1	40.6	84.9
Unemployment Rate		10.8	9.8	21.1	8.4

Detah
Population 15 and Older, by Labour Force Activity and School Attendance
Census 1996
		Total	Not Attending School	Attending Full-Time	Attending Part-Time
Pop. 15 & Older		120	105	15	-
Total Labour Force		65	60	-	-
	Employed	55	50	-	-
	Unemployed	10	10	-	-
Not in Labour Force		60	45	10	-
Participation Rate		54.2	57.1	-	-
Employment Population Rate		45.8	47.6	-	-
Unemployment Rate		15.4	16.7	-	-

Enterprise
Population 15 and Older, by Labour Force Activity and School Attendance
Census 1996
		Total	Not Attending School	Attending Full-Time	Attending Part-Time
Pop. 15 & Older		60	55	-	-
Total Labour Force		50	45	-	-
	Employed	45	45	10	-
	Unemployed	10	-	-	-
Not in Labour Force		-	10	-	-
Participation Rate		83.3	81.8	-	-
Employment Population Rate		75.0	81.8	-	-
Unemployment Rate		20.0	-	-	-

Fort Liard
Population 15 and Older, by Labour Force Activity and School Attendance
Census 1996
		Total	Not Attending School	Attending Full-Time	Attending Part-Time
Pop. 15 & Older		345	290	45	10
Total Labour Force		215	195	15	10
	Employed	170	150	15	10
	Unemployed	40	40	-	-
Not in Labour Force		130	100	35	-
Participation Rate		62.3	67.2	33.3	100.0
Employment Population Rate		49.3	51.7	33.3	100.0
Unemployment Rate		18.6	20.5	-	-

Fort Providence
Population 15 and Older, by Labour Force Activity and School Attendance
Census 1996
		Total	Not Attending School	Attending Full-Time	Attending Part-Time
Pop. 15 & Older		530	450	75	15
Total Labour Force		370	320	35	10
	Employed	255	225	25	10
	Unemployed	115	100	10	-
Not in Labour Force		165	125	35	-
Participation Rate		69.8	71.1	46.7	66.7
Employment Population Rate		48.1	50.0	33.3	66.7
Unemployment Rate		31.1	31.2	28.6	-

Fort Resolution
Population 15 and Older, by Labour Force Activity and School Attendance
Census 1996
		Total	Not Attending School	Attending Full-Time	Attending Part-Time
Pop. 15 & Older		370	320	40	10
Total Labour Force		230	210	10	10
	Employed	165	150	-	10
	Unemployed	65	55	10	10
Not in Labour Force		140	110	30	-
Participation Rate		62.2	65.6	25.0	100.0
Employment Population Rate		44.6	46.9	-	100.0
Unemployment Rate		28.3	26.2	100.0	100.0

Fort Simpson
Population 15 and Older, by Labour Force Activity and School Attendance
Census 1996
		Total	Not Attending School	Attending Full-Time	Attending Part-Time
Pop. 15 & Older		905	730	130	40
Total Labour Force		690	590	65	40
	Employed	560	490	45	30
	Unemployed	125	100	15	-
Not in Labour Force		215	145	70	10
Participation Rate		76.2	80.8	50.0	100.0
Employment Population Rate		61.9	67.1	34.6	75.0
Unemployment Rate		18.1	16.9	23.1	-

Fort Smith
Population 15 and Older, by Labour Force Activity and School Attendance
Census 1996
		Total	Not Attending School	Attending Full-Time	Attending Part-Time
Pop. 15 & Older		1,735	1,330	320	85
Total Labour Force		1,310	1,060	180	70
	Employed	1,145	940	140	65
	Unemployed	165	120	35	10
Not in Labour Force		425	275	140	15
Participation Rate		75.5	79.7	56.2	82.4
Employment Population Rate		66.0	70.7	43.8	76.5
Unemployment Rate		12.6	11.3	19.4	14.3

Hay River
Population 15 and Older, by Labour Force Activity and School Attendance
Census 1996
		Total	Not Attending School	Attending Full-Time	Attending Part-Time
Pop. 15 & Older		2,540	2,100	335	105
Total Labour Force		2,045	1,750	190	95
	Employed	1,785	1,545	150	90
	Unemployed	260	210	45	10
Not in Labour Force		495	345	140	10
Participation Rate		80.5	83.3	56.7	90.5
Employment Population Rate		70.3	73.6	44.8	85.7
Unemployment Rate		12.7	12.0	23.7	10.5

Hay River Reserve
Population 15 and Older, by Labour Force Activity and School Attendance
Census 1996
		Total	Not Attending School	Attending Full-Time	Attending Part-Time
Pop. 15 & Older		165	140	20	-
Total Labour Force		110	95	10	-
	Employed	80	70	-	-
	Unemployed	30	25	10	-
Not in Labour Force		55	45	15	-
Participation Rate		66.7	67.9	50.0	-
Employment Population Rate		48.5	50.0	-	-
Unemployment Rate		27.3	26.3	100.0	-

Jean Marie River
Population 15 and Older, by Labour Force Activity and School Attendance
Census 1996
		Total	Not Attending School	Attending Full-Time	Attending Part-Time
Pop. 15 & Older		40	35	10	-
Total Labour Force		30	20	10	-
	Employed	20	15	-	-
	Unemployed	15	10	-	-
Not in Labour Force		10	10	10	-
Participation Rate		75.0	57.1	100.0	-
Employment Population Rate		50.0	42.9	-	-
Unemployment Rate		50.0	50.0	-	-

Lutselk'e
Population 15 and Older, by Labour Force Activity and School Attendance
Census 1996
		Total	Not Attending School	Attending Full-Time	Attending Part-Time
Pop. 15 & Older		205	175	25	-
Total Labour Force		115	100	10	10
	Employed	95	85	10	10
	Unemployed	20	15	-	-
Not in Labour Force		95	75	25	-
Participation Rate		56.1	57.1	40.0	-
Employment Population Rate		46.3	48.6	40.0	-
Unemployment Rate		17.4	15.0	-	-

Nahanni Butte
Population 15 and Older, by Labour Force Activity and School Attendance
Census 1996
		Total	Not Attending School	Attending Full-Time	Attending Part-Time
Pop. 15 & Older		60	50	10	-
Total Labour Force		40	35	-	10
	Employed	35	30	-	-
	Unemployed	10	10	-	-
Not in Labour Force		15	10	10	-
Participation Rate		66.7	70.0	-	-
Employment Population Rate		58.3	60.0	-	-
Unemployment Rate		25.0	28.6	-	-

Rae Lakes
Population 15 and Older, by Labour Force Activity and School Attendance
Census 1996
		Total	Not Attending School	Attending Full-Time	Attending Part-Time
Pop. 15 & Older		165	130	35	-
Total Labour Force		90	80	10	-
	Employed	60	45	10	10
	Unemployed	35	30	-	-
Not in Labour Force		75	50	20	-
Participation Rate		54.5	61.5	28.6	-
Employment Population Rate		36.4	34.6	28.6	-
Unemployment Rate		38.9	37.5	-	-

Rae-Edzo
Population 15 and Older, by Labour Force Activity and School Attendance
Census 1996
		Total	Not Attending School	Attending Full-Time	Attending Part-Time
Pop. 15 & Older		1,070	845	210	15
Total Labour Force		540	480	45	15
	Employed	365	320	35	10
	Unemployed	175	160	15	-
Not in Labour Force		530	365	165	-
Participation Rate		50.5	56.8	21.4	100.0
Employment Population Rate		34.1	37.9	16.7	66.7
Unemployment Rate		32.4	33.3	33.3	-

Snare Lake
Population 15 and Older, by Labour Force Activity and School Attendance
Census 1996
		Total	Not Attending School	Attending Full-Time	Attending Part-Time
Pop. 15 & Older		90	60	25	10
Total Labour Force		60	35	10	10
	Employed	40	30	-	-
	Unemployed	15	15	10	-
Not in Labour Force		30	20	10	-
Participation Rate		66.7	58.3	40.0	100.0
Employment Population Rate		44.4	50.0	-	-
Unemployment Rate		25.0	42.9	100.0	-

Trout Lake
Population 15 and Older, by Labour Force Activity and School Attendance
Census 1996
		Total	Not Attending School	Attending Full-Time	Attending Part-Time
Pop. 15 & Older		60	50	10	-
Total Labour Force		35	30	-	-
	Employed	30	25	-	-
	Unemployed	10	10	-	-
Not in Labour Force		20	15	10	-
Participation Rate		58.3	60.0	-	-
Employment Population Rate		50.0	50.0	-	-
Unemployment Rate		28.6	33.3	-	-

Wha Ti
Population 15 and Older, by Labour Force Activity and School Attendance
Census 1996
		Total	Not Attending School	Attending Full-Time	Attending Part-Time
Pop. 15 & Older		280	190	75	15
Total Labour Force		175	140	25	10
	Employed	130	100	20	10
	Unemployed	50	35	10	-
Not in Labour Force		105	50	50	-
Participation Rate		62.5	73.7	33.3	66.7
Employment Population Rate		46.4	52.6	26.7	66.7
Unemployment Rate		28.6	25.0	40.0	-

Wrigley
Population 15 and Older, by Labour Force Activity and School Attendance
Census 1996
		Total	Not Attending School	Attending Full-Time	Attending Part-Time
Pop. 15 & Older		120	110	10	10
Total Labour Force		70	65	-	10
	Employed	50	50	10	-
	Unemployed	20	20	-	-
Not in Labour Force		45	40	10	-
Participation Rate		58.3	59.1	-	100.0
Employment Population Rate		41.7	45.5	100.0	-
Unemployment Rate		28.6	30.8	-	-

Yellowknife
Population 15 and Older, by Labour Force Activity and School Attendance
Census 1996
		Total	Not Attending School	Attending Full-Time	Attending Part-Time
Pop. 15 & Older		12,695	10,395	1,660	640
Total Labour Force		10,845	9,305	940	600
	Employed	10,150	8,840	750	560
	Unemployed	695	465	190	45
Not in Labour Force		1,850	1,095	720	40
Participation Rate		85.4	89.5	56.6	93.8
Employment Population Rate		80.0	85.0	45.2	87.5
Unemployment Rate		6.4	5.0	20.2	7.5

Fort Smith, Unorganized
Population 15 and Older, by Labour Force Activity and School Attendance
Census 1996
		Total	Not Attending School	Attending Full-Time	Attending Part-Time
Pop. 15 & Older		105	85	15	10
Total Labour Force		80	70	10	-
	Employed	70	65	10	-
	Unemployed	10	-	-	-
Not in Labour Force		25	15	10	-
Participation Rate		76.2	82.4	66.7	-
Employment Population Rate		66.7	76.5	66.7	-
Unemployment Rate		12.5	-	-	-