Cascade NTFP Regional Profile.pdf - First Nations in British ...

Cascades NTFP Profile
The 2001 unemployment rate in the region is 13 percent compared to 8.5 percent for the
province. The Aboriginal unemployment rate at 23 percent is similar to that of the
provincial rate. Shown in figure 2 the average income for population 15 and older in the
District is 15 percent ($4800) lower than the provincial averages at $26,700. The average
income for Aboriginal people in the District is 37 percent ($11,700) lower than the
provincial at $19,800. There is a significant gender difference in average earnings with
women overall earning 37% less then men, while Aboriginal women earned on average
33% less then Aboriginal men (Statistics Canada 2001). The average income for the
Cascades is also lower than the corresponding regional districts as demonstrated in figure
3 (Statistics Canada 2001).