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Transportation Assessment of the Central & North Coast of BC Rupert developments, grew to over 900 jobs at a time when most sectors were shrinking. TABLE 2-5: LABOUR FORCE IN TRANSPORTATION STUDY AREA AS OF THE 2006 CENSUS Industry Source: Statistics Canada, Census 2006. North Coast Central Coast Kitimat Study area Labour Force (#) Distri- bution (%) Labour Force (#) Distribution (%) Labour Force (#) Distri- bution (%) Labour Force (#) Logging & forest products 235 3.2% 55 3.8% 595 12.6% 885 6.6% Mining 125 1.7% 10 0.7% 1365 28.8% 1,500 11.2% Fishing & fish processing 970 12.8% 135 9.4% 30 0.6% 1,135 8.5% Agriculture, food & beverage 125 1.7% 45 3.1% 0 0.0% 170 1.3% Accommodation & food 655 9.1% 120 8.4% 230 4.9% 1,005 7.5% Wholesale trade 150 1.7% 10 0.7% 75 1.6% 235 1.7% Retail 770 10.6% 135 9.4% 405 8.5% 1,310 9.8% Transp & warehousing 825 11.4% 35 2.4% 145 3.1% 1,005 7.5% Public sector 2,025 26.1% 645 44.9% 985 20.7% 3,655 27.2% Construction 320 4.3% 70 4.9% 200 4.2% 590 4.4% Finance & insurance 225 3.1% 10 0.7% 55 1.2% 290 2.2% Prof., scientific & tech. services 140 2.3% 20 1.4% 80 1.7% 240 1.8% Total 7,255 1,435 4,740 13,430 Distri- bution (%) Note: Not all sectors are shown. The table includes results for Prince Rupert, Port Edward, Kitkatla, Hartley Bay, Metlakatla and Area A of the Skeena-Queen Charlotte Regional District. Data is not available for Lax Kwa’alaams (Port Simpson). Some assumptions were used to construct the table as labour force data from Statistics Canada was incomplete for Kitkatla, Hartley Bay, Metlakatla and Area A, and Kitamaat Village. The poor economic status of the Aboriginal population is a striking characteristic of the Central and North Coast region. Although Prince Rupert’s Aboriginal residents are slightly better off than those in other First Nations communities of the LRMP Plan area, they are economically worse off than the city’s non-Aboriginal population. The following table compares the economic and labour force status of non-Aboriginal and Aboriginal communities on the Central and North Coast 14 . 14 Only Kitkatla, Bella Bella and Kitasoo are used in the table because average income data is not available for other First Nation communities. Chisholm Consulting 10
Source: Statistics Canada, Census 2006. Transportation Assessment of the Central & North Coast of BC TABLE 2-6: ABORIGINAL AND NON-ABORIGINAL INCOME STATISTICS FOR CENTRAL AND NORTH COAST, 2005 Labour Force Average Annual Earnings* Unemployment Rate Labour Force Participation Rate % of Govt Transfers in Income Prince Rupert Aboriginal $19,643 23.2% 61.30% 29.3% Prince Rupert Non-Aboriginal $36,214 8.8% 71.60% 11.5% Prince Rupert Overall $31,481 12.9% 68.30% 14.7% Kitkatla $9,710 60.0% 46.30% 54.1% Bella Bella $16,243 20.3% 47.10% 27.2% Klemtu $14,816 26.3% 45.20% 27.1% * For people with positive earnings. While the economic status of Prince Rupert Aboriginal residents is slightly better than in the outlying First Nations communities, as a group they are economically much worse off than the city’s non-Aboriginal population. For example, the Aboriginal unemployment rate in Prince Rupert is 2½ times higher than the unemployment rate of the non-Aboriginal labour force. In Kitkatla, the unemployment rate is much higher, 60%. The average income of Aboriginal labour force participants of Prince Rupert is about one-half that of the income level of the city’s non-Aboriginal labour force, while the average income in Kitkatla, Bella Bella and Klemtu is much lower. There is no doubt that proximity to employment opportunities in an urban centre like Prince Rupert translates to higher income levels. Nevetheless, Aboriginal residents are not yet fully realizing these benefits. The unemployment rate is also extremely high in Aboriginal communities of the LRMP Plan area, ranging from 20.3% in Bella Bella to 60% in Kitkatla in the shown table, while the labour force participation rates are correspondingly low. The forestry and wood processing sectors have been neither steady nor significant sources of employment for Central and North Coast First Nations, although resources do form the basis for some employment in most or all of the communities. The tourism sector, where more entry level positions are available than in many other sectors, has also been a weak source of employment for Aboriginal persons. The public sector (specifically health and education jobs) is a major employer in most of the communities of the LRMP Plan area. Chisholm Consulting 11
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