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Figure 3.5.6 Age standardised unemployment rate of people aged 15 to 64years, 2004-05 a, b30IndigenousNon-IndigenousPer cent of labour force2520151050NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas NT ACT Austa The sample size in the NT was considered to be too small to produce reliable estimates for the NT in theABS 2004-05 NHS, but NT records in the survey have been attributed appropriately to national estimates.b Error bars represent 95 per cent confidence intervals around each estimate (see chapter 2 for moreinformation).Source: ABS 2004-05 NATSIHS and NHS (unpublished); table 3A.5.1.• After taking into account the different age structures of the Indigenous andnon-Indigenous populations, the national unemployment rate in 2004-05 forIndigenous people (12.9 per cent) was about three times that for non-Indigenouspeople (4.4 per cent) (figure 3.5.6).Regardless of Indigenous status, the likelihood of being unemployed is related tolife cycle stages. The unemployment rate for both Indigenous and non-Indigenouspeople tends to be highest among young people. Young people typically have lessdeveloped work-related skills and are more likely to be entering the labour force forthe first time than older people, which leads to higher unemployment.48 OVERCOMINGINDIGENOUSDISADVANTAGE 2007