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The labour force participation rate will, to some extent, reflect the limitedemployment opportunities available to Indigenous people in remote areas, alongwith the employment opportunities provided by CDEP. Information in this sectiondoes not reflect recent changes made to the CDEP program.Box 1.8KEY MESSAGES• In 2004-05, after adjusting for age differences:– the labour force participation rate for Indigenous people (58.5 per cent) wasabout three quarters of that for non-Indigenous people (78.1 per cent)(figure 3.5.3)– the unemployment rate for Indigenous people (13 per cent) was about 3 timesthe rate for non-Indigenous people (4 per cent) (figure 3.5.6).• From 1994 to 2004-05:– the participation rate for Indigenous women increased from 42 per cent to 53 percent. The rate for Indigenous men was constant (figure 3.5.5)– the Indigenous unemployment rate fell from 30 per cent to 13 per cent. Theunemployment rate fell for both women and men (figure 3.5.9)– CDEP participation rates remained stable (figure 3.5.2). CDEP participationsignificantly reduces recorded Indigenous unemployment rates and increasesrecorded labour force participation rates, particularly in remote areas.Indigenous unemployment rate, people aged 18 to 64 years1994 2002 2004-05Per cent of labour force403020100Males Females TotalSource: ABS 2004-05 NATSIHS and NHS, 1994 NATSIS, and 2002 GSS and NATSISS (unpublished);table 3A.5.3.16 OVERCOMINGINDIGENOUSDISADVANTAGE 2007