January 2015

ABORIGINAL MARKET
MONTHLY
Aboriginal Labour Market Newsletter

Aboriginal Success
in the Workplace

Steve Triska, Elsipogtog FN

Industrial Mechanic, NB Power
Steve has been working for
four years on the turbines at
the Mactaquac Dam.
I like where I work. Its
rewarding. When you get
started on a project, you see it
on paper, you put it all
together and then everything
is running correctly. I also like
the team environment. You
learn from each other so it is
good that way. The best part of
the job is job security and
knowing that you are essential
to the company.
Read Steves story by clicking
here.

Employment Gap
According to the National Household Survey conducted in 2011,

New Brunswicks unemployment rate was 11% compared to

7.8% nationally. The same survey places the Aboriginal
unemployment rate in New Brunswick at 20.8% (NHS,
2011).
Unemployment Rate Comparison
20.8%

11%
7.8%

Canada

NB

NB Aboriginal Community

Unemployment Rate
Aboriginal Market Monthly

January 2015

Regional Employment Year-Over-Year in New Brunswick

Year-over-year (December 2014 compared to December
2013), employment increased in the Southeast and Central
regions of NB (+500; +300), but decreased in all other
regions. However, unemployment year-over-year also
decreased in the Northeast (-0.5%), Southeast (-0.4%), and
Northwest (-0.4%). This could be due to a number of
factors, such as: worker migration, retirements, and people
leaving the workforce. See the tables below for more
information.

Did You Know?

The opportunity is there for
Aboriginal youth to help fill the
future labour shortage in the
province of New Brunswick.

First Nations in NB Economic Regions

111,500 people are expected

to permanently exit the labour

force over the next 10 years
(Department of Post-Secondary
Education, Training, and
Labour)
42% of the NB Aboriginal

population is below the age of

24 compared to 27% of the
general population (StatsCan,
2011)
Over 5,000 Aboriginal people

will be entering working age in

NB during the next ten years
(StatsCan, 2011)

Economic
Regions

First Nations in the Economic Regions

Northeast

Esgenoopetitj (Burnt Church), Eel Ground,

Metepenagiag (Red Bank), Pabineau, Eel
River Bar

Southeast

Elsipogtog (Big Cove), Indian Island, Fort

Folly, Buctouche

Southwest

None

Central

Oromocto, Kingsclear, St. Marys

Northwest

Woodstock, Tobique, Madawaska

December 2014
Economic
Regions

Employment

December 2013
Unemployment
Rate

Employment

Unemployment
Rate

Northeast

56,200

16.4%

58,100

16.9%

Southeast

104,900

7.4%

104,400

7.8%

Southwest

85,200

7.3%

86,300

7.1%

Central

67,400

7.6%

67,100

6.3%

Northwest

35,000

8.9%

35,100

9.3%

Source: Statistics Canada Labour Force Survey

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