rates particularly are higher for women, especially those in the latter age cohort.8 Also of note is that the participation rate in the formal economy is lower and the unemployment rate up to three times higher among First Nations residents.9 Reflecting somewhat the larger relative labour force in the Yukon and increased seasonal employment, while national unemployment levels declined to 8.6 percent in January 1999 (1.1 percent lower than January 1998), the Yukon unemployment rate increased to 14.7 percent (3.4 percent higher).
Ainsi après avoir atteint un sommet de 17,5 p. 100 en avril, il a régressé chaque mois jusqu’en septembre, où il est tombé à un faible niveau de 8,9 p.