{"id":403450,"date":"2026-01-11T22:58:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T22:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/403450\/"},"modified":"2026-01-11T22:58:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T22:58:11","slug":"nwts-employment-rate-in-2025-was-among-lowest-this-century","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/403450\/","title":{"rendered":"NWT\u2019s employment rate in 2025 was among lowest this century"},"content":{"rendered":"

The NWT\u2019s employment rate in 2025 was the lowest this century other than the pandemic-affected year of 2020, the territory\u2019s bureau of statistics says.<\/p>\n

December\u2019s employment rate \u2013 the proportion of working-age people in work \u2013 was 62.9 percent, unchanged from November. <\/p>\n

It has only been lower twice this century: June and July 2020, at the pandemic\u2019s height, and even then only by about a percentage point.<\/p>\n

The average employment rate for the territory in 2025 was 65.5 percent, down from 66.6 percent in 2024 and the NWT\u2019s second-lowest behind 2020 since collection of data began in 2001.<\/p>\n

\u201cEmployment rates slightly declined for most major worker groups, with the largest decreases among females, persons living outside of Yellowknife, and non-Indigenous persons,\u201d the NWT Bureau of Statistics reported.<\/p>\n

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The bureau added that between 2024 and 2025, the NWT labour force declined slightly by 200 people to 24,100.<\/p>\n

The employment rate is important because it helps illustrate an economy\u2019s health through the share of people finding and retaining work.<\/p>\n

The territory\u2019s employment rate remains higher than many southern provinces. (A few years ago, the labour market in the territory ran so hot<\/a> that the NWT\u2019s employment rate was far higher than any other jurisdiction at the time.)<\/p>\n

However, the NWT\u2019s present situation involves a dropping employment rate, falling participation rate<\/a> \u2013 the proportion of people actively seeking work \u2013 and steady unemployment rate.<\/p>\n

That combination usually means people are dropping out of the workforce rather than simply being unable to find a job.<\/p>\n

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