October 21, 2011 - For September 2011, Statistics Canada estimates that 23,800 out of 32,200 residents 15 years of age and older were employed in the Northwest Territories, representing an employment rate  of 73.9%. Overall, Canada’s employment rate stood at 62.6% in September. Since August 2011, employment in the NWT rose by 300 persons.

For more information, please contact the NWT Bureau of Statistics at (867) 873-7147 or visit the website at http://www.statsnwt.ca/