Government of Yukon

Earnings, Income and Employment

Gross Domestic Product
Yukon (in millions of current dollars)

  G.D.P.* 

Wages, salaries and supp. income 

2006 1,549  876 

2005 

1,478  826 

2004 

1,371  780 

2003 

1,292  729 

2002 

1,254 708 

2001 

1,259  689 


* G.D.P. figures are at market prices

Yukon earnings, income and employment

Average Weekly Earnings, Annual Averages
(Industrial Aggregate - including overtime)

 

CANADA

YUKON

DIFFERENCE

2006

$747.00

$852.80

14.2%

2005

$725.34

$814.29

12.3%

2004

$702.82

$781.39

11.2%

2003

$688.28

$755.45

9.8%

2002

$679.27

$757.44

11.5%

2001

$665.28

$746.08

12.1%

2000

$655.84

$743.30

13.3%

1999

$640.66

$731.77

14.2%

Personal Income

 

 2004

2003

2002

Total Number of Returns

21,780

20,850

20,600

Total Income ($000)

798,571

745,736

730,997

Average Income ($)

36,665

35,767

35,485

 

 

 

 

Number of Taxable Returns

15,870

15,350

15,100

Taxable Income ($000)

642,317

600,660

592,525

Average Income ($)

40,474

39,131

39,240

Total Employed and Government Employment
(Annual Averages

 

Employed
(Yukon Total) 

Total
Government 

Federal
Government 

Territorial
Government 

Municipal
Government 

2006

15,500

5,202 

580 

4,421 

501 

2005

15,500 

5,338 

585 

4,290 

462 

2004 

15,300 

5,250 

594 

4,190 

466 

2003 

13,800 

5,120 

642 

3,999 

479 

2002 

13,800 

5,001 

853 

3,684 

464 

2001 

13,600 

4,994 

827 

3,729 

 437

Number of Employees, by Sector - Annual Estimates

 

 2006

2005

2004

*Industrial Aggregate

17,220

16,669

16,112

Goods Producing Industries

2,128

1,541

1,310

Construction

1,062

858

659

Service Producing Industries

14,822

14,828

14,582

Trade

2,033

2,226

2,214

Transportation & Warehousing

956

917

995

Accommodation & Food Services

1,707

1,702

1,672

Public Administration

5,305

5,214

5,074

* Including Unclassified

 

 

 

Unemployment Rate (%)
(Seasonally Adjusted Estimates)

2007

CANADA

YUKON

January

6.2

3.8

February

6.1

3.2

March

6.1

3.2

April

6.1

3.9

May

6.1

4.5

June

6.1

5.1

July

6.0

4.5

August

6.0

5.8

September

5.9

5.7

October

5.8

5.6

November

5.9

5.6

December

5.9

5.5