Yellowknife, NT Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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102%

Household income NAT. AVG.

33%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

36%

In labour force NAT. AVG.

Index	Yellowknife	Northwest Territories	National
Median household income	$166,133	$135,743	$82,436
Unemployment rate	4.3%	8.5%	6.4%
In labour force	86.7%	74.0%	63.9%

Key findings

The median household income in Yellowknife is 102% higher than the national average
The unemployment rate in Yellowknife is 33% lower than the national average
In Yellowknife 3.0% of people earn $20,000 or less
In Yellowknife 7.4% of people earn between $80,000 and $100,000
In Yellowknife 10.2% of people earn $300,000 or more

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am i middle class

$110,744 $166,133 $332,266

City

$90,486 $135,743 $271,486

State

$54,951 $82,436 $164,872

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

Yellowknife median earnings by income bracket

Yellowknife employment by industry

Labour Type	Percent
Construction industry	3.9%
Manufacturing sector	0.9%
Financial & insurance services	2.0%
Wholesale & retail services	9.2%
Public administration	22.2%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	6.9%
Education, health & social services	13.1%
Other	27.6%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Detah, NT	247	$60,803	26.2%
Yellowknife, NT	22,316	$166,133	101.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Patterson, CA	22,309	n/a
Waynesboro, VA	22,300	n/a
Frederickson, WA	22,290	n/a
Middletown, DE	22,350	n/a
Prairie Village, KS	22,255	n/a
Yellowknife, NT	22,316	$166,133	101.5%

Source: The Yellowknife, NT data and statistics displayed above are derived from Statistics Canada and updated for 2021 by Environics Analytics.