Bridging the Gap: From Education to Employment, Pilot Phase II
Seasonal Employment - Shoal Harbour
Age 15 and over. Extracted from Labour Market Accounts, Labour Market Profile, Clarenville, Economic Zone 15, and Newfoundland & Labrador. Source: Compiled by the Community Accounts Unit based on custom tabulations from the Census of Population 1996, Statistics Canada.
Households Living in Poverty
The major aberration with regard to the figures presented above is while they do indicate the Clarenville and Shoal Harbour communities have a high level of prosperity relative to the zone and province, this trend does not extend to low-income families. In fact, there are no significant differences in the percentage of husband-wife families living below the low income cut-off when all four regions are compared. 1
| % Below Low Income Cut-off* | Husband-Wife Families |
|---|---|
| Clarenville | 17% |
| Shoal Harbour | 13% |
| Economic Zone 15 | 17% |
| Newfoundland & Labrador | 16% |
*Estimated using Statistics Canada's Low Income Cut-Offs (1992 base). Extracted from Income Accounts, Distribution of Family Income, 1997, Clarenville, Economic Zone 15, and Newfoundland & Labrador. Source: Compiled by the Community Accounts Unit, based on Canada Customs and Revenue Agency summary information as provided by Small Area and Administrative Data Division, Statistics Canada.
1 Information on lone parent families is not available for Clarenville and Shoal Harbour.