Dawson, YT Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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7%

Household income NAT. AVG.

21%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

26%

In labour force NAT. AVG.

Index	Dawson	Yukon	National
Median household income	$76,850	$100,046	$82,436
Unemployment rate	5.0%	4.5%	6.4%
In labour force	80.3%	78.1%	63.9%

Key findings

The median household income in Dawson is 7% lower than the national average
The unemployment rate in Dawson is 21% lower than the national average
In Dawson 9.8% of people earn $20,000 or less
In Dawson 12.4% of people earn between $80,000 and $100,000
In Dawson 0.0% of people earn $300,000 or more

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am i middle class

$51,228 $76,850 $153,700

City

$66,690 $100,046 $200,092

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.

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Dawson employment by industry

Labour Type	Percent
Construction industry	5.9%
Manufacturing sector	1.3%
Financial & insurance services	0.9%
Wholesale & retail services	4.4%
Public administration	14.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.1%
Education, health & social services	13.7%
Other	35.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Dawson, YT	1,551	$76,850	6.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Forest Ranch, CA	1,551	n/a
Brodhead, KY	1,551	n/a
Manchester, NY	1,551	n/a
Morrisonville, NY	1,551	n/a
Marion, PA	1,551	n/a
Dawson, YT	1,551	$76,850	6.8%

Source: The Dawson, YT data and statistics displayed above are derived from Statistics Canada.