Gjoa Haven, NU Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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5%

Household income NAT. AVG.

245%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

6%

In labour force NAT. AVG.

Index	Gjoa Haven	Nunavut	National
Median household income	$86,235	$116,500	$82,436
Unemployment rate	22.1%	14.7%	6.4%
In labour force	60.3%	63.8%	63.9%

Key findings

The median household income in Gjoa Haven is 5% higher than the national average
The unemployment rate in Gjoa Haven is 245% higher than the national average
In Gjoa Haven 5.5% of people earn $20,000 or less
In Gjoa Haven 11.6% of people earn between $80,000 and $100,000
In Gjoa Haven 1.9% of people earn $300,000 or more

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am i middle class

$57,484 $86,235 $172,470

City

$77,658 $116,500 $233,000

State

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

Nation

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Gjoa Haven median earnings by income bracket

Gjoa Haven employment by industry

Labour Type	Percent
Construction industry	6.1%
Manufacturing sector	1.2%
Financial & insurance services	0.1%
Wholesale & retail services	6.4%
Public administration	11.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	3.5%
Education, health & social services	12.6%
Other	7.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Gjoa Haven, NU	1,361	$86,235	4.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Garberville, CA	1,361	n/a
Washburn, ND	1,361	n/a
Hyde, PA	1,361	n/a
Irishtown-Summerside, NL	1,361	$70,881	14.0%
Newcastle, CA	1,360	n/a
Gjoa Haven, NU	1,361	$86,235	4.6%

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