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City Stats: Yukon

The Yukon region may be small in population, but it has a vast array of ethnic and linguistic diversity. A few facts from Statistics Canada’s 2001 Census show just how important it is to conduct business in many languages to capture the attention and loyalty of a diverse population.

Top 10 Language Groups Spoken in the Yukon

S.No.	Language	# Speakers	% of Pop
1.	English	24,590	95.2%
2.	French	890	18.2%
3.	Germanic Languages	885	7.6%
4.	Aboriginal Languages	760	5.3%
5.	Slavic Languages	175	2.8%
6.	Sino-Tibetan Languages	175	2.6%
7.	Indo-Iranian Languages	155	2.6%
8.	Malayo-Polynesian Languages	140	2.4%
9.	Romance Languages (non-French	125	1.5%
10.	Finno-Urgic Languages	95	1.4%

In addition, more than seven other languages families have speakers in the Yukon, and 335 residents reported being fluent in two or more languages.

Top 10 Occupations in the Yukon (2006)

S.No.	Occupation	# Workers	% of Workforce
1.	Sales & Service	4,370	23%
2.	Trades & Transport	3,060	16%
3.	Business & Finance	3,045	16%
4.	Management	2,435	13%
5.	Education, Gov’t, Religion	2,260	12%
6.	Science	1,290	7%
7.	Health	905	5%
8.	Art & Sport	700	4%
9.	Unique Occupations	670	4%
10.	Manufacturing	155	1%