William P, William H, Thomas M.

Nunavut:

Employment by Industry:

Total %
Total Employment
 12,433 100.0
Fishing, Hunting, Trapping, Mining and Quarrying 442 3.6
Construction 683 5.5
Retail and Wholesale Trade 1,608 12.9
Transportation and Warehousing 950 7.6
Accommodation and Food Services 442 3.6
Government, Health and  Education 6,158 49.5
Other Industries 1,783 14.3

GDP by Industry (in millions of dollars)

 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction  366.2
 Construction  342.5
 Public Administration  397.2

The Jericho Diamond Mine was operated by Tahera Diamond Company. This is an example of the effects mining has on the environment. It is located at the coordinates of 65°59′50″N 111°28′30″W

Northwest Territories:

Employment by Industry

Goods-producing sector 3800
Forestry, fishing, mining, oil and gas 1600
Utilities  300
Construction  1800
 Services-Producing Sector  18200

GDP by Industry (millions of dollars):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting  30
Mining and oil and gas extraction  1,109.1
Diamond mining  678.9
Utilities  67.5
Construction  335.5
Manufacturing  15.8
Retail trade  186.4
Transportation and Warehousing  248.2

Cantung Mine is an example of how humans have altered the physical geography for the mining industry. This mine was operated by North American Tungsten.

Citations:

Nunavut:

1. “Labour Force and Employment Data.” Labour Force and Employment Data. Web. 18 Sept. 2015. <http://www.gov.nu.ca/eia/information/labour-force-and-employment-data>.

2. Gross Domestic Product. Web. 18 Sept. 2015. <http://www.stats.gov.nu.ca/en/Economic GDP.aspx>.

3. Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation. Web. 18 Sept. 2015. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jericho_Diamond_Mine>.

Northwest Territories:

1.”Labour Force Activity.” – Labour & Income. Web. 18 Sept. 2015. <http://www.statsnwt.ca/labour-income/labour-force-activity/>.

2. “Gross Domestic Product.” GDP. Web. 18 Sept. 2015. <http://www.statsnwt.ca/economy/gdp/>.

 

3. Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation. Web. 18 Sept. 2015. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jericho_Diamond_Mine>.