| 1 | A | B | C | D |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | participation, employment and unemployment rates of people aged 25 to 54 by aboriginal group, province and region, 2015 |  |  |  |
| 3 |  | aboriginal population | non-aboriginal population | difference |
| 4 |  | percent |  | percentage points |
| 5 | participation rate |  |  |  |
| 6 | canada | 75.9 | 86.7 | -10.8 |
| 7 | atlantic region | 81.9 | 86.3 | -4.4 |
| 8 | quebec | 72.1 | 87.9 | -15.8 |
| 9 | ontario | 74.0 | 85.7 | -11.7 |
| 10 | manitoba | 75.9 | 89.3 | -13.4 |
| 11 | saskatchewan | 76.6 | 90.1 | -13.5 |
| 12 | alberta | 79.0 | 88.0 | -9.0 |
| 13 | british columbia | 74.3 | 85.4 | -11.1 |
| 14 | employment rate |  |  |  |
| 15 | canada | 67.5 | 81.8 | -14.3 |
| 16 | atlantic region | 71.8 | 79.2 | -7.4 |
| 17 | quebec | 64.3 | 82.2 | -17.9 |
| 18 | ontario | 67.2 | 81.0 | -13.8 |
| 19 | manitoba | 68.2 | 85.6 | -17.4 |
| 20 | saskatchewan | 68.2 | 86.7 | -18.5 |
| 21 | alberta | 69.6 | 83.4 | -13.8 |
| 22 | british columbia | 64.7 | 81.3 | -16.6 |
| 23 | unemployment rate |  |  |  |
| 24 | canada | 11.0 | 5.7 | 5.3 |
| 25 | atlantic region | 12.3 | 8.3 | 4.0 |
| 26 | quebec | 10.9 | 6.5 | 4.4 |
| 27 | ontario | 9.2 | 5.5 | 3.7 |
| 28 | manitoba | 10.2 | 4.1 | 6.1 |
| 29 | saskatchewan | 11.0 | 3.8 | 7.2 |
| 30 | alberta | 11.9 | 5.2 | 6.7 |
| 31 | british columbia | 12.8 | 4.8 | 8.0 |

Question: in 2015, what was the employment rate for aboriginal people which was highest in the atlantic region?
Answer: 71.8

Question: in 2015, what was the employment rate for non-aboriginal people which was highest in the atlantic region at 79.2%?
Answer: 79.2

Question: what was the smallest disparity of the atlantic region had in employment rates between aboriginal and non-aboriginal people observed among the provinces/regions?
Answer: 7.4