With respect to the council's goal to increase the national median household income to $105,000 by 2030, in the Northwest Territories, the median household income already exceeds that number, and the 2015 figures put our territory as first in the country at $117,000. However, we have a high cost of living and declining employment rates year after year, especially amongst our indigenous people. Last year we saw a 1.9% decrease in employment rates, and for those who were outside our capital city, it was even higher at up to 4%.
Are you concerned that using the median household income as the primary economic indicator may not be the best way for the council to measure economic growth in the north?