The Economy

Mining, the Yukon's largest industry, accounts for more than 30 percent of the economy.

Tourism, offering a wilderness experience in a unique and relatively unspoiled environment, provides a further base for jobs and services.

Efforts have recently been made to promote other sectors, such as the forest industry.

The fur trade continues to be important to the Aboriginal peoples of the Yukon.

A small fishing industry operates in Dawson City to export salmon, and other commercial fisheries supply local consumers.

Agriculture - expensive by North American standards - is a small but expanding industry. Although growth of the agricultural industry is limited by climate and the availability of productive land, new research programs hold promise for the future.