Table 2
Labour market outcomes of immigrants aged 25 to 54, by sex and period of landing, Canada
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| 2006 | 2007 | Change | Percent change | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | |||||
| Total landed immigrants | |||||
| Male | Population | 1,499.3 | 1,518.5 | 19.2 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 1,369.9 | 1,381.4 | 11.5 | 0.8 | |
| Employment | 1,289.3 | 1,294.3 | 5.0 | 0.4 | |
| Full-time employment | 1,223.1 | 1,225.4 | 2.3 | 0.2 | |
| Unemployment | 80.5 | 87.11 | 6.6 | 8.2 | |
| Not in labour force | 129.5 | 137.1 | 7.6 | 5.9 | |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 6.31 | 0.4 | … | |
| Participation rate | 91.4 | 91.0 | -0.4 | … | |
| Employment rate | 86.0 | 85.2 | -0.8 | … | |
| Female | Population | 1,603.2 | 1,642.01 | 38.8 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 1,210.2 | 1,257.21 | 47.0 | 3.9 | |
| Employment | 1,122.7 | 1,169.31 | 46.6 | 4.2 | |
| Full-time employment | 919.9 | 981.21 | 61.3 | 6.7 | |
| Unemployment | 87.5 | 87.9 | 0.4 | 0.5 | |
| Not in labour force | 393.0 | 384.8 | -8.2 | -2.1 | |
| Unemployment rate | 7.2 | 7.0 | -0.2 | … | |
| Participation rate | 75.5 | 76.61 | 1.1 | … | |
| Employment rate | 70.0 | 71.21 | 1.2 | … | |
| Very recent immigrants | |||||
| Male | Population | 274.3 | 282.2 | 7.9 | 2.9 |
| Labour force | 237.1 | 243.9 | 6.8 | 2.9 | |
| Employment | 212.8 | 219.3 | 6.5 | 3.1 | |
| Full-time employment | 198.0 | 202.6 | 4.6 | 2.3 | |
| Unemployment | 24.4 | 24.6 | 0.2 | 0.8 | |
| Not in labour force | 37.1 | 38.3 | 1.2 | 3.2 | |
| Unemployment rate | 10.3 | 10.1 | -0.2 | … | |
| Participation rate | 86.4 | 86.4 | 0.0 | … | |
| Employment rate | 77.6 | 77.7 | 0.1 | … | |
| Female | Population | 309.2 | 308.4 | -0.8 | -0.3 |
| Labour force | 193.8 | 189.1 | -4.7 | -2.4 | |
| Employment | 168.7 | 165.9 | -2.8 | -1.7 | |
| Full-time employment | 134.1 | 136.2 | 2.1 | 1.6 | |
| Unemployment | 25.1 | 23.2 | -1.9 | -7.6 | |
| Not in labour force | 115.4 | 119.4 | 4.0 | 3.5 | |
| Unemployment rate | 13.0 | 12.3 | -0.7 | … | |
| Participation rate | 62.7 | 61.3 | -1.4 | … | |
| Employment rate | 54.6 | 53.8 | -0.8 | … | |
| Recent immigrants | |||||
| Male | Population | 270.3 | 268.0 | -2.3 | -0.9 |
| Labour force | 250.8 | 244.6 | -6.2 | -2.5 | |
| Employment | 237.0 | 228.3 | -8.7 | -3.7 | |
| Full-time employment | 225.6 | 215.2 | -10.4 | -4.6 | |
| Unemployment | 13.8 | 16.21 | 2.4 | 17.4 | |
| Not in labour force | 19.5 | 23.4 | 3.9 | 20.0 | |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 6.61 | 1.1 | … | |
| Participation rate | 92.8 | 91.31 | -1.5 | … | |
| Employment rate | 87.7 | 85.21 | -2.5 | … | |
| Female | Population | 300.0 | 305.6 | 5.6 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 214.5 | 227.31 | 12.8 | 6.0 | |
| Employment | 194.5 | 209.01 | 14.5 | 7.5 | |
| Full-time employment | 161.2 | 175.81 | 14.6 | 9.1 | |
| Unemployment | 20.0 | 18.4 | -1.6 | -8.0 | |
| Not in labour force | 85.5 | 78.31 | -7.2 | -8.4 | |
| Unemployment rate | 9.3 | 8.11 | -1.2 | … | |
| Participation rate | 71.5 | 74.41 | 2.9 | … | |
| Employment rate | 64.8 | 68.41 | 3.6 | … | |
| Established immigrants | |||||
| Male | Population | 954.8 | 968.3 | 13.5 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 881.9 | 892.9 | 11.0 | 1.2 | |
| Employment | 839.5 | 846.6 | 7.1 | 0.8 | |
| Full-time employment | 799.6 | 807.6 | 8.0 | 1.0 | |
| Unemployment | 42.4 | 46.3 | 3.9 | 9.2 | |
| Not in labour force | 72.9 | 75.4 | 2.5 | 3.4 | |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 5.2 | 0.4 | … | |
| Participation rate | 92.4 | 92.2 | -0.2 | … | |
| Employment rate | 87.9 | 87.4 | -0.5 | … | |
| Female | Population | 994.1 | 1,028.01 | 33.9 | 3.4 |
| Labour force | 801.9 | 840.81 | 38.9 | 4.9 | |
| Employment | 759.5 | 794.41 | 34.9 | 4.6 | |
| Full-time employment | 624.7 | 669.11 | 44.4 | 7.1 | |
| Unemployment | 42.4 | 46.41 | 4.0 | 9.4 | |
| Not in labour force | 192.1 | 187.2 | -4.9 | -2.6 | |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.51 | 0.2 | … | |
| Participation rate | 80.7 | 81.8 | 1.1 | … | |
| Employment rate | 76.4 | 77.3 | 0.9 | … | |
| Born in Canada | |||||
| Male | Population | 5,456.5 | 5,502.11 | 45.6 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 4,985.8 | 5,028.11 | 42.3 | 0.8 | |
| Employment | 4,725.2 | 4,774.81 | 49.6 | 1.0 | |
| Full-time employment | 4,516.5 | 4,565.51 | 49.0 | 1.1 | |
| Unemployment | 260.6 | 253.31 | -7.3 | -2.8 | |
| Not in labour force | 470.7 | 473.9 | 3.2 | 0.7 | |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.01 | -0.2 | … | |
| Participation rate | 91.4 | 91.4 | 0.0 | … | |
| Employment rate | 86.6 | 86.8 | 0.2 | … | |
| Female | Population | 5,388.7 | 5,394.8 | 6.1 | 0.1 |
| Labour force | 4,495.6 | 4,545.31 | 49.7 | 1.1 | |
| Employment | 4,288.1 | 4,359.21 | 71.1 | 1.7 | |
| Full-time employment | 3,443.4 | 3,492.91 | 49.5 | 1.4 | |
| Unemployment | 207.5 | 186.11 | -21.4 | -10.3 | |
| Not in labour force | 893.1 | 849.51 | -43.6 | -4.9 | |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6 | 4.11 | -0.5 | … | |
| Participation rate | 83.4 | 84.31 | 0.9 | … | |
| Employment rate | 79.6 | 80.81 | 1.2 | … | |
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1. Significantly different from the 2006 value (p<0.05). Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey. |
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