Table 4
Labour market outcomes of people with a university degree, by further postsecondary education and immigrant status, five most common major fields of study of highest education credential, March 2014
Completed another program – Participation rate | Did not complete another program – Participation rate | Completed another program – Employment rate | Did not complete another program – Employment rate | |
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% | % | % | % | |
Education | ||||
Total population | 70.8 | 67.2 | 69.0 | 65.1 |
Total immigrant population | 73.1 | 53.1 | 69.6 | 51.4 |
Canadian citizens by birth | 69.6 | 71.1 | 68.4 | 69.1 |
Social and behavioural sciences and law | ||||
Total population | 85.5 | 78.5 | 81.3 | 74.6 |
Total immigrant population | 84.1 | 68.9 | 76.3 | 63.6 |
Canadian citizens by birth | 85.7 | 82.3 | 83.0 | 78.9 |
Business, management and public administration | ||||
Total population | 86.3 | 81.6 | 82.6 | 78.3 |
Total immigrant population | 85.6 | 79.4 | 80.5 | 73.8 |
Canadian citizens by birth | 86.5 | 83.4 | 83.5 | 81.5 |
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies | ||||
Total population | 77.8 | 78.3 | 74.6 | 75.5 |
Total immigrant population | 76.6 | 75.9 | 71.7 | 72.5 |
Canadian citizens by birth | 78.7 | 81.9 | 78.5 | 79.4 |
Health and related fields | ||||
Total population | 83.9 | 79.8 | 81.6 | 76.7 |
Total immigrant population | 85.0 | 75.4 | 79.3 | 71.0 |
Canadian citizens by birth | 83.3 | 82.6 | 82.7 | 80.9 |
Note(s):
Primary groupings of the Classification of Instructional Programs (2011).
Source(s):
Labour Force Survey (3701).
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