Infographic 4
Labour force participation bolstered by increases among some racialized groups

Infographic description

The title of the infographic is "Labour force participation bolstered by increases among some racialized groups"

This is a connected dot plot chart, showing the change from 2016 to 2021 in participation rates for core-aged 25- to 54-year-olds, by racialized group.

The vertical axis shows the following groups: Korean, West Asian, Arab, South Asian, the total racialized population, Japanese, Latin American, Black, Chinese, multiple racialized groups, the total population (core-age, 25 to 54 years), Filipino, Southeast Asian and racialized groups not included elsewhere.

The horizontal axis shows the participation rate, from 70.0% to 95.0%, by increments of 5.0%.

For the core-aged Korean population, the participation rate was 74.7% in 2016 and 79.6% in 2021, with a percentage point change of 4.9 from 2016 to 2021.

For the core-aged West Asian population, the participation rate was 74.1% in 2016 and 78.3% in 2021, with a percentage point change of 4.2 from 2016 to 2021.

For the core-aged Arab population, the participation rate was 71.7% in 2016 and 75.1% in 2021, with a percentage point change of 3.4 from 2016 to 2021.

For the core-aged South Asian population, the participation rate was 83.2% in 2016 and 85.3% in 2021, with a percentage point change of 2.1 from 2016 to 2021.

For the total core-aged racialized population, the participation rate was 82.2% in 2016 and 83.4% in 2021, with a percentage point change of 1.2 from 2016 to 2021.

For the core-aged Japanese population, the participation rate was 80.4% in 2016 and 81.3% in 2021, with a percentage point change of 0.9 from 2016 to 2021.

For the core-aged Latin American population, the participation rate was 83.8% in 2016 and 84.4% in 2021, with a percentage point change of 0.6 from 2016 to 2021.

For the core-aged Black population, the participation rate was 83.2% in 2016 and 83.6% in 2021, with a percentage point change of 0.4 from 2016 to 2021.

For the core-aged Chinese population, the participation rate was 80.4% in 2016 and 80.5% in 2021, with a percentage point change of 0.1 from 2016 to 2021.

For the core-aged population in multiple racialized groups, the participation rate was 84.8% in 2016 and 84.9% in 2021, with a percentage point change of 0.1 from 2016 to 2021.

For the total core-aged population, the participation rate was 85.9% in 2016 and 85.6% in 2021, with a percentage point change of -0.3 from 2016 to 2021.

For the core-aged Filipino population, the participation rate was 91.1% in 2016 and 90.4% in 2021, with a percentage point change of -0.7 from 2016 to 2021.

For the core-aged Southeast Asian population, the participation rate was 83.5% in 2016 and 82.9% in 2021, with a percentage point change of -0.6 from 2016 to 2021.

For the core-aged population in a racialized group not included elsewhere, the participation rate was 83.8% in 2016 and 82.4% in 2021, with a percentage point change of -1.4 from 2016 to 2021.

Source(s): Census of Population, 2016 and 2021 (3901).