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Table 21.13 Employment rate, by educational attainment, age group and sex, 2002 and 2008
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| 2002 | 2008 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Both sexes | Males | Females | Both sexes | Males | Females | |
| % | ||||||
| All education levels | 61.7 | 67.1 | 56.6 | 63.6 | 68.1 | 59.3 |
| 15 to 24 | 57.5 | 57.4 | 57.6 | 59.6 | 58.9 | 60.3 |
| 25 to 44 | 80.8 | 85.7 | 75.9 | 82.6 | 87.2 | 78.0 |
| 45 and older | 47.4 | 54.6 | 40.9 | 51.7 | 57.4 | 46.4 |
| Less than Grade 9 | 21.4 | 29.6 | 14.1 | 20.7 | 28.7 | 13.9 |
| 15 to 24 | 28.0 | 31.7 | 23.2 | 27.7 | 30.8 | 24.0 |
| 25 to 44 | 49.0 | 58.0 | 36.9 | 48.3 | 58.0 | 35.3 |
| 45 and older | 17.2 | 24.6 | 11.2 | 16.8 | 24.1 | 11.1 |
| Some high school | 44.8 | 52.1 | 37.3 | 45.7 | 51.8 | 39.0 |
| 15 to 24 | 42.8 | 43.4 | 42.0 | 44.5 | 43.7 | 45.4 |
| 25 to 44 | 68.1 | 76.5 | 57.3 | 68.1 | 74.7 | 57.9 |
| 45 and older | 34.3 | 44.8 | 25.6 | 38.2 | 48.3 | 29.0 |
| High school graduate | 66.3 | 73.6 | 59.8 | 64.8 | 71.6 | 58.4 |
| 15 to 24 | 70.9 | 72.5 | 69.2 | 70.1 | 71.0 | 69.0 |
| 25 to 44 | 79.5 | 86.0 | 72.9 | 79.8 | 86.4 | 72.3 |
| 45 and older | 52.6 | 60.8 | 46.7 | 53.8 | 60.8 | 48.7 |
| Some postsecondary | 63.3 | 66.8 | 59.9 | 64.6 | 67.2 | 62.1 |
| 15 to 24 | 59.0 | 58.6 | 59.4 | 61.8 | 60.6 | 62.9 |
| 25 to 44 | 77.3 | 82.5 | 72.3 | 78.6 | 83.1 | 73.4 |
| 45 and older | 53.0 | 59.3 | 47.3 | 56.0 | 59.8 | 52.6 |
| Postsecondary certificate or diploma1 | 72.6 | 76.7 | 68.6 | 72.9 | 76.4 | 69.5 |
| 15 to 24 | 75.8 | 76.5 | 75.1 | 78.1 | 78.1 | 78.0 |
| 25 to 44 | 85.3 | 89.4 | 81.4 | 86.8 | 91.0 | 82.8 |
| 45 and older | 58.0 | 62.9 | 53.2 | 60.3 | 63.9 | 56.8 |
| Bachelor's degree | 77.0 | 79.4 | 74.8 | 76.4 | 79.1 | 74.0 |
| 15 to 24 | 73.2 | 71.0 | 74.5 | 74.1 | 74.4 | 73.9 |
| 25 to 44 | 85.2 | 88.8 | 82.0 | 85.7 | 90.4 | 81.9 |
| 45 and older | 65.6 | 68.0 | 62.8 | 65.0 | 67.1 | 62.9 |
| Above bachelor's degree | 77.2 | 78.1 | 75.9 | 76.4 | 76.7 | 76.1 |
| 15 to 24 | 63.5 | 63.2 | 64.5 | 70.2 | 65.6 | 73.2 |
| 25 to 44 | 85.7 | 89.4 | 81.8 | 85.9 | 90.0 | 82.2 |
| 45 and older | 69.5 | 69.8 | 69.0 | 68.2 | 67.6 | 69.1 |
| 1. Includes trades certificate. | ||||||
| Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 282-0004. | ||||||
