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Labour force characteristics of population aged 25 to 54 by educational attainment, 2007

Labour force characteristics of population aged 25 to 54 by educational attainment, 2007
  Non-Aboriginal Aboriginal
  percent
Some post-secondary or less  
Participation rate 81.1 69.0
Employment rate 75.8 61.8
Unemployment rate 6.6 10.4
Some high school or less  
Participation rate 72.6 59.7
Employment rate 65.5 51.2
Unemployment rate 9.8 14.2
High school completion or some post-secondary  
Participation rate 84.6 76.5
Employment rate 80.0 70.4
Unemployment rate 5.4 8.0
University degree or post-secondary certificate or diploma  
Participation rate 90.2 86.5
Employment rate 86.5 80.2
Unemployment rate 4.1 7.3
Post-secondary certificate or diploma  
Participation rate 90.4 85.7
Employment rate 86.3 78.9
Unemployment rate 4.5 7.9
Trade school certificate or diploma  
Participation rate 90.6 85.9
Employment rate 85.7 77.4
Unemployment rate 5.4 10.0
Community college, CEGEP  
Participation rate 90.4 86.3
Employment rate 86.6 80.3
Unemployment rate 4.1 6.9
University degree  
Participation rate 90.0 89.7
Employment rate 86.8 85.3
Unemployment rate 3.5 F
too unreliable to be published (because of coefficient of variation>33.3% and/or very small estimates)
Note(s):
Data excludes people living on reserves or in the territories.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey.