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Table 7
Labour force characteristics of adults aged 55 and over, by sex and immigrant type, 2006

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Sex
Immigrant type
Unemployment rate
Employment rate
Both sexes Born in Canada
5.1
30.5
Very recent immigrants, 5 years or less
15.4E1
27.5
Recent immigrants, 5 to 10 years
12.3E1
31.3
Men Born in Canada
5.2
37.2
Very recent immigrants, 5 years or less
12.1E
37.4
Recent immigrants, 5 to 10 years
12.7E
41.5
Women Born in Canada
4.8
24.7
Very recent immigrants, 5 years or less
20.2E1
19.11
Recent immigrants, 5 to 10 years
F1
22.2
1. Significantly different from the respective Canadian-born value (p<.05).
F Data unreliable: suppressed due to CD>33.3% and/or very small estimates.
E Coefficient of variation (CV) between 16.5% AMD 33.3%; interpret with caution.
Data source: Labour Force Survey, 2006
Table source: Statistics Canada, 2007, "The Canadian Immigrant Labour Market in 2006: First Results from Canada’s Labour Force Survey." The Immigrant Labour Force Analysis Series, Volume 1, Number 1, catalogue number 71-606-XWE.