Table B.3
Labour force characteristics of immigrants educated in Asian universities, by period of landing, population aged 25 to 54, 2007

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  Population Unemployment rate Participation rate Employment rate
thousands percent
Canadian born 2,384.6 2.4 92.9 90.7
Educated in Asia (including the Middle East)
Total Landed immigrants 418.2 7.31 80.81 74.91
Very recent immigrants 167.7 10.41 73.21 65.51
Recent immigrants 142.1 6.91 85.31 79.51
Established immigrants 108.4 3.7E 86.81 83.61
Educated in West Central Asia and the Middle East
Total Landed immigrants 47.2 9.1E, 1 76.71 69.51
Very recent immigrants 21.4 11.9E, 1 74.31 65.01
Recent immigrants 13.0 F 76.91 70.01
Established immigrants 12.8 F 80.51 77.31
Educated in Eastern Asia
Total Landed immigrants 144.0 10.11 76.71 68.91
Very recent immigrants 64.2 15.21 66.51 56.41
Recent immigrants 58.2 7.8E, 1 85.6 78.9
Established immigrants 21.6 F 82.91 79.61
Educated in Southeast Asia
Total Landed immigrants 72.0 3.7E 90.4 87.11
Very recent immigrants 22.0 F 88.2 81.81
Recent immigrants 17.8 F 89.3 87.1
Established immigrants 32.2 F 92.9 90.4
Educated in Southern Asia
Total Landed immigrants 155.0 6.11 81.51 76.51
Very recent immigrants 60.2 6.71 74.41 69.31
Recent immigrants 53.0 6.8 85.81 80.01
Established immigrants 41.8 4.4E 86.11 82.31
E use with caution: coefficient of variation (CV) between 16.5% and 33.3%
F too unreliable to be published because of CV>33.3% and/or very small estimates
1. Significantly different from the respective Canadian-born value (p<0.05).
Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey.