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Growth in employment by education, province and sex from 1990 to 2006
| Population 15 and over | Less than postsecondary | Completed postsecondary | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Less than high school | Completed high school1 | Total | Certificate/ diploma | University | ||
| % | |||||||
| Both sexes | |||||||
| Canada | 26.0 | -9.8 | -36.1 | 11.7 | 77.9 | 65.1 | 101.0 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 4.3 | -21.6 | -45.4 | 4.2 | 35.9 | 28.8 | 57.7 |
| Prince Edward Island | 24.5 | -8.6 | -37.3 | 27.1 | 82.2 | 69.0 | 115.8 |
| Nova Scotia | 14.7 | -11.1 | -41.1 | 24.0 | 44.6 | 35.0 | 65.0 |
| New Brunswick | 18.3 | -9.2 | -38.2 | 16.8 | 60.2 | 54.0 | 74.2 |
| Quebec | 19.9 | -22.0 | -40.2 | -3.1 | 77.0 | 67.5 | 97.9 |
| Ontario | 25.0 | -13.8 | -42.1 | 8.9 | 82.8 | 71.4 | 99.6 |
| Manitoba | 14.2 | -9.5 | -35.1 | 13.7 | 57.5 | 51.4 | 67.9 |
| Saskatchewan | 8.2 | -13.9 | -38.5 | 8.4 | 48.0 | 37.0 | 73.8 |
| Alberta | 46.5 | 17.3 | -8.2 | 34.3 | 86.9 | 72.1 | 115.4 |
| British Columbia | 40.8 | 8.3 | -19.1 | 22.5 | 87.9 | 63.7 | 134.9 |
| Men | |||||||
| Canada | 19.9 | -11.2 | -37.5 | 14.3 | 65.2 | 59.3 | 75.0 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | -6.1 | -27.8 | -50.9 | 0.7 | 23.3 | 21.2 | 28.9 |
| Prince Edward Island | 13.9 | -15.1 | -39.4 | 24.4 | 77.1 | 88.7 | 55.9 |
| Nova Scotia | 5.3 | -17.8 | -44.6 | 20.0 | 34.6 | 31.2 | 40.9 |
| New Brunswick | 9.7 | -14.6 | -40.1 | 12.7 | 50.0 | 51.3 | 47.2 |
| Quebec | 12.1 | -24.1 | -42.0 | -1.8 | 62.6 | 59.9 | 68.1 |
| Ontario | 19.9 | -14.2 | -43.7 | 13.6 | 70.1 | 63.4 | 79.2 |
| Manitoba | 10.0 | -9.0 | -33.5 | 16.7 | 45.8 | 53.9 | 33.8 |
| Saskatchewan | 2.9 | -13.7 | -37.5 | 12.0 | 37.8 | 35.9 | 41.4 |
| Alberta | 43.6 | 16.8 | -8.0 | 35.9 | 79.8 | 76.8 | 85.1 |
| British Columbia | 34.0 | 7.5 | -20.5 | 24.3 | 70.5 | 53.1 | 101.7 |
| Women | |||||||
| Canada | 33.5 | -8.1 | -33.9 | 9.0 | 93.6 | 71.8 | 138.1 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 17.7 | -12.7 | -36.6 | 8.9 | 50.5 | 37.0 | 100.0 |
| Prince Edward Island | 37.3 | 0.0 | -34.3 | 29.9 | 86.8 | 54.2 | 204.3 |
| Nova Scotia | 26.2 | -2.2 | -35.5 | 28.1 | 55.9 | 38.6 | 96.8 |
| New Brunswick | 29.2 | -1.8 | -34.8 | 21.6 | 71.3 | 56.8 | 106.0 |
| Quebec | 30.1 | -19.1 | -37.1 | -4.5 | 95.3 | 76.5 | 141.3 |
| Ontario | 31.2 | -13.4 | -39.7 | 4.2 | 98.5 | 80.6 | 128.0 |
| Manitoba | 19.5 | -10.0 | -37.6 | 10.8 | 71.3 | 48.7 | 116.9 |
| Saskatchewan | 15.1 | -14.1 | -40.4 | 4.4 | 58.6 | 38.1 | 118.0 |
| Alberta | 50.1 | 18.0 | -8.5 | 32.7 | 96.2 | 66.3 | 160.8 |
| British Columbia | 49.2 | 9.3 | -17.0 | 20.6 | 111.3 | 77.1 | 185.5 |
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1. Includes those who had some postsecondary education. Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey. |
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