Table 2
Immigrants and the labour market
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December 2010 | December 2011 | Change | ||
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'000 | '000 | % change | ||
Total employment | 17,132.9 | 17,330.1 | 197.2 | 1.2 |
Landed immigrants | 3,516.7 | 3,645.6 | 128.9 | 3.7 |
Immigrants, landed 5 years or less earlier | 496.1 | 466.2 | -29.9 | -6.0 |
Immigrants, landed more than 5 to 10 years earlier | 621.0 | 630.2 | 9.2 | 1.5 |
Immigrants, landed more than 10 years earlier | 2,399.6 | 2,549.2 | 149.6 | 6.2 |
Born in Canada | 13,360.3 | 13,377.6 | 17.3 | 0.1 |
Employment rate | % | % point change | ||
Total | 61.7 | 61.7 | 0.0 | |
Landed immigrants | 56.5 | 56.4 | -0.1 | |
Immigrants, landed 5 years or less earlier | 56.5 | 54.9 | -1.6 | |
Immigrants, landed more than 5 to 10 years earlier | 66.2 | 65.2 | -1.0 | |
Immigrants, landed more than 10 years earlier | 54.4 | 54.9 | 0.5 | |
Born in Canada | 63.3 | 63.3 | 0.0 | |
Gap, Canadian-born versus immigrants | 6.8 | 6.9 | ... | |
Unemployment rate | ||||
Total | 7.1 | 6.9 | -0.2 | |
Landed immigrants | 8.8 | 8.5 | -0.3 | |
Immigrants, landed 5 years or less earlier | 15.6 | 13.9 | -1.7 | |
Immigrants, landed more than 5 to 10 years earlier | 9.5 | 9.8 | 0.3 | |
Immigrants, landed more than 10 years earlier | 7.0 | 7.1 | 0.1 | |
Born in Canada | 6.7 | 6.4 | -0.3 | |
Gap, Canadian-born versus immigrants | -2.1 | -2.1 | ... | |
... not applicable Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey, December 2010 and December 2011, data not seasonally adjusted. |
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