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Table E.2.6
Percentage of 1995, 2000 and 2005 university graduates working full-time, two and five years after graduation, by sex and field of study, Canada1
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| Field of study | 1995 university graduates | 2000 university graduates | 2005 university graduates | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 years after graduation | 5 years after graduation | 2 years after graduation | 5 years after graduation | 2 years after graduation | 5 years after graduation | |||||||||||||
| Both sexes | Males | Females | Both sexes | Males | Females | Both sexes | Males | Females | Both sexes | Males | Females | Both sexes | Males | Females | Both sexes | Males | Females | |
| percentage | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total (all fields) | 68.5 | 74.3 | 64.7 | 80.9 | 87.1 | 76.8 | 73.5 | 76.7 | 71.3 | 80.9 | 84.3 | 78.7 | 73.0 | 76.1 | 71.1 | .. | .. | .. |
| Personal improvement and leisure | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Education | 70.9 | 82.0 | 66.7 | 79.1 | 87.7 | 75.8 | 74.3 | 78.7 | 72.7 | 82.2 | 84.7 | 81.3 | 75.2 | 80.7 | 73.3 | .. | .. | .. |
| Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies | 52.7 | 60.7 | 49.7 | 60.1 | 73.0 | 55.2 | 54.9 | 58.4 | 53.0 | 63.5 | 65.5 | 62.4 | 57.1 | 59.5 | 55.8 | .. | .. | .. |
| Humanities | 53.5 | 58.7 | 51.2 | 74.4 | 78.4 | 72.6 | 64.0 | 65.2 | 63.4 | 71.9 | 73.8 | 70.9 | 59.6 | 60.5 | 59.1 | .. | .. | .. |
| Social and behavioural sciences, and law | 62.4 | 64.8 | 61.1 | 77.6 | 83.1 | 74.7 | 69.5 | 76.0 | 66.5 | 80.2 | 85.6 | 77.6 | 67.6 | 71.1 | 66.3 | .. | .. | .. |
| Business, management and public administration | 83.0 | 87.6 | 79.3 | 90.9 | 93.8 | 88.7 | 86.7 | 86.5 | 86.8 | 90.3 | 91.5 | 89.2 | 87.1 | 89.2 | 85.4 | .. | .. | .. |
| Physical and life sciences, and technologies | 53.7 | 59.0 | 48.3 | 76.8 | 79.9 | 73.5 | 60.1 | 59.0 | 61.0 | 70.8 | 70.6 | 71.1 | 54.0 | 57.4 | 51.8 | .. | .. | .. |
| Mathematics, computer and information sciences | 77.9 | 81.6 | 71.7 | 87.1 | 89.3 | 83.4 | 78.3 | 76.7 | 81.2 | 83.5 | 84.5 | 81.5 | 77.5 | 77.4 | 77.8 | .. | .. | .. |
| Architecture, engineering and related technologies | 81.3 | 81.8 | 78.9 | 92.8 | 93.4 | 90.3 | 81.7 | 83.1 | 77.5 | 86.9 | 89.3 | 79.6 | 80.4 | 81.3 | 78.0 | .. | .. | .. |
| Agriculture, natural resources and conservation | 79.8 | 83.4 | 74.8 | 81.6 | 92.4 | 66.5 | 80.4 | 87.3 | 72.3 | 85.5 | 90.0 | 80.1 | 79.2 | 83.1 | 75.7 | .. | .. | .. |
| Health, parks, recreation and fitness | 72.7 | 71.8 | 73.0 | 79.6 | 87.6 | 76.8 | 76.9 | 76.1 | 77.2 | 82.3 | 88.3 | 80.2 | 76.7 | 72.3 | 77.9 | .. | .. | .. |
| Personal, protective and transportation services | x | x | x | x | x | x | F | 83.4E | F | 96.7 | 95.9 | 97.0 | 79.3 | 82.0 | 75.9 | .. | .. | .. |
| Other | 66.4 | 77.2 | 60.0 | 82.5 | 91.4 | 77.3 | 50.8E | F | 49.4E | 64.6E | 70.8E | 62.3E | 63.7 | 61.6 | 64.7 | .. | .. | .. |
| 1. Excludes the territories. Note: University includes a 2005 level of certification reported as: University diploma or certificate below bachelor level; Bachelor's degree or first professional degree; University diploma or certificate above bachelor level but below master level; Master's degree; or Doctorate. Sources: Statistics Canada, National Graduates Survey (Classes of 1995, 2000 and 2005) and Follow-up of Graduates Survey (Classes of 1995 and 2000). |
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