Table A.3.3.2
Trends in employment ratesNote 1 of 25 to 34-year-olds by highest level of education attained, Canada, provinces and territories, 2005 and 2015

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Table A.3.3.2
Trends in employment ratesTable A.3.3.2 Note 1 of 25 to 34-year-olds by highest level of education attained, Canada, provinces and territories, 2005 and 2015
Table summary
This table displays the results of Trends in employment rates of 25 to 34-year-olds by highest level of education attained Below upper secondary, Upper secondary, Postsecondary non-tertiary, Tertiary, All levels of education, 2005 and 2015, calculated using Percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  Below upper secondary Upper secondary Postsecondary non-tertiaryTable A.3.3.2 Note 2 Tertiary All levels of education
2005 2015 2005 2015 2005 2015 2005 2015 2005 2015
percent
OECD averagesTable A.3.3.2 Note 3  
Both sexes 61 58 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 84 82 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Men 74 69 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 89 88 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Women 47 45 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 80 79 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
CanadaTable A.3.3.2 Note 4  
Both sexes 62 57 78 73 86 87 85 84 81 80
Men 72 67 85 79 90 88 88 88 86 84
Women 48 42 70 64 78 83 82 82 76 76
Newfoundland and Labrador  
Both sexes 39 39 59 62 72 80 79 82 68 74
Men 48 50 67 63 74 80 79 84 71 76
Women 27Note E: Use with caution 26Note E: Use with caution 52 61 68 79 79 81 66 73
Prince Edward Island  
Both sexes 62 58 74 71 81 82 88 86 81 80
Men 65 66 84 78 86 88 88 90 83 84
Women 56 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 62 63 70 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 88 84 79 77
Nova Scotia  
Both sexes 55 60 73 70 83 81 85 85 79 80
Men 63 67 77 75 86 81 89 86 82 81
Women 43 46 70 63 78 81 83 85 76 79
New Brunswick  
Both sexes 46 49 75 68 81 81 87 87 79 79
Men 50 55 81 73 87 83 89 86 81 79
Women 40 34Note E: Use with caution 68 62 73 77 86 87 77 79
Quebec  
Both sexes 59 56 75 73 84 86 84 84 79 80
Men 69 64 81 80 87 85 86 87 83 83
Women 45 43 67 62 78 86 83 82 76 77
Ontario  
Both sexes 63 56 79 69 87 87 85 84 82 79
Men 73 66 86 76 91 89 89 88 87 84
Women 49 42 71 61 77 81 82 81 77 75
Manitoba  
Both sexes 59 55 79 79 86 88 89 86 82 82
Men 77 71 87 86 92 90 93 91 88 87
Women 34 36 70 69 79 82 85 83 75 76
Saskatchewan  
Both sexes 61 56 79 79 87 88 87 87 82 82
Men 79 69 86 86 92 91 90 91 87 87
Women 36 37 70 70 79 82 85 85 76 77
Alberta  
Both sexes 73 62 81 77 91 89 85 85 83 81
Men 87 77 89 84 95 92 91 92 91 88
Women 56 42 70 68 81 73 80 80 76 74
British Columbia  
Both sexes 67 61 77 74 87 88 84 84 81 80
Men 76 67 83 81 92 91 88 87 85 85
Women 55 50 70 64 78 82 81 81 76 76
Yukon  
Both sexes Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 73 77 79 89 79 91 87 81 83
Men Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 81 89 96 88 88 94 84 90
Women Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 74 64 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 93 83 78 77
Northwest Territories  
Both sexes 58 70 87 67 90 89 90 92 83 81
Men 62 57 93 72 92 88 96 94 87 82
Women 51Note E: Use with caution 80 80 64 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 87 90 79 81
Nunavut  
Both sexes 41 36 79 64 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 61 89 87 64 57
Men 48 35 82 58 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 60Note E: Use with caution 96 92 70 54
Women 34 37 75 71 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 84 83 58 60
.. not available for a specific reference period
x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
E use with caution
Note 1.

Number of 25- to 34-year-olds in employment as a percentage of the population aged 25 to 64.

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Note 2.

Trade certificates or diplomas from a vocational school or apprenticeship training.

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Note 3.

These averages are from Education at a Glance 2016: OECD Indicators, Table A5.3, Employment rates, by educational attainment (2005 and 2015), which present the most recent available data for the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) member countries for which data were available or could be estimated. Please see the OECD's Web site at www.oecd.org and OECDstat Web site at stats.oecd.org.

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Note 4.

Labour Force Survey (LFS) estimates for Canada are derived using the results of the LFS in the provinces; the territories are not included.

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Sources: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey (LFS); Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Education at a Glance 2016: OECD Indicators.

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