Unemployment rate of female university degree holders aged 25 to 34 by immigrant status and field of study, and percent of female degree holders aged 25 to 34 that are female immigrants with a degree aged 25 to 34, Canada, 2011
Table 17Unemployment rate - All women aged 25 to 34 | Unemployment rate - Canadian-born women aged 25 to 34 | Unemployment rate - Immigrant women aged 25 to 34 | Percent of female degree holders aged 25 to 34 that are female immigrants with a degree aged 25 to 34 | |
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Percent | ||||
Total -all fields | 5.9 | 4.4 | 10.3 | 27 |
Total - STEM | 7 | 4.7 | 10.7 | 41 |
Science and Technology | 6.5 | 4.9 | 10.8 | 30 |
Mathematics and Computer science | 8.5 | 4.8 | 10.9 | 65 |
Engineering | 7.1 | 3.8 | 10.3 | 54 |
Other | 5.7 | 4.3 | 10.2 | 25 |
Education | 3.9 | 3.4 | 7.9 | 12 |
Health professions and related programs | 4.4 | 3.1 | 9 | 26 |
Business, management, marketing and related support services | 6.2 | 3.6 | 10.2 | 41 |
Note: The denominator used to calculate the proportion immigrants by field of study (the last column) excludes non-permanent residents. Source: Statistics Canada, National Household Survey, 2011 |
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