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Table 8.13a. Number of employed skilled worker principal applicants, by intended occupation, 2001
Number of skilled worker principal applicant immigrants Professional occupations in natural and applied science Professional occupations in business and finance Technical occupations related to natural and applied science Teachers and professors Clerical occupations All intended occupations
Total1
21,851
3,391
2,460
2,239
1,872
57,229
Total employed
12,866
1,847
1,563
1,535
997
34,319
1. Based on the number of skilled principal applicants who reported an intended occupation, and who were participating in the labour force at the time of interview.
Data source: Statistics Canada, 2001, Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada.
Table source: Statistics Canada, 2005, A Portrait of Early Settlement Experiences, catalogue number 89-614-XWE2005001.

Table 8.13b. Employment status of immigrants in the skilled worker principal applicant category, by intended occupation, 2001
Labour force status Professional occupations in natural and applied science Professional occupations in business and finance Technical occupations related to natural and applied science Teachers and professors Clerical occupations All intended occupations
percentage
Employed
59
54
64
69
53
60
Unemployed
35
38
29
21
39
31
Not in labour force
6
7E
7E
10E
8E
9
Same as intended job
38
42
27E
71
46
33
Different than intended job
62
58
73
29E
54
67
Due to rounding, percentages may not add up exactly to 100%.
Data source: Statistics Canada, 2001, Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada.
Table source: Statistics Canada, 2005, A Portrait of Early Settlement Experiences, catalogue number 89-614-XWE2005001.