Table 8.17. Immigrants' employment problems, by immigration category, 2001

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Table 8.17a. Immigrants who tried to find employment, by immigration category, 2001
Number of immigrants	Family	Skilled worker principal applicants	Skilled worker spouse and dependants	Other economic	Refugees	All immigrants
Total	44,149	57,625	41,390	10,467	9,822	164,203
Immigrants who tried to find employment	27,069	51,877	27,352	5,045	4,661	116,695
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 8.17b. Immigrants who tried to find employment and immigrants who had employment problems, by immigration category, 2001
	percentage
	Family	Skilled worker principal applicants	Skilled worker spouse and dependants	Other economic	Refugees	All immigrants
Immigrants who tried to find employment	61	90	66	48	47	71
Immigrants who had problems	56	75	74	53	67	70
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 8.17c. Problems finding employment, by immigration category, 2001
Most serious problems finding employment	Family	Skilled worker principal applicants	Skilled worker spouse and dependants	Other economic	Refugees	All immigrants
Most serious problems finding employment	percentage
Lack of Canadian job experience^{1, 2}	21	28	27	17	19	26
Lack of credential recognition or foreign experience^1,²	15	28	24	12	12	24
Lack of official language knowledge^1, ²	33	13	24	35	44	22
1. Based on immigrants who reported having problems or difficulties finding employment.
2. Totals may exceed 100% because multiple responses allowed.
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.