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Table 8.4a. Labour force status of immigrants, by immigration category, 2001
Labour force status 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
Number in labour force
26,080
52,343
25,948
4,990
4,290
114,353
Number not in labour force
17,871
4,885
15,283
5,466
5,520
49,073
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 8.4b. Proportion of immigrants by labour force status, by immigration category, 2001
Labour force status Family Skilled worker principal applicants Skilled worker spouse and dependants Other economic Refugees All immigrants
percentage
Proportion in labour force
59
91
63
48
44
70
Proportion not in labour force
40
8
37
52
56
30
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.