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Table 8.6a. Labour force rates, by gender, 2001
Gender Employment rate1 Unemployment rate2 Participation rate3
percentage
Male
54
35
83
Female
34
40
58
1. Employment rate: Refers to the number of employed immigrants over the total number of immigrants aged 15 and over (i.e. the overall LSIC population).
2. Unemployment rate: Refers to the number of immigrants who are unemployed and looking for work over the total number of immigrants in the labour force.
3. Participation rate: Refers to the number of immigrants in the labour force over the total number of immigrants aged 15 and over (i.e. the overall LSIC population).
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 8.6b. Labour force rates, by age group, 2001
Age group Employment rate1 Unemployment rate2 Participation rate3
percentage
15 to 24 years
36
39
59
25 to 44 years
50
36
78
45 to 64 years
35
41
60
65 years and older
7
46
12
1. Employment rate: Refers to the number of employed immigrants over the total number of immigrants aged 15 and over (i.e. the overall LSIC population).
2. Unemployment rate: Refers to the number of immigrants who are unemployed and looking for work over the total number of immigrants in the labour force.
3. Participation rate: Refers to the number of immigrants in the labour force over the total number of immigrants aged 15 and over (i.e. the overall LSIC population).
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.