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  Unemployment rate Participation rate Employment rate
percent
Canadian born 4.4 88.0 84.1
Very recent immigrants 11.01 74.51 66.31
North America F 77.0 70.5
Latin America 8.4E,1 73.81 67.31
Caribbean and Bermuda F 76.31 70.51
Jamaica F 90.0 90.0
South America F 71.31 64.61
Europe 7.1E,1 79.41 73.71
Eastern Europe 6.6E 82.41 77.01
Poland F 76.9 73.1
Northern Europe F 82.3 75.9
United Kingdom F 83.6 76.7
Southern Europe F 69.91 63.41
Italy F F F
Africa 19.7E,1 70.31 56.91
Eastern Africa 24.6E,1 71.91 54.21
Asia 12.11 73.61 64.81
West Central Asia and Middle East 15.7E,1 72.11 60.81
Eastern Asia 13.4E,1 70.01 60.41
China (People's Republic of) 13.7E,1 72.51 62.61
Hong Kong F F F
Southeast Asia 7.8E 84.4 77.8
Vietnam F F F
Southern Asia 11.51 72.91 64.51
India 9.6E,1 77.61 70.11
Recent immigrants 7.01 82.11 76.31
North America F 89.4 85.1
Latin America F 85.3 79.5
Caribbean and Bermuda F 89.1 79.6
Jamaica F 82.1 61.5E
South America F 84.0 81.9
Europe 4.3E 87.4 83.6
Eastern Europe F 89.6 86.3
Poland F 83.6 83.6
Northern Europe F 94.91 94.91
United Kingdom F 94.0 94.01
Southern Europe F 78.31 72.01
Italy F F F
Africa 14.6E,1 75.91 64.81
Eastern Africa F 63.01 54.3E,1
Asia 7.51 80.41 74.41
West Central Asia and Middle East 7.9E 76.51 70.51
Eastern Asia 8.1E,1 82.31 75.71
China (People's Republic of) 8.8E,1 86.4 78.8
Hong Kong F 77.6 70.7E
Southeast Asia F 87.4 80.5
Vietnam F 61.8E,1 52.9E,1
Southern Asia 6.9E 78.11 72.71
India 6.3E 82.1 76.7
Established immigrants 5.0 87.1 82.71
North America F 84.8 83.1
Latin America 4.9E 90.31 85.9
Caribbean and Bermuda 5.9E 92.11 86.7
Jamaica 6.1E 92.41 86.8
South America 2.9E,1 89.5 86.8
Europe 4.0 87.2 83.7
Eastern Europe 4.7E 89.4 85.1
Poland 4.8E 88.6 84.3
Northern Europe 3.2E 89.7 86.81
United Kingdom 3.3E 89.6 86.6
Southern Europe 4.0E 84.01 80.71
Italy 4.4E 87.5 83.8
Africa 7.4E,1 83.41 77.21
Eastern Africa 6.3E 85.8 80.4
Asia 6.01 86.11 80.91
West Central Asia and Middle East 6.1E 79.91 74.81
Eastern Asia 4.9E 86.7 82.4
China (People's Republic of) F 88.8 83.9
Hong Kong 4.8E 85.9 81.7
Southeast Asia 5.1E 89.8 85.2
Vietnam 5.9E 85.9 80.8
Southern Asia 7.71 85.1 78.51
India 7.5E,1 86.9 80.4
E use with caution: coefficient of variation (CV) between 16.5% and 33.3%.
F too unreliable to be published because of CV>33.3% and/or very small estimates. Table B.3
Labour market outcomes of immigrants aged 25 to 54 in Ontario, by period of landing and region and country of birth, 2006 1. Significantly different from the respective Canadian born value (p<0.05).
Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey.
Table source: Statistics Canada, 2008, "The Canadian Immigrant Labour Market in 2006: Analysis by Region or Country of Birth", The Immigrant Labour Force Analysis Series, No. 2, Catalogue number 71-606-XWE