Table B.7
Labour market outcomes of immigrants aged 55 and older in Canada, by period of landing and region of birth, 2006
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Population | Unemployment rate | Participation rate | Employment rate | |
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thousands | percent | |||
Canadian born | 5,427.1 | 5.1 | 32.1 | 30.5 |
Very recent immigrants | 68.1 | 15.4E,1 | 32.5 | 27.5 |
North America | 2.1 | F | F | F |
Latin America | 5.6 | F | 46.4E | 37.5E |
Europe | 11.1 | F | 36.0E | 28.8E |
Africa | 5.0 | F | F | F |
Asia | 43.9 | 14.4E,1 | 28.5 | 24.4 |
Recent immigrants | 91.3 | 12.3E,1 | 35.61 | 31.3 |
North America | 2.0 | F | 75.01 | 75.01 |
Latin America | 8.6 | F | 46.5E | 44.2E |
Europe | 22.0 | F | 33.6 | 32.3 |
Africa | 3.5 | F | 45.7E | F |
Asia | 54.3 | 16.4E,1 | 32.6 | 27.1 |
Established immigrants | 1,972.9 | 4.5 | 32.0 | 30.6 |
North America | 77.7 | F | 39.11 | 38.01 |
Latin America | 170.6 | 3.8E | 47.81 | 46.01 |
Caribbean and Bermuda | 98.5 | 3.5E | 49.41 | 47.71 |
Europe | 1,215.7 | 4.21 | 28.31 | 27.11 |
Western Europe | 249.4 | 3.7E,1 | 30.2 | 29.1 |
Eastern Europe | 168.0 | 4.9E | 23.21 | 22.01 |
Northern Europe | 367.5 | 3.2E,1 | 33.3 | 32.2 |
United Kingdom | 327.9 | 2.8E,1 | 33.2 | 32.4 |
Southern Europe | 430.7 | 5.4E | 24.91 | 23.51 |
Italy | 252.4 | 5.8E | 23.11 | 21.81 |
Africa | 63.0 | 6.4E | 42.11 | 39.41 |
Asia | 429.7 | 5.6 | 33.4 | 31.5 |
Eastern Asia | 184.0 | 3.4E,1 | 30.5 | 29.5 |
Southeast Asia | 99.9 | 7.7E | 36.6 | 33.8 |
Southern Asia | 104.5 | 6.8E | 33.9 | 31.5 |
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. 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 |
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