Data tables, 2016 Census

Labour Force Status (8), Mobility Status - Place of Residence 5 Years Ago (9), Highest Certificate, Diploma or Degree (7), Occupation - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016 (13A), Occupation - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016 - Skill-level Category (8A), Age (9) and Sex (3) for the Population Aged 15 Years and Over in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2016 Census - 25% Sample Data

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Mobility Status 5 Years Ago (9)

Highest certificate, diploma or degree (7)^{Footnote 1}

Occupation - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016 - Sk…^{Footnote 2}

Age (9)

Sex (3)

This table details labour force status , mobility status - place of residence 5 years ago , highest certificate, diploma or degree , occupation - national occupational classification 2016 , occupation - national occupational classification 2016 - skill-level category , age and sex for the population aged 15 years and over in private households in Nova Scotia / Nouvelle-Écosse
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Occupation - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016 (13A)	Labour force status (8)
	Total - Labour force status^Footnote 3	In the labour force	Employed	Unemployed	Not in the labour force	Participation rate	Employment rate	Unemployment rate
Total - Occupation - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016^{Footnote 4}	774,750	474,590	427,315	47,280	300,155	61.3	55.2	10.0
Occupation - not applicable^{Footnote 5}	260,670	9,265	0	9,265	251,405	3.6	0	100.0
All occupations^{Footnote 6}	514,075	465,330	427,310	38,015	48,745	90.5	83.1	8.2
0 Management occupations	48,380	45,530	44,250	1,280	2,850	94.1	91.5	2.8
1 Business, finance and administration occupations	74,365	67,495	63,775	3,715	6,875	90.8	85.8	5.5
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations	29,415	27,450	25,875	1,580	1,965	93.3	88.0	5.8
3 Health occupations	40,375	37,600	36,520	1,080	2,775	93.1	90.5	2.9
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services	64,150	58,165	55,420	2,740	5,985	90.7	86.4	4.7
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport	15,130	12,490	11,000	1,490	2,640	82.6	72.7	11.9
6 Sales and service occupations	128,035	113,135	102,610	10,530	14,895	88.4	80.1	9.3
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations	73,565	67,625	57,925	9,700	5,935	91.9	78.7	14.3
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations	21,250	18,375	14,665	3,715	2,870	86.5	69.0	20.2
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities	19,415	17,460	15,275	2,180	1,960	89.9	78.7	12.5

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

Users are advised to consult data quality comments for 'Highest certificate, diploma or degree,' available in the Education Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016, Catalogue no. 98-500-X2016013.

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Footnote 2

Refers to the kind of work performed by persons aged 15 years and over as determined by their kind of work and the description of the main activities in their job. The occupation data are produced according to the NOC 2016.

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Footnote 3

Refers to whether a person aged 15 years and over was employed, unemployed or not in the labour force during the week of Sunday, May 1 to Saturday, May 7, 2016.

Early enumeration was conducted in remote, isolated parts of the provinces and territories. When enumeration has taken place before May 2016, the reference date used is the date on which the household was enumerated.

In the past, this variable was called Labour force activity.

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Footnote 4