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Table 14
Values for the Labour force activity variable

Notes:

  1. Refers to persons 15 years of age and over who worked for pay or in self-employment since January 1, 2005.
  2. Refers to persons 15 years of age and over who last worked for pay or in self-employment before January 1, 2005 or never worked.

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population.

Employed Experienced1 Worked for pay or in self-employment
  1. Civilian
  2. Armed Forces
Absent from job or business
  1. Civilian
  2. Armed Forces
Unemployed Experienced1 On temporary lay-off
  1. Did not look for paid work
  2. Looked for full-time paid work
  3. Looked for part-time paid work
New job to start in four weeks or less
  1. Did not look for paid work
  2. Looked for full-time paid work
  3. Looked for part-time paid work
Looked for paid work
  1. Full-time paid work
  2. Part-time paid work
Unemployed Inexperienced2 New job to start in four weeks or less
  1. Did not look for paid work
  2. Looked for full-time paid work
  3. Looked for part-time paid work
Looked for paid work
  1. Full-time paid work
  2. Part-time paid work
Not in the labour force Experienced1 Last worked in 2006

Last worked in 2005
Not in the labour force Inexperienced2 Last worked before 2005

Never worked