Labour Force Status (8), Highest Certificate, Diploma or Degree (11), Major Field of Study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 (43), Age (9) and Sex (3) for the Population Aged 15 Years and Over in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories and Census Divisions, 2016 Census - 25% Sample Data

• Highest certificate, diploma or degree (11): Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree
• Age (9): Total - Age
• Sex (3): Total - Sex

This table details labour force status , highest certificate, diploma or degree , major field of study - classification of instructional programs 2016 , age and sex for the population aged 15 years and over in private households in Central Okanagan

Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 (43)	Labour force status (8)
	Total - Labour force status^Footnote 2	In the labour force	Employed	Unemployed	Not in the labour force	Participation rate	Employment rate	Unemployment rate
Total - Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016^Footnote 3	163,005	103,840	96,495	7,345	59,165	63.7	59.2	7.1
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree	74,490	42,190	38,335	3,855	32,295	56.6	51.5	9.1
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences	1,120	805	765	35	315	71.9	68.3	4.3
03. Natural resources and conservation	705	550	500	50	155	78.0	70.9	9.1
04. Architecture and related services	475	340	315	25	135	71.6	66.3	7.4
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies	70	45	45	0	20	64.3	64.3	0
09. Communication, journalism and related programs	620	495	480	15	125	79.8	77.4	3.0
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services	860	610	540	70	250	70.9	62.8	11.5
11. Computer and information sciences and support services	1,855	1,495	1,415	80	360	80.6	76.3	5.4
12. Personal and culinary services	4,340	3,000	2,835	165	1,345	69.1	65.3	5.5
13. Education	6,485	3,705	3,590	115	2,775	57.1	55.4	3.1
14. Engineering	2,520	1,720	1,580	140	800	68.3	62.7	8.1
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields	3,495	2,350	2,135	215	1,140	67.2	61.1	9.1
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics	255	160	150	10	95	62.7	58.8	6.2
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences	1,500	1,030	990	40	465	68.7	66.0	3.9
22. Legal professions and studies	1,480	1,115	1,060	50	370	75.3	71.6	4.5
23. English language and literature/letters	925	570	535	40	350	61.6	57.8	7.0
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities	945	700	650	50	245	74.1	68.8	7.1
25. Library science	175	105	105	0	70	60.0	60.0	0
26. Biological and biomedical sciences	1,160	885	835	45	275	76.3	72.0	5.1
27. Mathematics and statistics	330	230	215	10	100	69.7	65.2	4.3
28. Military science, leadership and operational art	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences	55	15	15	10	35	27.3	27.3	66.7
30. Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies	890	615	590	25	275	69.1	66.3	4.1
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies	1,190	950	885	65	235	79.8	74.4	6.8
38. Philosophy and religious studies	245	170	165	10	75	69.4	67.3	5.9
39. Theology and religious vocations	680	410	380	25	275	60.3	55.9	6.1
40. Physical sciences	785	480	440	45	300	61.1	56.1	9.4
41. Science technologies/technicians	185	100	95	0	80	54.1	51.4	0
42. Psychology	1,585	1,215	1,145	70	370	76.7	72.2	5.8
43. Security and protective services	615	450	420	30	170	73.2	68.3	6.7
44. Public administration and social service professions	1,255	875	845	30	380	69.7	67.3	3.4
45. Social sciences	2,240	1,715	1,605	115	525	76.6	71.7	6.7
46. Construction trades	5,690	4,155	3,835	320	1,540	73.0	67.4	7.7
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians	5,055	3,565	3,330	235	1,495	70.5	65.9	6.6
48. Precision production	2,230	1,480	1,280	205	750	66.4	57.4	13.9
49. Transportation and materials moving	1,345	920	785	135	425	68.4	58.4	14.7
50. Visual and performing arts	2,420	1,795	1,695	105	625	74.2	70.0	5.8
51. Health professions and related programs	14,730	10,245	9,900	345	4,485	69.6	67.2	3.4
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services	17,160	11,985	11,425	555	5,175	69.8	66.6	4.6
54. History	460	325	305	15	135	70.7	66.3	4.6
55. French language and literature/letters	110	60	60	0	45	54.5	54.5	0
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs	275	205	210	0	70	74.5	76.4	0

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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.

Footnote 2

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.

Footnote 3

This variable shows the two-digit series of CIP. For more information on the CIP classification, see the Classification of Instructional Programs, Canada 2016: http://www.statcan.gc.ca/eng/concepts/classification.



For information on collection, classification and data quality for this variable, refer to the Education Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016, Catalogue no. 98-500-X2016013.

Data quality note(s) – Central Okanagan

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Default. Not applicable.
• Long-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 6.0%.
• Long-form income data quality flag
  Default. Data quality index showing a long-form income non-response rate lower than 10%.

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-400-X2016283.