Data tables, 2016 Census

Labour Force Status (8), Visible Minority (15), Immigrant Status and Period of Immigration (11), Highest Certificate, Diploma or Degree (7), Age (13A) 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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This table details labour force status , visible minority , immigrant status and period of immigration , highest certificate, diploma or degree , age and sex for the population aged 15 years and over in private households in Alberta
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Visible minority (15) Labour force status (8)
Total - Labour force statusFootnote 3 In the labour force Employed Unemployed Not in the labour force Participation rate Employment rate Unemployment rate
Total - Visible minorityFootnote 4 3,206,045 2,302,940 2,096,110 206,835 903,105 71.8 65.4 9.0
Total visible minority populationFootnote 5 713,445 521,390 470,510 50,880 192,055 73.1 65.9 9.8
South AsianFootnote 6 174,990 126,195 113,815 12,385 48,795 72.1 65.0 9.8
Chinese 131,980 87,720 79,600 8,125 44,265 66.5 60.3 9.3
Black 87,805 67,010 57,880 9,130 20,790 76.3 65.9 13.6
Filipino 129,515 105,675 99,270 6,405 23,840 81.6 76.6 6.1
Latin American 45,430 34,910 31,215 3,695 10,515 76.8 68.7 10.6
Arab 39,085 25,115 21,715 3,400 13,975 64.3 55.6 13.5
Southeast AsianFootnote 7 35,700 25,770 23,355 2,420 9,930 72.2 65.4 9.4
West AsianFootnote 8 16,260 11,610 9,915 1,695 4,640 71.4 61.0 14.6
Korean 17,235 11,980 10,895 1,085 5,255 69.5 63.2 9.1
Japanese 9,620 6,615 6,185 420 3,000 68.8 64.3 6.3
Visible minority, n.i.e.Footnote 9 7,420 5,240 4,590 650 2,185 70.6 61.9 12.4
Multiple visible minoritiesFootnote 10 18,410 13,540 12,070 1,465 4,870 73.5 65.6 10.8
Not a visible minorityFootnote 11 2,492,600 1,781,555 1,625,600 155,950 711,050 71.5 65.2 8.8

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

Immigrant status refers to whether the person is a non-immigrant, an immigrant or a non-permanent resident.

Period of immigration refers to the period in which the immigrant first obtained landed immigrant or permanent resident status.

For more information on immigration variables, including information on their classifications, the questions from which they are derived, data quality and their comparability with other sources of data, please refer to the Place of Birth, Generation Status, Citizenship and Immigration Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016.

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Footnote 2

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 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

For more information on the Visible minority variable, including information on its classification, the questions from which it is derived, data quality and its comparability with other sources of data, please refer to the Visible Minority and Population Group Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016.

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Footnote 5

The Employment Equity Act defines visible minorities as 'persons, other than Aboriginal peoples, who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour.'

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Footnote 6

For example, 'East Indian,' 'Pakistani,' 'Sri Lankan,' etc.

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Footnote 7

For example, 'Vietnamese,' 'Cambodian,' 'Laotian,' 'Thai,' etc.

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Footnote 8

For example, 'Afghan,' 'Iranian,' etc.

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Footnote 9

The abbreviation 'n.i.e.' means 'not included elsewhere.' Includes persons with a write-in response such as 'Guyanese,' 'West Indian,' 'Tibetan,' 'Polynesian,' 'Pacific Islander,' etc.

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Footnote 10

Includes persons who gave more than one visible minority group by checking two or more mark-in responses, e.g., 'Black' and 'South Asian.'

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Footnote 11

Includes persons who reported 'Yes' to the Aboriginal group question (Question 18), as well as persons who were not considered to be members of a visible minority group.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-400-X2016286.

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