Data tables, 2016 Census
Labour Force Status (8), Highest Certificate, Diploma or Degree (15), Age (12A) and Sex (3) for the Population Aged 15 Years and Over in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories,Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 2016 Census - 25% Sample Data
Data table
| Labour force status (8) | Sex (3) | ||
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| Total - Sex | Male | Female | |
| Total - Labour force statusFootnote 2 | 749,395 | 373,375 | 376,020 |
| In the labour force | 537,755 | 286,325 | 251,435 |
| Employed | 490,665 | 258,430 | 232,235 |
| Unemployed | 47,095 | 27,895 | 19,200 |
| Not in the labour force | 211,635 | 87,055 | 124,585 |
| Participation rate | 71.8 | 76.7 | 66.9 |
| Employment rate | 65.5 | 69.2 | 61.8 |
| Unemployment rate | 8.8 | 9.7 | 7.6 |
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Footnote(s)
- Footnote 1
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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
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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.
Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-400-X2016365.
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