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Recent immigrants have lower unemployment rates than earlier cohorts

Born in Canada Landed 5 or less years earlier Landed more than 5 to 10 years earlier Landed more than 10 years earlier 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 unemployment rate (25 to 54 years) 20062006 20112011 20162016 20212021
Source(s):
Census of Population, 2006, 2016 and 2021 (3901), and National Household Survey, 2011 (5178).

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Recent immigrants have lower unemployment rates than earlier cohorts, unemployment rate (25 to 54 years)
  2006 2011 2016 2021
Born in Canada 5.1 5.7 6.0 7.7
Landed 5 or less years earlier 11.7 12.2 11.0 10.9
Landed more than 5 to 10 years earlier 7.0 8.1 7.8 9.7
Landed more than 10 years earlier 4.9 6.3 5.9 9.6
Source(s):
Census of Population, 2006, 2016 and 2021 (3901), and National Household Survey, 2011 (5178).
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