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Population declines far exceed employment losses for very recent immigrants

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Very recent immigrants Recent immigrants Born in Canada -15 -10 -5 0 5 % change compared with February 2020 PopulationPopulation EmploymentEmployment
Note(s):
Very recent immigrants became permanent residents 5 years ago or less. Recent immigrants became permanent residents more than 5 years ago. Population and employment change is based on three-month-moving averages, year over year, from February 2020 to February 2021.
Source(s):
Labour Force Survey (3701).

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Population declines far exceed employment losses for very recent immigrants, % change compared with February 2020
  Population Employment
Very recent immigrants -13.8 -12.1
Recent immigrants 3.2 -1.0
Born in Canada 1.6 -3.5
Note(s):
Very recent immigrants became permanent residents 5 years ago or less. Recent immigrants became permanent residents more than 5 years ago. Population and employment change is based on three-month-moving averages, year over year, from February 2020 to February 2021.
Source(s):
Labour Force Survey (3701).
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