College and university graduates with low earnings in Canada : Demographic and labour market characteristics - ARCHIVED
Articles and reports: 81-004-X200900210897
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International comparisons show that Canada ranks highest compared to other major countries in terms of the percentage of college and university graduates with low employment earnings. This article uses data from the Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics to identify key demographic and employment characteristics that suggest reasons for these graduates' low earnings situations.
Issue Number: 2009002
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Subjects
Keywords
- College graduates
- Demographic characteristics
- Earnings
- Economic conditions
- Employment characteristics
- Fields of study
- Full-time employment
- Immigrant status
- International comparisons
- Labour market
- Low income
- Median income
- Part-time employment
- Postsecondary education
- Self-employment
- University graduates
- Workers
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