Education and labour market outcomes

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• 1. Job-education match and mismatch: Wage differentials Archived

  Articles and reports: 75-001-X201010413248

  Geography: Canada

  Description:

  Finding a job related to one's studies is a key factor for many job seekers. Closely matching individual and job skills can be beneficial for both employees and employers. This study uses the Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics to estimate the wage premium for a close job-to-education match among men and women who graduated from universities and community colleges while controlling for field of study and demographic factors.

  Release date: 2010-06-22

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• 2. The High Education / Low Income Paradox: College and University Graduates with Low Earnings, Ontario, 2006 Archived

  Articles and reports: 81-595-M2010081

  Geography: Canada

  Description:

  International comparisons show that the percentage of both college- and university-educated workers who earn less than half of the median employment income is higher than in Canada than in most, if not all, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries. Data from Statistics Canada's Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID) show that 18% of university-educated adults and 23% of college-educated adults aged 25 to 64 in Canada earned less than half the national median employment income in 2006.

  This study uses descriptive statistics and logistic regression techniques in order to shed light on the type of highly educated worker who is likely to fall into lower employment earnings, taking into account a range of characteristics, including age, sex, field of study, occupation and industry. While all of the workers in the study population had non-zero employment earnings, many of them reported an activity other than working as their main activity for the year, a key factor in explaining their low-earnings situation. Other factors associated with having a college or university education while also having low employment earnings include being self-employed, working in certain occupations or industries and being female.

  Release date: 2010-04-21

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• 3. Does it pay to go back to school? Archived

  Articles and reports: 75-001-X200610313159

  Geography: Canada

  Description:

  As rapid technological change drives the growth of a knowledge-based economy and creates the need for new job-related skills, an aging population means that fewer new workers are available to meet these needs. As a result, adults are re-entering the educational system in increasing numbers, even though they are likely to face more challenges than regular students, in terms of balancing work, education, and family responsibilities. Going back to school is an investment that is expected to yield returns, but who actually benefits from adult schooling and by how much?

  Release date: 2006-06-20

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• 4. Canada's Private Colleges: The Lesser Known Players in Postsecondary Education Archived

  Articles and reports: 11-621-M2006036

  Geography: Canada

  Description:

  Using data from the Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID) this study examines the labour market outcomes of private college graduates. A comparison between 1993 and 2003 shows private colleges lost market share, mainly because women were less interested in secretarial sciences. In 2003, graduates from private business schools earned about the same as high school graduates annually. However, private college graduates showed a 7% higher probability of being employed compared to high school graduates.

  Release date: 2006-02-17

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• 1. Job-education match and mismatch: Wage differentials Archived

  Articles and reports: 75-001-X201010413248

  Geography: Canada

  Description:

  Finding a job related to one's studies is a key factor for many job seekers. Closely matching individual and job skills can be beneficial for both employees and employers. This study uses the Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics to estimate the wage premium for a close job-to-education match among men and women who graduated from universities and community colleges while controlling for field of study and demographic factors.

  Release date: 2010-06-22

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• 2. The High Education / Low Income Paradox: College and University Graduates with Low Earnings, Ontario, 2006 Archived

  Articles and reports: 81-595-M2010081

  Geography: Canada

  Description:

  International comparisons show that the percentage of both college- and university-educated workers who earn less than half of the median employment income is higher than in Canada than in most, if not all, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries. Data from Statistics Canada's Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID) show that 18% of university-educated adults and 23% of college-educated adults aged 25 to 64 in Canada earned less than half the national median employment income in 2006.

  This study uses descriptive statistics and logistic regression techniques in order to shed light on the type of highly educated worker who is likely to fall into lower employment earnings, taking into account a range of characteristics, including age, sex, field of study, occupation and industry. While all of the workers in the study population had non-zero employment earnings, many of them reported an activity other than working as their main activity for the year, a key factor in explaining their low-earnings situation. Other factors associated with having a college or university education while also having low employment earnings include being self-employed, working in certain occupations or industries and being female.

  Release date: 2010-04-21

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• 3. Does it pay to go back to school? Archived

  Articles and reports: 75-001-X200610313159

  Geography: Canada

  Description:

  As rapid technological change drives the growth of a knowledge-based economy and creates the need for new job-related skills, an aging population means that fewer new workers are available to meet these needs. As a result, adults are re-entering the educational system in increasing numbers, even though they are likely to face more challenges than regular students, in terms of balancing work, education, and family responsibilities. Going back to school is an investment that is expected to yield returns, but who actually benefits from adult schooling and by how much?

  Release date: 2006-06-20

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• 4. Canada's Private Colleges: The Lesser Known Players in Postsecondary Education Archived

  Articles and reports: 11-621-M2006036

  Geography: Canada

  Description:

  Using data from the Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID) this study examines the labour market outcomes of private college graduates. A comparison between 1993 and 2003 shows private colleges lost market share, mainly because women were less interested in secretarial sciences. In 2003, graduates from private business schools earned about the same as high school graduates annually. However, private college graduates showed a 7% higher probability of being employed compared to high school graduates.

  Release date: 2006-02-17

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