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Percentage of immigrants in the labour force aged 25 to 54 years - Canada
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Proportion of adults aged 25 to 54 years who worked full year full time in 2015 - Canada
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- 1,771. Labour force participation: An international comparison ArchivedArticles and reports: 75-001-X1990004146Geography: CanadaDescription:
From 1965 to 1987, in most of the seven major OECD countries, women increased their labour force participation. This and other changes over the past two decades are covered in this article.
Release date: 1990-11-27 - 1,772. Shifting patterns of unemployment distribution since the 1960s ArchivedArticles and reports: 75-001-X199000384Geography: CanadaDescription:
Are areas of high unemployment worse off in good times than in bad times? This study compares unemployment rates of the most and least prosperous areas during the various economic cycles over the past 25 years.
Release date: 1990-08-24 - Articles and reports: 75-001-X199000294Geography: CanadaDescription:
As more women have joined the work force over the last twenty years, they have been entering traditionally male occupations. And to a lesser degree, men have been choosing careers in female-dominated occupations. This study looks at the extent of these moves into non-traditional occupations.
Release date: 1990-05-29 - 1,774. The labour force: Into the '90s ArchivedArticles and reports: 75-001-X19900012289Geography: CanadaDescription:
In 1980, few people expected the depth of the 1981-1982 recessions or the strength of the subsequent recovery. Still, as we started the new decade, the unemployment rate stood at 7.5% and regional job disparities remained one of the most critical problems facing Canada. We offer a look back at the trends and fundamental changes that occurred in the labour market during the '80s.
Release date: 1990-01-26 - 1,775. High technology at work ArchivedArticles and reports: 75-001-X19900012290Geography: CanadaDescription:
Many analysts see high technology industries as the way to a healthy and wealthy economy. This article reviews some of the concepts and definitions of high technology, selects one definition and examines the 1977 to 1986 employment and earnings dynamics in these industries.
Release date: 1990-01-26 - 1,776. The graduates of '82: Where are they? ArchivedArticles and reports: 75-001-X19900012293Geography: CanadaDescription:
This study of 1982 graduates from Canadian universities and community colleges follows their fortunes in the labour market up to 1987. It compares the earnings of graduates in various disciplines and looks at their patterns of inter-provincial mobility.
Release date: 1990-01-26 - 1,777. Time lost: An alternative view of unemployment ArchivedArticles and reports: 75-001-X19900012295Geography: CanadaDescription:
Calculating an unemployment rate based on unutilized hours offers a more complete measure of unemployment. It also results in a higher rate of unemployment. This study provides a look at what else this measure can tell us.
Release date: 1990-01-26 - 1,778. Moonlighters ArchivedArticles and reports: 75-001-X19890042285Geography: CanadaDescription:
In the average week of 1988, over a half a million people worked at two or more jobs. This study shows that some groups of workers - the young, the self-employed - are especially disposed to moonlighting. Family circumstances, hours of work and earnings between single and multiple jobholders are examined.
Release date: 1989-12-20 - 1,779. Disabled workers ArchivedArticles and reports: 75-001-X19890042286Geography: CanadaDescription:
There were nearly 400,000 disabled workers in Canada in 1986 - less than a third of working age Canadians with a disability. What are the characteristics of disabled workers? This study compares disabled workers with the non-disabled in the work force and with disabled persons outside of the work force.
Release date: 1989-12-20 - 1,780. Immigrants in product fabricating ArchivedArticles and reports: 75-001-X19890042287Geography: CanadaDescription:
Immigrant workers are over-represented in "product fabricating" occupations, which include, for example, garment workers and mechanics. This profile of immigrants in fabricating jobs looks at age, education, period of immigration and knowledge of English or French. It also compared the employment income of immigrant and non-immigrant workers in product fabricating occupations.
Release date: 1989-12-20
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- Table: 14-10-0342-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: MonthlyDescription:
Number of unemployed persons by duration of unemployment, sex and age group, last 5 months.
Release date: 2024-07-05 - Table: 14-10-0354-01Frequency: MonthlyDescription:
Regional unemployment rates used by the Employment Insurance program, by effective date, current month.
Release date: 2024-07-05 - 53. Employment by industry, monthly, seasonally adjusted and unadjusted, and trend-cycle, last 5 monthsTable: 14-10-0355-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: MonthlyDescription:
Number of employees by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and data type (seasonally adjusted, trend-cycle and unadjusted), last 5 months. Data are also available for the standard error of the estimate, the standard error of the month-to-month change and the standard error of the year-over-year change.
Release date: 2024-07-05 - Table: 14-10-0355-02Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: MonthlyDescription:
Number of employees by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). Data are presented for 12 months earlier, previous month and current month, as well as year-over-year and month-to-month level change and percentage change. Data are also available for the standard error of the estimate, the standard error of the month-to-month change and the standard error of the year-over-year change.
Release date: 2024-07-05 - Table: 14-10-0373-01Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: MonthlyDescription:
Labour force characteristic estimates by visible minority group, age group, and sex.
Release date: 2024-07-05 - Table: 14-10-0373-02Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: MonthlyDescription:
Labour force characteristic estimates by visible minority group, region, age group, and sex.
Release date: 2024-07-05 - Table: 14-10-0374-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: MonthlyDescription: Number of employees and unemployment rate by population centre and rural area, sex and age group, last 5 months.Release date: 2024-07-05
- Table: 14-10-0376-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: MonthlyDescription:
Number of employees by class of worker, North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), and population centre and rural area, last 5 months.
Release date: 2024-07-05 - Table: 14-10-0378-01Geography: Census metropolitan area, Census metropolitan area partFrequency: MonthlyDescription: Number of persons in the labour force (employment and unemployment) and not in the labour force, unemployment rate, participation rate, and employment rate, by census metropolitan area, sex and age group, last 5 months.Release date: 2024-07-05
- Table: 14-10-0379-01Geography: Census metropolitan area, Census metropolitan area partFrequency: MonthlyDescription:
Number of employees by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and census metropolitan area, last 5 months.
Release date: 2024-07-05
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- 831. Moonlighters ArchivedArticles and reports: 75-001-X19890042285Geography: CanadaDescription:
In the average week of 1988, over a half a million people worked at two or more jobs. This study shows that some groups of workers - the young, the self-employed - are especially disposed to moonlighting. Family circumstances, hours of work and earnings between single and multiple jobholders are examined.
Release date: 1989-12-20 - 832. Disabled workers ArchivedArticles and reports: 75-001-X19890042286Geography: CanadaDescription:
There were nearly 400,000 disabled workers in Canada in 1986 - less than a third of working age Canadians with a disability. What are the characteristics of disabled workers? This study compares disabled workers with the non-disabled in the work force and with disabled persons outside of the work force.
Release date: 1989-12-20 - 833. Immigrants in product fabricating ArchivedArticles and reports: 75-001-X19890042287Geography: CanadaDescription:
Immigrant workers are over-represented in "product fabricating" occupations, which include, for example, garment workers and mechanics. This profile of immigrants in fabricating jobs looks at age, education, period of immigration and knowledge of English or French. It also compared the employment income of immigrant and non-immigrant workers in product fabricating occupations.
Release date: 1989-12-20 - 834. Unemployment: A tale of two sources ArchivedArticles and reports: 75-001-X19890042288Geography: CanadaDescription:
Unemployment estimates from the Labour Force Survey, source of the official unemployment rate, are quite different from counts of the number of Unemployment Insurance beneficiaries. This piece reviews the conceptual differences between the two data sources and quantifies many of the factors that create the discrepancies.
Release date: 1989-12-20 - 835. The labour market: Mid-year report [1989] ArchivedArticles and reports: 75-001-X19890032279Geography: CanadaDescription:
Employment growth moderated considerably this year, and shifted its focus westward: more than half the growth occurred in British Columbia. An up-to-date look at labour market developments in the first six months of 1989.
Release date: 1989-09-30 - 836. Unionization and women in the service sector ArchivedArticles and reports: 75-001-X19890032280Geography: CanadaDescription:
Trade unionism is adapting, as the service sector and women's share of employment expand. This study looks at unionization among women in the service sector during the 1980s. Trends by occupation and industry are examined for full-time and part-time workers, as are the earnings of unionized and non-unionized workers.
Release date: 1989-09-30 - 837. Job ads: A leading indicator? ArchivedArticles and reports: 75-001-X19890032282Geography: CanadaDescription:
The Help-wanted Index measures job ads as an indicator of labour demand. The index is considered a leading indicator of labour market conditions and of general economic activity. This study looks at the performance of the index during the last three business cycles.
Release date: 1989-09-30 - 838. Youth for hire ArchivedArticles and reports: 75-001-X19890022273Geography: CanadaDescription:
A comparison of youth labour market conditions in 1977 and 1987 shows several important changes. Demographic shifts and rising school attendance rates are among the influences examined. The diverse experiences of students and out-of-school youths, of teenagers and young adults, are highlighted.
Release date: 1989-06-30 - 839. Canada's unemployment mosaic ArchivedArticles and reports: 75-001-X19890022274Geography: CanadaDescription:
From 1985 to 1988, the national unemployment rate declined sharply but regional patterns varied considerably. The unemployment rate and other labour market measures for 40 sub-provincial areas are used in this study of the increase in regional unemployment disparities observed in recent years.
Release date: 1989-06-30 - 840. On maternity leave ArchivedArticles and reports: 75-001-X19890022275Geography: CanadaDescription:
The fertility rate continues to decline but interest in maternity leave is growing as more women of child bearing age join the labour force. This article looks at maternity absences among working women by age, education and province. It also explores the links between the fertility rate and maternity absences and between compensation and length of absence.
Release date: 1989-06-30
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- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 4438Description: The Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat and Statistics Canada are partnering to administer the 2022/2023 Public Service Employee Survey (PSES). This public service-wide survey is designed to provide information to support the continuous improvement of people management practices in the federal public service.
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 4449Description: The purpose of the survey is to obtain a profile of members of the compensation community in the Human Resources community of the federal public service.
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 4500Description: The two primary objectives of the General Social Survey (GSS) are: to gather data on social trends in order to monitor changes in the living conditions and well being of Canadians over time; and to provide information on specific social policy issues of current or emerging interest. This survey monitored changes in education, work and retirement, and examined the relationships between these three main activities.
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5076Description: The purpose of the Federal Jurisdiction Workplace Survey is to produce statistical information on the characteristics of workplaces under federal labour jurisdiction.
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5083Description: The primary objective of the survey is to obtain the views of all Security Intelligence Review Committee (SIRC) employees about their workplace. The information will allow managers and employees to initiate concrete actions in the agency, and compare their results with the rest of the Public Service.
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5085Description: The primary objective of the survey is to obtain the views of all National Energy Board (NEB) employees about their workplace. The information will allow managers and employees to initiate concrete actions in the agency, and compare their results with the rest of the Public Service.
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5086Description: The primary objective of the survey is to obtain the views of all Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) employees about their workplace. The information will allow managers and employees to initiate concrete actions in the agency, and compare their results with the rest of the Public Service.
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5087Description: The primary objective of the survey is to obtain the views of all Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) employees about their workplace. The information will allow managers and employees to initiate concrete actions in the agency, and compare their results with the rest of the Public Service.
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5134Description: The survey is sponsored by the Office of the Official Language Commissioner (OCOL). As part of its mandate, the OCOL reviews the use of both official languages in federal institutions. The evaluation is done for employees in a minority situation (i.e., English in Quebec and French in New Brunswick and in bilingual areas of Ontario).
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5139Description: The primary objective of the survey is to obtain the views of all Indian Claims Commission (ICC) employees about their workplace.
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