Table 5.1
Labour market outcomes of immigrants aged 15 to 24 in Canada from selected regions of birth, by period of landing, 2006

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  Population Unemployment rate Participation rate Employment rate
thousands percent
Canadian born 3,690.4 11.2 68.5 60.8
Very recent immigrants 145.5 17.21 47.61 39.51
Latin America 17.2 21.7E, 1 48.31 37.21
Europe 20.4 19.8E 54.41 43.61
Africa 19.0 26.81 43.21 31.61
Asia 86.0 14.0 46.41 39.91
Recent immigrants 148.5 15.81 55.11 46.41
Latin America 15.1 25.3E, 1 62.9 47.01
Europe 32.0 12.9E 67.8 58.8
Africa 11.0 F 50.91 41.81
Asia 86.4 15.0E 49.31 42.01
Established immigrants 236.3 12.8 63.11 55.01
Latin America 38.8 18.21 70.6 57.7
Europe 53.4 11.8E 68.0 59.7
Africa 25.5 14.5E 54.11 46.31
Asia 107.3 10.4 59.81 53.71
E use with caution: coefficient of variation (CV) between 16.5% and 33.3%.
F too unreliable to be published because of CV>33.3% and/or very small estimates.
1. Significantly different from the respective Canadian-born value (p<0.05).
Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey.
Table source: Statistics Canada, 2008, "The Canadian Immigrant Labour Market in 2006: Analysis by Region or Country of Birth", The Immigrant Labour Force Analysis Series, No. 2, Catalogue number 71-606-XWE