Table 3.1
Labour market outcomes of male immigrants aged 25 to 54 in Canada from selected regions of birth, by period of landing, 2006

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  Unemployment rate Participation rate Employment rate
percent
Canadian born 5.2 91.4 86.6
Very recent immigrants 10.31 86.41 77.61
Latin America 8.7E 86.3 78.81
Europe 6.5E 90.6 84.5
Africa 19.81 82.01 65.71
Asia 9.81 85.91 77.61
West Central Asia and Middle East 16.1E, 1 85.11 71.41
Eastern Asia 10.6E, 1 78.61 70.31
Southeast Asia F 90.9 84.6
Southern Asia 7.2E 91.5 84.9
Recent immigrants 5.5 92.8 87.7
Latin America F 94.61 90.71
Europe F 94.21 91.91
Africa 12.0E, 1 91.6 80.6
Asia 5.7 92.4 87.2
West Central Asia and Middle East F 87.7 81.4
Eastern Asia 6.4E 90.1 84.3
Southeast Asia F 97.71 93.01
Southern Asia 5.0E 95.21 90.71
Established immigrants 4.8 92.4 87.9
Latin America 5.7 94.51 89.11
Europe 3.91 92.81 89.21
Africa 7.4E 87.8 81.51
Asia 5.1 91.8 87.1
West Central Asia and Middle East 6.8E 90.8 84.7
Eastern Asia 4.7E 90.0 85.8
Southeast Asia 4.6E 93.3 89.0
Southern Asia 5.0E 92.6 87.9
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