Table 4.3
Labour market outcomes of immigrants aged 25 to 54 in Quebec from selected regions of birth, by period of landing, 2006

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  Unemployment rate Participation rate Employment rate
percent
Canadian born 6.3 87.4 81.9
Very recent immigrants 17.81 72.11 59.31
North America F F F
Latin America 15.4E, 1 73.81 62.41
Europe 13.2E, 1 77.21 67.01
Africa 27.11 73.71 53.81
Northern Africa 27.9E, 1 74.51 54.11
Asia 13.3E, 1 63.91 55.41
Recent immigrants 13.41 83.11 72.01
North America F 81.8E 77.3E
Latin America F 82.1 75.4
Europe 10.1E 85.0 77.0
Africa 17.0E, 1 87.7 72.8
Northern Africa 18.7E, 1 87.7 70.5
Asia 18.3E, 1 76.91 62.81
Established immigrants 9.21 84.61 76.81
North America F 90.0 85.7
Latin America 12.01 85.2 74.91
Europe 6.3E 87.4 81.8
Africa 9.8E 81.2 73.31
Northern Africa F 82.3 75.8
Asia 10.3E, 1 81.71 73.31
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