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October 2008 | October 2009 | Change | ||
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'000 | % | |||
Total | 17,270.7 | 16,909.4 | -361.3 | -2.1 |
Highest educational attainment | ||||
Men | ||||
High school or less | 2,300.8 | 2,181.8 | -119.0 | -5.2 |
Postsecondary certificate or diploma | 2,364.6 | 2,316.2 | -48.4 | -2.0 |
University degree2 | 1,637.6 | 1,627.5 | -10.1 | -0.6 |
Women | ||||
High school or less | 1,746.0 | 1,682.8 | -63.2 | -3.6 |
Postsecondary certificate or diploma | 2,232.5 | 2,253.5 | 21.0 | 0.9 |
University degree2 | 1,724.6 | 1,703.4 | -21.2 | -1.2 |
Immigration status3 | ||||
Immigrant, landed within past 5 years | 444.1 | 386.6 | -57.5 | -12.9 |
Immigrant, landed 5 to 10 years earlier | 483.5 | 475.0 | -8.5 | -1.8 |
Immigrant, landed 11 years earlier or more | 1,570.8 | 1,589.0 | 18.2 | 1.2 |
Canadian-born | 9,253.9 | 9,049.6 | -204.3 | -2.2 |
Aboriginal3, 4 | ||||
Aboriginal | 225.8 | 216.7 | -9.1 | -4.0 |
Non-Aboriginal | 11,725.9 | 11,505.9 | -220.0 | -1.9 |
1. Population aged 25 to 54. 2. At least a bachelor's. 3. Based on a 3-month moving average. 4. Aboriginals living off-reserve only. Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey, not seasonally adjusted. |