Table 3
Unemployment rate and average hourly earnings of regions of origin and regions of destination for migrants age 20 to 54 whose region of origin is a Census Agglomeration (CA) or Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) with less than 500,000 residents

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Table 3
Unemployment rate and average hourly earnings of regions of origin and regions of destination for migrants age 20 to 54 whose region of origin is a Census Agglomeration (CA) or Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) with less than 500,000 residents
  Before migration After migration
%
Regional unemployment rate1 6.8 6.6
  $ per hour
Regional average hourly earnings1 17.70 18.30
Difference in relation to national average percentage points
Unemployment rate -0.2 -0.2
  $ per hour
Earnings -0.50 -0.50
1. The unemployment rate and average hourly earnings before migration (t-1) are compared to the national average at t-1, whereas those after migration are compared to the national average at t.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Longitudinal Administrative Databank, 1999 to 2008; Labour Force Survey, 1999 to 2008.