Table 4
Education and the labour market
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| Total | Less than high school | High school graduate | Some post-secondary | Post-secondary certificate or diploma | University degree | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| '000 | ||||||
| Employment | ||||||
| December 2010 | 17,087.2 | 1,762.9 | 3,298.2 | 1,391.3 | 6,188.2 | 4,446.7 |
| December 2011 | 17,271.7 | 1,767.9 | 3,527.3 | 1,269.6 | 6,186.0 | 4,521.0 |
| Change | 184.5 | 5.0 | 229.1 | -121.7 | -2.2 | 74.3 |
| Employment rate | % | |||||
| December 2010 | 61.4 | 32.5 | 61.2 | 58.7 | 71.3 | 74.8 |
| December 2011 | 61.4 | 32.9 | 61.4 | 57.7 | 70.5 | 74.9 |
| Change | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -1.0 | -0.8 | 0.1 |
| Unemployment rate | ||||||
| December 2010 | 7.0 | 14.5 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 5.8 | 4.6 |
| December 2011 | 6.9 | 14.3 | 7.3 | 8.4 | 5.9 | 4.2 |
| Change | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey, December 2010 and December 2011, data not seasonally adjusted. | ||||||
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