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Table E.3.2
Unemployment rates of 25- to 29-year-olds, by educational attainment, Canada, provinces and territories, 1998 and 2008
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| All levels | Less than high school1 | High school2 | College or trade3 | University4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| percentage | |||||
| 1998 | |||||
| Canada5 (provinces only) | 8.6 | 18.2 | 10.0 | 7.2 | 4.7 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 19.7 | 37.5 | 18.8 | 19.8 | x |
| Prince Edward Island | 15.8 | 33.3 | 21.1 | 13.8 | x |
| Nova Scotia | 10.0 | 21.5 | 11.7 | 9.0 | 4.0 |
| New Brunswick | 13.4 | 31.4 | 13.4 | 11.4 | 7.1 |
| Quebec | 10.1 | 20.1 | 13.9 | 8.3 | 5.2 |
| Ontario | 7.3 | 14.8 | 9.3 | 5.9 | 4.1 |
| Manitoba | 5.6 | 13.0 | 5.9 | 4.0 | x |
| Saskatchewan | 7.0 | 22.2 | 7.1 | 4.7 | x |
| Alberta | 5.6 | 9.7 | 5.5 | 5.4 | x |
| British Columbia | 10.5 | 25.6 | 11.1 | 8.3 | 6.7 |
| Yukon6 | 12.5 | x | x | x | x |
| 2008 | |||||
| Canada5 (provinces only) | 5.9 | 13.6 | 6.8 | 5.0 | 4.7 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 12.5 | x | 14.3 | 13.3 | x |
| Prince Edward Island | 9.1 | x | 14.3 | 6.7 | x |
| Nova Scotia | 8.1 | 20.7 | 10.7 | 7.1 | 3.7 |
| New Brunswick | 8.3 | 27.8 | 13.9 | 6.7 | x |
| Quebec | 7.1 | 17.1 | 8.4 | 5.9 | 5.4 |
| Ontario | 6.4 | 13.8 | 7.7 | 5.3 | 5.2 |
| Manitoba | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 4.4 |
| Saskatchewan | 4.3 | 10.9 | 4.9 | 3.1 | 3.8 |
| Alberta | 3.2 | x | 3.9 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
| British Columbia | 4.6 | x | 5.1 | 3.5 | 4.2 |
| Yukon6 | x | x | x | x | x |
| Northwest Territories6 | 7.7 | x | x | x | x |
| Nunavut6 | x | x | x | x | x |
| 1. Includes no education or education below high school graduation. 2. Includes high school graduation or some postsecondary education (not completed). 3. Includes trade certificate or diploma from a vocational school or apprenticeship training; non-university certificate or diploma from a community college, CEGEP, school of nursing and similar programs at this level; university certificate below bachelor's level. 4. Includes bachelor's degree; university degree or certificate above bachelor's degree. 5. Labour Force Survey (LFS) estimates for Canada are derived using LFS results from the provinces; the territories are excluded. 6. LFS data are only available from 1992 for the Yukon, from 2001 for the Northwest Territories, and from 2004 for Nunavut (10 largest communities). Notes: The unemployment rate is based on a monthly average from January to December. Caution should be exercised in interpreting the provincial ratios and differences in ratios between provinces and over time, as small estimates may present fairly high sampling variability. Estimates for small geographic areas, for small age-groups or for cross-classified variables will be associated with larger variability. Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey. |
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