Table 5.9.2
Employment status of Class of 2000 graduates4 two and five years after graduation, by level of study and type of program, Newfoundland and Labrador

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Two years after graduation
Employed Employed full-time Employed part-time
% standard error % standard error % standard error
College graduates
All programs 79.6 (1.2) 73.4 (1.3) 5.9 (0.6)
Health programs1 88.2 (2.2) 72.9 (2.6) 12.3 (1.5)
Dental support services and allied professions .. .. ..
Health and medical administrative services 85.7 (9.4) 85.7 (9.4) ..
Allied health diagnostic, intervention and treatment professions 75.0 (5.2) 62.5 (5.8) ..
Nursing F 58.8 (4.3) 35.3 (4.2)
Nursing / registered nurse .. .. ..
Licensed practical / vocational nurse training .. .. ..
Rehabilitation and therapeutic professions .. .. ..
Health aides / attendants / orderlies .. .. ..
Selected health-related programs2 .. .. ..
Social work .. .. ..
All other programs3 79.2 (1.2) 73.4 (1.3) 5.5 (0.7)
University graduates
All programs 87.5 (1.2) 81.9 (1.3) 5.4 (0.8)
Health programs1 95.3 (1.9) 92.0 (2.5) F
Medicine 80.0 (8.8) 76.7 (8.9) F
Nursing 98.0 (1.6) 94.0 (2.7) F
Nursing / registered nurse 98.0 (1.6) 94.0 (2.7) F
Rehabilitation and therapeutic professions .. .. ..
Selected health-related programs2 87.7 (5.8) 85.7 (5.9) F
Psychology F F ..
Social work 97.2 (1.4) 94.4 (2.1) F
Health and physical education / fitness F F ..
All other programs3 85.9 (1.4) 79.6 (1.5) 6.0 (1.0)
Bachelor graduates
All programs 86.7 (1.4) 80.5 (1.6) 5.9 E (1.0)
Health programs1 97.0 (1.7) 93.9 (2.4) F
Medicine 88.9 (8.6) 88.9 (8.6) ..
Nursing 97.9 (1.7) 93.6 (2.9) F
Nursing / registered nurse 97.9 (1.7) 93.6 (2.9) F
Rehabilitation and therapeutic professions .. .. ..
Selected health-related programs2 85.3 (8.2) 85.3 (8.2) ..
Psychology F F ..
Social work F F ..
Health and physical education / fitness F F ..
All other programs3 84.2 (1.7) 77.0 (1.9) 6.9 E (1.2)
Master's graduates
All programs 93.1 (1.4) 89.6 (1.5) 3.5 E (0.7)
Health programs1 92.6 (3.3) 85.2 (4.7) F
Nursing F F ..
Nursing / registered nurse F F ..
Selected health-related programs2 93.3 (3.2) 86.7 (4.4) F
Psychology x x ..
Social work 92.9 (3.5) 85.7 (4.7) F
All other programs3 93.1 (1.6) 90.2 (1.7) 3.0 E (0.7)
Doctoral graduates
All programs 63.6 (10.9) x x
Health programs1 .. .. ..
Selected health-related programs2 .. .. ..
All other programs3 74.2 (6.6) x x
Five years after graduation
Employed Employed full-time Employed part-time
% standard error % standard error % standard error
College graduates
All programs 85.0 (1.8) 80.7 (1.9) 3.8 E (0.7)
Health programs1 94.8 (3.4) 86.2 (5.3) F
Dental support services and allied professions .. .. ..
Health and medical administrative services x x ..
Allied health diagnostic, intervention and treatment professions F F ..
Nursing .. .. ..
Nursing / registered nurse .. .. ..
Licensed practical / vocational nurse training .. .. ..
Rehabilitation and therapeutic professions .. .. ..
Health aides / attendants / orderlies .. .. ..
Selected health-related programs2 .. .. ..
Social work .. .. ..
All other programs3 84.6 (1.9) 80.5 (2.0) 3.8 E (0.7)
University graduates
All programs 93.3 (1.3) 84.7 (1.8) 6.0 E (1.2)
Health programs1 100.0 (0.0) 95.5 (2.9) F
Medicine F F ..
Nursing 100.0 (0.0) 94.1 (3.8) F
Nursing / registered nurse 100.0 (0.0) 94.1 (3.8) F
Rehabilitation and therapeutic professions .. .. ..
Selected health-related programs2 F 97.1 (1.9) F
Psychology x x ..
Social work F 96.4 (2.4) F
Health and physical education / fitness x x ..
All other programs3 91.7 (1.6) 82.0 (2.2) 6.8 E (1.4)
Bachelor graduates
All programs 92.3 (1.7) 84.1 (2.4) 6.0 E (1.5)
Health programs1 100.0 (0.0) 95.0 (3.2) F
Medicine x x ..
Nursing F 93.6 (4.1) F
Nursing / registered nurse F 93.6 (4.1) F
Rehabilitation and therapeutic professions .. .. ..
Selected health-related programs2 F F ..
Psychology x x ..
Social work F F ..
Health and physical education / fitness x x ..
All other programs3 90.2 (2.2) 80.9 (2.9) 7.0 E (1.9)
Master's graduates
All programs 95.9 (1.1) 85.2 (2.0) 6.4 E (1.4)
Health programs1 F F ..
Nursing F F ..
Nursing / registered nurse F F ..
Selected health-related programs2 F 92.9 (4.6) F
Psychology x x ..
Social work F 92.3 (4.9) F
All other programs3 95.2 (1.3) 83.4 (2.3) 6.8 E (1.5)
Doctoral graduates
All programs F F ..
Health programs1 .. .. ..
Selected health-related programs2 .. .. ..
All other programs3 F F ..

.. not available for a specific reference period

… not applicable

x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act

E use with caution

F too unreliable to be published

0 true zero or a value rounded to zero

1. Excludes veterinary programs.

2. Includes Psychology, Social work, Epidemiology and Health and physical education / fitness programs.

3. Includes veterinary programs but excludes all health programs, Psychology, Social work, Epidemiology and Health and physical education / fitness.

4. Graduates who pursued further education after 2000 are excluded from this table.

Note: Type of program is defined using the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP). See Appendix 3 for more details.

Sources: National Graduates Survey (Class of 2000), Statistics Canada.

Follow-up Survey of Graduates (Class of 2000), Statistics Canada.