Table A.3
Labour force activity of 2005 graduates in 2007 by gender and level of study

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  College Bachelor Master Doctorate
All graduates
Number of graduates number 71,800 94,800 24,800 3,200
Employed percent 90 91 93 91
Employed full-time percent 80 84 86 84
Employed part-time percent 10 7 7 7
Out of the labour force percent 4 4 3 3
Unemployment rate percent 6 5 4 6
Male
Number of graduates number 29,700 36,300 10,400 1,700
Employed percent 91 92 94 91
Employed full-time percent 87 88 90 87
Employed part-time percent 5 4 4 4
Out of the labour force percent 3E 3E 2E 2
Unemployment rate percent 6 5 4 7
Female
Number of graduates number 42,100 58,600 14,400 1,500
Employed percent 90 90 92 91
Employed full-time percent 75 81 84 80
Employed part-time percent 14 8 8 10
Out of the labour force percent 4 5 4E 5
Unemployment rate percent 6 6 4 5
Note: Graduates who pursued further education after their 2005 graduation are excluded from this table, as are graduates for whom a labour force status could not be calculated.
Graduates who did not report their hours of work were excluded from the denominator in the calculation of full-time and part-time employment rates.
The unemployment rate is the percentage unemployed out of the total of employed and unemployed.
Numbers of graduates are rounded to the nearest 100.
Source: Statistics Canada, National Graduates Survey (Class of 2005).
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