Table 8
Employed labour force aged 25 to 54, by major occupational group, immigrant status and sex, Canada, 2011
Table summary
This table displays the results of Employed labour force aged 25 to 54, by major occupational group, immigrant status and sex, Canada, 2011. The information is grouped by Occupational group (appearing as row headers), Females, Males, Canadian-born, Total immigrants and Recent immigrants, calculated using percentage units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Occupational group
Females
Males
Canadian-born
Total immigrants
Recent immigrants
Canadian-born
Total immigrants
Recent immigrants
percentage
All occupational groups
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
Management
10.3
8.9
6.3
15.2
13.3
9.9
Business, finance and administration
26.4
23.5
19.6
9.4
10.3
10.1
Natural and applied sciences
3.5
5.6
5.7
11.2
16.8
16.6
Health
12.0
11.7
11.0
2.4
3.3
3.4
Education, law and social, community and government services
19.4
14.8
17.4
8.6
6.2
7.0
Art, culture, recreation and sport
3.0
2.5
2.5
2.5
2.0
2.2
Sales and service
20.6
25.3
30.6
13.7
17.7
21.8
Trades, transport and equipment operators
1.9
1.6
1.4
27.7
21.8
19.3
Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations
0.7
0.6
0.6
3.1
1.2
1.3
Occupations unique to processing, manufacturing and utilities
2.1
5.5
5.0
6.2
7.5
8.4
Source: Statistics Canada, National Household Survey, 2011.
