Table 8.6. Immigrants' labour force rates, by gender and age group, 2001

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Table 8.6a. Labour force rates, by gender, 2001
Gender	Employment rate¹	Unemployment rate²	Participation rate3
Gender	percentage
Male	54	35	83
Female	34	40	58
1. Employment rate: Refers to the number of employed immigrants over the total number of immigrants aged 15 and over (i.e. the overall LSIC population).
2. Unemployment rate: Refers to the number of immigrants who are unemployed and looking for work over the total number of immigrants in the labour force.
3. Participation rate: Refers to the number of immigrants in the labour force over the total number of immigrants aged 15 and over (i.e. the overall LSIC population).
Data source: Statistics Canada, 2001, Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada.
Table source: Statistics Canada, 2005, A Portrait of Early Settlement Experiences, catalogue number 89-614-XWE2005001.

Table 8.6b. Labour force rates, by age group, 2001
Age group	Employment rate¹	Unemployment rate²	Participation rate³
Age group	percentage
15 to 24 years	36	39	59
25 to 44 years	50	36	78
45 to 64 years	35	41	60
65 years and older	7	46	12
1. Employment rate: Refers to the number of employed immigrants over the total number of immigrants aged 15 and over (i.e. the overall LSIC population).
2. Unemployment rate: Refers to the number of immigrants who are unemployed and looking for work over the total number of immigrants in the labour force.
3. Participation rate: Refers to the number of immigrants in the labour force over the total number of immigrants aged 15 and over (i.e. the overall LSIC population).
Data source: Statistics Canada, 2001, Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada.
Table source: Statistics Canada, 2005, A Portrait of Early Settlement Experiences, catalogue number 89-614-XWE2005001.