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Table 3.1Number and proportion of immigrants by their employment status at each wave, Canada

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Number and proportion of immigrants by their employment status at each wave, Canada
  Number of immigrants Percentage
Were not employed at the three waves 34,000 22
Employed only at one wave out of three  
Employed at wave 1 only 4,300 3
Employed at wave 2 only 5,800 4
Employed at wave 3 only 18,000 11
Employed at 2 out of 3 waves  
Employed at waves 1 and 2 5,900 4
Employed at waves 1 and 3 8,300 5
Employed at waves 2 and 3 28,200 18
Employed at all 3 waves 53,200 34
Total 157,600 100
Note(s):
Due to rounding, numbers and percentages may not add up to the total.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada, 2005.