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Prince Edward Island: Census 2006: Labour Market Profile by Education

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Geography:Prince Edward Island
Account:Employment and Working Conditions
Information: Census 2006: Labour Market Profile by Education
Selected Gender: Total
Data Source:Compiled by the Community Accounts Unit based on information provided from the Census of Population 2006 Statistics Canada.
Copyright:Newfoundland & Labrador Statistics Agency, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador

Figures may not add to total due to random rounding

Not in the labour force
Refers to persons who, in the week (Sunday to Saturday) prior to Census Day (May 16, 2006), were neither employed nor unemployed. It includes students, homemakers, retired workers, seasonal workers in an 'off' season who were not looking for work, and persons who could not work because of a long term illness or disability.
Labour force activity
Refers to the labour market activity of the population 15 years of age and over in the week (Sunday to Saturday) prior to Census Day (May 16, 2006). Respondents were classified as Employed, Unemployed, or Not in the labour force. The labour force includes the employed and the unemployed.
Employed
Persons who, during the week (Sunday to Saturday) prior to Census Day (May 16, 2006):
(a) did any work at all for pay or in self-employment or without pay in a family farm, business or professional practice
(b) were absent from their job or business, with or without pay, for the entire week because of a vacation, an illness, a labour dispute at their place of work, or any other reasons.
Unemployed
Persons who, during the week (Sunday to Saturday) prior to Census Day (May 16, 2006), were without paid work or without self-employment work and were available for work and either:
(a) had actively looked for paid work in the past four weeks; or
(b) were on temporary lay-off and expected to return to their job; or
(c) had definite arrangements to start a new job in four weeks or less
Participation rate
Refers to the labour force in the week (Sunday to Saturday) prior to Census Day (May 16, 2006), expressed as a percentage of the population 15 years of age and over.
Employment rate
Refers to the number of persons employed in the week (Sunday to Saturday) prior to Census Day (May 16, 2006), expressed as a percentage of the total population 15 years of age and over.
Unemployment rate
Refers to the unemployed expressed as a percentage of the labour force in the week (Sunday to Saturday) prior to Census Day (May 16, 2006).

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  Total - Labour force In the labour force Employed Unemployed Not in the labour force Participation rate Employment rate Unemployment rate
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree110,205 75,210 66,855 8,350 35,000 70 60 10
No certificate, diploma or degree (Without High School Certificate)29,235 14,445 12,020 2,425 14,785 50 40 15
Certificate, diploma or degree80,965 60,760 54,835 5,925 20,210 75 70 10
With high school certificate only28,245 20,510 17,705 2,805 7,730 75 65 15
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma11,245 7,980 7,215 760 3,270 70 65 10
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma21,765 17,045 15,560 1,480 4,720 80 70 10
University certificate, diploma or degree19,715 15,230 14,355 875 4,490 75 75 5
University certificate, diploma or degree below bachelor level4,190 2,740 2,555 185 1,450 65 60 5
Bachelor's degree or Higher15,530 12,490 11,800 690 3,040 80 75 5
Bachelor's degree only10,480 8,630 8,020 605 1,845 80 75 5
University certificate or degree above bachelor's degree1,510 1,170 1,140 30 345 80 75 5
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry435 350 345 .. 90 80 80 ..
Master's degree2,650 2,060 2,020 40 585 80 75 ..
Earned doctorate455 280 280 .. 170 60 60 ..
Notes:

Figures may not add to total due to random rounding

Source: Compiled by the Community Accounts Unit based on information provided from the Census of Population 2006 Statistics Canada.

Copyright: Newfoundland & Labrador Statistics Agency
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador


Data last updated on July 27, 2017

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