Canada Unemployment by Occupation and Gender (Nation, Province)

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Description

This dataset contains the total number of unemployed persons by two-digit NOC codes. Data goes back to 2001. The dataset contains data for the nation and the ten provinces. Statistics Canada does not at this time record data for the three territories, and territorial unemployment is not included in the national total.

Questions answered by this dataset

• Which provinces have the fastest increase in unemployment rates?
• Which occupations have the lowest unemployment rates?
• Which provinces are outperforming others in terms of dealing with unemployment?
• How does male employment compare to unemployment in a given occupation?

Metrics

• Employment: population of employed persons
• Unemployment: population of unemployed persons
• Labor Force: population of employed and unemployed persons

Filters

• Area: Nation or province
• Occupation (all levels down to 2-digit NOC)
• Gender
• Year (2001-present)

Core LMI Metadata