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Class of Worker (12), Age Groups (12A) and Sex (3) for the Labour Force 15 Years and Over of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2001 and 2006 Censuses - 20% Sample Data

About this variable: Class of worker (12)

Definition

Class of worker

Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable

Part B - Detailed definition
This variable classifies persons who reported a job into the following categories:
(a) persons who worked mainly for wages, salaries, commissions, tips, piece-rates, or payments 'in kind' (payments in goods or services rather than money);
(b) persons who worked mainly for themselves, with or without paid help, operating a business, farm or professional practice, alone or in partnership;
(c) persons who worked without pay in a family business, farm or professional practice owned or operated by a related household member; unpaid family work does not include unpaid housework, unpaid childcare, unpaid care to seniors and volunteer work.
The job reported was the one held in the week (Sunday to Saturday) prior to enumeration (May 16, 2006) if the person was employed, or the job of longest duration since January 1, 2005, if the person was not employed during the reference week. Persons with two or more jobs in the reference week were asked to provide information for the job at which they worked the most hours.

Values

  1. Total labour force
  2. Class of worker - Not applicable Footnote 2
  3. All classes of worker Footnote 3
  4. Paid workers
  5. Employees
  6. Self-employed (incorporated)
  7. Without paid help
  8. With paid help
  9. Self-employed (unincorporated)
  10. Without paid help
  11. With paid help
  12. Unpaid family workers

Footnotes

Footnote 2

Unemployed persons 15 years and over who have never worked for pay or in self-employment or who had last worked prior to January 1 of the census reference year. The census reference years are as follows: 2000 for the 2001 Census and 2005 for the 2006 Census.

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Footnote 3

Refers to the experienced labour force population: includes persons who were employed and persons who were unemployed who worked for pay or in self-employment since January 1 of the census reference year. The census reference years are as follows: 2000 for the 2001 Census and 2005 for the 2006 Census.

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