Data tables, 2016 Census

Labour Force Status (8), Mobility Status - Place of Residence 5 Years Ago (9), Highest Certificate, Diploma or Degree (7), Occupation - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016 (13A), Occupation - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016 - Skill-level Category (8A), Age (9) and Sex (3) for the Population Aged 15 Years and Over in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2016 Census - 25% Sample Data

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Mobility Status 5 Years Ago (9)

Highest certificate, diploma or degree (7)^{Footnote 1}

Occupation - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016 - Sk…^{Footnote 2}

Age (9)

Sex (3)

This table details labour force status , mobility status - place of residence 5 years ago , highest certificate, diploma or degree , occupation - national occupational classification 2016 , occupation - national occupational classification 2016 - skill-level category , age and sex for the population aged 15 years and over in private households in Canada
Data quality
Occupation - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016 (13A)	Labour force status (8)
	Total - Labour force status^Footnote 3	In the labour force	Employed	Unemployed	Not in the labour force	Participation rate	Employment rate	Unemployment rate
Total - Occupation - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016^{Footnote 4}	28,643,015	18,672,470	17,230,035	1,442,435	9,970,545	65.2	60.2	7.7
Occupation - not applicable^{Footnote 5}	8,686,765	404,350	0	404,350	8,282,410	4.7	0	100.0
All occupations^{Footnote 6}	19,956,255	18,268,125	17,230,035	1,038,085	1,688,135	91.5	86.3	5.7
0 Management occupations	2,122,255	2,013,370	1,958,780	54,585	108,890	94.9	92.3	2.7
1 Business, finance and administration occupations	3,133,870	2,874,305	2,744,475	129,830	259,565	91.7	87.6	4.5
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations	1,348,280	1,273,660	1,211,515	62,145	74,620	94.5	89.9	4.9
3 Health occupations	1,322,740	1,245,885	1,218,010	27,875	76,855	94.2	92.1	2.2
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services	2,328,560	2,138,445	2,062,015	76,425	190,115	91.8	88.6	3.6
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport	659,020	557,275	515,825	41,455	101,745	84.6	78.3	7.4
6 Sales and service occupations	4,795,520	4,265,895	3,979,590	286,305	529,630	89.0	83.0	6.7
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations	2,877,690	2,668,875	2,432,475	236,400	208,815	92.7	84.5	8.9
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations	483,565	416,135	353,985	62,150	67,430	86.1	73.2	14.9
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities	884,755	814,285	753,375	60,910	70,475	92.0	85.2	7.5

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

Users are advised to consult data quality comments for 'Highest certificate, diploma or degree,' available in the Education Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016, Catalogue no. 98-500-X2016013.

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Footnote 2

Refers to the kind of work performed by persons aged 15 years and over as determined by their kind of work and the description of the main activities in their job. The occupation data are produced according to the NOC 2016.

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Footnote 3

Refers to whether a person aged 15 years and over was employed, unemployed or not in the labour force during the week of Sunday, May 1 to Saturday, May 7, 2016.

Early enumeration was conducted in remote, isolated parts of the provinces and territories. When enumeration has taken place before May 2016, the reference date used is the date on which the household was enumerated.

In the past, this variable was called Labour force activity.

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Footnote 4