Changing Landscapes: Recent Immigrants Living in York Region
Changing Landscapes: Recent Immigrants Living in York Region
Changing Landscapes: Recent Immigrants Living in York Region
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employment:<br />
» The unemployment rate for recent immigrants aged 15 and over <strong>in</strong> Markham was 10.2 per cent<br />
compared to 8.9 per cent for <strong>York</strong> <strong>Region</strong>.<br />
Unemployment Rate<br />
Figure 31: Unemployment Rate by Immigrant Status and Period of Immigration, Population Aged 15 and Over,<br />
Markham vs. <strong>York</strong> <strong>Region</strong>, 2006<br />
73<br />
12%<br />
10%<br />
8%<br />
6%<br />
4%<br />
2%<br />
0%<br />
6.7%<br />
5.4%<br />
Total<br />
Population<br />
7.2%<br />
5.6%<br />
Non-<br />
<strong>Immigrants</strong><br />
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census, Custom Tabulations.<br />
6.4%<br />
5.3%<br />
All<br />
<strong>Immigrants</strong><br />
4.8%<br />
3.9%<br />
Immigrant Status/Period of Immigration<br />
<strong>Chang<strong>in</strong>g</strong> <strong>Landscapes</strong>: <strong>Recent</strong> <strong>Immigrants</strong> <strong>Liv<strong>in</strong>g</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>York</strong> <strong>Region</strong><br />
7.4%<br />
6.3%<br />
Markham <strong>York</strong> <strong>Region</strong><br />
7.8%<br />
6.5%<br />
10.2%<br />
8.9%<br />
Before 1991 1991 to 1995 1996 to 2000 2001 to 2006