Dictionary, Census of Population, 2021
Unemployment rate
Unemployment rate
Definition
Refers to the unemployed expressed as a percentage of the labour force in the week of Sunday, May 2 to Saturday, May 8, 2021.
The unemployment rate for a particular group (age, sex, marital status, geographic area, etc.) is the unemployed in that group, expressed as a percentage of the labour force in that group.
Previously, in other census cycles, early enumeration was conducted in remote, isolated parts of the provinces and territories in the months leading up to the May enumeration. Because of COVID‑19, there was no early enumeration for the 2021 Census. Collection procedures–especially in collective dwellings and remote, northern, First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities–were redesigned to ensure the census was conducted in the best possible way, using a safe and secure approach.
Statistical unit(s)
Classification(s)
- Not applicable
Reported in
2021 and 2016 (25% sample); 2011Footnote 1 (30% sample); 2006, 2001, 1996, 1991, 1986 and 1981 (20% sample). For availability prior to 1981, please refer to the Labour force status row in Appendix 2.1.
Reported for
Population aged 15 years and over in private households
Question number(s)
Statistic derived from the Labour force status variable
Responses
Not applicable
Remarks
For more information, see the definitions for Unemployed and Labour force variables.
For information on the comparability of the 2021 Census labour force status data with those of the Labour Force Survey, see Appendix 2.11.
Note(s)
Related 2021 data products
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