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Immigration by Skill Level
and Labour Market Intention
Immigration by
Skill Level* and Labour Market Intention (Principal Applicants and Dependants)
| SKILL
LEVEL |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
| Num. |
% |
% |
Num. |
% |
% |
Num. |
% |
% |
| Skill
Level O |
3,911 |
1.72 |
3.24 |
4,872 |
1.95 |
3.71 |
4,147 |
1.81 |
3.51 |
| Skill
Level A |
42,329 |
18.62 |
35.10 |
46,686 |
18.64 |
35.55 |
41,807 |
18.25 |
35.42 |
| Skill
Level B |
16,700 |
7.35 |
13.85 |
18,239 |
7.28 |
13.89 |
16,544 |
7.22 |
14.02 |
| Skill
Level C |
6,619 |
2.91 |
5.49 |
6,930 |
2.77 |
5.28 |
5,860 |
2.56 |
4.97 |
| Skill
Level D |
1,205 |
0.53 |
1.00 |
1,183 |
0.47 |
0.90 |
917 |
0.40 |
0.78 |
| New
Workers (15 Years of Age or Older) |
48,144 |
21.18 |
39.92 |
51,785 |
20.67 |
39.43 |
47,513 |
20.74 |
40.26 |
| Industrial
Codes (15 Years of Age or Older) |
1,697 |
0.75 |
1.41 |
1,632 |
0.65 |
1.24 |
1,228 |
0.54 |
1.04 |
| Subtotal
- Intending to Work |
120,605 |
53.06 |
100 |
131,327 |
52.43 |
100 |
118,016 |
51.52 |
100 |
| Children
under 15 Years of Age |
51,146 |
22.50 |
|
57,254 |
22.86 |
|
50,967 |
22.25 |
|
| Students
(15 Years of Age or Older) |
19,547 |
8.60 |
21,856 |
8.73 |
20,268 |
8.85 |
| Retired
(15 Years of Age or Older) |
6,541 |
2.88 |
7,199 |
2.87 |
7,874 |
3.44 |
| Other
Non-Workers (15 Years of Age or Older) |
29,501 |
12.98 |
32,831 |
13.11 |
31,953 |
13.95 |
| Not
stated |
6 |
0.00 |
17 |
0.01 |
13 |
0.01 |
| Total |
227,346 |
100 |
250,484 |
100 |
229,091 |
100 |
* Skill levels are
based on the National Occupational Classification system.
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