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Determine which level of education has the most stable employment.

O G y O to 20 BANG & OLUFSEN ntry, but also insert OECD, 2004) prt sc ommunication tion, analyze who can UNEMPLOYMENT RATES BY LEVEL OF EDUCATION, 25 TO 44 YEAR OLDS, 1990 TO 2007 ify and solve 12 Stoffman, 2000 10 d, as you can 00 qualification Unemployment Rate and training, cial outcomes' 4 2 nore education b training. O sity degree, 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 - High-school diploma rning, 2009) Post-secondary certificate or diploma Bachelor degree epare the Source: Adapted from Bayard, J., and Greenlee, E. (2009). Graduating in Canada: Profile, labour market outcomes and student debt of the class of 2005. te and Statistics Canada, Catalogue no. 81-595-M, no. 074, p. 16. on to qualify FIGURE 3-16 They refer 1. Determine which level of education has the most stable employment. became a 2. What happens to the gaps in unemployment rates between individuals with high-school diplomas, those with post-secondary awford, a certificates or diplomas, and those with bachelor degrees when the overall unemployment rate increases? Soulcraft: of view of men also graduated from college or university. Women were better ind educated than men in almost all fields of study, especially in post-graduate ad of studies (Shaienks & Gluszynski, 2009). In the 21st century, the gap between tence of the educational achievement of men and women might lessen as educators focus on the education of young men. es for some Educational attainment in Canada varies in other ways. Danielle Shaienks and Tomasz Gluszynski (2009) analyzed the results of the Youth in Transition Survey, a longitudinal study by Statistics Canada that has been following the same group of Canadian youth since 2000. They compared n were several demographic factors. Regionally, the Maritimes and Ontario had the most university graduates, while Quebec and Alberta had the fewest. FORWARD by the Shaienks and Gluszynski explain that the job market and the availability of CHECK You will learn more ealized post-secondary schools affect the level of education individuals choose to about the influence theory, of gender on development complete (and also where they were living at age 20 when this study began). in Chapter 4, adult roles them to In simple terms, Alberta has oil-patch jobs; Quebec has many Colleges in Chapter 5, marriage in nportant d'enseignement general et professionnel (CEGEPs), the Quebec equivalent Chapter 6, marital roles in 1. By the of community colleges, and encourages college-level education; and the Chapter 7, and parental men. In Maritimes has several universities that attract students from across Canada. roles in Chapter 10. ed while As you can see in Figure 3-17, this study also compared the educational ing 77 ercent Chapter 3 Building the Dream NELHIGHEST LEVEL OF EDUCATION ATTAINED BY SELECTED DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS 60 50 40 Percent 30 20 10 0 Not Canadian Not Visible Not visible Rural Urban First Nations First by birth Canadian minority minority Nations by birth Demographic Factors Other post-secondary University diploma High-school College diploma ducation diploma or less 1. Type of community where they lived at 18 to 20 years old. 2. Off-reserve First Nations population only. Note: The sample group did not include young adults in Yukon, Nunavut, or Northwest Territories, on First Nations Reserves, in the Canadian Armed Forces, or inmates in institutions. FIGURE 3-18 Ge Source: Adapted from Shaienks, D., and Gluszynski, T. (2009). Education and labour market transitions in the factors that affe young adulthood. Statistics Canada, Catalogue no. 81-595-M, no. 075. p. 14. prospects for prom FIGURE 3-17 jobs that pay we 1. For each of the four demographic factors, compare the levels of educational attainment. Their high exp 2. For each factor, suggest possible reasons for the differences. college and un 3. Based on your analysis, do you think the results should change in the future? very satisfied 4. How could the changes be accomplished? Employme attainment of individuals from rural and urban communities, First Higher educa Nations individuals living off reserves with non-First Nations individuals, the National Canadians by birth with immigrants, and visible minorities with those who employed fu are not visible minorities. Another research study might investigate why the on earlier gr differences occur, whether the differences indicate a problem, and suggest process than what could be done to eliminate any inequities. significantly and 82 per unemploye Entering the Workforce jobs freque In 2000, 86 percent of students aged 15 to 19 expected to get the job they wanted of unempl when they graduated (Bibby, 2001). Students, male or female, richer or poorer, The in recent immigrants, established new Canadians, or those born in Canada, are sure can achie that there will be opportunities for them. Post-secondary graduates, especially the amou those with student loans to repay, are three times more likely to want full-time a young 78 NEL UNIT 2 Emerging Adulthood