<page_title> Economic impact of immigration to Canada </page_title> <section_title> Employment </section_title> <table> <cell> Unemployment rate <col_header> 2011 Labour force rates (ages 25 to 54 only) </col_header> <col_header> Participation rate </col_header> <col_header> Employment rate </col_header> </cell> <cell> 13.6% <col_header> New Immigrants (Landed within 5 Years) </col_header> <col_header> 73.5% </col_header> <col_header> 63.5% </col_header> <row_header> Unemployment rate </row_header> </cell> <cell> 5.5% <col_header> Native Born Canadians </col_header> <col_header> 87.8% </col_header> <col_header> 82.9% </col_header> <row_header> Unemployment rate </row_header> <row_header> 13.6% </row_header> <row_header> 8.2% </row_header> </cell> </table>
In 2011, the unemployment rate of recently arrived immigrants was 13.6% and the rate for native Canadians was an average of 5.5%.