Education Levels and Employment
There are definite advantages to having a post-secondary education
in the labour market. People with higher levels of education
are more likely to be working and less likely to be unemployed.
In 2000, for the population aged 15 and over, the employment
rate was:
- 78% for those with a completed post-secondary education
- 67% for those with some post-secondary education
- 74% for those with high school graduation
- 39% for those with less than grade 12
Although high school graduates have a high employment rate,
their average earnings are substantially lower than those with
higher levels of education as shown in the following table.
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Average Earnings of the
Population (Working Full Year, Full Time), 15 Years and Over,
by Highest Level of Schooling, 1995
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Saskatchewan
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Canada
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Less than Grade 9 Education
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$ 21,700
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$26,500
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Some High School
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$ 25,700
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$29,600
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High School Completion
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$ 27,300
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$31,500
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Less than University Degree1
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$ 31,000
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$35,900
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University Degree
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$ 48,100
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$53,900
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Total
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$ 31,400
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$37,600
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1 Less
than University degree includes those with some post-secondary
and those with a post-secondary certificate or diploma.
Source: 1996 Census, Statistics
Canada
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People with a higher education are also less dependent upon
social assistance. In December 2000, less than 4% of the province’s
Social Assistance Program caseload had a post-secondary education.
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