Nova Scotia Census Labour Occupation Data, 1996-2006

[ARCHIVED] Census Long Form Labour Occupation 1996-2006 is an archived dataset from the Government of Nova Scotia. It reports employment by occupation sourced from the Census of Population long form for the years 1996 to 2006. The data covers multiple geographies including provinces, counties, municipalities, and electoral districts.

Use Cases

• Analyzing historical occupational distribution based on census long form data
• Studying labour market changes over time from 1996 to 2006
• Comparing employment patterns across different Nova Scotia geographies like counties and electoral districts
• Providing reference data for historical economic research

Strengths

• Data covers a 10-year time range from 1996 to 2006
• Available for multiple geographies including provinces, counties, municipalities, and electoral districts

Limitations

• Data is archived and not maintained or updated
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment

Provenance

Source

Government of Nova Scotia

Collection Method

Census of Population (long form)

Time Range

1996-2006

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-17 15:29:36.578361; freshness should be verified

Geography

Nova Scotia (provinces, counties, communities, municipalities, district health authorities, community health boards, economic regions, police districts, school boards, municipal electoral districts, provincial electoral districts, federal electoral districts, regional development authorities, watersheds)