NHS Labour Class of Worker Data for Nova Scotia from 2011

Employment data by class of worker and sex sourced from the 2011 National Household Survey. The dataset is provided by the Government of Nova Scotia for archival purposes and covers multiple geographies including provinces, counties, municipalities, and health districts. It is archived and not maintained, with users directed to Statistics Canada for current information.

Use Cases

• Analyzing historical employment distribution by class of worker based on the reported categories.
• Studying gender disparities in the labour market based on sex-disaggregated data.
• Mapping employment trends across different Nova Scotia geographies like counties and municipalities.
• Comparing archival labour data with current census figures for longitudinal research.

Strengths

• Data is disaggregated by sex and class of worker, enabling gender-based analysis.
• Covers multiple geographic levels including provinces, counties, municipalities, and health authorities.
• Available under the OGL-CA-2.0 license, facilitating open reuse.

Limitations

• Data is explicitly archived and not maintained or updated, sourced only from 2011.
• 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

Sourced from the 2011 National Household Survey.

Time Range

2011

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-17 15:28:08.016433; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Nova Scotia, Canada (provinces, counties, communities, municipalities, district health authorities, and other sub-regions)