Nova Scotia Labour Force Statistics by Age and Geography from 2011 NHS
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Description
NHS Labour Force Statistics from the Government of Nova Scotia report employment, unemployment, and participation rates by age group. The data is sourced from the 2011 National Household Survey and covers multiple geographies including provinces, counties, municipalities, and health districts. This dataset is archived and not maintained; users should refer to Statistics Canada for current information.
Use Cases
Modeling regional unemployment rates based on age demographics.
Analyzing labor force participation trends across different community geographies.
Comparing employment statistics between health authorities and municipal districts.
Strengths
Covers multiple geographic levels including provinces, counties, municipalities, and health districts.
Includes several labor force metrics: employment, unemployment, participation rate, and employment rate.
Data is provided in multiple machine-readable formats including CSV and XML.
Limitations
Data is archived and not maintained or updated; sourced solely from the 2011 National Household Survey.
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
2011 National Household Survey
Time Range
2011
Freshness
Last updated 2026-04-17 15:28:41.988998; freshness should be verified as data is archival.
Geography
Nova Scotia, Canada (provinces, counties, communities, municipalities, district health authorities, etc.)
License is OGL-CA-2.0. Data is archived for research and reference only; current data must be sourced from Statistics Canada.