Employment Rates by Education Level in Alberta and Canada, 1990-2014

Government of Alberta data tracks employment rates for persons aged 15 and over from 1990 to 2014. It compares Alberta and Canada across seven educational classifications, including 'high school graduate' and 'post-secondary certificate or diploma'. The dataset shows the correlation between higher educational qualifications and higher employment rates.

Use Cases

• Model the relationship between educational classifications like 'bachelor’s degree' and employment rates over the 1990-2014 time series.
• Compare employment rate trends for 'post-secondary certificate or diploma' holders between Alberta and Canada.
• Analyze employment disparities across education levels, from '0-8 years' to 'above bachelor’s degree', for workforce policy analysis.

Strengths

• Provides a 25-year time series from 1990 to 2014.
• Includes seven distinct educational classifications for granular analysis.
• Enables direct comparison between Alberta and Canada.

Limitations

• Data ends in 2014, lacking recent labor market trends.
• No row or column counts provided to assess dataset scale.
• Limited to persons aged 15 and over, excluding older workforce segments.

Provenance

Source

Government of Alberta | Gouvernement de l'Alberta

Collection Method

Alberta Official Statistic, likely from administrative surveys or censuses.

Time Range

1990 to 2014

Freshness

Last updated metadata indicates 2026, but underlying data covers only up to 2014.

Geography

Alberta and Canada