Instructions:

For this assignment, you need to collect some data and briefly describe your findings. The purpose of the assignment is twofold: 1) to highlight the fact that different demographics have different access to jobs; and 2) to highlight the importance of empirical data. In later assignments, you will develop arguments on various issues. Whatever the issues are and whichever theoretical approaches you will use to construct your arguments, they must have empirical support.

Here is what you need to do:

Data collection: Go to the Statistics Canada website and find data for the last five years available on:

• Unemployment rates for 1) total labour force, 2) men, 3) women
• Labour force participation rates for 1) total labour force, 2) men, 3) women