Societal Indicators. The LMAPD also requires government to report annually on societal indicators of labour market participation of persons with disabilities. Societal indicators include: • employment rate; • education attainment; and • employment earnings.
Societal Indicators. The following information regarding societal indicators has been provided by Human Resources and Skills Development Canada and is based on information from data from Statistics Canada, Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics. For more information about the Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics, visit the Government of Canada Statistics Canada website at xxx.xxxxxxx.xx.
Societal Indicators. Each year the Canada‐Nova Scotia Labour Market Agreement for Persons with Disabilities reports have included societal indicators using data from the Participation and Activity Limitation Survey (PALS), when available, and the Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID). Human Resources Skills Development provides the societal indicators data for the annual reports each September16. This report includes SLID data from 1999 thru 2010 for most of the societal indicators. The SLID is a longitudinal survey, interviewing the same panel of respondents each year over a period of six years. It tracks overlapping panels of individual respondents and is conducted annually. It is a rich source of information about income, employment, education and other characteristics of the adult Canadian population. Since the first report in 2004 there have been improvements on some of the societal indicators for persons with disabilities. There has been a steady increase in the educational achievements of working aged adults since 1999. There has been an increase in employment and a decrease in the proportions of persons with disabilities who do not participate in the labour force. As the economy grew between 2001 and 2009, the numbers of persons with disabilities who were able to participate in the labour force increased. Greater participation in the labour force was accompanied by increases in average annual incomes and greater numbers of persons with disabilities with earned income. The constant dollar value of average incomes for persons with disabilities has fluctuated year to year as it increased between 2001 and 2009. Over the same period, the constant dollar value of average incomes for persons who do not have a disability increased steadily from one year to the next. These two trends resulted in a decline in the average earnings (constant dollars) of persons with disabilities expressed as a percentage of the average earnings (constant dollars) of persons who do not have a disability. In 2010 the average earnings of persons with disabilities were equivalent to 85 percent of the average earnings of persons without a disability – 16 2009 was an exception. The data was delayed and subsequently reported in an updated release February 2010
Societal Indicators. The following charts represent societal indicators of labour market participation for Nova Scotians. These indicators include educational attainment, labour force activity and employment income. The source for the data is the Participation and Activity Limitation Xxxxxx (XXXX) 00000.
Societal Indicators. The following charts represent societal indicators of labour market participation for Nova Scotians. Indicators include: educational attainment, labour force activity and employment income. The 2004 baseline report presented societal indicators using data from the Participation and Activity Limitation Survey (PALS), Canada’s principal source of detailed statistical information about disability issues. PALS was first conducted in 2001 and it will be conducted again following the 2006 census. This year’s report uses another important Statistics Canada survey, the Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID), to present societal indicators. SLID is conducted annually and is a rich source of information about income, employment, education and other topics for the adult Canadian population. SLID tracks the same individuals over a period of years. The SLID data provides information about the education levels, employment earnings and trends within these measures for people with and without disabilities. Participation in the Labour Force Charts 1 and 2 show the level of participation and non-participation in the labour force by individuals aged 16 to 64. Individuals are considered employed only if they were employed for the entire year. Similarly, individuals unemployed or not active in the labour force experienced that employment status for the whole year. 1 There have been improvements in the percentage of persons with disabilities participating in the labour force over the seven year period 1999 to 2005. In 2005 47% of persons with disabilities were employed compared to 36% in 1999. Over the same period there was a 6% increase in the numbers of employed persons with out disabilities. People with out disabilities are more likely than persons who are disabled to participate in the labour force - this can be seen in the lower percentages of employed persons with disabilities (Chart 1) and the higher percentage of persons with disabilities who do not participate or are unemployed (Chart 2). Chart 1: % Employed 1999 – 2005 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Disabled 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 All Individuals Not Disabled Chart 2: % Unemployed or not in the labour force 1999 – 2005 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 All Individuals Disabled Not Disabled
