Trends in education–occupation mismatch among recent immigrants with a bachelor’s degree or higher, 2001 to 2021

Christoph Schimmele and Feng Hou

Economic and Social Reports from Statistics Canada, Analytical Studies and Modelling Branch

Abstract: Selecting immigrants with high levels of education increases their chances of economic success. Immigrants with a bachelor’s degree or higher are more adaptable to changes in the labour market and have steeper growth in employment earnings than those with a trades or high school education (Picot, Hou, & Qiu, 2016). However, many immigrants with a bachelor’s degree or higher have occupations that underutilize their skills, which can reduce their employment income, productivity and well-being (Cornelissen & Turcotte, 2020).

Keywords: education; occupation; immigrants (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J23 M21 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024-05-22
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DOI: 10.25318/36280001202400500002-eng

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