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Undergraduate

(a) University-level qualifications such as bachelor’s degrees, first professional degrees, and undergraduate diplomas and certificates.
(b) A person studying at the undergraduate level.

Unemployment

The situation in which a person not currently employed is looking for, and is available for, work.

Unemployment rate

The proportion of the labour force that is unemployed and looking for work (expressed as a percentage; e.g., 5 per cent). This rate (sometimes referred to as the “jobless rate”) does not include discouraged workers who are no longer actively seeking work or students who do not currently wish to work.

Union coverage

A measure of the extent to which workers in an industry are covered by the terms of the collective agreement negotiated between their labour union and employer. This is different from union membership: some workers who have not joined the union may still be covered by the agreement.