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Population 15 Years and Over by Sex, Age Groups and Labour Force Activity, for Canada, Provinces and Territories, 1981-1996 Censuses (20% Sample Data)


Sex and Labour Force Activity
 

1981
 

1986
 

1991
 

1996
 

Ontario
 

Both sexes
6,649,725 7,132,810 7,922,925 8,429,215
       
Total labour force
4,464,050 4,922,240 5,511,240 5,586,975
                Employed
4,214,980 4,585,150 5,041,940 5,077,670
                Unemployed
249,065 337,090 469,295 509,305
        Not in the labour force
2,185,675 2,210,570 2,411,685 2,842,235
       
Participation rate
67.1 69.0 69.6 66.3
        Employment-population ratio
63.4 64.3 63.6 60.2
        Unemployment rate
5.6 6.8 8.5 9.1

Males
3,244,295 3,471,250 3,859,800 4,080,940
       
Total labour force
2,585,750 2,752,455 2,987,405 2,977,720
                Employed
2,466,700 2,589,425 2,730,285 2,719,570
                Unemployed
119,045 163,025 257,120 258,150
        Not in the labour force
658,550 718,795 872,395 1,103,220
       
Participation rate
79.7 79.3 77.4 73.0
        Employment-population ratio
76.0 74.6 70.7 66.6
        Unemployment rate
4.6 5.9 8.6 8.7

Females
3,405,425 3,661,560 4,063,120 4,348,275
       
Total labour force
1,878,300 2,169,785 2,523,830 2,609,255
                Employed
1,748,280 1,995,725 2,311,650 2,358,100
                Unemployed
130,025 174,070 212,180 251,150
        Not in the labour force
1,527,125 1,491,775 1,539,290 1,739,020
       
Participation rate
55.2 59.3 62.1 60.0
        Employment-population ratio
51.3 54.5 56.9 54.2
        Unemployment rate
6.9 8.0 8.4 9.6

(For more detail by sex click on the hyperlinks in the first column of the table.)

This table contains data selected from Catalogue No. 93F0027XDB96001 in the Nation Series.

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