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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
 

British Columbia
 

Both sexes
2,125,730 2,259,315 2,585,525 2,954,705
       
Total labour force
1,389,215 1,484,180 1,748,925 1,960,660
                Employed
1,299,565 1,289,435 1,568,780 1,773,285
                Unemployed
89,650 194,750 180,145 187,380
        Not in the labour force
736,520 775,130 836,605 994,040
       
Participation rate
65.4 65.7 67.6 66.4
        Employment-population ratio
61.1 57.1 60.7 60.0
        Unemployment rate
6.5 13.1 10.3 9.6

Males
1,050,915 1,111,305 1,273,580 1,448,625
       
Total labour force
822,645 847,130 962,715 1,057,255
                Employed
776,900 737,885 865,475 953,395
                Unemployed
45,745 109,245 97,240 103,860
        Not in the labour force
228,275 264,180 310,865 391,370
       
Participation rate
78.3 76.2 75.6 73.0
        Employment-population ratio
73.9 66.4 68.0 65.8
        Unemployment rate
5.6 12.9 10.1 9.8

Females
1,074,815 1,148,005 1,311,940 1,506,080
       
Total labour force
566,565 637,055 786,205 903,410
                Employed
522,665 551,550 703,305 819,890
                Unemployed
43,905 85,505 82,900 83,520
        Not in the labour force
508,245 510,950 525,740 602,670
       
Participation rate
52.7 55.5 59.9 60.0
        Employment-population ratio
48.6 48.0 53.6 54.4
        Unemployment rate
7.7 13.4 10.5 9.2

(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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