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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
 

Newfoundland
 

Both sexes
396,480 417,205 436,030 437,340
       
Total labour force
226,340 247,095 267,160 246,060
                Employed
186,720 183,795 192,890 184,325
                Unemployed
39,615 63,300 74,265 61,735
        Not in the labour force
170,145 170,110 168,875 191,280
       
Participation rate
57.1 59.2 61.3 56.3
        Employment-population ratio
47.1 44.1 44.2 42.1
        Unemployment rate
17.5 25.6 27.8 25.1

Males
198,295 207,320 216,795 214,655
       
Total labour force
142,360 145,575 149,410 135,320
                Employed
118,500 109,750 106,995 98,895
                Unemployed
23,855 35,830 42,415 36,420
        Not in the labour force
55,940 61,745 67,385 79,335
       
Participation rate
71.8 70.2 68.9 63.0
        Employment-population ratio
59.8 52.9 49.4 46.1
        Unemployment rate
16.8 24.6 28.4 26.9

Females
198,190 209,885 219,235 222,690
       
Total labour force
83,980 101,520 117,745 110,740
                Employed
68,225 74,050 85,895 85,430
                Unemployed
15,760 27,470 31,845 25,310
        Not in the labour force
114,210 108,370 101,485 111,950
       
Participation rate
42.4 48.4 53.7 49.7
        Employment-population ratio
34.4 35.3 39.2 38.4
        Unemployment rate
18.8 27.1 27.0 22.9

(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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