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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
 

Prince Edward Island
 

Both sexes
90,825 95,745 98,750 103,750
       
Total labour force
56,205 63,265 68,285 70,815
                Employed
49,595 53,390 59,070 61,060
                Unemployed
6,610 9,875 9,215 9,755
        Not in the labour force
34,620 32,475 30,465 32,935
       
Participation rate
61.9 66.1 69.1 68.3
        Employment-population ratio
54.6 55.8 59.8 58.9
        Unemployment rate
11.8 15.6 13.5 13.8

Males
44,740 47,115 48,370 50,555
       
Total labour force
33,430 35,845 36,940 37,900
                Employed
30,000 30,580 32,325 32,780
                Unemployed
3,430 5,260 4,615 5,120
        Not in the labour force
11,315 11,270 11,430 12,650
       
Participation rate
74.7 76.1 76.4 75.0
        Employment-population ratio
67.1 64.9 66.8 64.8
        Unemployment rate
10.3 14.7 12.5 13.5

Females
46,080 48,630 50,380 53,200
       
Total labour force
22,775 27,420 31,345 32,915
                Employed
19,600 22,810 26,745 28,280
                Unemployed
3,175 4,610 4,600 4,630
        Not in the labour force
23,310 21,205 19,030 20,285
       
Participation rate
49.4 56.4 62.2 61.9
        Employment-population ratio
42.5 46.9 53.1 53.2
        Unemployment rate
13.9 16.8 14.7 14.1

(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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