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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
 

Nova Scotia
 

Both sexes
641,495 676,885 706,680 719,970
       
Total labour force
378,495 416,525 447,520 438,970
                Employed
340,755 360,160 390,785 380,785
                Unemployed
37,740 56,365 56,735 58,180
        Not in the labour force
262,995 260,365 259,155 281,005
       
Participation rate
59.0 61.5 63.3 61.0
        Employment-population ratio
53.1 53.2 55.3 52.9
        Unemployment rate
10.0 13.5 12.7 13.3

Males
314,525 330,960 343,990 346,770
       
Total labour force
230,370 243,265 249,435 238,905
                Employed
210,215 213,645 218,895 206,550
                Unemployed
20,150 29,630 30,540 32,350
        Not in the labour force
84,155 87,695 94,550 107,865
       
Participation rate
73.2 73.5 72.5 68.9
        Employment-population ratio
66.8 64.6 63.6 59.6
        Unemployment rate
8.7 12.2 12.2 13.5

Females
326,970 345,925 362,685 373,200
       
Total labour force
148,130 173,260 198,085 200,065
                Employed
130,540 146,520 171,890 174,235
                Unemployed
17,585 26,735 26,200 25,830
        Not in the labour force
178,840 172,665 164,600 173,140
       
Participation rate
45.3 50.1 54.6 53.6
        Employment-population ratio
39.9 42.4 47.4 46.7
        Unemployment rate
11.9 15.4 13.2 12.9

(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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