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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
 

New Brunswick
 

Both sexes
515,950 540,330 565,315 585,025
       
Total labour force
300,040 328,095 355,695 364,100
                Employed
260,990 272,630 300,965 307,830
                Unemployed
39,050 55,465 54,730 56,270
        Not in the labour force
215,910 212,235 209,625 220,925
       
Participation rate
58.2 60.7 62.9 62.2
        Employment-population ratio
50.6 50.5 53.2 52.6
        Unemployment rate
13.0 16.9 15.4 15.5

Males
254,010 264,810 276,635 284,915
       
Total labour force
182,770 190,455 198,690 197,995
                Employed
160,200 159,175 167,885 164,980
                Unemployed
22,575 31,275 30,805 33,025
        Not in the labour force
71,245 74,350 77,945 86,920
       
Participation rate
72.0 71.9 71.8 69.5
        Employment-population ratio
63.1 60.1 60.7 57.9
        Unemployment rate
12.4 16.4 15.5 16.7

Females
261,935 275,520 288,680 300,105
       
Total labour force
117,270 137,640 157,005 166,100
                Employed
100,790 113,450 133,080 142,855
                Unemployed
16,485 24,185 23,925 23,245
        Not in the labour force
144,665 137,880 131,675 134,005
       
Participation rate
44.8 50.0 54.4 55.3
        Employment-population ratio
38.5 41.2 46.1 47.6
        Unemployment rate
14.1 17.6 15.2 14.0

(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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