Chart 4
Unemployment rate by sex, 1946 to 2016

% 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 1946 1952 1958 1964 1970 1976 1982 1988 1994 2000 2006 2012 Both sexesBoth sexes MenMen WomenWomen
Note(s):
From 1946 to 1965, rates are based on the population aged 14 years and older. From 1966 to 2016, rates are based on the population aged 15 years and older. Newfoundland and Labrador was included in the Labour Force Survey (LFS) in the fourth quarter of 1949.
Source(s):
LFS, annual averages.

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Unemployment rate by sex, 1946 to 2016, %
  Both sexes Men Women
1946 3.4 3.7 2.4
1947 2.2 2.4 1.7
1948 2.3 2.4 1.8
1949 2.8 3.1 1.8
1950 3.6 3.9 2.4
1951 2.4 2.5 2.1
1952 2.9 3.1 2.2
1953 3.0 3.4 1.6
1954 4.6 5.1 2.6
1955 4.4 4.9 2.6
1956 3.4 3.9 1.9
1957 4.6 5.3 2.3
1958 7.0 8.1 3.6
1959 6.0 6.9 3.0
1960 7.0 8.1 3.6
1961 7.1 8.4 3.7
1962 5.9 6.9 3.3
1963 5.5 6.4 3.3
1964 4.7 5.3 3.1
1965 3.9 4.4 2.7
1966 3.4 3.3 3.4
1967 3.8 3.9 3.7
1968 4.5 4.6 4.4
1969 4.4 4.3 4.7
1970 5.7 5.6 5.8
1971 6.2 6.0 6.6
1972 6.2 5.8 7.0
1973 5.5 4.9 6.7
1974 5.3 4.8 6.4
1975 6.9 6.2 8.1
1976 7.1 6.4 8.2
1977 8.0 7.4 9.2
1978 8.4 7.6 9.5
1979 7.5 6.8 8.7
1980 7.5 7.0 8.3
1981 7.6 7.2 8.3
1982 11.0 11.2 10.7
1983 12.0 12.3 11.6
1984 11.3 11.4 11.3
1985 10.5 10.5 10.6
1986 9.6 9.5 9.8
1987 8.8 8.5 9.2
1988 7.8 7.4 8.2
1989 7.5 7.4 7.8
1990 8.1 8.2 8.1
1991 10.3 10.8 9.7
1992 11.2 12.0 10.2
1993 11.4 11.9 10.7
1994 10.4 10.9 9.8
1995 9.5 9.8 9.1
1996 9.6 9.9 9.3
1997 9.1 9.3 8.9
1998 8.3 8.5 8.0
1999 7.6 7.8 7.3
2000 6.8 6.9 6.7
2001 7.2 7.5 6.9
2002 7.7 8.1 7.1
2003 7.6 7.9 7.2
2004 7.2 7.5 6.9
2005 6.8 7.0 6.5
2006 6.3 6.5 6.1
2007 6.0 6.4 5.6
2008 6.1 6.6 5.7
2009 8.3 9.5 7.0
2010 8.1 8.8 7.2
2011 7.5 8.0 7.0
2012 7.3 7.7 6.8
2013 7.1 7.5 6.6
2014 6.9 7.4 6.4
2015 6.9 7.5 6.3
2016 7.0 7.7 6.2
Note(s):
From 1946 to 1965, rates are based on the population aged 14 years and older. From 1966 to 2016, rates are based on the population aged 15 years and older. Newfoundland and Labrador was included in the Labour Force Survey (LFS) in the fourth quarter of 1949.
Source(s):
LFS, annual averages.
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