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Proportion of Employment Insurance beneficiaries by sex, 1976 to 2016

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% 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 MenMen WomenWomen
Note(s):
This chart uses annual averages of monthly data unadjusted for seasonality. Data from 1975 to 1996 include those people receiving regular benefits, training benefits, job creation benefits and self-employment benefits. Data from 1997 to 2016 include those people receiving regular benefits, whether or not they participate in one of the three employment benefit programs.
Source(s):
CANSIM table 276-0001 (data from 1975 to 1996) and CANSIM table 276-0020 (data from 1997 to 2016).

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Proportion of Employment Insurance beneficiaries by sex, 1976 to 2016 , %
  Men Women
1976 60.4 39.6
1977 60.5 39.5
1978 60.2 39.8
1979 59.1 40.9
1980 61.2 38.8
1981 60.2 39.8
1982 63.2 36.8
1983 62.3 37.7
1984 60.4 39.6
1985 58.8 41.2
1986 58.2 41.8
1987 56.6 43.4
1988 55.7 44.3
1989 55.5 44.5
1990 57.3 42.7
1991 59.9 40.1
1992 59.4 40.5
1993 58.7 41.1
1994 57.3 42.3
1995 58.0 42.0
1996 57.8 42.2
1997 58.0 42.0
1998 60.2 39.8
1999 60.7 39.3
2000 60.3 39.7
2001 61.5 38.5
2002 61.4 38.6
2003 60.7 39.3
2004 59.8 40.2
2005 59.8 40.2
2006 60.3 39.7
2007 60.4 39.6
2008 60.9 39.1
2009 64.3 35.7
2010 61.4 38.6
2011 60.7 39.3
2012 60.3 39.7
2013 61.3 38.7
2014 61.7 38.3
2015 63.2 36.8
2016 64.5 35.5
Note(s):
This chart uses annual averages of monthly data unadjusted for seasonality. Data from 1975 to 1996 include those people receiving regular benefits, training benefits, job creation benefits and self-employment benefits. Data from 1997 to 2016 include those people receiving regular benefits, whether or not they participate in one of the three employment benefit programs.
Source(s):
CANSIM table 276-0001 (data from 1975 to 1996) and CANSIM table 276-0020 (data from 1997 to 2016).
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