Chart 3
Labour force participation rates of youth aged 15 to 24, Canada, 1976 to 2016

% 56 58 60 62 64 66 68 70 72 74 76 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 Both sexesBoth sexes MalesMales FemalesFemales
Source(s):
CANSIM table 282-0002.

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Labour force participation rates of youth aged 15 to 24, Canada, 1976 to 2016, %
  Both sexes Males Females
1976 63.6 68.9 58.2
1977 64.6 69.9 59.3
1978 65.6 70.8 60.4
1979 67.4 72.4 62.4
1980 68.6 73.1 63.9
1981 69.3 73.6 64.8
1982 67.3 70.7 63.8
1983 67.6 70.6 64.5
1984 68.0 70.8 65.0
1985 68.6 71.3 65.8
1986 69.7 72.3 67.1
1987 70.3 73.0 67.5
1988 70.6 73.1 68.0
1989 71.2 73.8 68.5
1990 69.9 72.4 67.3
1991 68.1 70.1 66.1
1992 66.2 67.8 64.5
1993 64.4 66.5 62.2
1994 63.9 65.9 61.9
1995 63.2 64.9 61.3
1996 62.2 64.0 60.4
1997 61.5 63.6 59.2
1998 61.8 63.4 60.1
1999 63.5 65.3 61.6
2000 64.4 65.8 62.9
2001 64.7 66.0 63.2
2002 66.5 67.7 65.3
2003 67.3 68.2 66.5
2004 66.8 67.6 66.1
2005 65.9 66.0 65.7
2006 66.2 66.2 66.2
2007 67.0 67.4 66.5
2008 67.3 67.9 66.8
2009 65.3 65.4 65.3
2010 64.5 64.2 64.8
2011 64.5 64.6 64.5
2012 63.5 63.3 63.7
2013 63.8 63.8 63.8
2014 64.2 63.8 64.6
2015 64.2 64.1 64.4
2016 63.7 63.4 64.0
Source(s):
CANSIM table 282-0002.
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