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Percentage of permanently laid-off workers who have paid employment in the year following job loss, 1978 to 2016

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% 64 66 68 70 72 74 76 78 80 82 84 86 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 Both sexesBoth sexes MenMen WomenWomen
Note(s):
Employees aged 25 to 64 who were permanently laid off in a given year.
Source(s):
Longitudinal Worker File.

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Percentage of permanently laid-off workers who have paid employment in the year following job loss, 1978 to 2016, %
  Both sexes Men Women
1978 79.5 84.0 67.1
1979 80.1 84.0 69.1
1980 81.3 85.0 71.1
1981 75.5 79.3 65.3
1982 74.7 78.0 66.0
1983 77.6 80.8 69.2
1984 79.1 82.6 70.5
1985 79.4 82.6 71.7
1986 81.3 84.2 74.3
1987 82.4 85.2 75.9
1988 82.5 85.3 76.3
1989 80.0 82.4 74.6
1990 75.8 78.0 70.7
1991 72.8 75.0 68.3
1992 72.0 75.0 65.6
1993 73.6 76.8 67.0
1994 75.7 78.6 69.7
1995 76.1 78.7 70.7
1996 78.9 81.4 73.7
1997 80.5 82.4 77.2
1998 81.6 83.2 78.7
1999 82.7 84.3 79.5
2000 82.2 83.8 79.2
2001 80.3 82.0 77.4
2002 81.0 82.7 77.4
2003 80.7 82.7 77.0
2004 81.3 83.6 77.2
2005 81.5 83.0 78.7
2006 81.6 83.6 78.1
2007 81.3 83.0 78.3
2008 77.2 78.5 74.6
2009 77.3 79.3 73.4
2010 79.6 81.9 75.5
2011 80.1 82.6 75.9
2012 80.1 82.3 76.2
2013 81.3 83.5 77.4
2014 80.8 82.5 77.8
2015 79.5 81.1 76.6
2016 80.7 82.5 77.5
Note(s):
Employees aged 25 to 64 who were permanently laid off in a given year.
Source(s):
Longitudinal Worker File.
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