Table 1 
Permanent layoff rates among employees aged 25 to 64, by province, 1978 to 2016, selected years  

Permanent layoff rates among employees aged 25 to 64, by province, 1978 to 2016, selected years
  Newfoundland and Labrador Prince Edward Island Nova Scotia New Brunswick Quebec
  %%%%%
1978 24.4 13.1 12.7 17.0 11.0
1981 23.0 16.5 11.6 16.2 10.0
1982 23.6 17.1 11.3 18.3 11.4
1989 28.3 21.3 12.3 17.5 9.8
1990 28.5 19.2 13.3 18.2 11.0
1991 31.0 22.7 12.2 17.6 10.9
1992 29.7 20.3 12.8 17.1 10.7
1997 19.2 24.3 11.3 16.8 10.7
2007 13.1 14.9 7.4 10.4 7.1
2008 11.7 12.2 7.6 10.5 7.5
2009 13.2 12.6 7.9 10.1 7.5
2014 11.9 10.5 6.6 9.5 7.1
2015 13.7 10.8 7.3 9.1 6.7
2016 15.7 10.3 6.8 9.1 6.7
  Ontario Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta British Columbia
  %%%%%
1978 6.7 6.4 5.9 7.8 12.4
1981 6.2 5.7 6.1 9.0 10.9
1982 7.8 7.3 7.5 15.1 14.4
1989 5.5 5.8 7.0 8.9 11.3
1990 7.3 6.7 7.1 9.4 12.5
1991 7.5 6.5 8.5 9.9 12.4
1992 7.0 6.2 9.1 9.9 11.5
1997 6.3 5.8 7.6 8.6 10.1
2007 5.1 3.8 4.6 5.9 6.2
2008 5.9 4.8 4.7 8.0 7.6
2009 6.4 5.0 6.2 10.2 8.7
2014 5.3 4.4 5.8 7.9 6.5
2015 5.5 5.0 7.9 12.2 7.0
2016 5.1 5.0 7.2 11.1 6.3
Source(s):
Longitudinal Worker File.
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