Table 2.1-3
Labour force statistics — Participation
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| Employment rate 1 | Participation rate 2 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Both sexes | Both sexes | Men | Women | 15-24 | 25-54 | 55+ | |
| v2461266 | v2461245 | v2461455 | v2461665 | v2461246 | v2461250 | v2461251 | |
| percent | |||||||
| 1976 | 57.1 | 61.5 | 77.7 | 45.7 | 63.6 | 73.5 | 31.4 |
| 1977 | 56.9 | 61.9 | 77.6 | 46.5 | 64.6 | 74.1 | 30.6 |
| 1978 | 57.5 | 62.7 | 77.9 | 47.9 | 65.6 | 75.5 | 30.4 |
| 1979 | 58.9 | 63.7 | 78.4 | 49.4 | 67.4 | 76.4 | 30.6 |
| 1980 | 59.4 | 64.3 | 78.3 | 50.6 | 68.6 | 77.3 | 30.1 |
| 1981 | 60.1 | 65.0 | 78.4 | 52.0 | 69.3 | 78.7 | 29.8 |
| 1982 | 57.3 | 64.4 | 77.0 | 52.1 | 67.3 | 78.6 | 29.4 |
| 1983 | 56.9 | 64.7 | 76.9 | 53.0 | 67.6 | 79.4 | 29.0 |
| 1984 | 57.7 | 65.0 | 76.7 | 53.8 | 68.0 | 80.0 | 28.6 |
| 1985 | 58.8 | 65.6 | 76.7 | 54.9 | 68.6 | 81.1 | 28.2 |
| 1986 | 59.8 | 66.1 | 76.9 | 55.7 | 69.7 | 82.0 | 27.3 |
| 1987 | 60.6 | 66.5 | 76.8 | 56.5 | 70.3 | 82.6 | 26.9 |
| 1988 | 61.7 | 66.8 | 76.6 | 57.4 | 70.6 | 83.3 | 26.6 |
| 1989 | 62.2 | 67.3 | 76.8 | 58.1 | 71.2 | 84.0 | 26.2 |
| 1990 | 61.7 | 67.1 | 76.1 | 58.5 | 69.9 | 84.3 | 25.9 |
| 1991 | 59.7 | 66.6 | 75.0 | 58.4 | 68.1 | 84.1 | 25.3 |
| 1992 | 58.3 | 65.7 | 73.9 | 57.8 | 66.2 | 83.4 | 24.9 |
| 1993 | 57.9 | 65.3 | 73.3 | 57.7 | 64.4 | 83.5 | 24.3 |
| 1994 | 58.4 | 65.2 | 73.1 | 57.5 | 63.9 | 83.3 | 24.6 |
| 1995 | 58.7 | 64.8 | 72.5 | 57.5 | 63.2 | 83.3 | 23.8 |
| 1996 | 58.5 | 64.7 | 72.2 | 57.5 | 62.2 | 83.4 | 23.8 |
| 1997 | 59.0 | 64.9 | 72.2 | 57.8 | 61.5 | 83.9 | 24.2 |
| 1998 | 59.7 | 65.1 | 72.1 | 58.4 | 61.8 | 84.3 | 24.6 |
| 1999 | 60.6 | 65.5 | 72.4 | 58.9 | 63.5 | 84.6 | 25.1 |
| 2000 | 61.3 | 65.8 | 72.3 | 59.4 | 64.4 | 84.8 | 25.6 |
| 2001 | 61.1 | 65.9 | 72.3 | 59.7 | 64.7 | 85.1 | 26.0 |
| 2002 | 61.7 | 66.8 | 73.0 | 60.9 | 66.5 | 85.9 | 27.8 |
| 2003 | 62.4 | 67.5 | 73.4 | 61.9 | 67.3 | 86.4 | 30.0 |
| 2004 | 62.6 | 67.5 | 73.2 | 61.9 | 66.8 | 86.5 | 30.8 |
| 2005 | 62.5 | 67.1 | 72.8 | 61.6 | 65.8 | 86.3 | 31.5 |
| 2006 | 62.8 | 67.0 | 72.3 | 61.8 | 66.2 | 86.2 | 32.1 |
| 2007 | 63.4 | 67.4 | 72.5 | 62.5 | 66.9 | 86.6 | 33.3 |
| 2008 | 63.5 | 67.7 | 72.8 | 62.7 | 67.5 | 86.7 | 34.3 |
| 2009 | 61.6 | 67.1 | 71.9 | 62.5 | 65.5 | 86.4 | 35.1 |
| 2010 | 61.6 | 67.0 | 71.7 | 62.4 | 64.5 | 86.4 | 36.0 |
The employed as a percentage of the population 15 years of age and older.
The labour force as a percentage of the population 15 years of age and older.
Note(s):
Estimates exclude inmates of institutions, members of the armed services, persons living on Indian reserves and residents of the territories.
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