Table 5 Labour force activity status one year after layoff

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  Total Employed Unemployed Not in labour force
%
Layoffs between 2002 and 20061
Both sexes 790,500 80.7* 13.1* 6.2
Men 516,200 81.8* 13.5 4.7
Women 274,300 78.5* 12.5 9.0
16 to 24 68,800 94.2 F F
25 to 34 176,600 80.7 F F
35 to 44 264,200 77.3 15.5 F
45 to 54 217,200 80.3 14.0 F
55 and over 63,800 80.9 F F
Education level
High school diploma or less 210,100 83.8* F F
Postsecondary education 331,000 77.7 14.7 7.6
University degree 119,800 81.1 F F
Layoffs between 1993 and 19971
Both sexes 706,000 72.8 18.4 8.8
Men 471,500 75.8 17.4 6.7
Women 234,600 66.7 20.4 F
16 to 24 70,400 81.8 F F
25 to 34 231,500 69.7 20.8 F
35 to 44 201,700 75.4 17.6 F
45 to 54 170,300 73.0 19.4 F
55 and over 32,200 58.6 F F
Education level
High school diploma or less 220,600 72.0 21.5 6.6
Postsecondary education 407,800 73.6 16.4 F
University degree 74,000 72.0 F F
1. Labour force activity status one year later was not observed for persons laid off during the last year of each panel.
* Significant difference in relation to same group between the two panels at the 0.05 level
Source: Statistics Canada, Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics.
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