Description for chart D
After a slow decline, the percentage of workers 55 and over rose
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This is a line chart.
The vertical axis is "Percentage".
The vertical axis starts at 6 and ends at 20 with ticks every 2 points.
The units of the horizontal axis are years ranging from 1976 to 2010.
There are 3 series in this graph.
The title of series 1 is "Both".
The title of series 2 is "Men".
The title of series 3 is "Woman".
| Both | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| % | |||
| 1976 | 11.7 | 13.0 | 9.5 |
| 1977 | 11.5 | 12.8 | 9.3 |
| 1978 | 11.3 | 12.7 | 9.0 |
| 1979 | 11.3 | 12.6 | 9.2 |
| 1980 | 11.1 | 12.6 | 8.9 |
| 1981 | 10.9 | 12.4 | 8.7 |
| 1982 | 11.2 | 12.8 | 8.9 |
| 1983 | 11.0 | 12.7 | 8.7 |
| 1984 | 10.9 | 12.5 | 8.6 |
| 1985 | 10.6 | 12.2 | 8.5 |
| 1986 | 10.3 | 11.9 | 8.1 |
| 1987 | 10.1 | 11.6 | 8.1 |
| 1988 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 8.1 |
| 1989 | 9.8 | 11.4 | 7.8 |
| 1990 | 9.8 | 11.4 | 7.9 |
| 1991 | 9.8 | 11.4 | 7.7 |
| 1992 | 9.7 | 11.3 | 7.8 |
| 1993 | 9.5 | 10.9 | 7.9 |
| 1994 | 9.7 | 11.0 | 8.1 |
| 1995 | 9.5 | 10.8 | 7.9 |
| 1996 | 9.6 | 10.9 | 8.0 |
| 1997 | 9.8 | 11.1 | 8.1 |
| 1998 | 10.0 | 11.2 | 8.5 |
| 1999 | 10.2 | 11.5 | 8.7 |
| 2000 | 10.4 | 11.6 | 9.0 |
| 2001 | 10.7 | 11.9 | 9.3 |
| 2002 | 11.5 | 12.8 | 10.0 |
| 2003 | 12.6 | 13.7 | 11.3 |
| 2004 | 13.1 | 14.3 | 11.8 |
| 2005 | 13.8 | 15.0 | 12.3 |
| 2006 | 14.2 | 15.3 | 13.1 |
| 2007 | 14.9 | 15.9 | 13.8 |
| 2008 | 15.6 | 16.4 | 14.6 |
| 2009 | 16.5 | 17.3 | 15.5 |
| 2010 | 17.2 | 18.1 | 16.2 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey, 1976 to 2010. | |||
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