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Statistics Canada - Government of Canada
Table 1
Employment, 1976 to 2006
  Women aged 15 and over Men aged 15 and over Women as a percentage of total employment
Total employed (thousands) Percentage of all women employed Total employed (thousands) Percentage of all men employed
1976 3,618.2 41.9 6,129.3 72.7 37.1
1977 3,729.3 42.3 6,187.9 71.9 37.6
1978 3,904.2 43.4 6,316.0 72.0 38.2
1979 4,139.9 45.1 6,528.7 73.1 38.8
1980 4,348.1 46.4 6,635.9 72.8 39.6
1981 4,556.6 47.7 6,748.4 72.8 40.3
1982 4,513.0 46.5 6,430.7 68.4 41.2
1983 4,605.7 46.8 6,416.3 67.4 41.8
1984 4,749.5 47.7 6,552.2 68.0 42.0
1985 4,942.7 49.0 6,684.5 68.5 42.5
1986 5,126.5 50.2 6,860.1 69.5 42.8
1987 5,307.7 51.3 7,025.3 70.3 43.0
1988 5,531.4 52.7 7,178.2 70.9 43.5
1989 5,704.2 53.6 7,292.0 71.1 43.9
1990 5,809.2 53.8 7,277.2 69.9 44.4
1991 5,790.5 52.8 7,066.9 66.9 45.0
1992 5,770.1 51.9 6,960.8 65.0 45.3
1993 5,798.7 51.5 6,994.0 64.6 45.3
1994 5,916.9 51.9 7,141.9 65.1 45.3
1995 6,034.6 52.2 7,260.8 65.4 45.4
1996 6,099.0 52.1 7,322.4 65.0 45.4
1997 6,235.4 52.6 7,470.7 65.5 45.4
1998 6,433.4 53.7 7,612.8 65.9 45.8
1999 6,609.6 54.6 7,797.2 66.7 45.9
2000 6,790.4 55.4 7,973.9 67.3 46.0
2001 6,910.3 55.6 8,035.8 66.8 46.2
2002 7,126.0 56.6 8,184.4 67.1 46.5
2003 7,324.2 57.4 8,348.1 67.6 46.7
2004 7,466.4 57.8 8,480.6 67.8 46.8
2005 7,575.0 57.8 8,594.7 67.7 46.8
2006 7,757.2 58.3 8,727.1 67.7 47.1
Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey.