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| Self-employed women | Self-employed men | Percentage of women self-employed1 | Percentage of men self-employed1 | Women as a percentage of total self-employment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | thousands | ||||
| 1976 | 311.6 | 873.4 | 8.6 | 14.2 | 26.3 |
| 1977 | 329.8 | 880.4 | 8.8 | 14.2 | 27.2 |
| 1978 | 353.1 | 910.3 | 9.0 | 14.4 | 27.9 |
| 1979 | 380.1 | 944.6 | 9.2 | 14.4 | 28.7 |
| 1980 | 391.7 | 971.9 | 9.0 | 14.6 | 28.7 |
| 1981 | 404.6 | 1,020.6 | 8.9 | 15.1 | 28.4 |
| 1982 | 426.5 | 1,056.7 | 9.4 | 16.4 | 28.8 |
| 1983 | 448.7 | 1,094.5 | 9.7 | 17.1 | 29.1 |
| 1984 | 473.3 | 1,096.4 | 10.0 | 16.7 | 30.2 |
| 1985 | 537.2 | 1,188.9 | 10.9 | 17.8 | 31.1 |
| 1986 | 498.5 | 1,175.6 | 9.7 | 17.1 | 29.8 |
| 1987 | 513.3 | 1,185.8 | 9.7 | 16.9 | 30.2 |
| 1988 | 541.0 | 1,233.1 | 9.8 | 17.2 | 30.4 |
| 1989 | 559.6 | 1,240.7 | 9.8 | 17.0 | 31.1 |
| 1990 | 573.0 | 1,263.6 | 9.9 | 17.4 | 31.2 |
| 1991 | 582.6 | 1,313.2 | 10.1 | 18.6 | 30.7 |
| 1992 | 610.8 | 1,316.7 | 10.6 | 18.9 | 31.7 |
| 1993 | 649.4 | 1,361.7 | 11.2 | 19.4 | 32.3 |
| 1994 | 676.7 | 1,351.7 | 11.4 | 18.9 | 33.4 |
| 1995 | 701.3 | 1,381.8 | 11.6 | 19.0 | 33.7 |
| 1996 | 744.8 | 1,426.8 | 12.2 | 19.4 | 34.3 |
| 1997 | 827.2 | 1,522.2 | 13.3 | 20.4 | 35.2 |
| 1998 | 855.1 | 1,550.6 | 13.3 | 20.4 | 35.5 |
| 1999 | 850.2 | 1,582.8 | 12.9 | 20.3 | 34.9 |
| 2000 | 835.1 | 1,538.7 | 12.3 | 19.3 | 35.2 |
| 2001 | 773.4 | 1,503.3 | 11.2 | 18.7 | 34.0 |
| 2002 | 814.7 | 1,499.7 | 11.4 | 18.3 | 35.2 |
| 2003 | 830.7 | 1,571.1 | 11.3 | 18.8 | 34.6 |
| 2004 | 838.9 | 1,614.5 | 11.2 | 19.0 | 34.2 |
| 2005 | 866.0 | 1,645.6 | 11.4 | 19.1 | 34.4 |
| 2006 | 876.6 | 1,621.4 | 11.3 | 18.6 | 35.1 |
| 1. Expressed as a percentage of total employed. | |||||
| Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey. | |||||