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Table 2.1-4
Labour force statistics — Unemployment

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Unemployment
  Unemployment rate 1
Both sexes Men Women 15-24 25-54  55+
v2461224 v2461434 v2461644 v2461225 v2461229 v2461230
  percent
1976 7.1 6.4 8.2 12.4 5.3 3.9
1977 8.0 7.4 9.2 13.8 6.0 4.8
1978 8.4 7.6 9.5 14.0 6.4 5.1
1979 7.5 6.8 8.7 12.7 5.8 4.4
1980 7.5 7.0 8.3 12.8 5.8 4.3
1981 7.6 7.2 8.3 12.8 6.0 4.2
1982 11.0 11.2 10.7 18.2 8.9 6.5
1983 12.0 12.3 11.6 19.2 10.0 7.6
1984 11.3 11.4 11.3 17.4 9.8 7.3
1985 10.5 10.5 10.6 15.8 9.1 7.6
1986 9.6 9.5 9.8 14.7 8.3 6.8
1987 8.8 8.5 9.2 13.2 7.7 6.5
1988 7.8 7.4 8.2 11.5 6.9 5.8
1989 7.5 7.4 7.8 10.9 6.8 5.7
1990 8.1 8.2 8.1 12.3 7.3 5.5
1991 10.3 10.8 9.7 15.8 9.2 7.6
1992 11.2 12.0 10.2 17.2 10.0 8.6
1993 11.4 11.9 10.7 17.2 10.3 9.3
1994 10.4 10.9 9.8 15.9 9.4 8.6
1995 9.5 9.8 9.1 14.8 8.5 7.7
1996 9.6 9.9 9.3 15.4 8.7 7.3
1997 9.1 9.3 8.9 16.2 7.8 6.9
1998 8.3 8.5 8.0 15.2 7.1 6.3
1999 7.6 7.8 7.3 14.0 6.4 5.5
2000 6.8 6.9 6.7 12.7 5.8 5.1
2001 7.2 7.5 6.9 12.9 6.2 5.5
2002 7.7 8.1 7.1 13.6 6.6 5.8
2003 7.6 7.9 7.2 13.6 6.5 5.9
2004 7.2 7.5 6.9 13.4 6.0 5.6
2005 6.8 7.0 6.5 12.4 5.8 5.1
2006 6.3 6.5 6.1 11.6 5.3 5.1
2007 6.0 6.4 5.6 11.2 5.1 4.8
2008 6.1 6.6 5.7 11.6 5.1 5.0
2009 8.3 9.4 7.0 15.3 7.1 6.5
The unemployed as a percentage of the labour force.
Source(s):
Labour Force Information (Catalogue no. 71-001-XIE), Client services (613-951-4090).CANSIM tables: 282-0087 and 282-0002.