Chart C data table
Chart C The longer the career interruption, the higher the earnings losses

Age Childless women One year or less More than one to three years More than three years
Hourly earnings (2004 $)
18 to 20 9.1 9.0 8.7 8.1
21 to 22 10.3 9.6 9.6 8.3
23 to 24 12.2 13.0 11.8 9.8
25 to 26 14.6 14.1 12.7 10.8
27 to 28 16.1 16.1 14.6 11.5
29 to 30 17.6 18.3 16.2 12.5
31 to 32 18.2 19.2 17.6 13.7
33 to 34 18.4 20.3 18.3 14.4
35 to 36 18.7 21.0 18.8 14.6
37 to 38 19.0 23.0 19.7 14.6
39 to 40 20.3 23.3 20.4 14.5
41 to 43 20.7 22.3 19.2 15.9
Source: Statistics Canada, Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics, 1993 to 2004.