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Labour force participation rates in Canada and the United States, women aged 25 to 54, 1976 to 2015

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% 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 CanadaCanada United StatesUnited States
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey (3701), adjusted for comparability with US data; United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey.

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Labour force participation rates in Canada and the United States, women aged 25 to 54, 1976 to 2015, %
  Canada United States
1976 51.9 56.8
1977 53.3 58.5
1978 55.8 60.6
1979 57.5 62.3
1980 59.5 64.0
1981 62.1 65.3
1982 62.8 66.3
1983 64.4 67.1
1984 66.0 68.2
1985 67.9 69.6
1986 69.5 70.8
1987 70.8 71.9
1988 72.4 72.7
1989 73.7 73.6
1990 74.7 74.0
1991 75.1 74.1
1992 74.4 74.6
1993 74.8 74.6
1994 74.5 75.3
1995 74.8 75.6
1996 75.1 76.1
1997 76.2 76.7
1998 77.0 76.5
1999 77.7 76.8
2000 77.9 76.7
2001 78.5 76.4
2002 79.9 75.9
2003 80.6 75.6
2004 81.0 75.3
2005 80.6 75.3
2006 80.6 75.5
2007 81.5 75.4
2008 81.3 75.8
2009 81.5 75.6
2010 81.7 75.2
2011 81.5 74.7
2012 81.8 74.5
2013 82.1 73.9
2014 81.2 73.9
2015 81.3 73.9
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey (3701), adjusted for comparability with US data; United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey.
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