Chart 1
Labour force participation rates in Canada and the United States, women aged 25 to 54, 1976 to 2015
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey (3701), adjusted for comparability with US data; United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey.
Chart description
This is a line chart.
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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