Table 1
Percentage of population employed full time in their main job, by age, sex and province, (full-time students excluded)
| 1976 to 1978 | 1987 to 1989 | 1997 to 1999 | 2005 to 2007 | 2014 to 2016 third quarter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | |
| Men aged 17 to 24 | |||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 56.0 | 49.2 | 42.4 | 50.4 | 55.8 |
| Prince Edward Island | 71.0 | 64.4 | 65.5 | 65.2 | 61.5 |
| Nova Scotia | 69.3 | 65.0 | 55.8 | 62.5 | 56.6 |
| New Brunswick | 66.2 | 58.6 | 58.4 | 66.6 | 57.5 |
| Quebec | 70.5 | 69.3 | 59.9 | 63.1 | 56.1 |
| Ontario | 78.9 | 80.7 | 64.0 | 62.6 | 54.8 |
| Manitoba | 81.9 | 70.5 | 71.7 | 69.9 | 64.4 |
| Saskatchewan | 85.5 | 72.4 | 71.4 | 74.2 | 71.9 |
| Alberta | 86.2 | 73.6 | 74.4 | 79.1 | 69.0 |
| British Columbia | 75.6 | 68.9 | 57.9 | 68.6 | 57.7 |
| All provinces | 75.9 | 73.0 | 63.2 | 66.4 | 58.5 |
| Men aged 25 to 34 | |||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 74.5 | 69.3 | 62.5 | 72.0 | 75.4 |
| Prince Edward Island | 85.8 | 78.4 | 74.4 | 79.9 | 80.0 |
| Nova Scotia | 85.7 | 81.7 | 76.6 | 80.0 | 78.2 |
| New Brunswick | 81.6 | 74.9 | 76.2 | 80.3 | 77.6 |
| Quebec | 86.7 | 81.8 | 78.8 | 81.6 | 79.9 |
| Ontario | 92.3 | 90.6 | 84.9 | 84.6 | 80.1 |
| Manitoba | 91.0 | 84.8 | 85.9 | 86.7 | 83.8 |
| Saskatchewan | 92.6 | 85.1 | 84.7 | 87.7 | 86.6 |
| Alberta | 93.8 | 87.3 | 88.7 | 91.2 | 86.0 |
| British Columbia | 89.3 | 83.9 | 79.1 | 84.4 | 80.5 |
| All provinces | 89.5 | 85.6 | 82.2 | 84.4 | 81.2 |
| Men aged 35 to 54 | |||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 74.6 | 74.4 | 66.1 | 70.3 | 74.8 |
| Prince Edward Island | 81.8 | 80.4 | 74.4 | 78.7 | 80.5 |
| Nova Scotia | 83.1 | 81.1 | 75.7 | 78.3 | 77.7 |
| New Brunswick | 78.0 | 77.6 | 75.0 | 77.6 | 78.5 |
| Quebec | 85.6 | 83.0 | 79.1 | 81.0 | 81.4 |
| Ontario | 91.7 | 90.7 | 84.5 | 84.4 | 82.3 |
| Manitoba | 90.4 | 87.3 | 86.7 | 87.2 | 85.0 |
| Saskatchewan | 90.9 | 85.0 | 86.2 | 86.8 | 86.3 |
| Alberta | 93.3 | 87.6 | 87.8 | 89.7 | 85.9 |
| British Columbia | 89.0 | 84.6 | 79.7 | 82.3 | 81.0 |
| All provinces | 88.8 | 86.3 | 82.0 | 83.4 | 82.3 |
| Men aged 55 to 64 | |||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 51.6 | 44.4 | 34.0 | 41.5 | 49.0 |
| Prince Edward Island | 61.5 | 55.7 | 45.3 | 54.7 | 60.0 |
| Nova Scotia | 60.7 | 50.4 | 38.8 | 47.2 | 53.1 |
| New Brunswick | 58.0 | 47.4 | 41.2 | 48.8 | 54.8 |
| Quebec | 66.4 | 51.5 | 45.3 | 49.8 | 54.8 |
| Ontario | 73.2 | 62.8 | 51.4 | 58.7 | 60.7 |
| Manitoba | 70.8 | 56.8 | 54.5 | 60.7 | 63.3 |
| Saskatchewan | 71.3 | 59.3 | 58.5 | 62.8 | 66.4 |
| Alberta | 74.8 | 60.0 | 60.5 | 69.0 | 66.8 |
| British Columbia | 63.6 | 52.4 | 50.8 | 58.1 | 57.4 |
| All provinces | 68.8 | 56.9 | 49.8 | 56.5 | 59.1 |
| Women aged 17 to 24 | |||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 45.4 | 42.9 | 34.2 | 48.4 | 55.6 |
| Prince Edward Island | 53.4 | 56.7 | 58.6 | 64.5 | 57.8 |
| Nova Scotia | 52.7 | 55.1 | 44.7 | 56.2 | 52.6 |
| New Brunswick | 47.0 | 52.9 | 49.6 | 60.3 | 54.8 |
| Quebec | 57.7 | 57.8 | 45.5 | 53.8 | 49.3 |
| Ontario | 60.6 | 67.0 | 48.0 | 51.4 | 45.3 |
| Manitoba | 62.0 | 61.6 | 52.5 | 54.4 | 48.6 |
| Saskatchewan | 56.2 | 55.1 | 52.4 | 58.8 | 57.8 |
| Alberta | 63.2 | 61.2 | 56.5 | 65.0 | 55.0 |
| British Columbia | 55.7 | 55.6 | 45.8 | 55.5 | 48.2 |
| All provinces | 58.3 | 60.7 | 48.2 | 55.0 | 48.9 |
| Women aged 25 to 34 | |||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 29.7 | 46.0 | 49.4 | 59.6 | 64.4 |
| Prince Edward Island | 41.1 | 53.7 | 61.6 | 70.8 | 69.9 |
| Nova Scotia | 38.1 | 50.2 | 55.6 | 66.0 | 68.4 |
| New Brunswick | 33.4 | 48.2 | 56.0 | 68.5 | 69.4 |
| Quebec | 39.9 | 53.4 | 58.1 | 67.4 | 69.0 |
| Ontario | 46.5 | 61.0 | 61.3 | 67.0 | 64.7 |
| Manitoba | 40.2 | 54.7 | 57.8 | 63.3 | 62.9 |
| Saskatchewan | 35.2 | 50.5 | 56.2 | 63.2 | 64.2 |
| Alberta | 41.3 | 56.0 | 58.2 | 64.8 | 62.0 |
| British Columbia | 40.2 | 51.2 | 56.7 | 62.3 | 62.5 |
| All provinces | 41.8 | 55.7 | 58.9 | 65.9 | 65.1 |
| Women aged 35 to 54 | |||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 24.9 | 40.0 | 45.6 | 56.7 | 63.9 |
| Prince Edward Island | 33.8 | 48.6 | 56.8 | 67.2 | 71.0 |
| Nova Scotia | 32.3 | 43.7 | 50.3 | 61.5 | 65.6 |
| New Brunswick | 30.9 | 43.2 | 51.6 | 62.6 | 67.9 |
| Quebec | 33.1 | 46.1 | 54.0 | 62.9 | 68.6 |
| Ontario | 40.6 | 56.3 | 58.1 | 63.7 | 63.8 |
| Manitoba | 38.3 | 52.9 | 58.3 | 64.5 | 65.4 |
| Saskatchewan | 36.2 | 47.5 | 59.1 | 66.0 | 66.5 |
| Alberta | 39.0 | 53.2 | 59.0 | 63.0 | 62.0 |
| British Columbia | 35.6 | 48.1 | 53.2 | 57.3 | 57.8 |
| All provinces | 36.7 | 50.8 | 55.9 | 62.5 | 64.2 |
| Women aged 55 to 64 | |||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 11.5 | 14.7 | 15.2 | 25.7 | 33.0 |
| Prince Edward Island | 22.0 | 20.4 | 24.0 | 36.3 | 45.1 |
| Nova Scotia | 19.9 | 17.4 | 20.2 | 29.9 | 39.4 |
| New Brunswick | 19.1 | 18.7 | 21.1 | 29.7 | 40.7 |
| Quebec | 17.8 | 16.5 | 19.1 | 28.2 | 37.8 |
| Ontario | 26.2 | 25.7 | 26.4 | 38.4 | 43.5 |
| Manitoba | 25.1 | 24.8 | 27.3 | 38.6 | 44.0 |
| Saskatchewan | 23.3 | 24.3 | 30.3 | 39.2 | 44.3 |
| Alberta | 25.2 | 24.6 | 29.8 | 43.7 | 45.6 |
| British Columbia | 19.5 | 20.3 | 26.8 | 33.5 | 39.5 |
| All provinces | 22.2 | 21.7 | 24.4 | 34.9 | 41.5 |
Source(s):
Labour Force Survey (3701).
- Date modified: