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Employment rate by sex, 1946 to 2016

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% 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 1946 1952 1958 1964 1970 1976 1982 1988 1994 2000 2006 2012 Both sexesBoth sexes MenMen WomenWomen
Note(s):
From 1946 to 1965, rates are based on the population aged 14 years and older. From 1966 to 2016, rates are based on the population aged 15 years and older. Newfoundland and Labrador was included in the Labour Force Survey (LFS) in the fourth quarter of 1949.
Source(s):
LFS, annual averages.

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Employment rate by sex, 1946 to 2016, %
  Both sexes Men Women
1946 53.1 82.0 24.1
1947 53.6 83.0 23.7
1948 53.3 83.0 23.1
1949 53.0 82.5 23.1
1950 51.8 80.7 22.6
1951 52.4 81.8 23.0
1952 51.9 80.8 23.1
1953 51.5 80.1 23.0
1954 50.5 77.9 23.0
1955 50.6 78.0 23.3
1956 51.7 79.0 24.4
1957 51.5 77.9 25.2
1958 50.1 75.0 25.3
1959 50.6 75.4 25.9
1960 50.4 74.2 26.9
1961 50.2 73.1 27.6
1962 50.7 73.6 28.1
1963 50.9 73.5 28.6
1964 51.6 74.0 29.6
1965 52.3 74.4 30.5
1966 55.4 77.1 34.2
1967 55.4 76.3 35.1
1968 55.0 75.1 35.5
1969 55.3 74.9 36.2
1970 54.5 73.4 36.1
1971 54.5 72.7 36.8
1972 54.9 73.0 37.4
1973 56.4 74.3 39.1
1974 57.3 74.9 40.2
1975 56.9 73.5 40.8
1976 57.1 72.7 41.9
1977 56.9 71.9 42.3
1978 57.5 72.0 43.4
1979 58.9 73.1 45.1
1980 59.4 72.8 46.4
1981 60.1 72.8 47.7
1982 57.3 68.4 46.5
1983 56.9 67.4 46.8
1984 57.7 68.0 47.7
1985 58.8 68.7 49.1
1986 59.8 69.6 50.3
1987 60.6 70.3 51.3
1988 61.7 70.9 52.7
1989 62.2 71.1 53.6
1990 61.7 69.9 53.8
1991 59.7 66.9 52.8
1992 58.3 65.0 51.9
1993 57.9 64.6 51.5
1994 58.4 65.1 51.9
1995 58.7 65.4 52.2
1996 58.5 65.0 52.1
1997 59.0 65.5 52.6
1998 59.7 66.0 53.7
1999 60.6 66.7 54.6
2000 61.3 67.3 55.4
2001 61.1 66.8 55.7
2002 61.7 67.1 56.6
2003 62.4 67.6 57.5
2004 62.6 67.7 57.7
2005 62.6 67.7 57.7
2006 62.8 67.6 58.1
2007 63.4 67.9 59.0
2008 63.4 68.0 59.0
2009 61.5 65.1 58.0
2010 61.5 65.3 57.9
2011 61.7 65.7 57.8
2012 61.7 65.5 57.9
2013 61.8 65.6 58.1
2014 61.4 65.4 57.6
2015 61.3 65.3 57.4
2016 61.1 64.9 57.5
Note(s):
From 1946 to 1965, rates are based on the population aged 14 years and older. From 1966 to 2016, rates are based on the population aged 15 years and older. Newfoundland and Labrador was included in the Labour Force Survey (LFS) in the fourth quarter of 1949.
Source(s):
LFS, annual averages.
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