Chart 1
Proportion of seniors working has increased, Canada, 1980 to 2015

1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 0 5 10 15 20 25 % Full year, full timeFull year, full time Part year and/or part timePart year and/or part time
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2006, 2016; 2011 National Household Survey.

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Proportion of seniors working has increased, Canada, 1980 to 2015, %
  Full year, full time Part year and/or part time
1980 4.9 9.5
1985 4.1 8.0
1990 4.4 7.5
1995 3.4 6.7
2000 3.7 7.3
2005 4.4 9.0
2010 5.5 11.1
2015 5.9 13.9
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2006, 2016; 2011 National Household Survey.
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