Chart 1
Percentage of employed persons 15 years and over holding more than one job, by sex, 1976 to 2023

% 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 Both sexesBoth sexes MenMen WomenWomen
Note(s):
Due to rounding, estimates and percentages may differ slightly between different Statistics Canada products, such as analytical documents and data tables.
Source(s):
Labour Force Survey (3701), custom tabulation.

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Percentage of employed persons 15 years and over holding more than one job, by sex, 1976 to 2023, %
  Both sexes Men Women
1976 2.1 2.5 1.4
1977 2.4 2.8 1.7
1978 2.4 2.8 1.8
1979 2.8 3.3 2.2
1980 3.1 3.5 2.4
1981 3.3 3.7 2.8
1982 3.2 3.5 2.8
1983 3.5 3.7 3.1
1984 3.5 3.7 3.3
1985 3.7 3.9 3.5
1986 3.8 4.0 3.7
1987 4.1 4.2 4.0
1988 4.5 4.5 4.5
1989 4.6 4.6 4.6
1990 4.8 4.7 4.9
1991 4.8 4.6 5.0
1992 4.8 4.6 5.1
1993 5.0 4.8 5.3
1994 4.9 4.6 5.4
1995 4.9 4.5 5.4
1996 5.1 4.6 5.8
1997 5.2 4.6 5.8
1998 5.0 4.5 5.6
1999 5.0 4.5 5.6
2000 4.8 4.2 5.6
2001 4.7 4.1 5.5
2002 5.1 4.4 5.8
2003 5.0 4.3 5.8
2004 5.1 4.3 5.9
2005 5.2 4.5 6.1
2006 5.3 4.6 6.0
2007 5.3 4.5 6.3
2008 5.3 4.5 6.1
2009 5.4 4.5 6.4
2010 5.4 4.5 6.4
2011 5.5 4.6 6.5
2012 5.3 4.4 6.3
2013 5.4 4.4 6.5
2014 5.3 4.5 6.2
2015 5.4 4.3 6.6
2016 5.6 4.7 6.6
2017 5.7 4.8 6.6
2018 5.8 4.7 6.9
2019 5.8 4.9 6.8
2020 4.5 3.9 5.1
2021 5.1 4.4 5.9
2022 5.5 4.8 6.3
2023 5.6 4.8 6.4
Note(s):
Due to rounding, estimates and percentages may differ slightly between different Statistics Canada products, such as analytical documents and data tables.
Source(s):
Labour Force Survey (3701), custom tabulation.
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