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Table 28.5 Labour force characteristics, population aged 65 and older, by age group and sex, 1995 to 2008
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| 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | ||||||||||||||
| Males 65 and older | 1,404.2 | 1,437.3 | 1,472.1 | 1,505.6 | 1,535.0 | 1,565.8 | 1,598.9 | 1,631.7 | 1,667.3 | 1,704.7 | 1,745.6 | 1,792.4 | 1,844.5 | 1,907.3 |
| Labour force | 139.7 | 140.4 | 144.8 | 154.1 | 150.8 | 148.7 | 150.5 | 168.3 | 192.2 | 200.4 | 210.4 | 216.6 | 239.3 | 270.7 |
| Full-time employment | 87.9 | 86.3 | 92.0 | 99.2 | 95.7 | 91.4 | 95.5 | 105.0 | 118.4 | 123.3 | 132.3 | 131.3 | 146.9 | 171.3 |
| Part-time employment | 46.4 | 49.1 | 48.5 | 50.7 | 50.5 | 53.6 | 50.5 | 58.2 | 67.0 | 70.9 | 71.4 | 75.3 | 83.7 | 91.9 |
| Unemployment | 5.4 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 6.7 | 6.2 | 6.7 | 10.0 | 8.7 | 7.4 |
| Not in labour force | 1,264.6 | 1,296.9 | 1,327.3 | 1,351.5 | 1,384.2 | 1,417.0 | 1,448.4 | 1,463.4 | 1,475.1 | 1,504.3 | 1,535.2 | 1,575.9 | 1,605.2 | 1,636.6 |
| Males 65 to 69 | 513.4 | 521.9 | 531.2 | 536.8 | 538.8 | 538.3 | 538.3 | 537.1 | 540.8 | 550.4 | 561.9 | 578.5 | 601.3 | 630.1 |
| Labour force | 85.8 | 86.3 | 89.3 | 94.8 | 91.0 | 86.2 | 86.8 | 98.5 | 113.7 | 120.2 | 129.2 | 134.9 | 149.4 | 169.4 |
| Full-time employment | 56.1 | 54.6 | 58.8 | 63.5 | 60.1 | 53.9 | 56.9 | 64.6 | 73.2 | 80.0 | 85.6 | 84.4 | 94.3 | 112.3 |
| Part-time employment | 25.2 | 27.8 | 26.7 | 28.4 | 28.4 | 29.4 | 26.5 | 29.6 | 35.3 | 35.1 | 39.2 | 43.3 | 48.8 | 51.6 |
| Unemployment | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 7.3 | 6.4 | 5.5 |
| Not in labour force | 427.6 | 435.7 | 441.9 | 442.0 | 447.8 | 452.2 | 451.5 | 438.6 | 427.1 | 430.2 | 432.7 | 443.6 | 451.9 | 460.6 |
| Males 70 and older | 890.8 | 915.4 | 940.8 | 968.8 | 996.2 | 1,027.4 | 1,060.6 | 1,094.6 | 1,126.5 | 1,154.3 | 1,183.7 | 1,213.9 | 1,243.2 | 1,277.2 |
| Labour force | 53.9 | 54.1 | 55.5 | 59.2 | 59.8 | 62.6 | 63.7 | 69.8 | 78.4 | 80.3 | 81.2 | 81.6 | 89.9 | 101.3 |
| Full-time employment | 31.8 | 31.6 | 33.2 | 35.7 | 35.6 | 37.5 | 38.6 | 40.4 | 45.2 | 43.3 | 46.7 | 46.9 | 52.6 | 59.0 |
| Part-time employment | 21.2 | 21.3 | 21.8 | 22.3 | 22.1 | 24.2 | 24.0 | 28.6 | 31.7 | 35.8 | 32.1 | 32.0 | 34.9 | 40.3 |
| Unemployment | x | x | x | x | 2.0 | x | x | x | 1.5 | x | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.0 |
| Not in labour force | 837.0 | 861.2 | 885.4 | 909.5 | 936.4 | 964.9 | 997.0 | 1,024.8 | 1,048.0 | 1,074.0 | 1,102.5 | 1,132.3 | 1,153.3 | 1,176.0 |
| Females 65 and older | 1,850.0 | 1,885.4 | 1,919.1 | 1,949.0 | 1,975.8 | 2,004.3 | 2,034.7 | 2,067.3 | 2,102.5 | 2,139.7 | 2,178.3 | 2,224.3 | 2,276.3 | 2,335.8 |
| Labour force | 62.0 | 63.5 | 69.0 | 69.0 | 67.4 | 66.4 | 69.8 | 78.1 | 89.2 | 95.1 | 108.1 | 115.2 | 127.0 | 157.9 |
| Full-time employment | 24.2 | 24.6 | 27.1 | 28.9 | 30.7 | 27.4 | 27.6 | 30.5 | 33.2 | 33.7 | 44.4 | 48.1 | 52.4 | 65.4 |
| Part-time employment | 34.6 | 36.1 | 39.6 | 38.1 | 35.2 | 37.0 | 39.2 | 44.9 | 53.2 | 58.2 | 59.6 | 62.4 | 70.3 | 87.8 |
| Unemployment | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.0 | x | 1.9 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.7 |
| Not in labour force | 1,788.0 | 1,821.9 | 1,850.0 | 1,880.0 | 1,908.4 | 1,938.0 | 1,965.0 | 1,989.1 | 2,013.3 | 2,044.6 | 2,070.2 | 2,109.2 | 2,149.3 | 2,177.9 |
| Females 65 to 69 | 576.5 | 578.9 | 582.3 | 583.4 | 582.2 | 580.5 | 580.0 | 579.9 | 584.2 | 594.8 | 606.5 | 624.1 | 647.2 | 675.6 |
| Labour force | 42.1 | 40.9 | 45.2 | 43.1 | 41.6 | 41.6 | 45.3 | 50.9 | 60.1 | 65.4 | 73.5 | 79.3 | 86.5 | 107.1 |
| Full-time employment | 17.1 | 16.4 | 19.1 | 19.6 | 19.1 | 18.9 | 19.0 | 19.9 | 23.1 | 23.8 | 32.4 | 33.2 | 39.3 | 46.2 |
| Part-time employment | 22.1 | 22.8 | 24.4 | 22.0 | 21.3 | 21.2 | 23.7 | 29.0 | 34.5 | 38.8 | 37.6 | 42.8 | 44.3 | 57.3 |
| Unemployment | 2.9 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.6 | x | 1.5 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.7 |
| Not in labour force | 534.5 | 537.9 | 537.1 | 540.3 | 540.6 | 538.9 | 534.7 | 529.0 | 524.0 | 529.4 | 533.0 | 544.8 | 560.7 | 568.4 |
| Females 70 and older | 1,273.5 | 1,306.5 | 1,336.8 | 1,365.5 | 1,393.5 | 1,423.8 | 1,454.8 | 1,487.3 | 1,518.4 | 1,544.9 | 1,571.7 | 1,600.3 | 1,629.1 | 1,660.3 |
| Labour force | 19.9 | 22.6 | 23.8 | 25.9 | 25.7 | 24.7 | 24.5 | 27.2 | 29.1 | 29.7 | 34.6 | 35.9 | 40.5 | 50.8 |
| Full-time employment | 7.0 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 9.4 | 11.5 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 10.6 | 10.1 | 9.8 | 12.0 | 14.9 | 13.2 | 19.3 |
| Part-time employment | 12.6 | 13.3 | 15.2 | 16.1 | 13.9 | 15.8 | 15.6 | 15.9 | 18.7 | 19.5 | 22.0 | 19.7 | 26.0 | 30.5 |
| Unemployment | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Not in labour force | 1,253.6 | 1,283.9 | 1,312.9 | 1,339.7 | 1,367.8 | 1,399.1 | 1,430.3 | 1,460.1 | 1,489.3 | 1,515.2 | 1,537.2 | 1,564.4 | 1,588.6 | 1,609.5 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 282-0002. | ||||||||||||||
