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Table 28.4 Labour force characteristics of seniors, by age group and sex, 1997 to 2010
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| Males 65 and older | 1,472.1 | 1,504.9 | 1,533.7 | 1,564.3 | 1,598.3 | 1,631.7 | 1,667.6 | 1,705.5 | 1,745.6 | 1,797.2 | 1,852.3 | 1,914.6 | 1,980.1 | 2,047.4 |
| Labour force | 145.2 | 154.8 | 150.5 | 148.7 | 150.3 | 170.4 | 192.1 | 200.6 | 211.7 | 217.3 | 241.1 | 272.1 | 299.5 | 332.2 |
| Full-time employment | 92.1 | 99.8 | 95.5 | 91.2 | 95.4 | 106.1 | 118.3 | 123.5 | 133.1 | 131.9 | 147.9 | 172.3 | 186.4 | 200.9 |
| Part-time employment | 48.7 | 50.8 | 50.4 | 53.7 | 50.6 | 59.1 | 67.0 | 70.9 | 71.9 | 75.4 | 84.3 | 92.3 | 99.5 | 114.7 |
| Unemployment | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 6.8 | 6.2 | 6.7 | 10.0 | 8.8 | 7.5 | 13.6 | 16.7 |
| Not in labour force | 1,326.9 | 1,350.1 | 1,383.2 | 1,415.7 | 1,447.9 | 1,461.3 | 1,475.5 | 1,504.9 | 1,533.9 | 1,579.9 | 1,611.3 | 1,642.5 | 1,680.6 | 1,715.2 |
| Males 65 to 69 | 531.6 | 537.1 | 539.1 | 538.5 | 538.4 | 537.5 | 541.4 | 551.3 | 563.1 | 582.7 | 607.6 | 637.6 | 668.8 | 699.3 |
| Labour force | 89.7 | 95.3 | 91.0 | 86.1 | 86.7 | 99.4 | 113.9 | 120.0 | 130.0 | 135.8 | 150.9 | 171.5 | 192.6 | 215.1 |
| Full-time employment | 59.1 | 63.9 | 60.0 | 53.7 | 56.9 | 65.1 | 73.4 | 80.0 | 86.1 | 84.8 | 95.1 | 113.7 | 122.6 | 136.5 |
| Part-time employment | 26.8 | 28.5 | 28.4 | 29.5 | 26.5 | 30.0 | 35.3 | 35.0 | 39.6 | 43.6 | 49.3 | 52.3 | 59.3 | 64.7 |
| Unemployment | 3.8 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 7.3 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 10.7 | 13.8 |
| Not in labour force | 442.0 | 441.8 | 448.1 | 452.4 | 451.7 | 438.0 | 427.5 | 431.2 | 433.2 | 446.9 | 456.7 | 466.1 | 476.2 | 484.2 |
| Males 70 and older | 940.4 | 967.8 | 994.7 | 1,025.9 | 1,059.9 | 1,094.3 | 1,126.2 | 1,154.2 | 1,182.5 | 1,214.6 | 1,244.7 | 1,277.0 | 1,311.3 | 1,348.1 |
| Labour force | 55.5 | 59.5 | 59.5 | 62.6 | 63.6 | 71.0 | 78.2 | 80.6 | 81.8 | 81.5 | 90.2 | 100.6 | 106.9 | 117.1 |
| Full-time employment | 33.1 | 35.9 | 35.5 | 37.5 | 38.5 | 41.0 | 44.9 | 43.5 | 47.0 | 47.1 | 52.8 | 58.6 | 63.8 | 64.3 |
| Part-time employment | 21.9 | 22.3 | 22.0 | 24.2 | 24.0 | 29.1 | 31.7 | 35.9 | 32.3 | 31.8 | 35.0 | 40.0 | 40.2 | 49.9 |
| Unemployment | x | x | 2.0 | x | x | x | 1.5 | x | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
| Not in labour force | 884.9 | 908.3 | 935.1 | 963.3 | 996.2 | 1,023.3 | 1,048.0 | 1,073.6 | 1,100.7 | 1,133.0 | 1,154.5 | 1,176.4 | 1,204.4 | 1,230.9 |
| Females 65 and older | 1,918.3 | 1,949.2 | 1,976.1 | 2,004.6 | 2,036.0 | 2,071.0 | 2,108.3 | 2,147.3 | 2,187.8 | 2,238.7 | 2,291.1 | 2,350.7 | 2,414.0 | 2,479.8 |
| Labour force | 69.3 | 68.9 | 67.2 | 66.4 | 69.7 | 78.5 | 90.3 | 96.1 | 108.0 | 115.7 | 128.5 | 159.2 | 162.1 | 186.0 |
| Full-time employment | 27.2 | 28.9 | 30.6 | 27.4 | 27.6 | 30.6 | 33.5 | 34.1 | 44.3 | 48.2 | 52.8 | 65.8 | 65.6 | 75.7 |
| Part-time employment | 39.8 | 38.0 | 35.1 | 37.0 | 39.2 | 45.2 | 53.9 | 58.8 | 59.6 | 62.8 | 71.3 | 88.7 | 90.1 | 101.6 |
| Unemployment | 2.3 | 2.0 | x | 1.9 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 6.4 | 8.8 |
| Not in labour force | 1,849.0 | 1,880.2 | 1,909.0 | 1,938.2 | 1,966.3 | 1,992.5 | 2,018.0 | 2,051.2 | 2,079.7 | 2,123.0 | 2,162.6 | 2,191.5 | 2,252.0 | 2,293.7 |
| Females 65 to 69 | 582.3 | 583.8 | 582.6 | 580.7 | 580.2 | 580.8 | 585.7 | 597.2 | 609.0 | 628.0 | 652.2 | 681.5 | 712.5 | 743.4 |
| Labour force | 45.5 | 43.0 | 41.6 | 41.5 | 45.2 | 51.2 | 60.9 | 66.0 | 73.4 | 79.6 | 87.3 | 108.2 | 114.1 | 129.8 |
| Full-time employment | 19.1 | 19.5 | 19.2 | 18.8 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 23.3 | 24.0 | 32.4 | 33.2 | 39.5 | 46.6 | 48.5 | 56.7 |
| Part-time employment | 24.6 | 22.0 | 21.3 | 21.1 | 23.5 | 29.2 | 35.0 | 39.1 | 37.5 | 43.1 | 44.9 | 58.0 | 60.8 | 66.5 |
| Unemployment | 1.8 | 1.6 | x | 1.5 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 6.6 |
| Not in labour force | 536.8 | 540.7 | 541.0 | 539.2 | 535.0 | 529.6 | 524.9 | 531.2 | 535.5 | 548.4 | 564.9 | 573.3 | 598.4 | 613.6 |
| Females 70 and older | 1,336.0 | 1,365.4 | 1,393.6 | 1,423.9 | 1,455.8 | 1,490.3 | 1,522.6 | 1,550.2 | 1,578.8 | 1,610.6 | 1,638.9 | 1,669.2 | 1,701.5 | 1,736.4 |
| Labour force | 23.8 | 25.9 | 25.5 | 24.9 | 24.5 | 27.3 | 29.4 | 30.1 | 34.6 | 36.0 | 41.1 | 51.0 | 47.9 | 56.3 |
| Full-time employment | 8.1 | 9.4 | 11.4 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 10.7 | 10.2 | 10.1 | 12.0 | 15.0 | 13.3 | 19.2 | 17.1 | 18.9 |
| Part-time employment | 15.2 | 16.1 | 13.8 | 15.9 | 15.6 | 16.0 | 18.9 | 19.7 | 22.1 | 19.7 | 26.5 | 30.8 | 29.3 | 35.1 |
| Unemployment | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | 1.5 | 2.2 |
| Not in labour force | 1,312.1 | 1,339.5 | 1,368.0 | 1,399.0 | 1,431.2 | 1,462.9 | 1,493.1 | 1,520.1 | 1,544.2 | 1,574.6 | 1,597.8 | 1,618.2 | 1,653.6 | 1,680.1 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 282-0002. | ||||||||||||||
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