Table 1
Characteristics of workers laid-off during the last three recessions (1981 to 1984, 1990 to 1994, 2008 to 2011)

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Characteristics of workers laid-off during the last three recessions (1981 to 1984, 1990 to 1994, 2008 to 2011)


Table summary
This table displays the results of characteristics of workers laid-off during the last three recessions (1981 to 1984. The information is grouped by variables (appearing as row headers), 1981 to 1984, 1990 to 1994 and 2008 to 2011, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Variables 1981 to 1984 1990 to 1994 2008 to 2011
  percent
Gender  
Male 59.3 57.2 59.6
Female 40.7 42.8 40.4
Age group  
15 to 24 years 34.9 22.0 18.8
25 to 34 years 28.5 31.2 22.2
35 to 44 years 17.7 24.4 20.6
45 to 54 years 12.1 14.6 23.1
55 to 64 years 6.9 7.9 15.4
Education attainment  
Below university 94.6 92.5 84.3
University 5.4 7.5 15.7
Job tenure  
24 months or less 70.7 70.1 54.8
25 months to 60 months 13.7 13.1 17.2
61 months to 120 months 8.1 7.8 12.2
121 months to 240 months 5.5 6.5 9.7
241 months or more 1.9 2.4 6.1
Region  
Atlantic Provinces 12.3 14.2 11.3
Quebec 29.0 30.3 25.4
Ontario 30.7 30.1 35.5
Prairie Provinces 6.0 5.7 5.4
Alberta 8.5 7.9 10.3
British Columbia 13.4 11.7 12.1
Industry  
Primary industries and construction 23.5 23.9 22.8
Manufacturing 22.7 18.6 15.1
Retail trade, accommodation,
and food services		 15.9 15.9 14.1
High-skill services 8.8 10.8 14.2
Public services 15.7 17.3 19.5
Other service-producing industries 13.4 13.5 14.3
Occupation  
Managers Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 2.8 2.7
Professionals Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 7.5 11.5
Semi-professionals and technicians Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 5.1 7.1
Clerical, sales, and service
personnel		 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 36.2 34.0
Manual workers and trades personnel Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 48.3 44.7
       
.. not available for a specific reference period
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey.
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