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| Table 2 Participation rates by province |
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| 1995 | 1998 | 2001 | 2004 | 2005 | |
| Women 25 to 54 | % | ||||
| Canada | 75.7 | 77.6 | 79.1 | 81.5 | 81.1 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 63.2 | 66.7 | 72 | 74.1 | 74.5 |
| Prince Edward Island | 79.6 | 82.3 | 83.2 | 86.3 | 86.5 |
| Nova Scotia | 70.5 | 73.4 | 77.4 | 80.2 | 80.3 |
| New Brunswick | 71.1 | 73 | 76.1 | 80.3 | 80.5 |
| Quebec | 72.6 | 74.9 | 77.8 | 81.1 | 81.6 |
| Ontario | 76.7 | 78.8 | 80.2 | 81.9 | 81.6 |
| Manitoba | 80.2 | 80.9 | 81.9 | 84.1 | 83 |
| Saskatchewan | 80.1 | 81.3 | 80.7 | 84.2 | 83.7 |
| Alberta | 80.7 | 81.6 | 81.4 | 82.1 | 80.5 |
| British Columbia | 76.9 | 77.6 | 77.3 | 80.5 | 79.3 |
| Men 25 to 54 | |||||
| Canada | 90.9 | 91.1 | 91.1 | 91.6 | 91.5 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 79 | 79.8 | 81.9 | 83.9 | 84.2 |
| Prince Edward Island | 90.7 | 88.9 | 91.6 | 91.1 | 91 |
| Nova Scotia | 87.1 | 88.2 | 88 | 89.9 | 89.3 |
| New Brunswick | 84.3 | 86.6 | 86.9 | 88.1 | 88.6 |
| Quebec | 89.2 | 89.9 | 90 | 90.9 | 90.7 |
| Ontario | 91.7 | 92 | 92.3 | 92.2 | 92.1 |
| Manitoba | 93 | 93.2 | 93.2 | 93.5 | 92.7 |
| Saskatchewan | 93.2 | 93.1 | 92.2 | 92.9 | 92.6 |
| Alberta | 94.4 | 94.3 | 93.6 | 93.8 | 93.9 |
| British Columbia | 92.4 | 90.4 | 89.4 | 90.4 | 90 |
Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey |
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