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| Table 1 Reasons for not working in the past year |
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| 1995 | 2005 | |
| ’000 | ||
| Men 25 to 54 | 590 | 603 |
| % | ||
| Job leavers | 14.6 | 16.2 |
| Illness or disability | 3.5 | 3.8 |
| Personal or family reasons | 0.6 | 1 |
| School | 4.8 | 4.9 |
| Dissatisfied | 1.6 | 3.2 |
| Retired | 1.4 | 1.5 |
| Other | 2.8 | 1.8 |
| Job losers (permanent layoff) | 21.1 | 12.8 |
| Other1 | 64.3 | 71 |
| ’000 | ||
| Women 25 to 54 | 1,588 | 1,334 |
| % | ||
| Job leavers | 10.3 | 12.6 |
| Illness or disability | 1.7 | 2.1 |
| Personal or family reasons | 3.2 | 4.4 |
| School | 1.6 | 2 |
| Dissatisfied | 1.7 | 2.5 |
| Retired | 0.4 | 0.7 |
| Other | 1.7 | 1 |
| Job losers (permanent layoff) | 9.8 | 7.3 |
| Other1 | 80 | 80.1 |
1 Never worked or last worked more than 12 months ago. |
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| Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey | ||