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Table 2
Job characteristics of core-age and older workers

 
25 to 54
55 to 64
Both sexes Men Women Both sexes Men Women
thousands
Employed
11,620
6,127
5,493
2,012
1,117
895
 
percent
Employment rate1
82
86
77
56
63
49
Class of worker
Employee
85
82
88
76
70
83
Public sector
22
16
28
22
16
30
Private sector
63
66
60
54
54
53
Self-employed
15
18
12
24
30
17
Unionized (employees)
35
34
35
39
38
39
Type of work
Full-time
88
95
81
81
89
72
Part-time
12
5
19
19
11
28
Part-time by preference
28
26
29
66
64
67
 
hours
Average usual hours (all jobs) 39 42.1 35.6 37.7 40.9 33.6
1. Number employed expressed as a percentage of the population.
Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey, 2006.