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Table 2
Job characteristics of core-age and older workers
|
25 to 54
|
55 to 64
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Both sexes | Men | Women | Both sexes | Men | Women | |
|
thousands
|
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| Employed |
11,620
|
6,127
|
5,493
|
2,012
|
1,117
|
895
|
|
percent
|
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| 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
|
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| 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. |
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