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Table 2
Employment history of married individuals aged 55 to 64

  1976 1986 1996 2006
Men %
Currently employed 76.4 65.9 56.6 65.1
Not currently employed
Last worked age 50 or older 18.5 26.9 34.4 26.4
Last worked age 40 to 49 1.6 2.2 3.7 3.8
Last worked before age 40 3.2 4.9 4.8 4.2
Never worked 0.3 0.1 0.6 0.5
Women
Currently employed 24.9 28.2 33.2 48.0
Not currently employed
Last worked age 50 or older 21.9 27.4 32.2 29.0
Last worked age 40 to 49 7.2 10.8 9.9 9.5
Last worked before age 40 18.7 22.3 15.6 10.0
Never worked 27.2 11.3 9.0 3.6
Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey.