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Table 5.1
Employment trends of women and men aged 15 and over, 1976 to 2004
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| Year | Women | Men | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total employed (in thousands) |
Percent of all women employed |
Total employed (in thousands) |
Percent of
all men employed |
Women as a percent of total employment |
|
| 1976 | 3,618.2 | 41.9 | 6,129.3 | 72.7 | 37.1 |
| 1977 | 3,729.3 | 42.3 | 6,187.9 | 71.9 | 37.6 |
| 1978 | 3,904.2 | 43.4 | 6,316.0 | 72.0 | 38.2 |
| 1979 | 4,139.9 | 45.1 | 6,528.7 | 73.1 | 38.8 |
| 1980 | 4,348.1 | 46.4 | 6,635.9 | 72.8 | 39.6 |
| 1981 | 4,556.6 | 47.7 | 6,748.4 | 72.8 | 40.3 |
| 1982 | 4,513.0 | 46.5 | 6,430.7 | 68.4 | 41.2 |
| 1983 | 4,605.7 | 46.8 | 6,416.3 | 67.4 | 41.8 |
| 1984 | 4,749.5 | 47.7 | 6,552.2 | 68.0 | 42.0 |
| 1985 | 4,942.7 | 49.0 | 6,684.5 | 68.5 | 42.5 |
| 1986 | 5,126.5 | 50.2 | 6,860.1 | 69.5 | 42.8 |
| 1987 | 5,309.6 | 51.3 | 7,024.4 | 70.3 | 43.0 |
| 1988 | 5,528.8 | 52.7 | 7,179.6 | 70.9 | 43.5 |
| 1989 | 5,698.8 | 53.5 | 7,286.9 | 71.1 | 43.9 |
| 1990 | 5,803.8 | 53.7 | 7,275.1 | 69.9 | 44.4 |
| 1991 | 5,784.1 | 52.7 | 7,066.9 | 66.9 | 45.0 |
| 1992 | 5,762.0 | 51.9 | 6,957.6 | 65.0 | 45.3 |
| 1993 | 5,792.3 | 51.4 | 6,989.3 | 64.5 | 45.3 |
| 1994 | 5,907.1 | 51.8 | 7,136.6 | 65.1 | 45.3 |
| 1995 | 6,021.2 | 52.1 | 7,249.8 | 65.3 | 45.4 |
| 1996 | 6,087.4 | 52.0 | 7,304.3 | 64.9 | 45.4 |
| 1997 | 6,218.9 | 52.5 | 7,457.6 | 65.4 | 45.4 |
| 1998 | 6,413.6 | 53.6 | 7,605.6 | 65.9 | 45.7 |
| 1999 | 6,596.3 | 54.5 | 7,793.6 | 66.7 | 45.8 |
| 2000 | 6,788.6 | 55.4 | 7,970.0 | 67.3 | 46.0 |
| 2001 | 6,911.5 | 55.6 | 8,035.2 | 66.8 | 46.2 |
| 2002 | 7,126.4 | 56.6 | 8,181.5 | 67.1 | 46.6 |
| 2003 | 7,320.7 | 57.4 | 8,344.3 | 67.6 | 46.7 |
| 2004 | 7,470.1 | 57.8 | 8,479.6 | 67.8 | 46.8 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey. | |||||
