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Year
People aged
15 to 24
25 to 44
45 to 54
55 to 64
Women
Men
Women
Men
Women
Men
Women
Men
%
1976
24.8
17.9
21.8
1.5
24.0
1.4
24.7
3.7
1977
25.6
18.4
22.3
1.8
25.0
1.7
25.7
3.7
1978
26.1
18.5
22.1
1.7
25.7
1.8
25.8
4.2
1979
27.6
19.0
22.4
1.7
26.2
1.8
26.1
4.7
1980
27.9
19.8
23.0
1.9
27.0
2.0
27.7
4.4
1981
29.0
21.3
23.1
2.1
27.3
2.1
27.6
4.3
1982
32.3
24.6
23.3
2.6
28.0
2.6
29.6
5.0
1983
34.3
26.7
23.9
3.2
27.9
2.9
30.0
6.2
1984
35.6
27.4
22.8
3.2
27.1
2.9
30.2
5.7
1985
36.8
27.7
23.7
3.2
27.4
2.9
29.8
6.0
1986
37.4
28.3
22.8
3.2
26.8
2.8
30.4
6.7
1987
37.6
27.8
22.3
3.1
25.6
2.7
31.7
6.5
1988
38.3
29.4
22.2
2.9
26.3
2.4
31.2
7.0
1989
39.3
30.0
21.3
2.9
24.2
2.8
32.5
7.0
1990
40.7
32.3
21.4
3.3
24.2
2.7
31.2
7.3
1991
45.1
36.4
22.3
3.9
24.1
3.4
32.2
8.6
1992
47.1
38.7
22.5
4.3
23.6
3.6
32.7
8.9
1993
50.2
40.7
23.0
5.1
23.8
3.7
33.6
9.2
1994
51.0
39.2
22.8
4.8
23.2
3.9
34.3
9.7
1995
51.2
39.3
22.7
4.7
22.3
4.3
32.7
9.6
1996
53.0
38.6
23.1
5.1
23.3
4.3
32.7
10.0
1997
53.9
37.6
23.6
5.0
23.7
4.4
32.7
10.3
1998
53.2
37.7
22.7
4.9
23.0
4.4
32.6
10.5
1999
51.6
37.2
22.2
4.4
22.0
4.3
31.5
10.3
2000
51.0
36.6
21.3
4.4
21.4
4.3
30.1
10.4
2001
50.4
36.8
21.1
4.7
21.3
4.4
29.2
9.9
2002
52.4
37.6
21.2
4.9
21.4
4.5
31.3
10.8
2003
52.8
37.6
21.2
4.9
21.3
4.7
31.0
10.7
2004
52.2
37.4
20.5
4.7
20.6
4.2
29.6
10.6
1. Expressed as a percentage of total employed. Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey.
