Chart 1
Participation rates of people aged 25 to 54, Canada, 1950 to 2015
Data table for Chart 1
| Years | Women | Men |
|---|---|---|
| percent | ||
| 1950 | 21.6 | 97.1 |
| 1951 | 22.1 | 97.4 |
| 1952 | 22.7 | 97.3 |
| 1953 | 22.4 | 97.1 |
| 1954 | 22.8 | 96.8 |
| 1955 | 23.4 | 97.1 |
| 1956 | 24.5 | 97.1 |
| 1957 | 25.9 | 97.3 |
| 1958 | 26.6 | 97.4 |
| 1959 | 27.4 | 97.4 |
| 1960 | 28.9 | 97.4 |
| 1961 | 30.0 | 97.2 |
| 1962 | 30.7 | 97.1 |
| 1963 | 31.7 | 97.2 |
| 1964 | 32.9 | 97.2 |
| 1965 | 33.9 | 97.1 |
| 1966 | 35.3 | 97.1 |
| 1967 | 36.9 | 96.9 |
| 1968 | 37.5 | 96.5 |
| 1969 | 38.7 | 96.4 |
| 1970 | 39.8 | 96.3 |
| 1971 | 40.9 | 96.2 |
| 1972 | 42.3 | 96.0 |
| 1973 | 44.0 | 96.1 |
| 1974 | 45.5 | 96.2 |
| 1975 | 47.6 | 95.9 |
| 1976 | 52.3 | 94.5 |
| 1977 | 53.7 | 94.3 |
| 1978 | 56.2 | 94.6 |
| 1979 | 58.0 | 94.7 |
| 1980 | 60.0 | 94.5 |
| 1981 | 62.6 | 94.6 |
| 1982 | 63.5 | 93.6 |
| 1983 | 65.2 | 93.5 |
| 1984 | 66.8 | 93.3 |
| 1985 | 68.7 | 93.5 |
| 1986 | 70.2 | 93.6 |
| 1987 | 71.5 | 93.8 |
| 1988 | 73.1 | 93.5 |
| 1989 | 74.4 | 93.5 |
| 1990 | 75.5 | 93.1 |
| 1991 | 75.9 | 92.4 |
| 1992 | 75.3 | 91.4 |
| 1993 | 75.7 | 91.4 |
| 1994 | 75.4 | 91.2 |
| 1995 | 75.7 | 90.9 |
| 1996 | 76.0 | 90.8 |
| 1997 | 76.9 | 90.9 |
| 1998 | 77.6 | 91.1 |
| 1999 | 78.2 | 91.1 |
| 2000 | 78.5 | 91.0 |
| 2001 | 79.1 | 91.1 |
| 2002 | 80.4 | 91.5 |
| 2003 | 81.1 | 91.6 |
| 2004 | 81.5 | 91.6 |
| 2005 | 81.1 | 91.5 |
| 2006 | 81.2 | 91.1 |
| 2007 | 82.1 | 91.1 |
| 2008 | 81.9 | 91.5 |
| 2009 | 82.1 | 90.8 |
| 2010 | 82.3 | 90.6 |
| 2011 | 82.2 | 90.7 |
| 2012 | 82.5 | 90.8 |
| 2013 | 82.7 | 90.7 |
| 2014 | 81.9 | 90.5 |
| 2015 | 82.0 | 90.9 |
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Note: Data covering the period of 1950 to 1965 exclude Newfoundland and Labrador. Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey, CANSIM table 282-0002 and custom tabulations. |
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