Chart 1
Participation rates of people aged 25 to 54, Canada, 1950 to 2015

Chart 1 Participation rates of people aged 25 to 54, Canada, 1950 to 2015

Data table for Chart 1
Data table for Chart 1
Table summary
This table displays the results of Data table for Chart 1. The information is grouped by Years (appearing as row headers), Women and Men, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
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
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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