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Statistics Canada - Government of Canada

Table 3.2.1
Labour force participation rates, by sex and age group, 1976 to 2004
  Age 25 to 54 Age 55 to 59 Age 60 to 64 Age 65 to 69 Age 70 and over
percent
Men
1976
94.5 84.2 66.5 24.5 9.2
1978
94.6 83.0 65.1 21.5 8.5
1980
94.5 82.9 63.9 21.4 7.6
1982
93.6 80.9 62.0 20.9 7.3
1984
93.3 80.1 59.2 19.0 7.4
1986
93.6 78.2 55.2 17.5 7.1
1988
93.5 77.8 51.5 17.2 6.6
1990
93.1 76.1 50.9 17.1 6.8
1992
91.4 73.9 47.9 17.8 6.2
1994
91.2 71.8 46.2 17.6 6.7
1996
90.7 71.4 43.4 16.4 5.9
1998
91.0 70.5 44.5 17.7 6.1
2000
91.0 72.5 45.8 16.0 6.1
2002
91.5 73.1 49.9 18.4 6.4
2004
91.6 75.6 53.2 21.8 6.9
Women
1976
52.3 38.2 24.4 7.8 2.2
1978
56.2 37.4 23.6 7.1 2.3
1980
60.0 38.8 25.0 7.5 1.8
1982
63.5 40.3 24.5 7.7 1.9
1984
66.8 39.5 25.0 7.0 2.3
1986
70.2 41.7 23.5 6.7 1.6
1988
73.1 44.2 24.3 6.7 1.9
1990
75.4 45.3 24.1 6.9 1.9
1992
75.2 47.6 23.2 7.5 1.5
1994
75.3 48.4 24.9 7.3 1.6
1996
75.9 48.2 23.2 7.1 1.7
1998
77.4 49.9 25.1 7.4 1.9
2000
78.5 53.0 27.0 7.2 1.7
2002
80.4 54.5 30.3 8.8 1.8
2004
81.6 60.1 34.5 11.0 1.9
Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey.