Table 10 Self-employment, 1976 to 2006

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Table 10
Self-employment, 1976 to 2006
	thousands	thousands	Percentage of women self-employed¹	Percentage of men self-employed¹	Women as a percentage of total self-employment
	Self-employed women	Self-employed men	Percentage of women self-employed¹	Percentage of men self-employed¹	Women as a percentage of total self-employment
1976	311.6	873.4	8.6	14.2	26.3
1977	329.8	880.4	8.8	14.2	27.2
1978	353.1	910.3	9.0	14.4	27.9
1979	380.1	944.6	9.2	14.4	28.7
1980	391.7	971.9	9.0	14.6	28.7
1981	404.6	1,020.6	8.9	15.1	28.4
1982	426.5	1,056.7	9.4	16.4	28.8
1983	448.7	1,094.5	9.7	17.1	29.1
1984	473.3	1,096.4	10.0	16.7	30.2
1985	537.2	1,188.9	10.9	17.8	31.1
1986	498.5	1,175.6	9.7	17.1	29.8
1987	513.3	1,185.8	9.7	16.9	30.2
1988	541.0	1,233.1	9.8	17.2	30.4
1989	559.6	1,240.7	9.8	17.0	31.1
1990	573.0	1,263.6	9.9	17.4	31.2
1991	582.6	1,313.2	10.1	18.6	30.7
1992	610.8	1,316.7	10.6	18.9	31.7
1993	649.4	1,361.7	11.2	19.4	32.3
1994	676.7	1,351.7	11.4	18.9	33.4
1995	701.3	1,381.8	11.6	19.0	33.7
1996	744.8	1,426.8	12.2	19.4	34.3
1997	827.2	1,522.2	13.3	20.4	35.2
1998	855.1	1,550.6	13.3	20.4	35.5
1999	850.2	1,582.8	12.9	20.3	34.9
2000	835.1	1,538.7	12.3	19.3	35.2
2001	773.4	1,503.3	11.2	18.7	34.0
2002	814.7	1,499.7	11.4	18.3	35.2
2003	830.7	1,571.1	11.3	18.8	34.6
2004	838.9	1,614.5	11.2	19.0	34.2
2005	866.0	1,645.6	11.4	19.1	34.4
2006	876.6	1,621.4	11.3	18.6	35.1
1. Expressed as a percentage of total employed.
Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey.