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| Women | Men | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total unemployed | Unemployment rate | Total unemployed | Unemployment rate | |
| thousands | percentage | thousands | percentage | |
| 1976 | 323.4 | 8.2 | 420.3 | 6.4 |
| 1977 | 376.5 | 9.2 | 491.5 | 7.4 |
| 1978 | 412.1 | 9.5 | 522.2 | 7.6 |
| 1979 | 394.1 | 8.7 | 474.1 | 6.8 |
| 1980 | 395.0 | 8.3 | 500.3 | 7.0 |
| 1981 | 410.1 | 8.3 | 520.7 | 7.2 |
| 1982 | 543.2 | 10.7 | 815.0 | 11.2 |
| 1983 | 602.2 | 11.6 | 903.5 | 12.3 |
| 1984 | 605.6 | 11.3 | 840.6 | 11.4 |
| 1985 | 590.8 | 10.7 | 794.3 | 10.6 |
| 1986 | 560.2 | 9.9 | 725.3 | 9.6 |
| 1987 | 538.1 | 9.2 | 654.9 | 8.5 |
| 1988 | 493.4 | 8.2 | 576.1 | 7.4 |
| 1989 | 480.4 | 7.8 | 580.4 | 7.4 |
| 1990 | 511.4 | 8.1 | 646.8 | 8.2 |
| 1991 | 621.3 | 9.7 | 857.7 | 10.8 |
| 1992 | 654.8 | 10.2 | 950.4 | 12.0 |
| 1993 | 693.1 | 10.7 | 949.1 | 11.9 |
| 1994 | 642.6 | 9.8 | 872.4 | 10.9 |
| 1995 | 605.2 | 9.1 | 788.7 | 9.8 |
| 1996 | 625.4 | 9.3 | 806.8 | 9.9 |
| 1997 | 610.0 | 8.9 | 763.1 | 9.3 |
| 1998 | 558.6 | 8.0 | 711.5 | 8.5 |
| 1999 | 521.2 | 7.3 | 660.4 | 7.8 |
| 2000 | 487.5 | 6.7 | 595.3 | 6.9 |
| 2001 | 508.5 | 6.9 | 655.1 | 7.5 |
| 2002 | 547.2 | 7.1 | 721.7 | 8.1 |
| 2003 | 566.6 | 7.2 | 719.6 | 7.9 |
| 2004 | 549.9 | 6.9 | 685.4 | 7.5 |
| 2005 | 523.8 | 6.5 | 649.0 | 7.0 |
| 2006 | 500.1 | 6.1 | 608.3 | 6.5 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey. | ||||