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Participation rates and unemployment rates by age and sex, Canada and selected
countries
| |
1999 |
| |
Canada |
United States1 |
Japan |
Australia |
New Zealand |
| |
% |
| Participation rate2 |
| Both sexes |
75.9 |
77.2 |
72.4 |
72.9 |
75.2 |
| Men |
82.0 |
84.0 |
85.3 |
82.1 |
83.2 |
| 15–24 |
65.3 |
68.0 |
47.7 |
70.8 |
66.9 |
| 25–54 |
91.1 |
91.7 |
97.1 |
90.0 |
91.1 |
| 55–64 |
60.7 |
67.9 |
85.2 |
61.7 |
71.6 |
| 65 and over |
9.8 |
16.9 |
35.5 |
9.2 |
10.8 |
| Women |
69.8 |
70.7 |
59.5 |
63.6 |
67.4 |
| 15–24 |
61.7 |
62.9 |
46.7 |
65.9 |
59.6 |
| 25–54 |
78.2 |
76.8 |
66.4 |
69.2 |
73.5 |
| 55–64 |
39.4 |
51.5 |
49.8 |
31.7 |
48.4 |
| 65 and over |
3.4 |
8.9 |
14.9 |
2.9 |
4.2 |
| Unemployment rate |
| Both sexes |
7.6 |
4.2 |
4.7 |
7.0 |
6.8 |
| Men |
7.8 |
4.1 |
4.8 |
7.2 |
7.0 |
| 15–24 |
15.3 |
10.3 |
10.3 |
14.7 |
14.6 |
| 25–54 |
6.5 |
3.0 |
3.7 |
5.5 |
5.5 |
| 55–64 |
6.3 |
2.7 |
6.7 |
6.3 |
5.5 |
| 65 and over |
3.0 |
3.0 |
2.9 |
0.9 |
2.0 |
| Women |
7.2 |
4.3 |
4.5 |
6.7 |
6.5 |
| 15–24 |
12.6 |
9.5 |
8.2 |
12.0 |
12.8 |
| 25–54 |
6.3 |
3.4 |
4.4 |
5.3 |
5.3 |
| 55–64 |
5.3 |
2.6 |
3.3 |
4.7 |
4.2 |
| 65 and over |
– |
3.2 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
| 1. Estimates are for people aged 16 and older. |
| 2. The participation rate for all ages is defined as the total (or civilian) labour force for all ages divided by the total population for ages 15–64. |
| Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Labour Force Statistics 1978–1999, Paris, 2000. |
| Last modified: 2004-09-01. |
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