Chart 1 Employment rates of women and men, 1976 to 2009
  Employment rate ( % )
Men Women
1976 72.7 41.9
1977 71.9 42.3
1978 72.0 43.4
1979 73.1 45.1
1980 72.8 46.4
1981 72.8 47.7
1982 68.4 46.5
1983 67.4 46.8
1984 68.0 47.7
1985 68.7 49.1
1986 69.6 50.3
1987 70.3 51.3
1988 70.9 52.7
1989 71.1 53.6
1990 69.9 53.8
1991 66.9 52.8
1992 65.0 51.9
1993 64.6 51.5
1994 65.1 51.9
1995 65.4 52.2
1996 65.0 52.1
1997 65.5 52.6
1998 65.9 53.7
1999 66.7 54.6
2000 67.3 55.4
2001 66.8 55.6
2002 67.1 56.6
2003 67.6 57.4
2004 67.8 57.8
2005 67.7 57.8
2006 67.7 58.3
2007 68.0 59.1
2008 68.1 59.3
2009 65.2 58.3

Source: Statistics Canada. Labour Force Survey.