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Appendix C: Selected Statistics of Female Employment in North America 1984-1996
Table C-1 Total Population (in thousands)
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
Canada
Total
25702
25942
26204
26550
26895
27379
27791
28120
28542
28941
29248
29558
29964
Male
12778
12890
13013
13180
13346
13581
13781
13939
14149
14344
14491
14616
14845
Female
12924
13052
13191
13370
13549
13798
14010
14181
14393
14597
14757
14942
15119
Mexico
a
Total
72275
73698
75150
76631
78141
79680
81250
83134
85063
87036
89055
91121
93125
Male
35704
36407
37124
37856
38601
39362
39894
40819
41766
42735
43726
44922
45911
Female
36571
37291
38026
38775
39539
40318
41356
42315
43297
44301
45329
46198
47214
United States
Total
235825
237924
240133
242289
244499
246819
248718
252138
255039
257800
260350
262755
265185
Male
114670
115730
116865
117961
119086
120277
121244
122951
124436
125812
127085
128314
129540
Female
121155
122194
123268
124328
125413
126542
127474
129197
130603
131988
133265
134441
135645
Table C-2 Labor Force
b
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
Participation Rate (%)
Canada
Total
65.3
65.8
66.3
66.7
67.2
67.5
67.3
66.7
65.9
65.5
65.3
64.8
64.9
Male
76.9
77.0
77.1
77.0
77.0
77.1
76.3
75.1
74.0
73.5
73.3
72.5
72.4
Female
54.0
55.1
55.8
56.7
57.7
58.3
58.7
58.5
58.0
57.9
57.6
57.4
57.6
Mexico
Total
52.7
53.8
54.9
55.8
56.7
57.2
57.6
57.8
58.7
59.4
59.5
59.6
59.6
Male
79.6
81.0
82.3
83.5
84.7
84.6
84.4
84.1
84.6
85.0
84.5
84.0
83.9
Female
27.8
28.9
29.9
30.9
31.7
32.6
33.3
34.0
34.9
35.8
36.4
37.0
37.4
United States
Total
64.4
64.8
65.3
65.6
65.9
66.5
66.5
66.2
66.4
66.3
66.6
66.6
66.8
Male
76.4
76.3
76.3
76.2
76.2
76.4
76.4
75.8
75.8
75.4
75.1
75.0
74.9
Female
53.6
54.5
55.3
56.0
56.6
57.4
57.5
57.4
57.8
57.9
58.8
58.9
59.3
Table C-3 Employment
b
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
Total Employment (in thousands)
Canada
Total
11402
11742
12095
12422
12819
13086
13165
12916
12842
13015
13292
13506
13676
Male
6615
6764
6933
7075
7247
7356
7320
7104
7031
7126
7290
7397
7479
Female
4787
4978
5162
5347
5572
5730
5845
5812
5811
5889
6002
6109
6197
Mexico
a
Total
21986
23187
24189
25253
26413
27456
28481
29479
30577
31583
32352
32673
34111
Male
15903
16697
17283
17931
18674
19311
19934
20511
21196
21782
22185
22183
22978
Female
6082
6490
6906
7322
7739
8145
8547
8968
9381
9801
10167
10491
11133
United States
Total
105005
107150
109597
112440
114968
117342
118793
117718
118492
120259
123060
124900
126708
Male
59091
59891
50892
62107
63273
64315
65104
64222
64440
65349
66450
67377
68207
Female
45915
47259
48706
50334
51696
53207
53689
53496
54052
54910
56610
57523
58501
Female Employment by Sector (% of total)
c
Canada
Primary
3.1
2.9
2.9
2.8
2.7
2.6
2.6
2.8
2.6
2.6
2.6
2.5
2.6
Secondary
13.6
13.3
13.4
13.0
13.2
12.9
12.2
11.4
11.1
10.7
10.7
11.3
11.0
Tertiary
83.2
83.7
83.7
84.2
84.1
84.4
85.1
85.8
86.3
86.7
86.7
86.2
86.4
Mexico
Primary
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
10.9
-
11.1
-
11.1
10.4
Secondary
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
19.0
-
17.6
-
14.9
17.5
Tertiary
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
70.2
-
71.2
-
74.0
71.8
United States
Primary
1.5
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.2
1.6
1.6
1.5
Secondary
16.4
15.8
15.3
15.1
15.1
14.8
14.3
13.9
13.5
12.8
12.8
12.7
12.7
Tertiary
82.1
82.7
83.3
83.5
83.5
83.8
84.4
84.8
85.2
86.0
85.6
85.7
85.8
Female Average Hours Worked
d
(hours per week)
Canada
32.2
32.2
32.4
32.3
32.7
33.2
33.1
32.5
31.9
32.2
32.5
32.4
32.5
Mexico
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
36.6
-
36.2
-
36.1
36.7
United States
34.9
35.2
35.4
35.3
35.7
35.8
35.8
35.8
35.6
36.0
35.5
35.6
35.7
Female Job Tenure (years)
e
Canada
5.8
5.8
5.7
5.8
5.8
5.8
5.9
6.1
6.4
6.7
6.8
6.9
7.1
Mexico
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
6.2
-
-
-
6.7
-
United States
-
-
-
5.5
-
-
-
5.9
-
-
-
-
6.7
Female Part-time Employment
f
(% of total)
Canada
27.7
28.2
27.7
27.2
27.4
26.7
26.8
28.0
28.2
28.8
28.6
25.0
28.9
Mexico
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
36.8
-
37.2
-
40.3
38.8
United States
27.1
26.6
26.4
26.1
25.7
25.5
25.2
25.6
25.4
25.3
27.7
27.4
26.9
Table C-4 Female Unemployment
b
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
Total Female Unemployment (in thousands)
Canada
612
594
560
546
503
487
515
626
674
697
656
621
647
Mexico
233
247
253
259
264
281
298
302
315
320
425
572
487
United States
3794
3791
3707
3324
3046
3003
3140
3683
4090
3885
3629
3421
3356
Unemployment Rate (% of the labor force)
Male
Canada
11.2
10.4
9.4
8.6
7.4
7.3
8.1
10.9
12.1
11.8
10.8
9.8
9.9
Mexico
4.7
3.8
3.1
2.5
2.0
1.9
1.8
1.7
1.9