Adapted from Statistics Canada, Do aging baby boomers work more than earlier generations?, January 1976 to December 2021. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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Labor participation rate of women in Canada 1976-2021, by age and birth cohort
In Canada, as in many other countries, the labor participation rate tends to decline with age. The labor participation rate of women also varies significantly depending on the birth cohort. At age ** for example, percent of women born between 1956 and 1965 are still in the labor force, compared with less than a half of women born between 1920 and 1929.
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