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Estimates of the civilian labour force and its main components, June 1, 1931 to 1957
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| Civilian population | Paid workers2 | Other1,2 | Total2 | Agriculture | Total (with jobs) | People without jobs and seeking work | Total labour force | Persons not in the labour force | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | |||||||||
| 1931 | 7,116 | 2,028 | 426 | 2,454 | 1,216 | 3,670 | 481 | 4,151 | 2,965 |
| 1932 | 7,240 | 1,848 | 385 | 2,233 | 1,237 | 3,470 | 741 | 4,211 | 3,029 |
| 1933 | 7,366 | 1,717 | 475 | 2,192 | 1,257 | 3,449 | 826 | 4,275 | 3,091 |
| 1934 | 7,491 | 1,931 | 499 | 2,430 | 1,277 | 3,707 | 631 | 4,338 | 3,153 |
| 1935 | 7,621 | 1,941 | 538 | 2,479 | 1,298 | 3,777 | 625 | 4,402 | 3,219 |
| 1936 | 7,748 | 1,994 | 632 | 2,576 | 1,319 | 3,895 | 571 | 4,466 | 3,282 |
| 1937 | 7,870 | 2,108 | 662 | 2,776 | 1,339 | 4,115 | 411 | 4,526 | 3,344 |
| 1938 | 7,997 | 2,075 | 643 | 2,707 | 1,359 | 4,066 | 522 | 4,588 | 3,409 |
| 1939 | 8,122 | 2,079 | 636 | 2,741 | 1,379 | 4,120 | 529 | 4,649 | 3,473 |
| 1940 | 8,140 | 2,197 | 682 | 2,840 | 1,344 | 4,184 | 423 | 4,607 | 3,533 |
| Notes: - Civilian population and labour force 14 years of age and older. - Figures do not include people in institutions and Indians on reserves. Figures for 1931 to 1945 have been revised since the publication of the Canada Year Book, 1956. - Many terms used in the Canada Year Books are no longer used today for reasons such as their offensive connotations, changes in place name or organization name, or terms becoming obsolete. These terms have been left as they appear in the original yearbooks. |
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| 1. Employers, 'own account' and unpaid family workers. | |||||||||
| 2. Non-agriculture. | |||||||||
| Source: Statistics Canada, Canada Year Book, 1957/1958. | |||||||||
