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Estimates of the civilian labour force and its main components, annual averages, 1946 and 1956 to 1965
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| 19461 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | ||||||
| Civilian population (14 years of age or over) | 8,779 | 10,807 | 11,123 | 11,388 | 11,605 | 11,831 |
| Employed | ||||||
| Non-agriculture | ||||||
| Paid workers | 2,990 | 4,286 | 4,442 | 4,461 | 4,624 | 4,732 |
| Other | 490 | 522 | 540 | 527 | 546 | 551 |
| Total | 3,480 | 4,808 | 4,983 | 4,988 | 5,170 | 5,282 |
| Agriculture | 1,186 | 777 | 748 | 718 | 700 | 683 |
| Total, employed | 4,666 | 5,585 | 5,731 | 5,706 | 5,870 | 5,965 |
| Unemployed | 163 | 197 | 278 | 432 | 372 | 446 |
| Total labour force | 4,829 | 5,782 | 6,008 | 6,137 | 6,242 | 6,411 |
| People not in the the labor force (14 years of age or older) | 3,950 | 5,025 | 5,115 | 5,250 | 5,363 | 5,420 |
| Notes: - Comparable figures for 1947 to 1955 are given in the Canada Year Book, 1962, p. 708. - Figures do not include inmates of institutions and Indians on reservations. - 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. Excludes Newfoundland. | ||||||
| Source: Statistics Canada, The Canada Year Book 1967. | ||||||
