TABLE 23


WHERE WOMEN AND MEN ARE FINDING WORK
1975 - 1985

% of Employed % of Employed
Women Men
In each Job Category In each Job Category

1975 1985 1975 1985
% % % %
         
Managerial 3 9 8 15
Professional, artistic 19 21 12 14
Clerical 36 34 7 7
Sales 10 9 12 9
Service (incl. transport) 17 17 16 17
Primary Industry 3 1 9 4
Secondary Industry 8 8 36 34

* Source: Women in the Labor Force: Facts and Figures. 1976 Edition. Part 1: Labor Force Participation.

Statistics Canada, The Labor Force Survey (Monthly) Cat. #71-001.

TABLE 24


RATE OF PART-TIME WORK FOR WOMEN AND
MEN IN VARIOUS OCCUPATIONS

1975 - 1985

Part-time Workers as % of All Employed in Category

Women Men
1975 1985 1975 1985
% % % %
         
Managerial 6 20 - 2
Professional, artistic 17 21 - *
Clerical 16 25 - 11
Sales 35 40 - 15
Service (incl. transport) 27 44 - 17
Primary Industry 34 30 - 7
Secondary Industry 6 8 - 5

* Data not available.


Source: Statistics Canada. The Labor Force Survey (Monthly) Cat. #71-001.



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