Table 7.

Labour force statistics (participation rates and unemployment rates) for women, 15 years and over, by age groups and level of schooling (Canada 1976)

Women Less than Grades Post-secondary Post-secondary Totals
by age groups Grade 9 9- 13 non-universityl university by age groups
  Part. Unempl Part. Unempl Part. Unempl. Part. Unempl. Part. Unempl.
 ______________ _rate_ _rate_ _rate_ _rate_ _rate_ _rate_ _rate_ _rate_ _rate_ _rate_
                     
15 - 24 years 30.8 15:2 48.5 11.5 70.6 12.3 76.1 16.4 54.7 12.9
                     
25 - 44 " 38.4 7.8 51.3 6.6 60.5 6.4 69.1 6.3 53.8 6.6
                     
45 - 54 " 38.0 5.7 51.1 4.9 60.5 4.8 66.2 4.0 49.3 5.0
                     
55 - 64 " 24.3 5.5 36.3 5.0 46.9 4.5 52.4 3.7 33.9 4.9
                     
65 years and over 4.9 1.5 7.7 1.9 10.8 1.7 16.1 2.0 6.9 1.7
                     
Totals by level
  of schooling 25.5 7.0 45.5 8.1 56.9 7.6 66.7 9.3 45.0 8.4



Sources:

Statistics Canada, 1976 Census of Canada, "Population, 15 years and over, by labour force activity, by age and by level of schooling." Microfiche file SDECOB 21. (Ottawa: Statistics Canada, 1978)

1. Includes both partial and completed schooling at this level.

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