Total Employment (thousands)

Full-time Employment (thousands)

Part-time Employment (thousands)

Percentage which are full-time jobs

Percentage which are part-time jobs

Number

Year-to-year change

Number

Year-to-year change

Number

Year-to-year change

1976

9,776

8,559

1,217

87.5%

12.5%

1977

9,978

202

8,677

119

1,301

84

87.0%

13.0%

1978

10,320

342

8,948

270

1,373

72

86.7%

13.3%

1979

10,761

440

9,275

327

1,486

113

86.2%

13.8%

1980

11,082

322

9,492

217

1,591

105

85.6%

14.4%

1981

11,398

316

9,700

208

1,698

108

85.1%

14.9%

1982

11,035

(363)

9,276

(424)

1,759

61

84.1%

15.9%

1983

11,106

71

9,242

(34)

1,864

105

83.2%

16.8%

1984

11,402

297

9,491

249

1,912

48

83.2%

16.8%

1985

11,742

340

9,745

255

1,997

85

83.0%

17.0%

1986

12,095

353

10,045

300

2,049

53

83.1%

16.9%

1987

12,422

328

10,354

309

2,068

19

83.4%

16.6%

1988

12,819

397

10,667

313

2,152

84

83.2%

16.8%

1989

13,086

267

10,917

251

2,169

17

83.4%

16.6%

1990

13,165

79

10,929

12

2,236

68

83.0%

17.0%

1991

12,916

(249)

10,574

(355)

2,343

106

81.9%

18.1%

1992

12,842

(74)

10,467

(106)

2,375

32

81.5%

18.5%

1993

13,015

173

10,534

67

2,480

106

80.9%

19.1%

1994

13,292

277

10,798

264

2,493

13

81.2%

18.8%

1995

13,506

214

10,997

198

2,509

16

81.4%

18.6%

1996

13,676

171

11,087

90

2,589

80

81.1%

18.9%

1997

13,941

264

11,291

204

2,649

60

81.0%

19.0%

Percent increase, 1976-1996

42.6%

31.9%

117.6%

Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Statistics, CANSIM series D984670, D984788, D984840; calculations by the author.
Note: Totals may not add due to rounding

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