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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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Estimates of the civilian labour force and its main components, annual averages, 1946 and 1956 to 1965
    Civilian labour force (14 years of age or older)
    Employed
    Non-agriculture  
  Civilian population (14 years of age or older) Paid workers Other Total (non-agriculture) Agriculture
  thousands
19461 8,779 2,990 490 8,480 1,186
1956 10,807 4,286 522 4,808 777
1957 11,123 4,442 540 4,983 748
1958 11,388 4,461 527 4,988 718
1959 11,605 4,624 546 5,170 700
1960 11,831 4,732 551 5,282 683
1961 12,053 4,799 575 5,374 681
1962 12,280 4,980 585 5,565 660
1963 12,536 5,138 588 5,726 649
1964 12,817 5,368 611 5,979 630
1965 13,128 5,655 613 6,268 594
    Civilian labour force (14 years of age or older)  
  Civilian population (14 years of age or older) Total (employed) Un-employed Total labour force People not in the the labor force (14 years of age or older)
  thousands
19461 8,779 4,666 163 4,829 3,950
1956 10,807 5,585 197 5,782 5,025
1957 11,123 5,731 278 6,008 5,115
1958 11,388 5,706 432 6,137 5,250
1959 11,605 5,870 372 6,242 5,363
1960 11,831 5,965 446 6,411 5,420
1961 12,053 6,055 466 6,521 5,531
1962 12,280 6,225 390 6,615 5,665
1963 12,536 6,375 374 6,748 5,787
1964 12,817 6,609 324 6,933 5,884
1965 13,128 6,862 280 7,141 5,986
Source: Statistics Canada, The Canada Year Book 1967.