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Labour force participation rate, holding the age composition constant to September 2019

% 64 65 66 67 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Actual participation rateActual participation rate Participation rate if age composition held constantParticipation rate if age composition held constant
Note(s):
The age composition is held constant using the shares of population by 5-year age groups based on September 2019. The actual participation rate by age group is then applied to the distribution and re-aggregated. Data are for the month of September and not seasonally adjusted.
Source(s):
Labour Force Survey (3701), table 14-10-0017-01 and custom tabulations.

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Labour force participation rate, holding the age composition constant to September 2019, %
  Actual participation rate Participation rate if age composition held constant
2019 65.9 65.9
2020 65.3 65.6
2021 65.7 66.4
2022 65.1 66.1
2023 65.6 66.6
2024 65.1 66.1
2025 65.0 66.2
2026 64.6 66.1
Note(s):
The age composition is held constant using the shares of population by 5-year age groups based on September 2019. The actual participation rate by age group is then applied to the distribution and re-aggregated. Data are for the month of September and not seasonally adjusted.
Source(s):
Labour Force Survey (3701), table 14-10-0017-01 and custom tabulations.
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