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Table 1. Work experience of the population during the year by sex and extent of employment, 2021-2022

Table 1. Work experience of the population during the year by sex and extent of employment, 2021-2022 [Numbers in thousands]
Extent of employment Total Men Women
2021 2022 2021 2022 2021 2022

NUMBER OF EMPLOYED

Civilian noninstitutional population

263,442 266,271 128,352 130,149 135,089 136,122

Total who worked or looked for work

169,704 171,835 89,428 90,643 80,277 81,192

Percent of the population

64.4 64.5 69.7 69.6 59.4 59.6

Total who worked during the year(1)

166,846 169,767 87,980 89,534 78,866 80,233

Percent of the population

63.3 63.8 68.5 68.8 58.4 58.9

Full time(2)

136,528 138,992 76,236 77,668 60,292 61,324

50 to 52 weeks

116,539 120,601 65,645 67,886 50,894 52,715

48 to 49 weeks

2,150 2,065 1,265 1,175 884 890

40 to 47 weeks

5,218 5,603 2,617 2,839 2,601 2,764

27 to 39 weeks

4,261 3,665 2,253 1,980 2,008 1,685

14 to 26 weeks

4,977 4,359 2,732 2,336 2,245 2,023

1 to 13 weeks

3,383 2,699 1,724 1,452 1,659 1,247

Part time(3)

30,318 30,776 11,744 11,867 18,574 18,909

50 to 52 weeks

15,545 16,229 5,606 5,889 9,938 10,340

48 to 49 weeks

737 711 326 246 410 465

40 to 47 weeks

2,419 2,770 927 1,107 1,492 1,664

27 to 39 weeks

2,540 2,642 1,049 1,076 1,491 1,566

14 to 26 weeks

4,599 4,414 1,869 1,830 2,730 2,584

1 to 13 weeks

4,479 4,009 1,967 1,719 2,513 2,291

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION

Total who worked during the year(1)

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Full time(2)

81.8 81.9 86.7 86.7 76.4 76.4

50 to 52 weeks

69.8 71.0 74.6 75.8 64.5 65.7

48 to 49 weeks

1.3 1.2 1.4 1.3 1.1 1.1

40 to 47 weeks

3.1 3.3 3.0 3.2 3.3 3.4

27 to 39 weeks

2.6 2.2 2.6 2.2 2.5 2.1

14 to 26 weeks

3.0 2.6 3.1 2.6 2.8 2.5

1 to 13 weeks

2.0 1.6 2.0 1.6 2.1 1.6

Part time(3)

18.2 18.1 13.3 13.3 23.6 23.6

50 to 52 weeks

9.3 9.6 6.4 6.6 12.6 12.9

48 to 49 weeks

0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.6

40 to 47 weeks

1.4 1.6 1.1 1.2 1.9 2.1

27 to 39 weeks

1.5 1.6 1.2 1.2 1.9 2.0

14 to 26 weeks

2.8 2.6 2.1 2.0 3.5 3.2

1 to 13 weeks

2.7 2.4 2.2 1.9 3.2 2.9

(1) Time worked includes paid vacation and sick leave.
(2) Usually worked 35 hours or more per week.
(3) Usually worked 1 to 34 hours per week.

NOTE: Data refer to persons 16 years and over. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 75,000).

Last Modified Date: December 19, 2023