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Table 1. Work experience of the population during the year by sex and extent of employment, 2022-2023

Table 1. Work experience of the population during the year by sex and extent of employment, 2022-2023 [Numbers in thousands]
Extent of employment Total Men Women
2022 2023 2022 2023 2022 2023

NUMBER OF EMPLOYED

Civilian noninstitutional population

266,271 267,884 130,149 130,605 136,122 137,279

Total who worked or looked for work

171,835 174,356 90,643 91,713 81,192 82,643

Percent of the population

64.5 65.1 69.6 70.2 59.6 60.2

Total who worked during the year(1)

169,767 171,937 89,534 90,339 80,233 81,598

Percent of the population

63.8 64.2 68.8 69.2 58.9 59.4

Full time(2)

138,992 138,818 77,668 77,556 61,324 61,263

50 to 52 weeks

120,601 120,524 67,886 67,736 52,715 52,788

48 to 49 weeks

2,065 2,062 1,175 1,147 890 915

40 to 47 weeks

5,603 5,335 2,839 2,768 2,764 2,567

27 to 39 weeks

3,665 3,886 1,980 2,165 1,685 1,720

14 to 26 weeks

4,359 4,441 2,336 2,338 2,023 2,103

1 to 13 weeks

2,699 2,570 1,452 1,401 1,247 1,169

Part time(3)

30,776 33,119 11,867 12,784 18,909 20,335

50 to 52 weeks

16,229 17,828 5,889 6,531 10,340 11,297

48 to 49 weeks

711 1,000 246 279 465 721

40 to 47 weeks

2,770 3,011 1,107 1,089 1,664 1,921

27 to 39 weeks

2,642 2,632 1,076 1,099 1,566 1,534

14 to 26 weeks

4,414 4,432 1,830 1,829 2,584 2,603

1 to 13 weeks

4,009 4,217 1,719 1,958 2,291 2,259

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION

Total who worked during the year(1)

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Full time(2)

81.9 80.7 86.7 85.8 76.4 75.1

50 to 52 weeks

71.0 70.1 75.8 75.0 65.7 64.7

48 to 49 weeks

1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.1 1.1

40 to 47 weeks

3.3 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.4 3.1

27 to 39 weeks

2.2 2.3 2.2 2.4 2.1 2.1

14 to 26 weeks

2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.6

1 to 13 weeks

1.6 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.4

Part time(3)

18.1 19.3 13.3 14.2 23.6 24.9

50 to 52 weeks

9.6 10.4 6.6 7.2 12.9 13.8

48 to 49 weeks

0.4 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.9

40 to 47 weeks

1.6 1.8 1.2 1.2 2.1 2.4

27 to 39 weeks

1.6 1.5 1.2 1.2 2.0 1.9

14 to 26 weeks

2.6 2.6 2.0 2.0 3.2 3.2

1 to 13 weeks

2.4 2.5 1.9 2.2 2.9 2.8

(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 people 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 18, 2024