Statistics - North America

** Labour **

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Latest Data (2007) Here

1. Percentage of women in the active population (1970 & 1990)
   • Western Europe and other developed regions including North America: 33 % (1970) ; 42 % (1990) 
     Sources: Bureau International du Travail (Nations Unies)

2. Distribution in percentage of female and male active population by sector of activity (1994)
   • Western Europe and other developed regions including North America:
     Agriculture : women: 7 % ; men: 7 %
     Industry: women: 20 % ; men: 43 %
     Services: women: 73 % ; men: 50 %
     Sources: Bureau International du Travail (Nations Unies)

3. Rate of boys and girls' participation in active population, 10-14 years old (1990)
   • North America: ... % (girls) ; ... % (boys)
     Sources: Bureau International du Travail (Nations Unies)

4. Number of women for 100 men in the main professional groups (1990)
   • Canada:
     Professionals and technicians: 127
     Administration and management personnel: 68
     Office clerks and similar: 399
     Sales force: 86
     Production and tranportations, operators and manual workers: 17
     
   • United States:
     Professionals and technicians: 103
     Administration and management personnel: 67
     Office clerks and similar: 392
     Sales force: 100
     Production and tranportations, operators and manual workers: 22
     Sources: Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Nations Unies)

5. Percentage of women (15 years old and more) in the total active population (1994)
   • CANADA: 40 %
   • USA: 41 %
     Sources: Bureau International du Travail (Nations Unies)

6. Distribution of the active population (1994)
   • CANADA:
     Agriculture: women: 2 % ; men: 4 %
     Industry: women: 15 % ; men: 40 %
     Services: women: 83 % ; men: 57 %
     
   • UNITED STATES:
     Agriculture: women: 1 % ; men: 4 %
     Industry: women: 17 % ; men: 40 %
     Services: women: 81 % ; men: 56 %
     Sources: Bureau International du Travail (Nations Unies)

The statistics used here are from the United Nations, The World' Women 1995 - Trends and Statistics (United Nations publications, Sales No. E.95XII.2 (In French, F.95. XII.2) and are quoted with permission. Further information on United Nations gender statistics may be found at the United Nations Statistics Division's Internet home page http://www.un.org/Depts/unsd