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Labour force characteristics, population 15 years and older, by economic region, by province
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| 2009 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economic region | Popu- lation |
Labour force | Employ- ment |
Unem- ployment |
Unem- ployment rate |
Partici- pation rate |
Employ- ment rate |
| thousands | % | ||||||
| Man. | |||||||
| ER 4610 Southeast | 81.0 | 55.4 | 52.3 | 3.1 | 5.6 | 68.4 | 64.6 |
| ER 4620 South Central | 45.1 | 31.1 | 29.8 | 1.3 | 4.2 | 69.0 | 66.1 |
| ER 4630 Southwest | 83.1 | 58.4 | 55.9 | 2.5 | 4.3 | 70.3 | 67.3 |
| ER 4640 North Central | 36.2 | 24.1 | 23.1 | 1.1 | 4.6 | 66.6 | 63.8 |
| ER 4650 Winnipeg | 546.6 | 383.7 | 362.7 | 21.1 | 5.5 | 70.2 | 66.4 |
| ER 4660 Interlake | 71.8 | 48.3 | 46.1 | 2.2 | 4.6 | 67.3 | 64.2 |
| ER 4670 and 4680 Parklands and North | 58.8 | 39.2 | 37.2 | 2.1 | 5.4 | 66.7 | 63.3 |
| Sask. | |||||||
| ER 4710 Regina - Moose Mountain | 230.9 | 163.3 | 156.2 | 7.1 | 4.3 | 70.7 | 67.6 |
| ER 4720 Swift Current - Moose Jaw | 84.1 | 56.0 | 53.7 | 2.2 | 3.9 | 66.6 | 63.9 |
| ER 4730 Saskatoon - Biggar | 245.8 | 180.5 | 172.3 | 8.2 | 4.5 | 73.4 | 70.1 |
| ER 4740 Yorkton - Melville | 64.7 | 41.9 | 40.0 | 1.9 | 4.5 | 64.8 | 61.8 |
| ER 4750 and 4760 Prince Albert and Northern | 154.2 | 105.3 | 98.4 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 68.3 | 63.8 |
| Alta. | |||||||
| ER 4810 Lethbridge - Medicine Hat | 212.2 | 144.9 | 136.6 | 8.3 | 5.7 | 68.3 | 64.4 |
| ER 4820 Camrose - Drumheller | 156.4 | 112.5 | 106.5 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 71.9 | 68.1 |
| ER 4830 Calgary | 1,050.4 | 802.6 | 749.9 | 52.7 | 6.6 | 76.4 | 71.4 |
| ER 4840 Banff - Jasper- Rocky Mountain House | 69.6 | 55.0 | 52.1 | 2.9 | 5.3 | 79.0 | 74.9 |
| ER 4850 Red Deer | 150.7 | 112.0 | 103.8 | 8.2 | 7.3 | 74.3 | 68.9 |
| ER 4860 Edmonton | 939.9 | 684.8 | 638.2 | 46.6 | 6.8 | 72.9 | 67.9 |
| ER 4870 Athabasca - Grande Prairie - Peace River | 190.6 | 143.2 | 131.8 | 11.3 | 7.9 | 75.1 | 69.2 |
| ER 4880 Wood Buffalo - Cold Lake | 94.9 | 72.8 | 69.0 | 3.7 | 5.1 | 76.7 | 72.7 |
| B.C. | |||||||
| ER 5910 Vancouver Island and Coast | 639.9 | 408.7 | 379.4 | 29.3 | 7.2 | 63.9 | 59.3 |
| ER 5920 Lower Mainland - Southwest | 2,259.6 | 1,507.5 | 1,399.8 | 107.8 | 7.2 | 66.7 | 61.9 |
| ER 5930 Thompson - Okanagan | 437.9 | 281.2 | 256.7 | 24.4 | 8.7 | 64.2 | 58.6 |
| ER 5940 Kootenay | 123.3 | 77.1 | 70.4 | 6.7 | 8.7 | 62.5 | 57.1 |
| ER 5950 Cariboo | 127.4 | 85.8 | 75.6 | 10.3 | 12.0 | 67.3 | 59.3 |
| ER 5960 and 5970 North Coast and Nechako | 65.2 | 45.3 | 40.6 | 4.7 | 10.4 | 69.5 | 62.3 |
| ER 5980 Northeast | 53.3 | 39.6 | 36.9 | 2.7 | 6.8 | 74.3 | 69.2 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, table (for fee) 282-0055 and Catalogue no. 71-001-PIB. Last modified: 2010-01-08. | |||||||
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