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Labour force characteristics, seasonally adjusted, by province (monthly)
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| December 2009 | January 2010 | December 2009 to January 2010 | January 2009 to January 2010 | December 2009 to January 2010 | January 2009 to January 2010 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | % | Canada | ||||
| Population | 27,490.7 | 27,522.2 | 31.5 | 394.1 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 18,437.2 | 18,456.1 | 18.9 | 173.2 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Employment | 16,881.4 | 16,924.4 | 43.0 | -16.0 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| Unemployment | 1,555.8 | 1,531.7 | -24.1 | 189.2 | -1.5 | 14.1 |
| Participation rate (%) | 67.1 | 67.1 | 0.0 | -0.3 | ||
| Unemployment rate (%) | 8.4 | 8.3 | -0.1 | 1.0 | ||
| Employment rate (%) | 61.4 | 61.5 | 0.1 | -0.9 | ||
| N.L. | ||||||
| Population | 430.5 | 430.8 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 256.0 | 256.8 | 0.8 | 4.6 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
| Employment | 217.2 | 218.6 | 1.4 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 1.5 |
| Unemployment | 38.8 | 38.2 | -0.6 | 1.3 | -1.5 | 3.5 |
| Participation rate (%) | 59.5 | 59.6 | 0.1 | 0.6 | ||
| Unemployment rate (%) | 15.2 | 14.9 | -0.3 | 0.3 | ||
| Employment rate (%) | 50.5 | 50.7 | 0.2 | 0.4 | ||
| P.E.I. | ||||||
| Population | 116.4 | 116.4 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 79.8 | 79.6 | -0.2 | 2.1 | -0.3 | 2.7 |
| Employment | 71.2 | 71.7 | 0.5 | 3.6 | 0.7 | 5.3 |
| Unemployment | 8.6 | 7.9 | -0.7 | -1.5 | -8.1 | -16.0 |
| Participation rate (%) | 68.6 | 68.4 | -0.2 | 1.2 | ||
| Unemployment rate (%) | 10.8 | 9.9 | -0.9 | -2.2 | ||
| Employment rate (%) | 61.2 | 61.6 | 0.4 | 2.5 | ||
| N.S. | ||||||
| Population | 774.5 | 774.8 | 0.3 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 499.9 | 495.8 | -4.1 | -1.6 | -0.8 | -0.3 |
| Employment | 452.0 | 447.0 | -5.0 | -6.3 | -1.1 | -1.4 |
| Unemployment | 47.8 | 48.8 | 1.0 | 4.7 | 2.1 | 10.7 |
| Participation rate (%) | 64.5 | 64.0 | -0.5 | -0.5 | ||
| Unemployment rate (%) | 9.6 | 9.8 | 0.2 | 0.9 | ||
| Employment rate (%) | 58.4 | 57.7 | -0.7 | -1.1 | ||
| N.B. | ||||||
| Population | 622.8 | 622.9 | 0.1 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 401.2 | 401.7 | 0.5 | -1.6 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Employment | 365.4 | 364.5 | -0.9 | -3.4 | -0.2 | -0.9 |
| Unemployment | 35.8 | 37.2 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 3.9 | 5.1 |
| Participation rate (%) | 64.4 | 64.5 | 0.1 | -0.5 | ||
| Unemployment rate (%) | 8.9 | 9.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | ||
| Employment rate (%) | 58.7 | 58.5 | -0.2 | -0.8 | ||
| Note: Population 15 and over. Sources: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, table (for fee) 282-0087 and Catalogue no. 71-001-XIE. Last modified: 2010-02-05. | ||||||
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