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Labour force characteristics, seasonally adjusted, by province (monthly)
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| September 2009 | October 2009 | September 2009 to October 2009 | October 2008 to October 2009 | September 2009 to October 2009 | October 2008 to October 2009 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | % | Canada | ||||
| Population | 27,401.5 | 27,433.1 | 31.6 | 389.0 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 18,387.8 | 18,382.2 | -5.6 | 35.9 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Employment | 16,838.0 | 16,794.8 | -43.2 | -399.9 | -0.3 | -2.3 |
| Unemployment | 1,549.7 | 1,587.4 | 37.7 | 435.9 | 2.4 | 37.9 |
| Participation rate (%) | 67.1 | 67.0 | -0.1 | -0.8 | ||
| Unemployment rate (%) | 8.4 | 8.6 | 0.2 | 2.3 | ||
| Employment rate (%) | 61.4 | 61.2 | -0.2 | -2.4 | ||
| N.L. | ||||||
| Population | 429.7 | 429.9 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 255.9 | 256.0 | 0.1 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 216.6 | 212.6 | -4.0 | -5.7 | -1.8 | -2.6 |
| Unemployment | 39.2 | 43.4 | 4.2 | 8.5 | 10.7 | 24.4 |
| Participation rate (%) | 59.6 | 59.5 | -0.1 | 0.2 | ||
| Unemployment rate (%) | 15.3 | 17.0 | 1.7 | 3.2 | ||
| Employment rate (%) | 50.4 | 49.5 | -0.9 | -1.6 | ||
| P.E.I. | ||||||
| Population | 116.4 | 116.4 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 78.9 | 80.2 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 69.6 | 70.6 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| Unemployment | 9.3 | 9.6 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 5.5 |
| Participation rate (%) | 67.8 | 68.9 | 1.1 | 0.6 | ||
| Unemployment rate (%) | 11.8 | 12.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | ||
| Employment rate (%) | 59.8 | 60.7 | 0.9 | 0.2 | ||
| N.S. | ||||||
| Population | 773.3 | 773.7 | 0.4 | 3.5 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 499.6 | 500.0 | 0.4 | 4.8 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Employment | 452.1 | 453.3 | 1.2 | -4.2 | 0.3 | -0.9 |
| Unemployment | 47.5 | 46.7 | -0.8 | 9.0 | -1.7 | 23.9 |
| Participation rate (%) | 64.6 | 64.6 | 0.0 | 0.3 | ||
| Unemployment rate (%) | 9.5 | 9.3 | -0.2 | 1.7 | ||
| Employment rate (%) | 58.5 | 58.6 | 0.1 | -0.8 | ||
| N.B. | ||||||
| Population | 622.2 | 622.3 | 0.1 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 400.1 | 403.6 | 3.5 | -1.7 | 0.9 | -0.4 |
| Employment | 367.8 | 369.4 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| Unemployment | 32.3 | 34.2 | 1.9 | -1.9 | 5.9 | -5.3 |
| Participation rate (%) | 64.3 | 64.9 | 0.6 | -0.5 | ||
| Unemployment rate (%) | 8.1 | 8.5 | 0.4 | -0.4 | ||
| Employment rate (%) | 59.1 | 59.4 | 0.3 | -0.2 | ||
| Note: Population 15 and over. Sources: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, table (for fee) 282-0087 and Catalogue no. 71-001-XIE. Last modified: 2009-11-06. | ||||||
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