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Labour force characteristics, seasonally adjusted, by census metropolitan area (3 month moving average)
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| December 2011 | January 2012 | December 2011 to January 2012 | January 2011 to January 2012 | December 2011 to January 2012 | January 2011 to January 2012 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | change (thousands) | % change | ||||
| St. John's (N.L.) | ||||||
| Population | 161.5 | 161.7 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 115.1 | 115.5 | 0.4 | 5.8 | 0.3 | 5.3 |
| Employment | 106.5 | 106.6 | 0.1 | 4.4 | 0.1 | 4.3 |
| Unemployment | 8.6 | 9.0 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 4.7 | 20.0 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 7.5 | 7.8 | 0.3 | 1.0 | … | … |
| Participation rate (%) | 71.3 | 71.4 | 0.1 | 3.0 | … | … |
| Employment rate (%) | 65.9 | 65.9 | 0.0 | 2.1 | … | … |
| Halifax (N.S.) | ||||||
| Population | 340.8 | 341.2 | 0.4 | 4.4 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 237.5 | 238.6 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
| Employment | 224.6 | 225.5 | 0.9 | 4.9 | 0.4 | 2.2 |
| Unemployment | 12.9 | 13.0 | 0.1 | -2.8 | 0.8 | -17.7 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 5.4 | 5.4 | 0.0 | -1.3 | … | … |
| Participation rate (%) | 69.7 | 69.9 | 0.2 | -0.3 | … | … |
| Employment rate (%) | 65.9 | 66.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 | … | … |
| Moncton (N.B.) | ||||||
| Population | 115.7 | 115.9 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 79.7 | 80.0 | 0.3 | 3.5 | 0.4 | 4.6 |
| Employment | 73.7 | 74.3 | 0.6 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 6.0 |
| Unemployment | 6.0 | 5.7 | -0.3 | -0.7 | -5.0 | -10.9 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 7.5 | 7.1 | -0.4 | -1.3 | … | … |
| Participation rate (%) | 68.9 | 69.0 | 0.1 | 2.0 | … | … |
| Employment rate (%) | 63.7 | 64.1 | 0.4 | 2.7 | … | … |
| Note: Population 15 and over. Sources: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, table 282-0116 and Catalogue no. 71-001-XIE. Last modified: 2012-02-03. | ||||||
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