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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 | ||||
| Saint John (N.B.) | ||||||
| Population | 106.4 | 106.5 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 67.2 | 66.8 | -0.4 | -2.0 | -0.6 | -2.9 |
| Employment | 62.2 | 61.7 | -0.5 | -2.9 | -0.8 | -4.5 |
| Unemployment | 5.1 | 5.1 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 21.4 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 7.6 | 7.6 | 0.0 | 1.5 | … | … |
| Participation rate (%) | 63.2 | 62.7 | -0.5 | -2.3 | … | … |
| Employment rate (%) | 58.5 | 57.9 | -0.6 | -3.2 | … | … |
| Saguenay (Que.) | ||||||
| Population | 126.7 | 126.7 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Labour force | 72.6 | 73.8 | 1.2 | -0.2 | 1.7 | -0.3 |
| Employment | 68.3 | 69.7 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.5 |
| Unemployment | 4.2 | 4.1 | -0.1 | -1.9 | -2.4 | -31.7 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 5.8 | 5.6 | -0.2 | -2.5 | … | … |
| Participation rate (%) | 57.3 | 58.2 | 0.9 | -0.3 | … | … |
| Employment rate (%) | 53.9 | 55.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | … | … |
| Québec (Que.) | ||||||
| Population | 639.4 | 639.8 | 0.4 | 7.4 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 449.2 | 445.2 | -4.0 | 2.9 | -0.9 | 0.7 |
| Employment | 428.1 | 422.9 | -5.2 | 3.3 | -1.2 | 0.8 |
| Unemployment | 21.1 | 22.3 | 1.2 | -0.4 | 5.7 | -1.8 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 4.7 | 5.0 | 0.3 | -0.1 | … | … |
| Participation rate (%) | 70.3 | 69.6 | -0.7 | -0.3 | … | … |
| Employment rate (%) | 67.0 | 66.1 | -0.9 | -0.3 | … | … |
| 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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