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Labour force characteristics, unadjusted, by economic region (3 month moving average)

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Labour force characteristics, unadjusted, by economic region (3 month moving average)
(Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island)
  Population Labour force Employment Unemployment Participation rate Unemployment rate Employment rate
  thousands %
N.L.
January 2012 428.6 254.1 218.7 35.4 59.3 13.9 51.0
January 2011 428.9 250.8 216.1 34.7 58.5 13.8 50.4
ER 1010 Avalon Peninsula
January 2012 221.3 143.9 129.5 14.4 65.0 10.0 58.5
January 2011 219.9 138.9 126.2 12.8 63.2 9.2 57.4
ER 1020 South Coast - Burin Peninsula
January 2012 30.3 16.4 12.5 3.9 54.1 23.8 41.3
January 2011 30.8 17.9 13.8 4.1 58.1 22.9 44.8
ER 1030 West Coast - Northern Peninsula - Labrador
January 2012 86.5 48.3 40.1 8.2 55.8 17.0 46.4
January 2011 87.2 49.7 40.9 8.8 57.0 17.7 46.9
ER 1040 Notre Dame - Central Bonavista Bay
January 2012 90.4 45.4 36.6 8.8 50.2 19.4 40.5
January 2011 91.0 44.2 35.2 9.0 48.6 20.4 38.7
P.E.I.
ER 1110 Prince Edward Island
January 2012 119.9 80.0 69.3 10.7 66.7 13.4 57.8
January 2011 117.9 77.5 67.0 10.5 65.7 13.5 56.8

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