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Labour force characteristics by age and sex
September 2006
October 2006
September to October 2006
October 2005 to October 2006
September to October 2006
October 2005 to October 2006
Seasonally adjusted
thousands change in thousands
% change
Both sexes 15+
Population
26,265.5 26,298.9 33.4 370.5 0.1 1.4
Labour force
17,635.9 17,641.2 5.3 218.0 0.0 1.3
Employment
16,505.0 16,555.5 50.5 287.6 0.3 1.8
Full-time
13,549.9 13,617.5 67.6 336.2 0.5 2.5
Part-time
2,955.1 2,938.0 -17.1 -48.5 -0.6 -1.6
Unemployment
1,131.0 1,085.7 -45.3 -69.6 -4.0 -6.0
Participation rate
67.1 67.1 0.0 -0.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate
6.4 6.2 -0.2 -0.4 ... ...
Employment rate
62.8 63.0 0.2 0.3 ... ...
Part-time rate
17.9 17.7 -0.2 -0.7 ... ...
Youths 15 to 24
Population
4,328.2 4,332.1 3.9 36.4 0.1 0.8
Labour force
2,865.3 2,871.5 6.2 33.5 0.2 1.2
Employment
2,513.1 2,547.4 34.3 51.2 1.4 2.1
Full-time
1,422.7 1,458.9 36.2 84.8 2.5 6.2
Part-time
1,090.4 1,088.5 -1.9 -33.7 -0.2 -3.0
Unemployment
352.2 324.1 -28.1 -17.6 -8.0 -5.2
Participation rate
66.2 66.3 0.1 0.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate
12.3 11.3 -1.0 -0.7 ... ...
Employment rate
58.1 58.8 0.7 0.7 ... ...
Part-time rate
43.4 42.7 -0.7 -2.3 ... ...
Men 25+
Population
10,713.9 10,728.7 14.8 166.7 0.1 1.6
Labour force
7,898.8 7,889.9 -8.9 61.6 -0.1 0.8
Employment
7,460.6 7,466.4 5.8 73.9 0.1 1.0
Full-time
6,979.5 6,991.2 11.7 83.0 0.2 1.2
Part-time
481.1 475.2 -5.9 -9.1 -1.2 -1.9
Unemployment
438.2 423.6 -14.6 -12.2 -3.3 -2.8
Participation rate
73.7 73.5 -0.2 -0.6 ... ...
Unemployment rate
5.5 5.4 -0.1 -0.2 ... ...
Employment rate
69.6 69.6 0.0 -0.4 ... ...
Part-time rate
6.4 6.4 0.0 -0.2 ... ...
Women 25+
Population
11,223.4 11,238.1 14.7 167.4 0.1 1.5
Labour force
6,871.8 6,879.8 8.0 122.9 0.1 1.8
Employment
6,531.3 6,541.8 10.5 162.7 0.2 2.6
Full-time
5,147.7 5,167.4 19.7 168.4 0.4 3.4
Part-time
1,383.6 1,374.4 -9.2 -5.6 -0.7 -0.4
Unemployment
340.6 338.0 -2.6 -39.8 -0.8 -10.5
Participation rate
61.2 61.2 0.0 0.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate
5.0 4.9 -0.1 -0.7 ... ...
Employment rate
58.2 58.2 0.0 0.6 ... ...
Part-time rate
21.2 21.0 -0.2 -0.6 ... ...
... not applicable
Note: Related CANSIM table 282-0087.
Employment by class of worker and industry (based on NAICS1
September 2006
October 2006
September to October 2006
October 2005 to October 2006
September to October 2006
October 2005 to October 2006
Seasonally adjusted
thousands change in thousands
% change
Class of worker
Employees
14,013.2 14,087.6 74.4 369.6 0.5 2.7
Self-employed
2,491.8 2,467.9 -23.9 -82.0 -1.0 -3.2
Public/private sector employees
Public
3,190.3 3,222.4 32.1 80.4 1.0 2.6
Private
10,822.9 10,865.2 42.3 289.2 0.4 2.7
All industries 16,505.0 16,555.5 50.5 287.6 0.3 1.8
Goods-producing sector 3,967.6 3,977.0 9.4 -17.2 0.2 -0.4
Agriculture
348.7 339.0 -9.7 -13.3 -2.8 -3.8
Natural resources
333.4 341.5 8.1 26.3 2.4 8.3
Utilities
121.6 127.1 5.5 5.5 4.5 4.5
Construction
1,058.5 1,079.2 20.7 43.5 2.0 4.2
Manufacturing
2,105.4 2,090.2 -15.2 -79.1 -0.7 -3.6
Service-producing sector 12,537.4 12,578.5 41.1 304.9 0.3 2.5
Trade
2,637.0 2,629.1 -7.9 40.2 -0.3 1.6
Transportation and warehousing
793.4 800.5 7.1 -2.2 0.9 -0.3
Finance, insurance, real estate and leasing
1,042.3 1,055.7 13.4 66.4 1.3 6.7
Professional, scientific and technical services
1,101.9 1,084.1 -17.8 6.2 -1.6 0.6
Business, building and other support services
697.5 712.9 15.4 48.0 2.2 7.2
Educational services
1,150.4 1,174.1 23.7 43.6 2.1 3.9
Health care and social assistance
1,802.6 1,803.0 0.4 45.8 0.0 2.6
Information, culture and recreation
752.2 748.3 -3.9 7.4 -0.5 1.0
Accommodation and food services
1,028.7 1,035.0 6.3 34.2 0.6 3.4
Other services
703.6 696.4 -7.2 -0.5 -1.0 -0.1
Public administration
827.7 839.3 11.6 15.6 1.4 1.9
1. North American Industry Classification System.
Note: Related to CANSIM tables 282–0088 and 282–0089.
Labour force characteristics by province
September 2006
October 2006
September to October 2006
October 2005 to October 2006
September to October 2006
October 2005 to October 2006
Seasonally adjusted
thousands change in thousands
% change
Newfoundland and Labrador
Population
427.2 426.9 -0.3 -2.4 -0.1 -0.6
Labour force
253.1 255.6 2.5 3.0 1.0 1.2
Employment
217.4 219.4 2.0 5.2 0.9 2.4
Full-time
185.8 186.6 0.8 3.2 0.4 1.7
Part-time
31.5 32.8 1.3 2.0 4.1 6.5
Unemployment
35.7 36.2 0.5 -2.2 1.4 -5.7
Participation rate
59.2 59.9 0.7 1.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate
14.1 14.2 0.1 -1.0 ... ...
Employment rate
50.9 51.4 0.5 1.5 ... ...
Prince Edward Island
Population
112.5 112.5 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.6
Labour force
76.8 76.3 -0.5 -0.5 -0.7 -0.7
Employment
68.5 67.8 -0.7 -0.4 -1.0 -0.6
Full-time
57.4 56.8 -0.6 -0.8 -1.0 -1.4
Part-time
11.1 11.0 -0.1 0.4 -0.9 3.8
Unemployment
8.3 8.5 0.2 -0.1 2.4 -1.2
Participation rate
68.3 67.8 -0.5 -0.9 ... ...
Unemployment rate
10.8 11.1 0.3 -0.1 ... ...
Employment rate
60.9 60.3 -0.6 -0.7 ... ...
Nova Scotia
Population
763.1 763.2 0.1 1.5 0.0 0.2
Labour force
476.3 480.2 3.9 -4.7 0.8 -1.0
Employment
439.4 441.0 1.6 -2.1 0.4 -0.5
Full-time
358.7 358.2 -0.5 -2.2 -0.1 -0.6
Part-time
80.7 82.8 2.1 0.1 2.6 0.1
Unemployment
36.9 39.2 2.3 -2.6 6.2 -6.2
Participation rate
62.4 62.9 0.5 -0.8 ... ...
Unemployment rate
7.7 8.2 0.5 -0.4 ... ...
Employment rate
57.6 57.8 0.2 -0.4 ... ...
New Brunswick
Population
611.2 611.0 -0.2 -0.4 0.0 -0.1
Labour force
383.7 383.8 0.1 -6.1 0.0 -1.6
Employment
349.6 352.7 3.1 5.4 0.9 1.6
Full-time
294.7 297.9 3.2 7.2 1.1 2.5
Part-time
54.9 54.8 -0.1 -1.8 -0.2 -3.2
Unemployment
34.1 31.1 -3.0 -11.5 -8.8 -27.0
Participation rate
62.8 62.8 0.0 -1.0 ... ...
Unemployment rate
8.9 8.1 -0.8 -2.8 ... ...
Employment rate
57.2 57.7 0.5 0.9 ... ...
Quebec
Population
6,266.6 6,272.6 6.0 68.2 0.1 1.1
Labour force
4,107.8 4,101.7 -6.1 18.2 -0.1 0.4
Employment
3,777.3 3,784.5 7.2 40.8 0.2 1.1
Full-time
3,088.5 3,115.0 26.5 58.1 0.9 1.9
Part-time
688.7 669.4 -19.3 -17.4 -2.8 -2.5
Unemployment
330.6 317.2 -13.4 -22.6 -4.1 -6.7
Participation rate
65.6 65.4 -0.2 -0.4 ... ...
Unemployment rate
8.0 7.7 -0.3 -0.6 ... ...
Employment rate
60.3 60.3 0.0 0.0 ... ...
... not applicable
Note: Related CANSIM table 282-0087.
Labour force characteristics by province
September 2006
October 2006
September to October 2006
October 2005 to October 2006
September to October 2006
October 2005 to October 2006
Seasonally adjusted
thousands change in thousands
% change
Ontario
Population
10,259.9 10,270.7 10.8 141.9 0.1 1.4
Labour force
6,943.6 6,926.9 -16.7 37.4 -0.2 0.5
Employment
6,487.3 6,485.5 -1.8 35.6 0.0 0.6
Full-time
5,329.8 5,346.6 16.8 42.8 0.3 0.8
Part-time
1,157.5 1,138.9 -18.6 -7.2 -1.6 -0.6
Unemployment
456.3 441.4 -14.9 1.8 -3.3 0.4
Participation rate
67.7 67.4 -0.3 -0.6 ... ...
Unemployment rate
6.6 6.4 -0.2 0.0 ... ...
Employment rate
63.2 63.1 -0.1 -0.6 ... ...
Manitoba
Population
892.9 893.1 0.2 2.9 0.0 0.3
Labour force
615.2 613.8 -1.4 6.1 -0.2 1.0
Employment
588.2 588.2 0.0 7.7 0.0 1.3
Full-time
471.9 468.5 -3.4 2.9 -0.7 0.6
Part-time
116.3 119.8 3.5 4.9 3.0 4.3
Unemployment
27.0 25.5 -1.5 -1.7 -5.6 -6.3
Participation rate
68.9 68.7 -0.2 0.4 ... ...
Unemployment rate
4.4 4.2 -0.2 -0.3 ... ...
Employment rate
65.9 65.9 0.0 0.7 ... ...
Saskatchewan
Population
746.1 746.1 0.0 -2.7 0.0 -0.4
Labour force
519.4 520.6 1.2 15.4 0.2 3.0
Employment
497.3 500.3 3.0 21.5 0.6 4.5
Full-time
408.8 406.9 -1.9 23.5 -0.5 6.1
Part-time
88.5 93.4 4.9 -1.9 5.5 -2.0
Unemployment
22.1 20.3 -1.8 -6.2 -8.1 -23.4
Participation rate
69.6 69.8 0.2 2.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate
4.3 3.9 -0.4 -1.3 ... ...
Employment rate
66.7 67.1 0.4 3.2 ... ...
Alberta
Population
2,662.0 2,673.9 11.9 99.8 0.4 3.9
Labour force
1,948.2 1,960.6 12.4 92.0 0.6 4.9
Employment
1,879.5 1,902.1 22.6 108.6 1.2 6.1
Full-time
1,582.8 1,614.3 31.5 135.6 2.0 9.2
Part-time
296.7 287.8 -8.9 -27.0 -3.0 -8.6
Unemployment
68.8 58.5 -10.3 -16.6 -15.0 -22.1
Participation rate
73.2 73.3 0.1 0.7 ... ...
Unemployment rate
3.5 3.0 -0.5 -1.0 ... ...
Employment rate
70.6 71.1 0.5 1.4 ... ...
British Columbia
Population
3,524.0 3,528.9 4.9 61.0 0.1 1.8
Labour force
2,311.8 2,321.7 9.9 57.3 0.4 2.5
Employment
2,200.7 2,214.0 13.3 65.3 0.6 3.0
Full-time
1,771.2 1,766.5 -4.7 65.2 -0.3 3.8
Part-time
429.5 447.5 18.0 0.1 4.2 0.0
Unemployment
111.1 107.7 -3.4 -8.0 -3.1 -6.9
Participation rate
65.6 65.8 0.2 0.5 ... ...
Unemployment rate
4.8 4.6 -0.2 -0.5 ... ...
Employment rate
62.4 62.7 0.3 0.7 ... ...
... not applicable
Note: Related CANSIM table 282-0087.
