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Labour force characteristics by age and sex
  February 2007 March 2007 February to March 2007 March 2006 to March 2007 February to March 2007 March 2006 to March 2007
  Seasonally adjusted
  thousands change in thousands % change
Both sexes 15+            
Population 26,415.0 26,441.5 26.5 370.5 0.1 1.4
Labour force 17,827.5 17,892.8 65.3 378.0 0.4 2.2
Employment 16,743.5 16,798.4 54.9 394.9 0.3 2.4
Full-time 13,693.6 13,724.1 30.5 329.3 0.2 2.5
Part-time 3,049.8 3,074.3 24.5 65.6 0.8 2.2
Unemployment 1,084.0 1,094.4 10.4 -16.9 1.0 -1.5
Participation rate 67.5 67.7 0.2 0.5 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.1 6.1 0.0 -0.2 ... ...
Employment rate 63.4 63.5 0.1 0.6 ... ...
Part-time rate 18.2 18.3 0.1 0.0 ...  ...
Youths 15 to 24            
Population 4,342.6 4,344.5 1.9 34.9 0.0 0.8
Labour force 2,894.4 2,908.9 14.5 17.0 0.5 0.6
Employment 2,575.4 2,589.4 14.0 31.0 0.5 1.2
Full-time 1,432.1 1,432.5 0.4 19.1 0.0 1.4
Part-time 1,143.3 1,156.9 13.6 12.0 1.2 1.0
Unemployment 319.1 319.4 0.3 -14.2 0.1 -4.3
Participation rate 66.7 67.0 0.3 -0.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 11.0 11.0 0.0 -0.5 ... ...
Employment rate 59.3 59.6 0.3 0.2 ... ...
Part-time rate 44.4 44.7 0.3 -0.1 ...  ...
Men 25+            
Population 10,781.0 10,793.3 12.3 167.4 0.1 1.6
Labour force 7,958.1 7,960.4 2.3 130.2 0.0 1.7
Employment 7,534.0 7,536.3 2.3 122.7 0.0 1.7
Full-time 7,025.3 7,034.9 9.6 93.7 0.1 1.3
Part-time 508.7 501.3 -7.4 28.8 -1.5 6.1
Unemployment 424.1 424.1 0.0 7.5 0.0 1.8
Participation rate 73.8 73.8 0.0 0.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.3 5.3 0.0 0.0 ... ...
Employment rate 69.9 69.8 -0.1 0.0 ... ...
Part-time rate 6.8 6.7 -0.1 0.3 ...  ...
Women 25+            
Population 11,291.4 11,303.7 12.3 168.1 0.1 1.5
Labour force 6,975.0 7,023.5 48.5 230.8 0.7 3.4
Employment 6,634.1 6,672.7 38.6 241.2 0.6 3.8
Full-time 5,236.3 5,256.6 20.3 216.4 0.4 4.3
Part-time 1,397.9 1,416.1 18.2 24.8 1.3 1.8
Unemployment 340.8 350.8 10.0 -10.4 2.9 -2.9
Participation rate 61.8 62.1 0.3 1.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.9 5.0 0.1 -0.3 ... ...
Employment rate 58.8 59.0 0.2 1.2 ... ...
Part-time rate 21.1 21.2 0.1 -0.4 ...  ...
...not applicable
Note:Related CANSIM table 282-0087.


Employment by class of worker and industry (based on NAICS1)
  February 2007 March 2007 February to March 2007 March 2006 to March 2007 February to March 2007 March 2006 to March 2007
  Seasonally adjusted
  thousands change in thousands % change
Class of worker            
Employees 14,189.4 14,236.4 47.0 343.0 0.3 2.5
Self-employed 2,554.1 2,562.0 7.9 51.9 0.3 2.1
Public/private sector employees            
Public 3,197.8 3,225.4 27.6 29.3 0.9 0.9
Private 10,991.6 11,011.0 19.4 313.7 0.2 2.9
All industries 16,743.5 16,798.4 54.9 394.9 0.3 2.4
Goods-producing sector 4,002.6 3,991.5 -11.1 2.6 -0.3 0.1
Agriculture 330.6 326.7 -3.9 -22.1 -1.2 -6.3
Natural resources 351.1 341.8 -9.3 18.0 -2.6 5.6
Utilities 128.1 131.1 3.0 14.8 2.3 12.7
Construction 1,110.3 1,107.9 -2.4 40.0 -0.2 3.7
Manufacturing 2,082.5 2,083.9 1.4 -48.1 0.1 -2.3
Service-producing sector 12,740.9 12,806.9 66.0 392.3 0.5 3.2
Trade 2,638.3 2,665.6 27.3 38.0 1.0 1.4
Transportation and warehousing 823.5 824.1 0.6 11.6 0.1 1.4
Finance, insurance, real estate and leasing 1,066.4 1,075.8 9.4 50.7 0.9 4.9
Professional, scientific and technical services 1,120.7 1,114.3 -6.4 28.7 -0.6 2.6
Business, building and other support services 702.5 691.9 -10.6 20.7 -1.5 3.1
Educational services 1,169.4 1,175.4 6.0 22.2 0.5 1.9
Health care and social assistance 1,847.1 1,838.8 -8.3 85.1 -0.4 4.9
Information, culture and recreation 763.5 777.7 14.2 26.3 1.9 3.5
Accommodation and food services 1,058.0 1,072.9 14.9 86.8 1.4 8.8
Other services 716.6 730.8 14.2 17.9 2.0 2.5
Public administration 834.9 839.8 4.9 4.5 0.6 0.5
1.North American Industry Classification System.
Note:Related to CANSIM tables 282-0088 and 282-0089.


Labour force characteristics by province
  February 2007 March 2007 February to March 2007 March 2006 to March 2007 February to March 2007 March 2006 to March 2007
  Seasonally adjusted
  thousands change in thousands % change
Newfoundland and Labrador            
Population 425.9 425.7 -0.2 -3.1 0.0 -0.7
Labour force 254.7 254.0 -0.7 2.0 -0.3 0.8
Employment 218.3 217.7 -0.6 5.2 -0.3 2.4
Full-time 184.6 187.6 3.0 8.3 1.6 4.6
Part-time 33.7 30.1 -3.6 -3.1 -10.7 -9.3
Unemployment 36.3 36.3 0.0 -3.2 0.0 -8.1
Participation rate 59.8 59.7 -0.1 0.9 ... ...
Unemployment rate 14.3 14.3 0.0 -1.4 ... ...
Employment rate 51.3 51.1 -0.2 1.5 ... ...
Prince Edward Island            
Population 112.8 112.8 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.7
Labour force 77.9 78.3 0.4 1.0 0.5 1.3
Employment 69.9 70.1 0.2 2.3 0.3 3.4
Full-time 56.6 57.3 0.7 -0.2 1.2 -0.3
Part-time 13.3 12.9 -0.4 2.6 -3.0 25.2
Unemployment 7.9 8.1 0.2 -1.4 2.5 -14.7
Participation rate 69.1 69.4 0.3 0.4 ... ...
Unemployment rate 10.1 10.3 0.2 -2.0 ... ...
Employment rate 62.0 62.1 0.1 1.6 ... ...
Nova Scotia            
Population 763.5 763.7 0.2 1.1 0.0 0.1
Labour force 486.8 486.1 -0.7 5.0 -0.1 1.0
Employment 450.8 447.8 -3.0 4.5 -0.7 1.0
Full-time 371.1 365.2 -5.9 6.3 -1.6 1.8
Part-time 79.8 82.6 2.8 -1.8 3.5 -2.1
Unemployment 36.0 38.3 2.3 0.5 6.4 1.3
Participation rate 63.8 63.7 -0.1 0.6 ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.4 7.9 0.5 0.0 ... ...
Employment rate 59.0 58.6 -0.4 0.5 ... ...
New Brunswick            
Population 611.8 612.1 0.3 0.7 0.0 0.1
Labour force 386.5 388.8 2.3 -6.3 0.6 -1.6
Employment 359.8 360.0 0.2 1.1 0.1 0.3
Full-time 302.7 302.8 0.1 0.6 0.0 0.2
Part-time 57.1 57.2 0.1 0.6 0.2 1.1
Unemployment 26.7 28.8 2.1 -7.4 7.9 -20.4
Participation rate 63.2 63.5 0.3 -1.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.9 7.4 0.5 -1.8 ... ...
Employment rate 58.8 58.8 0.0 0.1 ... ...
Quebec            
Population 6,293.0 6,297.3 4.3 67.2 0.1 1.1
Labour force 4,122.2 4,143.7 21.5 44.4 0.5 1.1
Employment 3,799.0 3,828.2 29.2 73.4 0.8 2.0
Full-time 3,102.7 3,115.8 13.1 60.7 0.4 2.0
Part-time 696.3 712.5 16.2 12.8 2.3 1.8
Unemployment 323.2 315.5 -7.7 -29.0 -2.4 -8.4
Participation rate 65.5 65.8 0.3 0.0 ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.8 7.6 -0.2 -0.8 ... ...
Employment rate 60.4 60.8 0.4 0.5 ... ...
...not applicable
Note:Related CANSIM table 282-0087.


Labour force characteristics by province
  February 2007 March 2007 February to March 2007 March 2006 to March 2007 February to March 2007 March 2006 to March 2007
  Seasonally adjusted
  thousands change in thousands % change
Ontario            
Population 10,309.2 10,318.6 9.4 132.7 0.1 1.3
Labour force 7,002.7 7,030.2 27.5 137.9 0.4 2.0
Employment 6,560.2 6,572.5 12.3 105.2 0.2 1.6
Full-time 5,354.9 5,391.6 36.7 73.6 0.7 1.4
Part-time 1,205.3 1,181.0 -24.3 31.7 -2.0 2.8
Unemployment 442.5 457.7 15.2 32.7 3.4 7.7
Participation rate 67.9 68.1 0.2 0.4 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.3 6.5 0.2 0.3 ... ...
Employment rate 63.6 63.7 0.1 0.2 ... ...
Manitoba            
Population 894.7 895.6 0.9 5.1 0.1 0.6
Labour force 617.2 620.0 2.8 11.7 0.5 1.9
Employment 590.5 593.6 3.1 10.7 0.5 1.8
Full-time 478.4 472.9 -5.5 3.7 -1.1 0.8
Part-time 112.1 120.7 8.6 7.0 7.7 6.2
Unemployment 26.7 26.5 -0.2 1.1 -0.7 4.3
Participation rate 69.0 69.2 0.2 0.9 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.3 4.3 0.0 0.1 ... ...
Employment rate 66.0 66.3 0.3 0.8 ... ...
Saskatchewan            
Population 747.4 748.2 0.8 1.2 0.1 0.2
Labour force 524.0 524.3 0.3 14.7 0.1 2.9
Employment 503.3 504.4 1.1 20.2 0.2 4.2
Full-time 406.1 405.5 -0.6 13.5 -0.1 3.4
Part-time 97.2 98.9 1.7 6.8 1.7 7.4
Unemployment 20.7 19.9 -0.8 -5.5 -3.9 -21.7
Participation rate 70.1 70.1 0.0 1.9 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.0 3.8 -0.2 -1.2 ... ...
Employment rate 67.3 67.4 0.1 2.6 ... ...
Alberta            
Population 2,709.2 2,715.9 6.7 105.5 0.2 4.0
Labour force 2,008.1 2,010.1 2.0 99.8 0.1 5.2
Employment 1,938.7 1,938.6 -0.1 93.9 0.0 5.1
Full-time 1,639.0 1,631.2 -7.8 97.8 -0.5 6.4
Part-time 299.7 307.4 7.7 -3.9 2.6 -1.3
Unemployment 69.4 71.5 2.1 5.9 3.0 9.0
Participation rate 74.1 74.0 -0.1 0.8 ... ...
Unemployment rate 3.5 3.6 0.1 0.2 ... ...
Employment rate 71.6 71.4 -0.2 0.7 ... ...
British Columbia            
Population 3,547.4 3,551.7 4.3 59.3 0.1 1.7
Labour force 2,347.4 2,357.3 9.9 67.8 0.4 3.0
Employment 2,252.9 2,265.4 12.5 78.3 0.6 3.6
Full-time 1,797.5 1,794.3 -3.2 66.1 -0.2 3.8
Part-time 455.3 471.1 15.8 12.2 3.5 2.7
Unemployment 94.6 91.9 -2.7 -10.5 -2.9 -10.3
Participation rate 66.2 66.4 0.2 0.8 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.0 3.9 -0.1 -0.6 ... ...
Employment rate 63.5 63.8 0.3 1.2 ... ...
...not applicable
Note:Related CANSIM table 282-0087.