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Labour force characteristics by age and sex

August 2007

September 2007

August to September 2007

September 2006 to September 2007

August to September 2007

September 2006 to September 2007

Seasonally adjusted

thousands

change in thousands

% change

Both sexes 15+

Population

26,599.8

26,631.8

32.0

366.3

0.1

1.4

Labour force

17,947.5

17,976.7

29.2

334.6

0.2

1.9

Employment

16,871.9

16,923.0

51.1

410.1

0.3

2.5

Full-time

13,830.7

13,863.2

32.5

311.5

0.2

2.3

Part-time

3,041.2

3,059.9

18.7

98.7

0.6

3.3

Unemployment

1,075.6

1,053.6

-22.0

-75.5

-2.0

-6.7

Participation rate

67.5

0.0

0.3

...

Unemployment rate

6.0

5.9

-0.1

-0.5

...

Employment rate

63.4

63.5

0.1

0.6

...

Part-time rate

18.0

18.1

0.1

0.2

...

Youths 15 to 24

Population

4,356.8

4,359.8

3.0

31.6

0.1

0.7

Labour force

2,905.2

2,907.0

1.8

37.5

0.1

1.3

Employment

2,593.8

2,582.5

-11.3

64.5

-0.4

2.6

Full-time

1,457.5

1,426.2

-31.3

3.9

-2.1

0.3

Part-time

1,136.3

1,156.3

20.0

60.6

1.8

5.5

Unemployment

311.4

324.5

13.1

-27.0

4.2

-7.7

Participation rate

66.7

0.0

0.4

...

Unemployment rate

10.7

11.2

0.5

-1.0

...

Employment rate

59.5

59.2

-0.3

1.0

...

Part-time rate

43.8

44.8

1.0

1.3

...

Men 25+

Population

10,865.7

10,880.2

14.5

166.3

0.1

1.6

Labour force

7,982.0

8,000.8

18.8

102.5

0.2

1.3

Employment

7,566.7

7,603.8

37.1

142.6

0.5

1.9

Full-time

7,079.4

7,118.7

39.3

138.6

0.6

2.0

Part-time

487.2

485.2

-2.0

4.1

-0.4

0.9

Unemployment

415.3

397.0

-18.3

-40.0

-4.4

-9.2

Participation rate

73.5

0.0

-0.2

...

Unemployment rate

5.2

5.0

-0.2

-0.5

...

Employment rate

69.6

69.9

0.3

...

Part-time rate

6.4

0.0

...

Women 25+

Population

11,377.3

11,391.9

14.6

168.5

0.1

1.5

Labour force

7,060.4

7,068.9

8.5

194.6

0.1

2.8

Employment

6,711.4

6,736.7

25.3

203.0

0.4

3.1

Full-time

5,293.8

5,318.3

24.5

169.0

0.5

3.3

Part-time

1,417.6

1,418.4

0.8

33.9

0.1

2.4

Unemployment

349.0

332.1

-16.9

-8.5

-4.8

-2.5

Participation rate

62.1

0.0

0.9

...

Unemployment rate

4.9

4.7

-0.2

-0.3

...

Employment rate

59.0

59.1

0.1

0.9

...

Part-time rate

21.1

0.0

-0.1

...

...	not applicable
Note:	Related CANSIM table 282-0087.

Employment by class of worker and industry (based on NAICS)¹

August 2007

September 2007

August to September 2007

September 2006 to September 2007

August to September 2007

September 2006 to September 2007

Seasonally adjusted

thousands

change in thousands

% change

Class of worker

Employees

14,229.6

14,295.9

66.3

276.3

0.5

2.0

Self-employed

2,642.3

2,627.1

-15.2

133.7

-0.6

5.4

Public/private sector employees

Public

3,273.5

3,332.5

59.0

143.5

1.8

4.5

Private

10,956.1

10,963.5

7.4

132.9

0.1

1.2

All industries

16,871.9

16,923.0

51.1

410.1

0.3

2.5

Goods-producing sector

4,009.3

3,999.8

-9.5

25.8

-0.2

0.6

Agriculture

336.8

350.0

13.2

2.2

3.9

0.6

Natural resources

332.3

329.1

-3.2

-5.6

-1.0

-1.7

Utilities

149.7

141.9

-7.8

20.3

-5.2

16.7

Construction

1,152.1

1,143.7

-8.4

80.2

-0.7

7.5

Manufacturing

2,038.3

2,035.1

-3.2

-71.3

-0.2

-3.4

Service-producing sector

12,862.6

12,923.3

60.7

384.3

0.5

3.1

Trade

2,709.1

2,680.8

-28.3

48.6

-1.0

1.8

Transportation and warehousing

800.2

812.9

12.7

17.0

1.6

2.1

Finance, insurance, real estate and leasing

1,053.8

1,057.9

4.1

11.4

0.4

1.1

Professional, scientific and technical services

1,142.1

1,159.8

17.7

60.4

1.5

5.5

Business, building and other support services

714.9

718.7

3.8

18.9

0.5

2.7

Educational services

1,171.4

1,196.2

24.8

43.1

2.1

3.7

Health care and social assistance

1,847.7

1,832.6

-15.1

29.7

-0.8

1.6

Information, culture and recreation

776.1

784.6

8.5

34.9

1.1

4.7

Accommodation and food services

1,078.9

1,083.5

4.6

52.4

0.4

5.1

Other services

709.2

715.5

6.3

15.0

0.9

2.1

Public administration

859.1

880.6

21.5

52.8

2.5

6.4

1.	North American Industrial Classification System.
Note:	Related CANSIM tables 282-0088 and 282-0089.

Labour force characteristics by province

August 2007

September 2007

August to September 2007

September 2006 to September 2007

August to September 2007

September 2006 to September 2007

Seasonally adjusted

thousands

change in thousands

% change

Newfoundland and Labrador

Population

423.2

423.3

0.1

-3.9

0.0

-0.9

Labour force

251.3

250.4

-0.9

-2.9

-0.4

-1.1

Employment

216.9

216.3

-0.6

-1.4

-0.3

-0.6

Full-time

188.7

187.3

-1.4

1.1

-0.7

0.6

Part-time

28.2

29.0

0.8

-2.5

2.8

-7.9

Unemployment

34.4

34.0

-0.4

-1.6

-1.2

-4.5

Participation rate

59.4

59.2

-0.2

-0.1

...

Unemployment rate

13.7

13.6

-0.1

-0.5

...

Employment rate

51.3

51.1

-0.2

0.1

...

Prince Edward Island

Population

113.5

113.6

0.1

1.1

0.1

1.0

Labour force

77.1

77.4

0.3

0.7

0.4

0.9

Employment

69.1

69.2

0.1

0.7

0.1

1.0

Full-time

57.6

57.9

0.3

0.6

0.5

1.0

Part-time

11.5

11.3

-0.2

0.1

-1.7

0.9

Unemployment

7.9

8.1

0.2

-0.1

2.5

-1.2

Participation rate

67.9

68.1

0.2

-0.1

...

Unemployment rate

10.2

10.5

0.3

-0.2

...

Employment rate

60.9

0.0

...

Nova Scotia

Population

764.5

764.9

0.4

1.8

0.1

0.2

Labour force

485.3

483.6

-1.7

6.6

-0.4

1.4

Employment

442.2

445.0

2.8

5.0

0.6

1.1

Full-time

359.2

360.1

0.9

0.4

0.3

0.1

Part-time

83.0

84.9

1.9

4.6

2.3

5.7

Unemployment

43.1

38.6

-4.5

1.6

-10.4

4.3

Participation rate

63.5

63.2

-0.3

0.7

...

Unemployment rate

8.9

8.0

-0.9

0.2

...

Employment rate

57.8

58.2

0.4

0.5

...

New Brunswick

Population

613.5

614.0

0.5

2.8

0.1

0.5

Labour force

393.5

395.7

2.2

12.2

0.6

3.2

Employment

363.2

363.1

-0.1

13.4

0.0

3.8

Full-time

306.0

305.4

-0.6

10.7

-0.2

3.6

Part-time

57.2

57.7

0.5

2.7

0.9

4.9

Unemployment

30.3

32.6

2.3

-1.2

7.6

-3.6

Participation rate

64.1

64.4

0.3

1.7

...

Unemployment rate

7.7

8.2

0.5

-0.6

...

Employment rate

59.2

59.1

-0.1

1.9

...

Quebec

Population

6,321.7

6,325.8

4.1

59.2

0.1

0.9

Labour force

4,152.6

4,148.5

-4.1

43.1

-0.1

1.0

Employment

3,859.9

3,864.2

4.3

87.3

0.1

2.3

Full-time

3,146.8

3,131.3

-15.5

41.5

-0.5

1.3

Part-time

713.1

732.9

19.8

45.8

2.8

6.7

Unemployment

292.6

284.3

-8.3

-44.2

-2.8

-13.5

Participation rate

65.7

65.6

-0.1

0.1

...

Unemployment rate

7.0

6.9

-0.1

-1.1

...

Employment rate

61.1

0.0

0.8

...

...	not applicable
Note:	Related CANSIM table 282-0087.

Labour force characteristics by province

August 2007

September 2007

August to September 2007

September 2006 to September 2007

August to September 2007

September 2006 to September 2007

Seasonally adjusted

thousands

change in thousands

% change

Ontario

Population

10,378.4

10,391.0

12.6

131.1

0.1

1.3

Labour force

7,043.6

7,058.1

14.5

112.2

0.2

1.6

Employment

6,594.0

6,623.7

29.7

134.3

0.5

2.1

Full-time

5,403.3

5,440.8

37.5

116.5

0.7

2.2

Part-time

1,190.7

1,182.9

-7.8

17.8

-0.7

1.5

Unemployment

449.5

434.4

-15.1

-22.1

-3.4

-4.8

Participation rate

67.9

0.0

0.2

...

Unemployment rate

6.4

6.2

-0.2

-0.4

...

Employment rate

63.5

63.7

0.2

0.4

...

Manitoba

Population

900.0

900.6

0.6

7.7

0.1

0.9

Labour force

622.6

624.7

2.1

9.2

0.3

1.5

Employment

596.4

598.7

2.3

10.3

0.4

1.8

Full-time

482.7

488.4

5.7

16.2

1.2

3.4

Part-time

113.7

110.3

-3.4

-5.9

-3.0

-5.1

Unemployment

26.2

26.0

-0.2

-1.1

-0.8

-4.1

Participation rate

69.2

69.4

0.2

0.5

...

Unemployment rate

4.2

0.0

-0.2

...

Employment rate

66.3

66.5

0.2

0.6

...

Saskatchewan

Population

752.1

753.6

1.5

7.5

0.2

1.0

Labour force

521.1

522.6

1.5

3.0

0.3

0.6

Employment

495.5

502.5

7.0

4.8

1.4

1.0

Full-time

406.5

411.6

5.1

3.6

1.3

0.9

Part-time

89.0

90.9

1.9

1.2

2.1

1.3

Unemployment

25.6

20.0

-5.6

-1.9

-21.9

-8.7

Participation rate

69.3

0.0

-0.3

...

Unemployment rate

4.9

3.8

-1.1

-0.4

...

Employment rate

65.9

66.7

0.8

0.0

...

Alberta

Population

2,754.5

2,759.9

5.4

97.9

0.2

3.7

Labour force

2,040.8

2,046.2

5.4

95.9

0.3

4.9

Employment

1,968.7

1,973.3

4.6

91.2

0.2

4.8

Full-time

1,663.4

1,660.1

-3.3

73.2

-0.2

4.6

Part-time

305.3

313.2

7.9

18.0

2.6

6.1

Unemployment

72.0

72.9

0.9

4.7

1.3

6.9

Participation rate

74.1

0.0

0.8

...

Unemployment rate

3.5

3.6

0.1

...

Employment rate

71.5

0.0

0.8

...

British Columbia

Population

3,578.4

3,585.2

6.8

61.2

0.2

1.7

Labour force

2,359.8

2,369.5

9.7

54.6

0.4

2.4

Employment

2,265.9

2,266.8

0.9

64.1

0.0

2.9

Full-time

1,816.5

1,820.0

3.5

47.4

0.2

2.7

Part-time

449.4

446.8

-2.6

16.7

-0.6

3.9

Unemployment

93.9

102.6

8.7

-9.6

9.3

-8.6

Participation rate

65.9

66.1

0.2

0.4

...

Unemployment rate

4.0

4.3

0.3

-0.5

...

Employment rate

63.3

63.2

-0.1

0.7

...

...	not applicable
Note:	Related CANSIM table 282-0087.