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Labour force characteristics by age and sex

February 2008

March 2008

February to March 2008

March 2007 to March 2008

February to March 2008

March 2007 to March 2008

Seasonally adjusted

thousands

change in thousands

% change

Both sexes 15+

Population

26,774.8

26,803.4

28.6

361.9

0.1

1.4

Labour force

18,158.9

18,216.0

57.1

326.9

0.3

1.8

Employment

17,102.2

17,116.8

14.6

325.0

0.1

1.9

Full-time

14,028.4

14,008.8

-19.6

289.9

-0.1

2.1

Part-time

3,073.8

3,108.0

34.2

35.1

1.1

Unemployment

1,056.6

1,099.2

42.6

2.0

4.0

0.2

Participation rate

67.8

68.0

0.2

0.3

...

Unemployment rate

5.8

6.0

0.2

-0.1

...

Employment rate

63.9

0.0

0.4

...

Part-time rate

18.0

18.2

0.2

-0.1

...

Youths 15 to 24

Population

4,368.3

4,369.8

1.5

25.3

0.0

0.6

Labour force

2,951.3

2,943.7

-7.6

33.4

-0.3

1.1

Employment

2,613.7

2,620.7

7.0

31.5

0.3

1.2

Full-time

1,468.1

1,443.9

-24.2

13.2

-1.6

0.9

Part-time

1,145.7

1,176.8

31.1

18.3

2.7

1.6

Unemployment

337.5

323.0

-14.5

2.0

-4.3

0.6

Participation rate

67.6

67.4

-0.2

0.4

...

Unemployment rate

11.4

11.0

-0.4

0.0

...

Employment rate

59.8

60.0

0.2

0.4

...

Part-time rate

43.8

44.9

1.1

0.2

...

Men 25+

Population

10,947.8

10,961.5

13.7

168.2

0.1

1.6

Labour force

8,098.3

8,149.4

51.1

190.0

0.6

2.4

Employment

7,702.3

7,721.8

19.5

189.9

0.3

2.5

Full-time

7,219.0

7,227.6

8.6

193.6

0.1

2.8

Part-time

483.2

494.2

11.0

-3.6

2.3

-0.7

Unemployment

396.0

427.7

31.7

0.2

8.0

0.0

Participation rate

74.0

74.3

0.3

0.6

...

Unemployment rate

4.9

5.2

0.3

-0.2

...

Employment rate

70.4

0.0

0.6

...

Part-time rate

6.3

6.4

0.1

-0.2

...

Women 25+

Population

11,458.6

11,472.1

13.5

168.4

0.1

1.5

Labour force

7,109.3

7,122.9

13.6

103.4

0.2

1.5

Employment

6,786.2

6,774.3

-11.9

103.6

-0.2

1.6

Full-time

5,341.3

5,337.4

-3.9

83.2

-0.1

1.6

Part-time

1,444.9

1,437.0

-7.9

20.4

-0.5

1.4

Unemployment

323.1

348.6

25.5

-0.1

7.9

0.0

Participation rate

62.0

62.1

0.1

0.0

...

Unemployment rate

4.5

4.9

0.4

-0.1

...

Employment rate

59.2

59.1

-0.1

0.1

...

Part-time rate

21.3

21.2

-0.1

0.0

...

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

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

February 2008

March 2008

February to March 2008

March 2007 to March 2008

February to March 2008

March 2007 to March 2008

Seasonally adjusted

thousands

change in thousands

% change

Class of worker

Employees

14,485.4

14,508.6

23.2

280.1

0.2

2.0

Self-employed

2,616.8

2,608.2

-8.6

44.9

-0.3

1.8

Public/private sector employees

Public

3,408.8

3,411.7

2.9

188.6

0.1

5.9

Private

11,076.7

11,097.0

20.3

91.6

0.2

0.8

All industries

17,102.2

17,116.8

14.6

325.0

0.1

1.9

Goods-producing sector

4,000.3

4,008.1

7.8

17.8

0.2

0.4

Agriculture

338.0

337.7

-0.3

9.5

-0.1

2.9

Natural resources

332.7

339.3

6.6

-1.5

2.0

-0.4

Utilities

149.7

150.9

1.2

19.8

0.8

15.1

Construction

1,203.7

1,213.3

9.6

103.3

0.8

9.3

Manufacturing

1,976.3

1,966.9

-9.4

-113.3

-0.5

-5.4

Service-producing sector

13,101.9

13,108.7

6.8

307.2

0.1

2.4

Trade

2,694.0

2,697.0

3.0

30.6

0.1

1.1

Transportation and warehousing

844.9

864.8

19.9

42.0

2.4

5.1

Finance, insurance, real estate and leasing

1,087.2

1,074.3

-12.9

1.3

-1.2

0.1

Professional, scientific and technical services

1,199.1

1,198.3

-0.8

83.2

-0.1

7.5

Business, building and other support services

710.9

721.1

10.2

29.3

1.4

4.2

Educational services

1,187.4

1,190.8

3.4

16.6

0.3

1.4

Health care and social assistance

1,878.3

1,883.1

4.8

45.8

0.3

2.5

Information, culture and recreation

780.5

756.2

-24.3

-21.9

-3.1

-2.8

Accommodation and food services

1,044.2

1,053.7

9.5

-20.4

0.9

-1.9

Other services

752.1

743.1

-9.0

15.1

-1.2

2.1

Public administration

923.4

926.3

2.9

85.5

0.3

10.2

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

Labour force characteristics by province

February 2008

March 2008

February to March 2008

March 2007 to March 2008

February to March 2008

March 2007 to March 2008

Seasonally adjusted

thousands

change in thousands

% change

Newfoundland and Labrador

Population

425.2

425.4

0.2

-0.3

0.0

-0.1

Labour force

255.7

253.1

-2.6

-0.3

-1.0

-0.1

Employment

222.2

221.3

-0.9

3.7

-0.4

1.7

Full-time

188.2

187.4

-0.8

-0.3

-0.4

-0.2

Part-time

34.0

0.0

4.1

0.0

13.7

Unemployment

33.5

31.8

-1.7

-4.0

-5.1

-11.2

Participation rate

60.1

59.5

-0.6

0.0

...

Unemployment rate

13.1

12.6

-0.5

-1.5

...

Employment rate

52.3

52.0

-0.3

0.9

...

Prince Edward Island

Population

113.9

113.8

-0.1

1.0

-0.1

0.9

Labour force

78.3

79.1

0.8

1.1

1.0

1.4

Employment

70.6

71.0

0.4

1.1

0.6

1.6

Full-time

59.7

58.8

-0.9

1.8

-1.5

3.2

Part-time

10.9

12.1

1.2

-0.7

11.0

-5.5

Unemployment

7.8

8.2

0.4

0.1

5.1

1.2

Participation rate

68.7

69.5

0.8

0.4

...

Unemployment rate

10.0

10.4

0.4

0.0

...

Employment rate

62.0

62.4

0.4

...

Nova Scotia

Population

766.6

767.0

0.4

3.3

0.1

0.4

Labour force

485.6

487.7

2.1

2.0

0.4

Employment

448.4

449.5

1.1

2.8

0.2

0.6

Full-time

364.1

365.3

1.2

1.3

0.3

0.4

Part-time

84.3

84.1

-0.2

1.3

-0.2

1.6

Unemployment

37.3

38.3

1.0

-0.7

2.7

-1.8

Participation rate

63.3

63.6

0.3

0.0

...

Unemployment rate

7.7

7.9

0.2

-0.1

...

Employment rate

58.5

58.6

0.1

...

New Brunswick

Population

616.1

616.6

0.5

4.5

0.1

0.7

Labour force

400.3

400.2

-0.1

11.4

0.0

2.9

Employment

367.8

366.3

-1.5

6.6

-0.4

1.8

Full-time

313.7

310.3

-3.4

8.0

-1.1

2.6

Part-time

54.1

56.1

2.0

-1.4

3.7

-2.4

Unemployment

32.5

33.9

1.4

4.8

4.3

16.5

Participation rate

65.0

64.9

-0.1

1.4

...

Unemployment rate

8.1

8.5

0.4

1.0

...

Employment rate

59.7

59.4

-0.3

0.6

...

Quebec

Population

6,348.9

6,353.5

4.6

56.2

0.1

0.9

Labour force

4,186.2

4,191.4

5.2

49.6

0.1

1.2

Employment

3,894.8

3,887.3

-7.5

57.7

-0.2

1.5

Full-time

3,186.3

3,164.0

-22.3

45.6

-0.7

1.5

Part-time

708.5

723.3

14.8

12.1

2.1

1.7

Unemployment

291.4

304.1

12.7

-8.1

4.4

-2.6

Participation rate

65.9

66.0

0.1

0.2

...

Unemployment rate

7.0

7.3

0.3

-0.2

...

Employment rate

61.3

61.2

-0.1

0.4

...

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

Labour force characteristics by province

February 2008

March 2008

February to March 2008

March 2007 to March 2008

February to March 2008

March 2007 to March 2008

Seasonally adjusted

thousands

change in thousands

% change

Ontario

Population

10,448.3

10,459.9

11.6

141.3

0.1

1.4

Labour force

7,124.4

7,146.3

21.9

116.1

0.3

1.7

Employment

6,690.0

6,688.2

-1.8

119.2

0.0

1.8

Full-time

5,495.1

5,470.6

-24.5

81.4

-0.4

1.5

Part-time

1,194.9

1,217.6

22.7

37.8

1.9

3.2

Unemployment

434.4

458.0

23.6

-3.2

5.4

-0.7

Participation rate

68.2

68.3

0.1

0.2

...

Unemployment rate

6.1

6.4

0.3

-0.2

...

Employment rate

64.0

63.9

-0.1

0.2

...

Manitoba

Population

905.1

905.9

0.8

10.3

0.1

1.2

Labour force

627.8

630.1

2.3

9.5

0.4

1.5

Employment

601.4

602.7

1.3

8.9

0.2

1.5

Full-time

489.1

494.0

4.9

21.4

1.0

4.5

Part-time

112.3

108.7

-3.6

-12.5

-3.2

-10.3

Unemployment

26.4

27.4

1.0

0.7

3.8

2.6

Participation rate

69.4

69.6

0.2

0.3

...

Unemployment rate

4.2

4.3

0.1

0.0

...

Employment rate

66.4

66.5

0.1

0.2

...

Saskatchewan

Population

760.7

762.2

1.5

14.0

0.2

1.9

Labour force

530.6

529.9

-0.7

6.1

-0.1

1.2

Employment

509.0

508.2

-0.8

4.8

-0.2

1.0

Full-time

418.4

0.0

13.4

0.0

3.3

Part-time

90.6

89.8

-0.8

-8.6

-0.9

-8.7

Unemployment

21.6

21.8

0.2

1.4

0.9

6.9

Participation rate

69.8

69.5

-0.3

-0.5

...

Unemployment rate

4.1

0.0

0.2

...

Employment rate

66.9

66.7

-0.2

-0.6

...

Alberta

Population

2,775.8

2,779.2

3.4

63.3

0.1

2.3

Labour force

2,067.5

2,075.9

8.4

64.3

0.4

3.2

Employment

1,994.9

2,004.5

9.6

65.2

0.5

3.4

Full-time

1,677.8

1,695.7

17.9

64.3

1.1

3.9

Part-time

317.1

308.8

-8.3

0.9

-2.6

0.3

Unemployment

72.6

71.4

-1.2

-0.9

-1.7

-1.2

Participation rate

74.5

74.7

0.2

0.6

...

Unemployment rate

3.5

3.4

-0.1

-0.2

...

Employment rate

71.9

72.1

0.2

0.7

...

British Columbia

Population

3,614.1

3,619.9

5.8

68.2

0.2

1.9

Labour force

2,402.5

2,422.2

19.7

67.1

0.8

2.8

Employment

2,303.2

2,317.9

14.7

55.2

0.6

2.4

Full-time

1,835.0

1,843.7

8.7

52.3

0.5

2.9

Part-time

468.2

474.2

6.0

2.9

1.3

0.6

Unemployment

99.3

104.4

5.1

12.0

5.1

13.0

Participation rate

66.5

66.9

0.4

0.6

...

Unemployment rate

4.1

4.3

0.2

0.4

...

Employment rate

63.7

64.0

0.3

...

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