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Labour force characteristics by age and sex

April 2008

May 2008

April to May 2008

May 2007 to May 2008

April to May 2008

May 2007 to May 2008

Seasonally adjusted

thousands

change in thousands

% change

Both sexes 15+

Population

26,839.2

26,870.6

31.4

366.1

0.1

1.4

Labour force

18,239.8

18,261.6

21.8

377.6

0.1

2.1

Employment

17,136.0

17,144.4

8.4

338.5

0.0

2.0

Full-time

14,029.4

13,997.2

-32.2

247.9

-0.2

1.8

Part-time

3,106.6

3,147.2

40.6

90.6

1.3

3.0

Unemployment

1,103.8

1,117.2

13.4

39.2

1.2

3.6

Participation rate

68.0

0.0

0.5

...

Unemployment rate

6.1

0.0

0.1

...

Employment rate

63.8

0.0

0.4

...

Part-time rate

18.1

18.4

0.3

0.2

...

Youths 15 to 24

Population

4,371.3

4,372.9

1.6

24.0

0.0

0.6

Labour force

2,982.8

2,956.5

-26.3

41.8

-0.9

1.4

Employment

2,631.0

2,605.7

-25.3

20.4

-1.0

0.8

Full-time

1,464.6

1,446.6

-18.0

0.1

-1.2

0.0

Part-time

1,166.3

1,159.1

-7.2

20.3

-0.6

1.8

Unemployment

351.8

350.8

-1.0

21.4

-0.3

6.5

Participation rate

68.2

67.6

-0.6

0.6

...

Unemployment rate

11.8

11.9

0.1

0.6

...

Employment rate

60.2

59.6

-0.6

0.2

...

Part-time rate

44.3

44.5

0.2

0.5

...

Men 25+

Population

10,978.6

10,993.5

14.9

171.1

0.1

1.6

Labour force

8,134.2

8,130.7

-3.5

172.3

0.0

2.2

Employment

7,714.1

7,712.5

-1.6

168.9

0.0

2.2

Full-time

7,216.8

7,197.0

-19.8

135.6

-0.3

1.9

Part-time

497.2

515.4

18.2

33.2

3.7

6.9

Unemployment

420.1

418.2

-1.9

3.4

-0.5

0.8

Participation rate

74.1

74.0

-0.1

0.5

...

Unemployment rate

5.2

5.1

-0.1

...

Employment rate

70.3

70.2

-0.1

0.5

...

Part-time rate

6.4

6.7

0.3

...

Women 25+

Population

11,489.3

11,504.2

14.9

171.1

0.1

1.5

Labour force

7,122.8

7,174.4

51.6

163.6

0.7

2.3

Employment

6,791.0

6,826.3

35.3

149.3

0.5

2.2

Full-time

5,347.9

5,353.6

5.7

112.2

0.1

2.1

Part-time

1,443.1

1,472.7

29.6

37.1

2.1

2.6

Unemployment

331.9

348.1

16.2

14.3

4.9

4.3

Participation rate

62.0

62.4

0.4

0.5

...

Unemployment rate

4.7

4.9

0.2

0.1

...

Employment rate

59.1

59.3

0.2

0.4

...

Part-time rate

21.3

21.6

0.3

0.1

...

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

Employment by class of worker and industry (based on NAICS¹)

April 2008

May 2008

April to May 2008

May 2007 to May 2008

April to May 2008

May 2007 to May 2008

Seasonally adjusted

thousands

change in thousands

% change

Class of worker

Employees

14,509.4

14,534.6

25.2

370.8

0.2

2.6

Self-employed

2,626.5

2,609.8

-16.7

-32.4

-0.6

-1.2

Public/private sector employees

Public

3,420.8

3,413.9

-6.9

169.8

-0.2

5.2

Private

11,088.7

11,120.7

32.0

201.0

0.3

1.8

All industries

17,136.0

17,144.4

8.4

338.5

0.0

2.0

Goods-producing sector

4,004.4

4,033.0

28.6

33.6

0.7

0.8

Agriculture

332.3

322.2

-10.1

-9.8

-3.0

Natural resources

341.5

337.1

-4.4

-3.7

-1.3

-1.1

Utilities

149.0

150.7

1.7

12.5

1.1

9.0

Construction

1,229.5

1,236.9

7.4

101.2

0.6

8.9

Manufacturing

1,952.0

1,986.2

34.2

-66.4

1.8

-3.2

Service-producing sector

13,131.6

13,111.4

-20.2

304.8

-0.2

2.4

Trade

2,695.8

2,681.9

-13.9

12.1

-0.5

0.5

Transportation and warehousing

859.0

851.2

-7.8

31.9

-0.9

3.9

Finance, insurance, real estate and leasing

1,078.4

1,076.6

-1.8

19.9

-0.2

1.9

Professional, scientific and technical services

1,199.4

1,183.3

-16.1

61.0

-1.3

5.4

Business, building and other support services

709.4

711.1

1.7

23.4

0.2

3.4

Educational services

1,204.6

1,191.2

-13.4

11.5

-1.1

1.0

Health care and social assistance

1,885.4

1,907.1

21.7

68.4

1.2

3.7

Information, culture and recreation

763.3

754.9

-8.4

-35.0

-1.1

-4.4

Accommodation and food services

1,075.9

1,083.0

7.1

-0.1

0.7

0.0

Other services

734.0

748.1

14.1

35.3

1.9

5.0

Public administration

926.5

923.0

-3.5

76.6

-0.4

9.1

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

Labour force characteristics by province

April 2008

May 2008

April to May 2008

May 2007 to May 2008

April to May 2008

May 2007 to May 2008

Seasonally adjusted

thousands

change in thousands

% change

Newfoundland and Labrador

Population

425.6

425.7

0.1

1.6

0.0

0.4

Labour force

257.6

256.9

-0.7

6.5

-0.3

2.6

Employment

223.7

224.7

1.0

6.4

0.4

2.9

Full-time

189.1

192.3

3.2

7.1

1.7

3.8

Part-time

34.6

32.5

-2.1

-0.6

-6.1

-1.8

Unemployment

33.9

32.2

-1.7

0.1

-5.0

0.3

Participation rate

60.5

60.3

-0.2

1.3

...

Unemployment rate

13.2

12.5

-0.7

-0.3

...

Employment rate

52.6

52.8

0.2

1.3

...

Prince Edward Island

Population

114.0

114.1

0.1

1.1

0.1

1.0

Labour force

79.4

78.5

-0.9

1.7

-1.1

2.2

Employment

70.4

71.0

0.6

2.0

0.9

2.9

Full-time

59.4

59.2

-0.2

1.4

-0.3

2.4

Part-time

11.0

11.8

0.8

0.6

7.3

5.4

Unemployment

8.9

7.5

-1.4

-0.3

-15.7

-3.8

Participation rate

69.6

68.8

-0.8

0.8

...

Unemployment rate

11.2

9.6

-1.6

-0.6

...

Employment rate

61.8

62.2

0.4

1.1

...

Nova Scotia

Population

767.7

768.0

0.3

4.3

0.0

0.6

Labour force

490.6

489.7

-0.9

5.2

-0.2

1.1

Employment

452.4

449.3

-3.1

3.4

-0.7

0.8

Full-time

369.1

365.4

-3.7

0.2

-1.0

0.1

Part-time

83.3

83.9

0.6

3.1

0.7

3.8

Unemployment

38.2

40.4

2.2

1.8

5.8

4.7

Participation rate

63.9

63.8

-0.1

0.4

...

Unemployment rate

7.8

8.2

0.4

0.2

...

Employment rate

58.9

58.5

-0.4

0.1

...

New Brunswick

Population

617.0

617.6

0.6

5.1

0.1

0.8

Labour force

400.6

398.3

-2.3

6.8

-0.6

1.7

Employment

367.3

362.9

-4.4

2.1

-1.2

0.6

Full-time

309.3

305.5

-3.8

3.6

-1.2

1.2

Part-time

57.9

57.4

-0.5

-1.5

-0.9

-2.5

Unemployment

33.3

35.4

2.1

4.7

6.3

15.3

Participation rate

64.9

64.5

-0.4

0.6

...

Unemployment rate

8.3

8.9

0.6

1.1

...

Employment rate

59.5

58.8

-0.7

-0.1

...

Quebec

Population

6,358.9

6,363.7

4.8

55.5

0.1

0.9

Labour force

4,183.5

4,198.6

15.1

63.3

0.4

1.5

Employment

3,867.5

3,885.4

17.9

44.9

0.5

1.2

Full-time

3,154.2

3,166.0

11.8

22.4

0.4

0.7

Part-time

713.3

719.4

6.1

22.4

0.9

3.2

Unemployment

315.9

313.2

-2.7

18.5

-0.9

6.3

Participation rate

65.8

66.0

0.2

0.4

...

Unemployment rate

7.6

7.5

-0.1

0.4

...

Employment rate

60.8

61.1

0.3

0.2

...

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

Labour force characteristics by province

April 2008

May 2008

April to May 2008

May 2007 to May 2008

April to May 2008

May 2007 to May 2008

Seasonally adjusted

thousands

change in thousands

% change

Ontario

Population

10,474.4

10,487.2

12.8

145.1

0.1

1.4

Labour force

7,153.2

7,167.5

14.3

158.9

0.2

2.3

Employment

6,700.4

6,711.6

11.2

142.8

0.2

2.2

Full-time

5,481.4

5,464.8

-16.6

93.6

-0.3

1.7

Part-time

1,219.0

1,246.8

27.8

49.2

2.3

4.1

Unemployment

452.8

456.0

3.2

16.2

0.7

3.7

Participation rate

68.3

0.0

0.5

...

Unemployment rate

6.3

6.4

0.1

...

Employment rate

64.0

0.0

0.5

...

Manitoba

Population

907.3

908.2

0.9

10.6

0.1

1.2

Labour force

636.0

631.6

-4.4

3.2

-0.7

0.5

Employment

611.7

605.0

-6.7

9.2

-1.1

1.5

Full-time

491.3

494.1

2.8

16.7

0.6

3.5

Part-time

120.4

110.9

-9.5

-7.6

-7.9

-6.4

Unemployment

24.3

26.6

2.3

-6.0

9.5

-18.4

Participation rate

70.1

69.5

-0.6

-0.5

...

Unemployment rate

3.8

4.2

0.4

-1.0

...

Employment rate

67.4

66.6

-0.8

0.2

...

Saskatchewan

Population

763.7

765.2

1.5

16.0

0.2

2.1

Labour force

533.0

531.2

-1.8

7.0

-0.3

1.3

Employment

510.1

509.4

-0.7

8.8

-0.1

1.8

Full-time

420.1

416.6

-3.5

13.9

-0.8

3.5

Part-time

90.0

92.7

2.7

-5.2

3.0

-5.3

Unemployment

22.8

21.8

-1.0

-1.7

-4.4

-7.2

Participation rate

69.8

69.4

-0.4

-0.6

...

Unemployment rate

4.3

4.1

-0.2

-0.4

...

Employment rate

66.8

66.6

-0.2

...

Alberta

Population

2,783.8

2,788.5

4.7

56.1

0.2

2.1

Labour force

2,076.5

2,083.6

7.1

62.0

0.3

3.1

Employment

2,008.1

2,007.7

-0.4

63.3

0.0

3.3

Full-time

1,695.6

1,682.8

-12.8

50.9

-0.8

3.1

Part-time

312.5

325.0

12.5

4.0

Unemployment

68.5

75.9

7.4

-1.3

10.8

-1.7

Participation rate

74.6

74.7

0.1

0.7

...

Unemployment rate

3.3

3.6

0.3

-0.2

...

Employment rate

72.1

72.0

-0.1

0.8

...

British Columbia

Population

3,626.9

3,632.4

5.5

70.6

0.2

2.0

Labour force

2,429.4

2,425.7

-3.7

62.9

-0.2

2.7

Employment

2,324.3

2,317.4

-6.9

55.7

-0.3

2.5

Full-time

1,859.6

1,850.9

-8.7

38.2

-0.5

2.1

Part-time

464.7

466.5

1.8

17.5

0.4

3.9

Unemployment

105.1

108.2

3.1

7.1

2.9

7.0

Participation rate

67.0

66.8

-0.2

0.5

...

Unemployment rate

4.3

4.5

0.2

...

Employment rate

64.1

63.8

-0.3

0.3

...

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