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Labour force characteristics by age and sex
June 2008
July 2008
June to July 2008
July 2007 to July 2008
June to July 2008
July 2007 to July 2008
Seasonally adjusted
thousands change in thousands
% change
Both sexes 15+
Population
26,910.7 26,942.8 32.1 372.9 0.1 1.4
Labour force
18,263.5 18,189.4 -74.1 249.2 -0.4 1.4
Employment
17,139.4 17,084.2 -55.2 227.2 -0.3 1.3
Full-time
13,958.0 13,950.9 -7.1 120.3 -0.1 0.9
Part-time
3,181.4 3,133.3 -48.1 106.9 -1.5 3.5
Unemployment
1,124.1 1,105.2 -18.9 22.1 -1.7 2.0
Participation rate
67.9 67.5 -0.4 0.0 ... ...
Unemployment rate
6.2 6.1 -0.1 0.1 ... ...
Employment rate
63.7 63.4 -0.3 0.0 ... ...
Part-time rate
18.6 18.3 -0.3 0.3 ... ...
Youths 15 to 24
Population
4,374.8 4,376.9 2.1 22.9 0.0 0.5
Labour force
2,968.1 2,914.0 -54.1 5.9 -1.8 0.2
Employment
2,606.2 2,593.3 -12.9 -6.8 -0.5 -0.3
Full-time
1,440.1 1,419.0 -21.1 -40.5 -1.5 -2.8
Part-time
1,166.1 1,174.3 8.2 33.7 0.7 3.0
Unemployment
362.0 320.7 -41.3 12.7 -11.4 4.1
Participation rate
67.8 66.6 -1.2 -0.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate
12.2 11.0 -1.2 0.4 ... ...
Employment rate
59.6 59.2 -0.4 -0.5 ... ...
Part-time rate
44.7 45.3 0.6 1.4 ... ...
Men 25+
Population
11,012.9 11,028.1 15.2 175.7 0.1 1.6
Labour force
8,141.8 8,122.8 -19.0 126.4 -0.2 1.6
Employment
7,707.5 7,682.2 -25.3 117.6 -0.3 1.6
Full-time
7,176.7 7,158.5 -18.2 93.1 -0.3 1.3
Part-time
530.8 523.7 -7.1 24.4 -1.3 4.9
Unemployment
434.3 440.6 6.3 8.8 1.5 2.0
Participation rate
73.9 73.7 -0.2 0.0 ... ...
Unemployment rate
5.3 5.4 0.1 0.0 ... ...
Employment rate
70.0 69.7 -0.3 0.0 ... ...
Part-time rate
6.9 6.8 -0.1 0.2 ... ...
Women 25+
Population
11,523.0 11,537.9 14.9 174.4 0.1 1.5
Labour force
7,153.6 7,152.6 -1.0 117.0 0.0 1.7
Employment
6,825.7 6,808.6 -17.1 116.3 -0.3 1.7
Full-time
5,341.2 5,373.4 32.2 67.6 0.6 1.3
Part-time
1,484.5 1,435.3 -49.2 48.8 -3.3 3.5
Unemployment
327.9 344.0 16.1 0.7 4.9 0.2
Participation rate
62.1 62.0 -0.1 0.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate
4.6 4.8 0.2 -0.1 ... ...
Employment rate
59.2 59.0 -0.2 0.1 ... ...
Part-time rate
21.7 21.1 -0.6 0.4 ... ...
... not applicable
Note: Related CANSIM table 282-0087.
Employment by class of worker and industry (based on NAICS)1
June 2008
July 2008
June to July 2008
July 2007 to July 2008
June to July 2008
July 2007 to July 2008
Seasonally adjusted
thousands change in thousands
% change
Class of worker
Employees
14,528.2 14,462.4 -65.8 248.6 -0.5 1.7
Self-employed
2,611.2 2,621.8 10.6 -21.4 0.4 -0.8
Public/private sector employees
Public
3,408.6 3,438.1 29.5 196.7 0.9 6.1
Private
11,119.6 11,024.3 -95.3 51.9 -0.9 0.5
All industries 17,139.4 17,084.2 -55.2 227.2 -0.3 1.3
Goods-producing sector 4,033.3 4,015.5 -17.8 20.5 -0.4 0.5
Agriculture
325.3 331.7 6.4 -3.3 2.0 -1.0
Natural resources
342.5 341.5 -1.0 9.4 -0.3 2.8
Utilities
157.5 156.3 -1.2 10.5 -0.8 7.2
Construction
1,221.0 1,231.3 10.3 91.7 0.8 8.0
Manufacturing
1,987.0 1,954.7 -32.3 -87.8 -1.6 -4.3
Service-producing sector 13,106.0 13,068.7 -37.3 206.7 -0.3 1.6
Trade
2,694.8 2,675.5 -19.3 -33.6 -0.7 -1.2
Transportation and warehousing
847.1 852.8 5.7 16.9 0.7 2.0
Finance, insurance, real estate and leasing
1,067.6 1,070.5 2.9 17.2 0.3 1.6
Professional, scientific and technical services
1,220.4 1,205.1 -15.3 44.9 -1.3 3.9
Business, building and other support services
693.3 663.2 -30.1 -38.1 -4.3 -5.4
Educational services
1,193.1 1,165.7 -27.4 36.3 -2.3 3.2
Health care and social assistance
1,890.2 1,904.5 14.3 69.7 0.8 3.8
Information, culture and recreation
765.0 762.8 -2.2 -23.4 -0.3 -3.0
Accommodation and food services
1,070.7 1,093.1 22.4 22.9 2.1 2.1
Other services
737.8 743.3 5.5 26.7 0.7 3.7
Public administration
926.1 932.1 6.0 67.0 0.6 7.7
1. North American Industrial Classification System.
Note: Related to CANSIM tables 282-0088 and 282-0089.
Labour force characteristics by province
June 2008
July 2008
June to July 2008
July 2007 to July 2008
June to July 2008
July 2007 to July 2008
Seasonally adjusted
thousands change in thousands
% change
Newfoundland and Labrador
Population
426.0 426.2 0.2 3.1 0.0 0.7
Labour force
252.4 253.0 0.6 4.6 0.2 1.9
Employment
219.4 219.3 -0.1 4.6 0.0 2.1
Full-time
188.7 191.4 2.7 4.8 1.4 2.6
Part-time
30.7 27.9 -2.8 -0.2 -9.1 -0.7
Unemployment
33.1 33.7 0.6 -0.1 1.8 -0.3
Participation rate
59.2 59.4 0.2 0.7 ... ...
Unemployment rate
13.1 13.3 0.2 -0.3 ... ...
Employment rate
51.5 51.5 0.0 0.8 ... ...
Prince Edward Island
Population
114.3 114.6 0.3 1.2 0.3 1.1
Labour force
78.9 78.1 -0.8 1.3 -1.0 1.7
Employment
70.9 69.8 -1.1 1.0 -1.6 1.5
Full-time
60.2 58.8 -1.4 0.9 -2.3 1.6
Part-time
10.7 11.0 0.3 0.2 2.8 1.9
Unemployment
8.0 8.3 0.3 0.2 3.8 2.5
Participation rate
69.0 68.2 -0.8 0.5 ... ...
Unemployment rate
10.1 10.6 0.5 0.1 ... ...
Employment rate
62.0 60.9 -1.1 0.2 ... ...
Nova Scotia
Population
768.6 768.9 0.3 4.7 0.0 0.6
Labour force
493.0 488.4 -4.6 2.3 -0.9 0.5
Employment
455.5 455.6 0.1 12.0 0.0 2.7
Full-time
372.9 372.7 -0.2 9.8 -0.1 2.7
Part-time
82.6 82.9 0.3 2.2 0.4 2.7
Unemployment
37.5 32.8 -4.7 -9.7 -12.5 -22.8
Participation rate
64.1 63.5 -0.6 -0.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate
7.6 6.7 -0.9 -2.0 ... ...
Employment rate
59.3 59.3 0.0 1.3 ... ...
New Brunswick
Population
618.0 618.3 0.3 5.2 0.0 0.8
Labour force
402.1 400.3 -1.8 9.3 -0.4 2.4
Employment
362.9 364.9 2.0 2.7 0.6 0.7
Full-time
306.7 307.3 0.6 2.7 0.2 0.9
Part-time
56.2 57.6 1.4 0.0 2.5 0.0
Unemployment
39.2 35.4 -3.8 6.6 -9.7 22.9
Participation rate
65.1 64.7 -0.4 0.9 ... ...
Unemployment rate
9.7 8.8 -0.9 1.4 ... ...
Employment rate
58.7 59.0 0.3 -0.1 ... ...
Quebec
Population
6,369.6 6,374.3 4.7 56.6 0.1 0.9
Labour force
4,186.9 4,164.5 -22.4 13.4 -0.5 0.3
Employment
3,885.0 3,855.3 -29.7 -5.3 -0.8 -0.1
Full-time
3,164.6 3,150.8 -13.8 5.6 -0.4 0.2
Part-time
720.5 704.5 -16.0 -10.9 -2.2 -1.5
Unemployment
301.9 309.2 7.3 18.8 2.4 6.5
Participation rate
65.7 65.3 -0.4 -0.4 ... ...
Unemployment rate
7.2 7.4 0.2 0.4 ... ...
Employment rate
61.0 60.5 -0.5 -0.6 ... ...
... not applicable
Note: Related CANSIM table 282-0087.
Labour force characteristics by province
June 2008
July 2008
June to July 2008
July 2007 to July 2008
June to July 2008
July 2007 to July 2008
Seasonally adjusted
thousands change in thousands
% change
Ontario
Population
10,503.4 10,516.8 13.4 150.2 0.1 1.4
Labour force
7,166.2 7,124.7 -41.5 74.5 -0.6 1.1
Employment
6,687.7 6,668.8 -18.9 80.6 -0.3 1.2
Full-time
5,419.3 5,394.9 -24.4 -21.1 -0.5 -0.4
Part-time
1,268.4 1,273.9 5.5 101.8 0.4 8.7
Unemployment
478.5 455.9 -22.6 -6.1 -4.7 -1.3
Participation rate
68.2 67.7 -0.5 -0.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate
6.7 6.4 -0.3 -0.2 ... ...
Employment rate
63.7 63.4 -0.3 -0.2 ... ...
Manitoba
Population
909.4 910.5 1.1 11.3 0.1 1.3
Labour force
635.0 633.4 -1.6 12.9 -0.3 2.1
Employment
608.8 609.6 0.8 14.9 0.1 2.5
Full-time
490.5 494.0 3.5 12.3 0.7 2.6
Part-time
118.3 115.6 -2.7 2.6 -2.3 2.3
Unemployment
26.2 23.8 -2.4 -2.0 -9.2 -7.8
Participation rate
69.8 69.6 -0.2 0.6 ... ...
Unemployment rate
4.1 3.8 -0.3 -0.4 ... ...
Employment rate
66.9 67.0 0.1 0.9 ... ...
Saskatchewan
Population
766.8 768.0 1.2 16.9 0.2 2.3
Labour force
530.9 528.9 -2.0 6.2 -0.4 1.2
Employment
509.6 505.4 -4.2 7.7 -0.8 1.5
Full-time
417.5 418.5 1.0 11.4 0.2 2.8
Part-time
92.1 86.9 -5.2 -3.7 -5.6 -4.1
Unemployment
21.2 23.5 2.3 -1.5 10.8 -6.0
Participation rate
69.2 68.9 -0.3 -0.7 ... ...
Unemployment rate
4.0 4.4 0.4 -0.4 ... ...
Employment rate
66.5 65.8 -0.7 -0.5 ... ...
Alberta
Population
2,795.1 2,800.0 4.9 51.2 0.2 1.9
Labour force
2,086.4 2,086.0 -0.4 49.5 0.0 2.4
Employment
2,017.7 2,010.9 -6.8 43.2 -0.3 2.2
Full-time
1,682.5 1,688.3 5.8 31.7 0.3 1.9
Part-time
335.3 322.6 -12.7 11.5 -3.8 3.7
Unemployment
68.6 75.1 6.5 6.3 9.5 9.2
Participation rate
74.6 74.5 -0.1 0.4 ... ...
Unemployment rate
3.3 3.6 0.3 0.2 ... ...
Employment rate
72.2 71.8 -0.4 0.2 ... ...
British Columbia
Population
3,639.6 3,645.3 5.7 72.7 0.2 2.0
Labour force
2,431.9 2,432.1 0.2 75.2 0.0 3.2
Employment
2,321.8 2,324.6 2.8 65.6 0.1 2.9
Full-time
1,855.5 1,874.2 18.7 62.2 1.0 3.4
Part-time
466.3 450.3 -16.0 3.3 -3.4 0.7
Unemployment
110.0 107.5 -2.5 9.6 -2.3 9.8
Participation rate
66.8 66.7 -0.1 0.7 ... ...
Unemployment rate
4.5 4.4 -0.1 0.2 ... ...
Employment rate
63.8 63.8 0.0 0.6 ... ...
... not applicable
Note: Related CANSIM table 282-0087.
