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Labour force characteristics by age and sex
July 2008
August 2008
July to August 2008
August 2007 to August 2008
July to August 2008
August 2007 to August 2008
Seasonally adjusted
thousands change in thousands
% change
Both sexes 15+
Population
26,942.8 26,974.3 31.5 374.5 0.1 1.4
Labour force
18,189.4 18,211.9 22.5 255.1 0.1 1.4
Employment
17,084.2 17,099.4 15.2 224.2 0.1 1.3
Full-time
13,950.9 13,967.0 16.1 142.8 0.1 1.0
Part-time
3,133.3 3,132.4 -0.9 81.4 0.0 2.7
Unemployment
1,105.2 1,112.5 7.3 30.9 0.7 2.9
Participation rate
67.5 67.5 0.0 0.0 ... ...
Unemployment rate
6.1 6.1 0.0 0.1 ... ...
Employment rate
63.4 63.4 0.0 0.0 ... ...
Part-time rate
18.3 18.3 0.0 0.2 ... ...
Youths 15 to 24
Population
4,376.9 4,378.5 1.6 21.7 0.0 0.5
Labour force
2,914.0 2,918.5 4.5 12.0 0.2 0.4
Employment
2,593.3 2,598.2 4.9 7.1 0.2 0.3
Full-time
1,419.0 1,431.1 12.1 -16.2 0.9 -1.1
Part-time
1,174.3 1,167.0 -7.3 23.2 -0.6 2.0
Unemployment
320.7 320.3 -0.4 4.9 -0.1 1.6
Participation rate
66.6 66.7 0.1 0.0 ... ...
Unemployment rate
11.0 11.0 0.0 0.1 ... ...
Employment rate
59.2 59.3 0.1 -0.2 ... ...
Part-time rate
45.3 44.9 -0.4 0.8 ... ...
Men 25+
Population
11,028.1 11,043.0 14.9 177.3 0.1 1.6
Labour force
8,122.8 8,141.1 18.3 154.5 0.2 1.9
Employment
7,682.2 7,707.4 25.2 137.7 0.3 1.8
Full-time
7,158.5 7,181.5 23.0 97.5 0.3 1.4
Part-time
523.7 525.9 2.2 40.2 0.4 8.3
Unemployment
440.6 433.7 -6.9 16.8 -1.6 4.0
Participation rate
73.7 73.7 0.0 0.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate
5.4 5.3 -0.1 0.1 ... ...
Employment rate
69.7 69.8 0.1 0.1 ... ...
Part-time rate
6.8 6.8 0.0 0.4 ... ...
Women 25+
Population
11,537.9 11,552.9 15.0 175.6 0.1 1.5
Labour force
7,152.6 7,152.3 -0.3 88.6 0.0 1.3
Employment
6,808.6 6,793.8 -14.8 79.4 -0.2 1.2
Full-time
5,373.4 5,354.3 -19.1 61.4 -0.4 1.2
Part-time
1,435.3 1,439.4 4.1 17.8 0.3 1.3
Unemployment
344.0 358.5 14.5 9.2 4.2 2.6
Participation rate
62.0 61.9 -0.1 -0.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate
4.8 5.0 0.2 0.1 ... ...
Employment rate
59.0 58.8 -0.2 -0.2 ... ...
Part-time rate
21.1 21.2 0.1 0.0 ... ...
... not applicable
Note: Related CANSIM table 282-0087.
Employment by class of worker and industry (based on NAICS1
July 2008
August 2008
July to August 2008
August 2007 to August 2008
July to August 2008
August 2007 to August 2008
Seasonally adjusted
thousands change in thousands
% change
Class of worker
Employees
14,462.4 14,479.4 17.0 245.0 0.1 1.7
Self-employed
2,621.8 2,620.0 -1.8 -20.8 -0.1 -0.8
Public/private sector employees
Public
3,438.1 3,414.2 -23.9 127.4 -0.7 3.9
Private
11,024.3 11,065.2 40.9 117.6 0.4 1.1
All industries 17,084.2 17,099.4 15.2 224.2 0.1 1.3
Goods-producing sector 4,015.5 4,030.3 14.8 22.9 0.4 0.6
Agriculture
331.7 313.9 -17.8 -24.6 -5.4 -7.3
Natural resources
341.5 337.4 -4.1 5.1 -1.2 1.5
Utilities
156.3 160.8 4.5 11.1 2.9 7.4
Construction
1,231.3 1,249.8 18.5 98.7 1.5 8.6
Manufacturing
1,954.7 1,968.5 13.8 -67.3 0.7 -3.3
Service-producing sector 13,068.7 13,069.1 0.4 201.3 0.0 1.6
Trade
2,675.5 2,674.7 -0.8 -29.6 0.0 -1.1
Transportation and warehousing
852.8 856.1 3.3 54.1 0.4 6.7
Finance, insurance, real estate and leasing
1,070.5 1,076.4 5.9 22.1 0.6 2.1
Professional, scientific and technical services
1,205.1 1,198.1 -7.0 55.8 -0.6 4.9
Business, building and other support services
663.2 655.9 -7.3 -60.6 -1.1 -8.5
Educational services
1,165.7 1,195.7 30.0 20.8 2.6 1.8
Health care and social assistance
1,904.5 1,882.8 -21.7 35.4 -1.1 1.9
Information, culture and recreation
762.8 758.1 -4.7 -13.9 -0.6 -1.8
Accommodation and food services
1,093.1 1,109.0 15.9 32.5 1.5 3.0
Other services
743.3 743.5 0.2 29.8 0.0 4.2
Public administration
932.1 918.7 -13.4 54.7 -1.4 6.3
1. North American Industrial Classification System.
Note: Related to CANSIM tables 282-0088 and 282-0089.
Labour force characteristics by province
July 2008
August 2008
July to August 2008
August 2007 to August 2008
July to August 2008
August 2007 to August 2008
Seasonally adjusted
thousands change in thousands
% change
Newfoundland and Labrador
Population
426.2 426.3 0.1 3.1 0.0 0.7
Labour force
253.0 254.3 1.3 2.8 0.5 1.1
Employment
219.3 219.3 0.0 2.3 0.0 1.1
Full-time
191.4 191.2 -0.2 2.2 -0.1 1.2
Part-time
27.9 28.1 0.2 0.0 0.7 0.0
Unemployment
33.7 35.0 1.3 0.5 3.9 1.4
Participation rate
59.4 59.7 0.3 0.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate
13.3 13.8 0.5 0.1 ... ...
Employment rate
51.5 51.4 -0.1 0.1 ... ...
Prince Edward Island
Population
114.6 114.8 0.2 1.3 0.2 1.1
Labour force
78.1 78.7 0.6 1.7 0.8 2.2
Employment
69.8 70.4 0.6 1.4 0.9 2.0
Full-time
58.8 60.0 1.2 2.5 2.0 4.3
Part-time
11.0 10.4 -0.6 -1.1 -5.5 -9.6
Unemployment
8.3 8.2 -0.1 0.2 -1.2 2.5
Participation rate
68.2 68.6 0.4 0.8 ... ...
Unemployment rate
10.6 10.4 -0.2 0.0 ... ...
Employment rate
60.9 61.3 0.4 0.5 ... ...
Nova Scotia
Population
768.9 769.5 0.6 5.0 0.1 0.7
Labour force
488.4 491.4 3.0 5.3 0.6 1.1
Employment
455.6 451.9 -3.7 9.1 -0.8 2.1
Full-time
372.7 375.6 2.9 16.6 0.8 4.6
Part-time
82.9 76.4 -6.5 -7.4 -7.8 -8.8
Unemployment
32.8 39.5 6.7 -3.7 20.4 -8.6
Participation rate
63.5 63.9 0.4 0.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate
6.7 8.0 1.3 -0.9 ... ...
Employment rate
59.3 58.7 -0.6 0.8 ... ...
New Brunswick
Population
618.3 618.6 0.3 5.1 0.0 0.8
Labour force
400.3 400.0 -0.3 5.8 -0.1 1.5
Employment
364.9 366.5 1.6 3.2 0.4 0.9
Full-time
307.3 307.9 0.6 1.7 0.2 0.6
Part-time
57.6 58.6 1.0 1.5 1.7 2.6
Unemployment
35.4 33.5 -1.9 2.6 -5.4 8.4
Participation rate
64.7 64.7 0.0 0.4 ... ...
Unemployment rate
8.8 8.4 -0.4 0.6 ... ...
Employment rate
59.0 59.2 0.2 0.0 ... ...
Quebec
Population
6,374.3 6,379.5 5.2 57.8 0.1 0.9
Labour force
4,164.5 4,179.6 15.1 21.9 0.4 0.5
Employment
3,855.3 3,859.1 3.8 -1.2 0.1 0.0
Full-time
3,150.8 3,144.5 -6.3 1.1 -0.2 0.0
Part-time
704.5 714.6 10.1 -2.3 1.4 -0.3
Unemployment
309.2 320.4 11.2 23.0 3.6 7.7
Participation rate
65.3 65.5 0.2 -0.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate
7.4 7.7 0.3 0.5 ... ...
Employment rate
60.5 60.5 0.0 -0.6 ... ...
... not applicable
Note: Related CANSIM table 282-0087.
Labour force characteristics by province
July 2008
August 2008
July to August 2008
August 2007 to August 2008
July to August 2008
August 2007 to August 2008
Seasonally adjusted
thousands change in thousands
% change
Ontario
Population
10,516.8 10,529.9 13.1 151.5 0.1 1.5
Labour force
7,124.7 7,132.6 7.9 88.4 0.1 1.3
Employment
6,668.8 6,682.8 14.0 88.5 0.2 1.3
Full-time
5,394.9 5,433.5 38.6 31.6 0.7 0.6
Part-time
1,273.9 1,249.3 -24.6 56.8 -1.9 4.8
Unemployment
455.9 449.9 -6.0 0.0 -1.3 0.0
Participation rate
67.7 67.7 0.0 -0.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate
6.4 6.3 -0.1 -0.1 ... ...
Employment rate
63.4 63.5 0.1 0.0 ... ...
Manitoba
Population
910.5 911.3 0.8 11.3 0.1 1.3
Labour force
633.4 630.6 -2.8 8.1 -0.4 1.3
Employment
609.6 606.0 -3.6 9.4 -0.6 1.6
Full-time
494.0 491.4 -2.6 8.7 -0.5 1.8
Part-time
115.6 114.6 -1.0 0.8 -0.9 0.7
Unemployment
23.8 24.7 0.9 -1.2 3.8 -4.6
Participation rate
69.6 69.2 -0.4 0.0 ... ...
Unemployment rate
3.8 3.9 0.1 -0.3 ... ...
Employment rate
67.0 66.5 -0.5 0.2 ... ...
Saskatchewan
Population
768.0 769.2 1.2 17.1 0.2 2.3
Labour force
528.9 535.4 6.5 13.7 1.2 2.6
Employment
505.4 511.5 6.1 14.8 1.2 3.0
Full-time
418.5 419.3 0.8 11.8 0.2 2.9
Part-time
86.9 92.2 5.3 2.9 6.1 3.2
Unemployment
23.5 23.9 0.4 -1.0 1.7 -4.0
Participation rate
68.9 69.6 0.7 0.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate
4.4 4.5 0.1 -0.3 ... ...
Employment rate
65.8 66.5 0.7 0.5 ... ...
Alberta
Population
2,800.0 2,803.7 3.7 49.2 0.1 1.8
Labour force
2,086.0 2,080.0 -6.0 39.4 -0.3 1.9
Employment
2,010.9 2,006.7 -4.2 38.7 -0.2 2.0
Full-time
1,688.3 1,689.0 0.7 28.3 0.0 1.7
Part-time
322.6 317.7 -4.9 10.4 -1.5 3.4
Unemployment
75.1 73.3 -1.8 0.7 -2.4 1.0
Participation rate
74.5 74.2 -0.3 0.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate
3.6 3.5 -0.1 -0.1 ... ...
Employment rate
71.8 71.6 -0.2 0.2 ... ...
British Columbia
Population
3,645.3 3,651.5 6.2 73.1 0.2 2.0
Labour force
2,432.1 2,429.3 -2.8 67.9 -0.1 2.9
Employment
2,324.6 2,325.1 0.5 58.0 0.0 2.6
Full-time
1,874.2 1,854.6 -19.6 38.2 -1.0 2.1
Part-time
450.3 470.5 20.2 19.8 4.5 4.4
Unemployment
107.5 104.2 -3.3 9.9 -3.1 10.5
Participation rate
66.7 66.5 -0.2 0.5 ... ...
Unemployment rate
4.4 4.3 -0.1 0.3 ... ...
Employment rate
63.8 63.7 -0.1 0.3 ... ...
... not applicable
Note: Related CANSIM table 282-0087.
